I paid £4250 for my (then) 69,000 mile 55 plate 130ps mondeo almost three years ago

Ive almost done 100,000 miles in it, id guess i could get £1500 for it if i tried to sell it

While Ive had it its had

Worn out repairs
DMF+clutch+CSC+aux belt+tensioner+starter (147,000 miles).......£895
a PAS pipe £200
water pump+belt £120
rear brakes (pads/discs/2 HB cables) £225 (included its MOT)
Front discs and pads £56
2 wipers £11 each
half a dozen bulbs

also these which i put down to poor roads mainly
4 coils, 1 strut, 2 wishbones, 2 drop links, 2 strut tops total £340 inc vat+fitting

Id reckon about £2000 in parts/fitting/VAT

The old girl still pulls like a freight train, gives 49mpg and has never yet let me down in service.

If I packed in id keep her cos she will last another 10 years at private mileages and the taxman has helped keep her fit

If you are happy then it doesn't really matter what we think.

That said I love Mondeos, and but wonder if £700 a year maintenance is good or bad.

I reckon its taken £60,000+ in 3 years,

Part timer?

i was considering buying a mondeo at the time of me buying the car i have the now, but i heard allot of problems with the injectors and that put me off and i stayed with skoda

i had allot of cars in mind i'm getting rid of the Octavia in January and going to get a superb hatch s TDI 1.6, it has a saloon/hatchback boot, going directly to skoda with the big NO VAT offer thats going on

it is a bit small yes but the fuel economy is good and only £30 a year road tax and the car is HUGE

well it will seem huge after an Octavia, but how much bigger than a mondeo is it?