HMC Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 1. Sportka 1.6Short mot also, low miles, looks tidy, few owners, mot history not too awful. Some bubbling starting around the edges of those big rear bumpers- usually a sign that the rear inner arches have got crispy. 2. Puma 1.7Long mot. Low miles and good history. Rear arches tidy. 3. Late entry- Mondeo 2.5v6 Ghia X estateLong mot, fairly tidy, arches look a bit bodged as the back, lots of toys. It is quite a trek though compared to the other two. Will the ka make it?! Love the stickers! So I’ve made a decision to go for one of those- subject to a bit of sucking air through teeth etc- which do you recon I went for? Collection tomorrow am so I’ll shove up a pic when I’m back. Burnside and Coprolalia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Mondeo V6 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Mondeo, I thought that 2.5v6 was a great engine, thirsty but lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Don't get the Puma,they're horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Mondeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Escort Ghia AND Si, both journeys to the top of the sport or luxury route in the range converged. Mind blown. Absolutely tremendous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Mondeo, without hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Puma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 When will you see another one of those Mondeos? You'll be tripping over the other two for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 ^ All true! In the end I got a bit tight and a bit lazy. The Mondeo is in Essex (300mi) and the Puma very close (10mi) and a fair bit cheaper. a quick test and once over showed the Puma drove spot on, and body was ok. It’s had rot at the rear of the sills and rear arches, been repaired ( are there any that haven’t?) anyway for the money I’m happy and my journey back was faster and more fun than the journey out there; the endura pushrod (aka ancient Kent lump) in the Ka p/x and the Yamaha co-developed 1.7 are night and day! Oddly enough I’ve got the platform vehicle it’s based on, in the same colour (Pacific green) It’s uk spec, RHD but has a German service book and PDI stamp- maybe a uk forces purchase? Also found some bits in its history when it passed through a vehicle auctions. All I can say is it just smells like an old ford ( presumably burnt under seal and mig wire?) garethj, Shep Shepherd, Lacquer Peel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 When these were new there were a lot of imports, as a lot of car supermarkets were importing them as they worked out cheaper than buying them from ford dealers. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Could have been private import, a lot used to go to Germany or wherever and buy a car in RHD. Worked out £2-3000 cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 ^ All true! In the end I got a bit tight and a bit lazy. The Mondeo is in Essex (300mi) and the Puma very close (10mi) and a fair bit cheaper. that mondeo is 20 odd miles from me.i have a mk2 v6 ghia x estate.i did a full circumnavigation of the m25 to collect mine.mine was £162. puma or ghia x would be a good choice but that mondeo is seriously salty. well bought HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thanks, I almost feel I’ve let the side down by going for the Puma rather than the Mondeo- but money and distance/time counted against. One for the ford experts- the escort boot has a stamped recess for the ford badge. This is commonly found on the last escort facelift (1995 on) mine is a late 94 build, and nominally should have a “surface” mounted badge on the right side above the light clusters. Is this a later replacement or could it have got out of the factory on early pressings with the new tooling? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 No it’s quite common on crossover periods to use a bit of both. A lot of mk3 Astras were about with the facelift back and the pre facelift front. Ford are terrible at this, during late Sierra production they had a load of the 1.6 pinto left and the 2.3 diesel, I’ve seen a few late stuff with the older unit fitted. How they came into the customer chain I’ve no idea as they wouldn’t have met emissions requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Ive never noticed that on a Ford before. Looks classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Could have been private import, a lot used to go to Germany or wherever and buy a car in RHD. Worked out £2-3000 cheaper.Reminds me of those old Top Gear features. Here's the Clockmaster himself showing how there were a few stumbling blocks back in the day. https://youtu.be/wsJ-jd6dgQ0 "I cannot believe it. They won't even sell me a Nissan Almera". Soz for the thread drift HMC...good choice going with the Puma. Ghosty and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Is it possible it's not the original boot, maybe it was nudged up the arse early on in its life and repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I'm sure that tailgate is a facelift one, mine had the normal type still. I love that car, I can't believe I spent £550 on a set of alloys for it though! Only for it to end up like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Google says Düren isn't far from Mönchengladbach (50km), and Rheindahlen as a result - big UK forces presence there until recently. There's also the matter of it being in Nordrhein-Westfalen, on Germany's western border - this lends provenance to most possible theories as to why it was bought in Germany. Helpful, eh? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Needs old font plates for full timewarp spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Off to look at another Pacific green 90s ford; looking to do a deal on my very clean and tidy and unrotten mk1 focus. It’s just co incidence but I feel like a cheapo version of Chris Evans when he had all those white Ferraris....Question is, what Pacific green 90s ford is it? Clue- All mouth and no trousers Jim Bell, The Moog, NorfolkNWeigh and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Clue- All mouth and no trousers Please let it be a Cougar jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollysmart Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 No it’s quite common on crossover periods to use a bit of both. A lot of mk3 Astras were about with the facelift back and the pre facelift front. Ford are terrible at this, during late Sierra production they had a load of the 1.6 pinto left and the 2.3 diesel, I’ve seen a few late stuff with the older unit fitted. How they came into the customer chain I’ve no idea as they wouldn’t have met emissions requirements. When we used Sierra estates at work they came with poverty spec with 4 speed gear knobs until one of the guys using them inadvertently changed up a gear on the motorway and found his car had a five speed gearbox as, it turned out, had most of them but they all had 4 speed gear knobs. Stevebrookman, jumpingjehovahs, Ohdearme and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 I ended up viewing a 2000 Mondeo st24. Hence the “all mouth no trousers” comment as, body kit and chassis changes aside, the engine is what you would find in a 2.5 Ghia. Anyway, it’s very 90s bodykit and the mk2 mondy facelift itself, seems to have aged badly, which perversely was part of its attraction to me! I went up to bridgewater up a sodden m5, and on to Lord and Lady Brassics’ emporium of older cars. We struck a deal and I came back one focus poorer and a Mondeo ST 24 richer.... Four spokes, different strokes... The icing on the cake for me was the -NHK registration which will strike a chord with fans of 1970s detective dramas (shut it you tart!!!) Bucketeer, Jim Bell, Broadsword and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I remember when you could pick the st24s up easily for very little money. Hardly ever see them on the road now. Must be a real riot to drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 I was ideally after an st200 and especially an estate as there’s the least of those about of all st24/200 variants. Plus the st200 has a bit more poke and (to my eyes) they made a bit more effort with the interior. There was an interesting one in white on e bay (51 plate late reg madness) but it was a bit too salty for me. Supposedly had police history as a demonstrator so probably not a bad buy in the long term, for people that actually hang onto cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 These are starting to look quiet good to me now.I have never been a ford guy.On ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ST200/223107674975?hash=item33f240f35f:g:TTsAAOSwoIJbeCdQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Lovely Mondeo and Escort! I think what really needs to happen is this...... The Beetle floppytop needs to be swapped for my bright red 2.0 pez Galaxy, just imagine how many Dutch cycles you could fit in it at one go. It makes perfect sense. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Morning spot that stopped me in my tracks; giffered but still lovely and original E30. Placca trims and all. Note the stonechipped arches (x4) Skizzer, Burnside, blakey79 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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