07-02-2013, 10:28 PM
tom fix the hdi! youve lost heart with it and you need to get it all fixed so its epic. What makes you think itll be better after shelling out over a grand for a new car that could have just as many problems?
My dad has the 2.2 TDCi 155 in his mondeo and its rapid and it gets fairly flighty at 125. However... the EGR on it must be playing up as it hunts like mad on idle. It went to several diesel specialists when it eventually stopped the car from working altogether and took weeks to fix. It still hunts on idle but doesnt stall!
Also... the clutch on it started to be a bit funky so he drove it home and then to the garage... with a loud grinding noise. They found that the clutch was f*cked and because of that it had shattered the casing of the gearbox. So he had to shell out for a new clutch and reconditioned gearbox which took weeks to order. He looked at new cars but couldnt find any 150 estates so paid thousands to get it fixed!
Ive driven it up the road and obviously been a passenger in it loads and its rapid... but it still has problems. The car feels bloody massive too! Also I think he only gets about 40mpg out of it as he was really impressed with the power of the hdi and that i was getting 50mpg out of it!
My dad has the 2.2 TDCi 155 in his mondeo and its rapid and it gets fairly flighty at 125. However... the EGR on it must be playing up as it hunts like mad on idle. It went to several diesel specialists when it eventually stopped the car from working altogether and took weeks to fix. It still hunts on idle but doesnt stall!
Also... the clutch on it started to be a bit funky so he drove it home and then to the garage... with a loud grinding noise. They found that the clutch was f*cked and because of that it had shattered the casing of the gearbox. So he had to shell out for a new clutch and reconditioned gearbox which took weeks to order. He looked at new cars but couldnt find any 150 estates so paid thousands to get it fixed!
Ive driven it up the road and obviously been a passenger in it loads and its rapid... but it still has problems. The car feels bloody massive too! Also I think he only gets about 40mpg out of it as he was really impressed with the power of the hdi and that i was getting 50mpg out of it!