1993 Ford Mondeo Si 4 door saloon review from UK and Ireland

Small coolant pipe that feeds the heater matrix rusted through (this is apparently a common fault). Unfortunately it causes the engine to loose all of its coolant, and the first you know about it is when rough running/misfiring, by which time the damage is done! Mine warped the head due to this. If I hadn't been able to remove, strip and replace the engine this would have written the car off! New pipe was £20 - so check yours. It runs from the bottom radiator hose under the engine.

The heater packed up this winter, which I have been told is likely to be an airlock in the system. Luke warm air isn't much use in mid December.

Rear door handle was sticking, so the door wouldn't shut properly, easily fixed with a quick strip down and some WD40.

I fitted a K&N 57i filter which gives it a touch more breath when accelerating hard.

Lots of room for my wife and three kids.

It is very reliable (with exception of the rusty heater feed pipe) we took it to the south of France last summer without incident.

It gets taken on a 250 mile motorway journey every three weeks. It spends most of that trip traveling at 90mph and still gives pretty good fuel consumption.

If you are looking for a low price large family car you can't go far wrong with a Mondy, you can get early ones for peanuts these days.