Bren

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.

Having owned one the good points were outweighed by the shit that came out of the exhaust - I wouldn't even start ours until the doors were closed.
Reminded me of the episode of Space 1999 " Voyager's return" where the voyagers propulsion system offed lots of people.

Mine is of a similar age and has been wrapped up in the loft awaiting repair for longer than we have lived here which is over ten years. You just spurred me on to dig it out.

But I think the panel gaps were better than yours before it broke. This is me pinching it together.

Still visible but not as much yours. It's par for the course with Airfix of the time though isn't it. I have memories of having to clamp fuselages together whilst the glue dried as they were so bowed. 
I repainted this one as XH558 many years ago but I'd used all the transfers previously so everything on this is hand painted except the fleet number which is Letraset. Even the roundels and Union Jack are hand painted. I had more patience in those days.


 
If you want no panel gaps you could try an inflatable one.

This has 1984 stamped on the bottom.

Fast Fords are not worth the money people pay for them.
I'd much rather spend my money of a rusting Italian from Alfa Romeo or Lancia.

Hi,
I'm new here, but a regular over at mg-rover.org forum. If you need any technical help, let me know what you require as I've got all technical documents one may ever need Would hate to see yet another 800 bite the dust, though I do understand your reasons absolutely (being a parent, financial bits, etc.).