 Daveyonthemove
Pondering genius
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Well I\'ve had the car 6 months now, and its not been without issue, but here is the progress...
I collected the car on Jan 25th 2010 with 64, 000 on the clock, after trading in my Skoda Fabia vRS:
The Fabia was a great little car, and had been modified slightly to improve performance and road handling, so the Mondeo had a lot to live up to for general pace and fun.
Due to the private plate transfer taking 6 weeks (useless dealer messed it up) i had plenty of time to search the net for common issues and some simple mod\'s to improve the car.
Before the car had been collected I had a list of goodies for it, including new headlights, LED interior lights, aero wipers and fuel additives/injector cleaner.
Being a keen amateur detailer, and not shy getting under the bonnet with a set of tools, i spent the first week getting the EGR removed and cleaned, and getting the paintwork clayed, sealed and waxed as well as the interior cleaned up.
Over the last few months i have made some minor changes to the car, such as de-badging the STTDCI badge and Mondeo badge, changing all tyres to Toyo Proxes T 1R, improving the headlights and changing the wipers, but overall its standard except for the 5 spoke Zetec S alloys which were an upgrade option the previous owner had from new, and an Alpine Bluetooth headunit after the standard one started to become greedy with my CD\'s.
The car is now on 70, 000 miles and running on Shell Vpower, and i have to admit that its running at its best, so i will continue to spend the extra on Vpower.
Here are a few pics taken a after a quick clean today:
Disclamer
If you ask the forum for an opinion of your latest modification, please don\'t take it personally if I declare a distaste. You did ask for my opinion and I gave it.
If you ask for \'Good feedback only\' then I will keep quiet unless I like it.
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NEIL
NEIL
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In response to Daveyonthemove
Very nice.....Is it lowered????????
07 ST Tdci
K& N57I Induction kit-Removed.....
Eibach lowering springs
ST Embroidered seat logos
Focus ST Badges
Graeme Welch De-cat
Coming soon..
Custom re-map
Privacy glass
Twin pipe conversion
Smoken Diesel ![""]("/forum/images/smilies/smoking.gif") |
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Silver220
Silver ones are faster
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In response to NEIL
Your meant to say it looks like an lx because it\'s silver, are you being a hypocrite?
03 Ford Mondeo ST220
Pipercross VIS with 2 CAFs
Momentum 99\'ed
Milltek cat-back SS system
Custom V1.5 BlueFin
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NEIL
NEIL
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In response to Silver220
Pardon......
Cant hear u over my transit engine......
O sorry ......I read with my eye\'s.......
07 ST Tdci
K& N57I Induction kit-Removed.....
Eibach lowering springs
ST Embroidered seat logos
Focus ST Badges
Graeme Welch De-cat
Coming soon..
Custom re-map
Privacy glass
Twin pipe conversion
Smoken Diesel |
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Daveyonthemove
Pondering genius
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In response to NEIL
Thanks Neil,
No its not been lowered yet, although i had plans to do it, but my insurance company are being a bit useless when it comes to quotes, so it will have to wait till October when i can change insurance companies.
Disclamer
If you ask the forum for an opinion of your latest modification, please don\'t take it personally if I declare a distaste. You did ask for my opinion and I gave it.
If you ask for \'Good feedback only\' then I will keep quiet unless I like it.
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NEIL
NEIL
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In response to Daveyonthemove
2b fair it doesn\'t sit 2 bad......Thats y i asked.....
Mine was alot higher @ the back b4 i lowered it..... ![""]("/forum/images/smilies/thumb.gif")
07 ST Tdci
K& N57I Induction kit-Removed.....
Eibach lowering springs
ST Embroidered seat logos
Focus ST Badges
Graeme Welch De-cat
Coming soon..
Custom re-map
Privacy glass
Twin pipe conversion
Smoken Diesel |
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Daveyonthemove
Pondering genius
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In response to NEIL
In some pics it looks higher, and in the flesh it looks too high too, but in these pics it looks ok.
If i can get the Eibach springs for a good price i will lower it a bit.
Disclamer
If you ask the forum for an opinion of your latest modification, please don\'t take it personally if I declare a distaste. You did ask for my opinion and I gave it.
If you ask for \'Good feedback only\' then I will keep quiet unless I like it.
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NEIL
NEIL
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In response to Daveyonthemove
They r around £130 from main fraud stealer\'s if my memory is right.....
07 ST Tdci
K& N57I Induction kit-Removed.....
Eibach lowering springs
ST Embroidered seat logos
Focus ST Badges
Graeme Welch De-cat
Coming soon..
Custom re-map
Privacy glass
Twin pipe conversion
Smoken Diesel |
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Daveyonthemove
Pondering genius
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In response to NEIL
I\'ll be looking into it later in the year.
Disclamer
If you ask the forum for an opinion of your latest modification, please don\'t take it personally if I declare a distaste. You did ask for my opinion and I gave it.
If you ask for \'Good feedback only\' then I will keep quiet unless I like it.
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Silver220
Silver ones are faster
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In response to NEIL
2b fair
At least your being fair, which is the most important thing.
03 Ford Mondeo ST220
Pipercross VIS with 2 CAFs
Momentum 99\'ed
Milltek cat-back SS system
Custom V1.5 BlueFin
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rik_t
Trundling along
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In response to Silver220
Do you miss the Fabia? I\'m lucky enough to have both. Fabia is good fun but Mondeo better for the longer trips.
Mondeo ST TDCI
Performance Blue
Osram SilverStar H7 dipped beam
LED Sidelights
LED Puddle Lights
LED Number plate lights
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Daveyonthemove
Pondering genius
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In response to rik_t
I miss the fabia for fun, but the mondeo is more comfortable, but i hate it.
Looking for either another fabia or an Ibiza Cupra TDI.
Disclamer
If you ask the forum for an opinion of your latest modification, please don\'t take it personally if I declare a distaste. You did ask for my opinion and I gave it.
If you ask for \'Good feedback only\' then I will keep quiet unless I like it.
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