Mondeo 1.8 SCi ?

Mister Jingles · 07-02-2014 11:03pm #1

Was the Mk3 Mondeo SCi sold in Ireland or where they imported from across the way ?

Currently there is only one on Donedeal which makes me wonder...

Also are they worth keeping an eye out for or is they very little difference between the Zetec model ?

Have been considering a Mondeo as they seem to appear better then there equivalents and I only do 13k km a year so diesel isn't worth it.

colm_mcm · 07-02-2014 11:06pm

Arent they supposed to be an abomination of a yoke?

Mister Jingles · 07-02-2014 11:10pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Arent they supposed to be an abomination of a yoke?

I dunno, thats why I'm asking

All I know they are six speed and have 130 bhp.

I would love to look at a 1.8 Accord but insurance is much higher. I would never buy a older Vag petrol and the Avensis is just a bit meh.

bazz26 · 08-02-2014 12:56am

The Mondeo 1.8 SCi was sold here, in Ghia trim. They came with a lot more kit than the Zetec model including leather, cruise control, etc. They were expensive when knew and were only sold for about 2 years before being dropped. Most of them seem to have come in maroon colour too.

ba_barabus · 08-02-2014 1:10am

I test stove these a number of times and loved them. Couldn't agree in price. What was so bad about them?

Mycroft H · 08-02-2014 1:25am

They were a crap attempt at a petrol direct injection by most accounts.

Mister Jingles · 08-02-2014 5:32pm

Mycroft H wrote: »

They were a crap attempt at a petrol direct injection by most accounts.

The sci or the 1.8 in general ?

bazz26 · 08-02-2014 5:37pm

The SCi was the only direct injection petrol they had in that Mondeo.

Mister Jingles · 08-02-2014 6:04pm

bazz26 wrote: »

The SCi was the only direct injection petrol they had in that Mondeo.

So the 1.8 125bhp would be the more wise option ?

Mycroft H · 08-02-2014 6:34pm

Mister Jingles wrote: »

So the 1.8 125bhp would be the more wise option ?

Yes, that or the 2 litre.

ba_barabus · 08-02-2014 6:47pm

Apart from being a crap attempt at direct injection what was poor about them? I always found them lively.

Leonard Hofstadter · 08-02-2014 7:09pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

Apart from being a crap attempt at direct injection what was poor about them? I always found them lively.

The early direct injection petrols suffered from carbon build up if they were driven around town for too long.

There are products that can cheaply rectify this problem. This is one such product for removing carbon build up in a direct injection petrol engine, and a hell of a lot cheaper than getting the engine decoked the old fashioned way.

Mycroft H · 08-02-2014 7:11pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

Apart from being a crap attempt at direct injection what was poor about them? I always found them lively.

Test drove one when the aul fella was looking at one three years ago. Nice spec and features, 6sp box and plenty of gizmos but when we researched the engine it became apparent that there was plenty of problems with injectors, egr valves and fuel consumption was never as good as advertised

He bought a 2l zetec mondeo which he kept for 6 or so months in the end.

Mondeo 1.8 SCi ?

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