Bren

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

The insignia is shit.
I disagree. There - i've said it. Mine is very leggy but well maintained. Good on fuel with a reasonable turn of pace. Nimble compared to our Mk IV mondeo which for me is somewhat of a pudding and vastly overrated. At ten years old and 184 k nothing squeaks or rattles - the trim on the side of the seat near the switches has broken because of a trapped seat belt buckle.
Like all cars they have their issues but they certainly will have issues when they are treated as white goods.

I have insignia. Wife has mondeo.
Mondeo is a better looker and a nicer place to park your arse. Interior is much more upmarket. However I find that to drive the mondeo is meh - it reminds me of my 2000 SD1 - a big car with a small engine. Performance is decidedly underwhelming and for all the bodykit and 19" wheels it is a sheep in wolf's clothing. Plus being an estate it fills the parking spaces in town centres - it's a big bugger and you are at the mercy of other peoples' car doors.
I expected the sig to be utter pants - mine was an emergency purchase. The interior has a korean feel to it ( cheap) - the infotainment ( intellink) is a bit pish - it is very slow to respond.
However, with 160 PS it goes well. Mine has 19" corsa wheels - on spacers ( no I never fitted these), bends can be tackled at a fair old velocity. Despite the clutch being 12000 miles old I find the pedal heavy.
Sat nav. Stop start. Heated steering wheel. For £2k what's not to like?
Would I have paid £8k? No. But I wouldn't spunk £8k on a mondeo either. 
 

Only a slight grump. This - 

Kit has 1992 on the box. Molds are probably ten years older. And it shows - the fit of the wings is appalling despite sanding and trimming - any looser and they would flap. It's going to take lots of filling - and sanding.
I had a peak on youtube at the latest airfix vulcan - new molds and the wings are one piece - the detail is superb.
I'll just have to crack on.

I have insignia. Wife has mondeo.
Mondeo is a better looker and a nicer place to park your arse. Interior is much more upmarket. However I find that to drive the mondeo is meh - it reminds me of my 2000 SD1 - a big car with a small engine. Performance is decidedly underwhelming and for all the bodykit and 19" wheels it is a sheep in wolf's clothing. Plus being an estate it fills the parking spaces in town centres - it's a big bugger and you are at the mercy of other peoples' car doors.
I expected the sig to be utter pants - mine was an emergency purchase. The interior has a korean feel to it ( cheap) - the infotainment ( intellink) is a bit pish - it is very slow to respond.
However, with 160 PS it goes well. Mine has 19" corsa wheels - on spacers ( no I never fitted these), bends can be tackled at a fair old velocity. Despite the clutch being 12000 miles old I find the pedal heavy.
Sat nav. Stop start. Heated steering wheel. For £2k what's not to like?
Would I have paid £8k? No. But I wouldn't spunk £8k on a mondeo either. 
 

I have insignia. Wife has mondeo.
Mondeo is a better looker and a nicer place to park your arse. Interior is much more upmarket. However I find that to drive the mondeo is meh - it reminds me of my 2000 SD1 - a big car with a small engine. Performance is decidedly underwhelming and for all the bodykit and 19" wheels it is a sheep in wolf's clothing. Plus being an estate it fills the parking spaces in town centres - it's a big bugger and you are at the mercy of other peoples' car doors.
I expected the sig to be utter pants - mine was an emergency purchase. The interior has a korean feel to it ( cheap) - the infotainment ( intellink) is a bit pish - it is very slow to respond.
However, with 160 PS it goes well. Mine has 19" corsa wheels - on spacers ( no I never fitted these), bends can be tackled at a fair old velocity. Despite the clutch being 12000 miles old I find the pedal heavy.
Sat nav. Stop start. Heated steering wheel. For £2k what's not to like?
Would I have paid £8k? No. But I wouldn't spunk £8k on a mondeo either. 
 

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

The insignia is shit.
I disagree. There - i've said it. Mine is very leggy but well maintained. Good on fuel with a reasonable turn of pace. Nimble compared to our Mk IV mondeo which for me is somewhat of a pudding and vastly overrated. At ten years old and 184 k nothing squeaks or rattles - the trim on the side of the seat near the switches has broken because of a trapped seat belt buckle.
Like all cars they have their issues but they certainly will have issues when they are treated as white goods.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

I think the 2.3 motor is sought after for transplants into escorts etc. I think it only went in the galaxy and scorpio?

A few on here old enough to remember matchbox superfast and corgi junior twin packs.
This is an autoshite twin pack.

I think the 2.3 motor is sought after for transplants into escorts etc. I think it only went in the galaxy and scorpio?

Meanwhile, the mgf is tucked in 

This £600 ford galaxy 2.3 is doing dog/ children duties. Another bargain bucket with about 11 months mot

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?
Replaced with an MGF?
An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

The insignia is shit.
I disagree. There - i've said it. Mine is very leggy but well maintained. Good on fuel with a reasonable turn of pace. Nimble compared to our Mk IV mondeo which for me is somewhat of a pudding and vastly overrated. At ten years old and 184 k nothing squeaks or rattles - the trim on the side of the seat near the switches has broken because of a trapped seat belt buckle.
Like all cars they have their issues but they certainly will have issues when they are treated as white goods.

The insignia is shit.
I disagree. There - i've said it. Mine is very leggy but well maintained. Good on fuel with a reasonable turn of pace. Nimble compared to our Mk IV mondeo which for me is somewhat of a pudding and vastly overrated. At ten years old and 184 k nothing squeaks or rattles - the trim on the side of the seat near the switches has broken because of a trapped seat belt buckle.
Like all cars they have their issues but they certainly will have issues when they are treated as white goods.