Faults:

The wind-screen washer system keeps leaking, cured in about 20 minutes, but very annoying.

Nothing else.

General Comments:

Quick in a straight line, superb, smooth, gutsy engine. Handles well although the extra weight over my old 405 mi16, is really noticeable.

Took me a while to like this car, although I can now see it for what it is, a comfortable, quick, enjoyable family car, which as far as I can see is the bargain of the decade (I paid £10,500, for a 14 month old car with 15,000 miles on it from a dealer).

P.S. mine is in light metallic Amparo Blue, which is the best colour I have seen for an ST24, please comment if you have the same colour, also any handling or performance mods that would help.

Faults:

Apart from a blown brake light and a slight incident the wife had with a shopping trolley, no problems.

General Comments:

Extremely pleased with this purchase, only miffed with the amount of money you lose on these things.

I added a twin Scorpion exhaust and removed the cat and one of the silencers so it grrrrr's a bit more, but shhhhh, don't tell anyone.

Faults:

Where do I start? It has been a disaster from day one when I picked it up from the garage and the suspension collapsed at a set of traffic lights.

Since then I have gone through two engines, a gear-box, new engine management system, new discs all round, new clutch (complete), and steering rack. To top this off, it drinks more oil than petrol, and rust is starting to develop in several panels.

General Comments:

What a pile of crap! I wouldn't touch another one of these with a fifty foot barge pole. The handling is equivalent to an oil tanker, and the performance is nothing to get excited about.

I have contacted Ford many times and they just don't want to know, their customer services is a disgrace for a company of that size.

My Vectra was outstanding in comparison - much quicker, better handling, reliable, and to top it off, made a wonderful sound.

Faults:

Nothing major - they had to replace an air bag trigger.

General Comments:

Lovely car to drive. Seats are really comfortable, even on long trips.

Road noise is high though with Firestone tyres.

Very user friendly radio/tape plus good air conditioner and effective ventilation.

Bags of room for the rear passengers and the boot is great - plenty of room for 4 or 5 suitcases.

Faults:

Nothing, though it smells after using the air-con.

General Comments:

Great all-round value for money - performance, economy, room, reliability and extras.