2008 Ford Mondeo Titanium X from UK and Ireland - Comments

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Wow, what a car this New Mondeo is.

Far superior to the older model.

The leatherette trim is fab.

The engine is smooth and not racy as before.

This will now compete with the likes of BMW & Audi etc.

Not on looks it won't.

Are you being serious about not on looks? Mate, the 3 Series is ugly and looks like it was beaten with the ugly stick. The new Mondeo looks great. That's why it beat the 3 Series in some road car mags.

And tatz y the mondeo was among the 3 finalists contesting for the World Car of Year beating all other cars including the BMW, Merc and Audi..

I drive the New Mondeo as my Company Car. The Refinement & roadholding/handling are astonishing and in a different league to the previous Mondeo & probably all other cars in this price bracket. It is worth taking one for a test drive if only to see how quiet & smooth they are. Downside is they are a bit gutless but I guess you can't have everything especially at this price.

Yea, agreed the car is not something with which you can scare an Accord Coupe V6 to death. But that wasn't the purpose anyway. Inspite of the rather slow acceleration, the car can reach high speeds. In simple terms, the car is not quick, but it is fast! And well, it can actually kill a beemer, forget the Accord Coupe V6, in terms of ride quality, stability and handling!

No, not better looking than the previous model, no way at all, and I seem to remember comments about being better than BMW, Audi etc before when the old model was new.

It looks like a slab of concrete to me. It is big, but then why name it the Mondeo at all since it is bigger than the Scorpio of ten years ago, and furthermore because it is so wide, why has it not got a bench seat?

The sexiest car on the road was the Aston Martin Vanquish. Then Ford brought out the latest Mondeo and the Vanquish looks like it's smaller ugly brother in comparison. I have only sat in the new Mondeo in the showroom and I was having palputations at the styling alone. I looked at about eight BMW's ranging from 2004 - 2008 and there was no difference with the interior apart from one having brushed steel trim. I can't wait to test drive the Mondeo, then wait five years 'til I can afford to buy one.

I beg to differ with the reviewer's opinion on looks.

- The new Mondeo is a bland and nondescript car just like the old one. There are other problems too, like the upright rear end that doesn't flow very nicely with the rest of the car and the wheels look small. Then there's the interior, which is too plasticky and that fake aluminum is just gross.

Oh and what's with all these comments about the Mondeo supposed to be a driver's car? Are you kidding me? So it drives well for a front-wheel-drive repmobile, but to call it a "driver's car" is way over exaggerated.

As the owner of a 2007 BMW 3 series, I take offence at my car being compared to a Ford Mondeo.

Keep your comparisons to the mainstream, the Mondeo is not even in the same class as the 3 series..

Your obviously a typical BMW driver who thinks they are the best thing on the road, and the fact of the matter is the ford is just as good, and now you BMW drivers and Mercs and Audis and so on don't like it. You pay all that extra money for what, ooooh the badge, well I think I would have a spare 10 grand in my back pocket. BMWs have more problems than most Fords. Look it up on www.honestjohn.co.uk It tells you there.

Why are you attempting to compare your forward wheel drive mainstream Mondeo to a premium executive saloon. Ford will always lose out to BMW. The 3 series is covered by 5 star reviews in the automotive press.

When you pay for BMW you pay for quality, design innovation and of course image.

When you pay for a Ford you pay substantially less for basic transport to get you from A to B.

I couldn't care less whether you think you have saved 10k by purchasing a Ford Mondeo; if that really is your concern maybe you should just bite the bullet and purchase a Kia, Hyundai or Proton.

I drive a BMW because I can afford to do so.

And incidentally I have no interest in what honestjohn thinks of cars - doesn't he write for the Daily Mirror or the Sun??!

I'll stick with Whatcar/Topgear/Parkers guide.

Fords are overrated, they are unreliable (constantly below the average) and they are pretty much $crewed nowadays.

It's only a matter of short time until Ford management feel the wrath of Barack Obama. Look what happened to Chrysler and GM... Ford you are next!

BMW's are driven by people who think they know everything about cars but actually have very limited knowledge. I'm not a huge fan of Fords and believe that Vauxhall may make a slightly better car. The most reliable cars come from Japan but when things do need replacement the bills are huge. French cars are junk and don't ever buy a Fiat.