Which would you go for

3qsmavrod5twfe · 28-01-2013 9:18am #1

Buying myself a Mondeo, and I'm looking for a couple of opinions. I am torn between a 2010 Zetec S or a 2008 Titanium. Both are 1.8TdCi 123bhp both have about 70K miles on the clock. The zetec is maybe €2k more expensive

Obviously, I would prefer the titanium spec, but I'm just wondering now if I would be better off getting the newer car from a resale perspective, thinking 3/4 years down the line when I'm bored with it and want to change again. Or would the higher spec model hold its value better?

listermint · 28-01-2013 9:19am

Id go with the higher spec. Always the higher spec. The reg game means nothing to me tbh.

Quazzie · 28-01-2013 9:23am

listermint wrote: »

Id go with the higher spec. Always the higher spec. The reg game means nothing to me tbh.

I'd niormally agree, but that's based on older cars. The difference between a 3 year old and a 5 year old car is a lot in fairness., especially when it comes to resale time. In 4 years time a 2008 mondeo will go for peanuts regardless of trim level whereas a 2010 will still retain some resell value.

Anan1 · 28-01-2013 9:25am

listermint wrote: »

Id go with the higher spec. Always the higher spec. The reg game means nothing to me tbh.

OP is asking from a resale perspective.

djimi · 28-01-2013 9:27am

It basically boils down to how much you are willing to pay overall for a better spec car. Personally Id prefer to lose a couple of grand on a car that I am going to spend the 3-4 year enjoying driving, as opposed to driving around in a lower spec car in an effort to save a bit. Each to their own.

listermint · 28-01-2013 9:30am

Anan1 wrote: »

OP is asking from a resale perspective.

Thats fine, I never think of resale value. I always thing of how comfortable i want the car to be in my term of ownership. Not what the next person will or wont pay for it.

Adding my own opinion on it. Maybe it didnt answer his question directly but i thought it would add an additional flavour to the discussion.

3qsmavrod5twfe · 28-01-2013 9:41am

To be honest, this wasn't even a question before saturday because I was all set to get the Titanium. I am getting it off a mate in the trade and was definitely going for the higher spec until he said he would do me a deal on the 2010 if I wanted it. The real kicker was the 2 years in the age. If it was a year, I wouldn't even be asking this question.

I blame my mate for showing it me the 2010 in the first place!!:)

listermint · 28-01-2013 9:43am

Blake Early Zenith wrote: »

To be honest, this wasn't even a question before saturday because I was all set to get the Titanium. I am getting it off a mate in the trade and was definitely going for the higher spec until he said he would do me a deal on the 2010 if I wanted it. The real kicker was the 2 years in the age. If it was a year, I wouldn't even be asking this question.

I blame my mate for showing it me the 2010 in the first place!!:)

I suppose the question is, what are all the bells and whistles worth to you ?

forget about the next person for the moment and remember never treat a car as an asset. Its not.

Ed Winchester · 28-01-2013 9:46am

It's not like the Zerec S is poverty spec either. Get the 2010 car, it's an absolute no brainer.

Anan1 · 28-01-2013 9:58am

listermint wrote: »

Thats fine, I never think of resale value. I always thing of how comfortable i want the car to be in my term of ownership. Not what the next person will or wont pay for it.

Me too in principle, but the resale value has just as much of an effect on cost of ownership as the purchase price. He knows that he'd prefer the older car, but he's worried that it it might be more expensive ownership proposition.

MuppetCheck · 28-01-2013 10:02am

Will the 2010 be worth the price difference or more when you come to sell it? If not then the better specced 2008 might be a better buy. The titanium spec is an infinitely nicer place to spend time in than the zetec too.

Ed Winchester · 28-01-2013 10:40am

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Will the 2010 be worth the price difference or more when you come to sell it? If not then the better specced 2008 might be a better buy. The titanium spec is an infinitely nicer place to spend time in than the zetec too.

Half leather, some chrome, different alloys and a digital display. Not a huge amount. Although, the seat is a more comfortable one admittedly.

bazz26 · 28-01-2013 11:37am

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Half leather, some chrome, different alloys and a digital display. Not a huge amount. Although, the seat is a more comfortable one admittedly.

Is the OP actually talking about a Titanium or a Titanium X? The Titanium isn't really that much better speced than the Zetec and replaced the old Ghia model. The Titanium X is the top spec model with the leather/alcantara heated seats.

3qsmavrod5twfe · 28-01-2013 2:49pm

bazz26 wrote: »

Is the OP actually talking about a Titanium or a Titanium X? The Titanium isn't really that much better speced than the Zetec and replaced the old Ghia model. The Titanium X is the top spec model with the leather/alcantara heated seats.

Titanium. Ford Convers+ and a decent stereo as well as nicer wheels and all round better styling IMO are the main extras. To be honest I'm hoping that this will all become a moot point if he can come back to me with a reasonable price on a 2009 titanium.

Interesting debate though, some people put a premium on spec others put it on newness.

colm_mcm · 28-01-2013 7:04pm

I'd be getting the zetec

Bpmull · 28-01-2013 7:16pm

I'd go for the 2010 zetec. Maybe if the 2008 was a titanium x I would think different. Going up two years is worth more than a slightly higher spec. And from experience people generally pay more for the year when you sell it second hand. A zetec is a standard enough spec so when selling it on people won't think of it as being poverty spec and most will be happy enough to buy a zetec spec. As was already said 2 years is a big difference on such new cars.

trabpc · 28-01-2013 7:40pm

Just my opinion . Having owned a 2008 titanium 1.8 tdci they are a fine motorway car but the 1.8 is not nice in traffic. I was told this by bazz before I bought it. I found it ok but my wife hated it. The 2008 model suffers from steering rack trouble. Mine had to get a refurbd one but was never 100%. So looked into getting ford to fit new one. €1500 ?!?!. Car gone now for petrol mazda. Only reason I got titanium was because I hated the silver in the zetec. I agree the titanium x has lots more toys. Id hold out for a late 2010 zetec facelift model with much nicer all black interior.

Gavman84 · 28-01-2013 7:51pm

I would prob go for the zetec aswell but if I were you I would hold out for a 2.0 tdci as its a much better engine than the 1.8. Is the 2010 zetec or zetec s and if it is what's the diff?

bazz26 · 28-01-2013 8:12pm

Zetec S is a UK trim level, not sure if it was even available in the current model Mondeo. There was a Sport model which was based on the Zetec so I presume that is what the OP is referring to.

Like this one:
http://www.cargiant.co.uk/Ford/Mondeo/5_Dr_Hatch/details-570659-Ford-Mondeo-5_Dr_Hatch.asp?Track=Portal

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