2006 Ford Mondeo LX from UK and Ireland - Comments

Heater packer in after 3 weeks (on the coldest day of the year)

Refill windscreen wiper light stays on all the time.

Car won't start after I fill the tank to the top, take about 5 minutes to get it going, garage said the solution is not to fill it to the top.

Comfortable and fairly powerful, not near as good as the 406 HDI.

I can't help thinking that you're comparing chalk and cheese. The 406 HDi is a diesel and you compare it with a 1.8 petrol Mondeo. I don't think that's a fair comparison.

I think a more comparible vehicle would be a 2.0 tdci 130. My experience of both vehicles was that the Mondeo was astonishingly fast by comparison. You would probably gather I chose the Mondeo. Nothing has gone wrong in 3 year and 46000 miles. It's a good car. I'm not saying that the 406 is a bad car far from it and the new 407 is stunning looker, but reports are it's a bit pedestrian. No as an all rounder the Mondeo is better. I can't wait to get my hands on a 2.2 tdci.

I had a 2001 406 HDi and it was certainly a memorable car. Mostly because of the constant electrical faults, trim creaks, hopeless dealer backup and the fact a UKP 2000 part on the fuel system died with the car 6 weeks out of warranty and Peugeot wouldn't even contribute to the cost.

In its defence, it was comfy and refined though, and it handled well. But give me a Mondeo any day. The two I've had since have been near faultless.

I agree with the comparison between the 406 HDI and the Mondeo TDCI. Having spent a fair bit of time with both, the mondeo is noticebly quicker, seems to have loads more torque and the 6 speed box makes life a lot easier. Having said that, the 406's handling was far superior to the mondeo's, I'm struggling to find anything similar that makes me smile as the 406 did! Amazing steering and grip, maybe the 2.2 HDI would be a match for the TDCI 130??

I bought a 2006 1.8 platinum putting out 125 bhp. A month after I got the car I had to leave in for gear selector lever. I have the odd hard start where it takes a second crank to get it going. Other than that, car runs pretty darn well.

You are all probably not aware that the Ford TDCI and the Peugeot HDI engines are almost identical, except from smaller changes to the injection system. Talking that "one is better than the other" is meaningless.

The are both variants of the DW10 engine, which is a PSA Diesel used by Peugeot, Citroen, Ford, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover and Mazda (some more?).

I bought an 2006 1.8 Platinum. It was the best value for money car I ever bought... 7500 Euros for a 3yr old 40000Km car (original price high 20s) It still even has a hint of the 'new car smell'.

It drives smooth. It is big quiet and comfortable and feels solid. 36 / 38 mpg, whilst not great, is acceptable. Climate control, cruise control, nice alloys, very good interior finish and trim...

Huge space in both cabin and boot (hatch type). This is my second Mondeo... If it proves as reliable as the last one, I would almost go again for a Mondeo in three years time (but then I will need to research and evaluate the new model).