1995 Ford Mondeo Verona review from UK and Ireland
"Slow, but comfortable and cheap to run"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The car was very slow to start, so I tried replacing the glow plugs and pre-heater, but that didn't help.
With hindsight and having owned another Mondeo 1.8TD, I believe that this car was suffering from compression losses.
Other than that, it was fine.
General comments?
Quite a nice balance of features on this model. It may not have the air-con or alloys of the Ghia in 1995, but it did have velour seats, lumbar adjustment, central locking and a sunroof.
All in all, it did the job very well for me, in that I needed a cheap car that would give good fuel economy and no trouble. I did miss the air-con in the summer though!
My only concern was that it was very slow to pull off (see possible compression losses above), and so when I took a job in a built-up area on fast roads, I found it very difficult to safely pull into moving traffic.
Soon after I sold it for a 2.0 petrol Mondeo that had no such issues.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 93000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 104000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Mondeo |
| Date of Entry | 3rd February, 2009 |