1998 Ford Mondeo ST24 review from UK and Ireland
"Don't bother... Rubbish"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The driver seat back snapped and I weigh 12 and a half stone?
Wheel bearing and new exhaust system was needed.
General comments?
I HATED this car.
My mum had a 2000 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia, which impressed me enough to sell my 1998 Vectra SRI V6, which was the worst mistake of my motoring life.
I've always liked fast Fords and Vauxhalls.
I've had SRI's GTE's XR's and RS's, so this wasn't my first Ford.
Now I loved all my other Fords, but this is a bucket.
Slower than the Vectra in every way.
Much worst on petrol... SRi getting 30ish and the ST24 being about 23 if lucky.
I honestly think my mum's 2.0 would keep up with this no sweat.
I didn't even get to put 1000 miles on it as I hated it that much.
I sold this dog of a car in 2007 and bought a new Passat Tdi for the kids and a Cavalier SRi 16v for my down time...
Oh and even the Passat would keep up with the ST24.
Sorry Ford... You've lost a customer for life.
Only good point was it was a good looking big car with space for the kids.
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| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 V6 Manual |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 97000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 98000 miles |
| Previous car | Vauxhall Vectra |
| Date of Entry | 3rd February, 2009 |