Beschreibung
ENGINE
In completely standard format this Engine has only done 37, 000 genuine miles from new.
The car was treated to a new Cambelt and service at a Ford main dealer in 2006 and has only done 1200 miles since.
Performance is perfectly fine and this engine is as sweet and free revving as is possible no doubt helped by the fact it doesn`t have all the emission control systems and nannying electronics that blight a modern car today.
BODYWORK
Not suffering from the dreaded `gaffer taped` bumper syndrome that seemed to inflict all early Ford Mondeos. This example doesnt even have a scratch on the bumper corners. Affectionately named "MONTY" Monty has been pampered and garaged all his life by his elderley owner who drove him only in dry weather hence the reason why Monty has bodywork to shame a 2 year old Mondeo. There is no dents, there is no rust whatsover, all the sills are perfect, the underneath is as clean as it was back in 1996 if you ever want to step back in time and put on your shell suit then take a look at Monty.
For a car that was in the top 10 best selling in the UK you just don`t see these around anymore, let alone a mint example. Monty will make you wonder why he has survived when all around have fallen.
It is because he was forgotten. left alone in the garage to stare at the 4 walls whilst his elderly owner had to stop driving due to ill health.
Monty now has a smile on his face as he back out in the open and appreciated by us, because we just love cars.
INTERIOR
This can only be described as perfect.... As you see he has 2 keys and a working torch on one of them you click open the central locking to see Monty has an immaculate interior, He has never been smoked in, been spilled in, he has lived a clean life and been used sparingly. there is not a tear, a stain a mark even on any of his trims, his seats or his carpets.
All his switches work, he even has the original ford radio cassette that works perfectly since he has only ever listened to Radio 4 his whole life.
The perfectly contoured dash wraps around the driver who sits in monty and the steering wheel fits your hands as if it has been moulded for them, Modern BMW`s have a too thick steering wheel that you struggle to wrap your hands around, this fits your hands like your own skin and feels just right.
DRIVING
Monty as with all MK1 Ford Mondeo`s was developed by none other than Jackie Stewart and Richard Parry-Jones.
The reason a MK1 Mondeo handles like a sports car is because Ford were hung out to dry and slandered by the press for the completely underwhelming 1990 Ford Escort, a car that was so boring and mediocre that to drive that even people who werent interested in how a car drives said they could feel that it was not very good to drive.
The Mondeo was developed to silence the critics and prove that Ford could build a seriously good car so no stone was un turned in Fords quest for brilliance for the Mondeo.
The press raved about the Mondeo, the handling was out of this world, The engine was smooth and peppy, the gearbox was slick and precise. The interior was built around the driver and the car was a nice place to sit.
The only negative was the slightly bland looks which like any normal looking car gets better with time.
Driving Monty now will surprise you, He is such a fluid handling car and deft of movement he will make you realise all modern cars are too heavy and cumbersome.
Monty is a drivers car underneath the staid exterior.
It is like going out on a date with a Librarian to discover she is the life and soul of the party.
Monty was a game changer back in his day and still cuts the mustard in our modern digital world, he is analogue and all the better for it.
ROAD TAX
As per before 2001 rules this is £245 per year or £21 per month if you tax your cars just during times you use them.
WHEELS & TYRES
This has 4 excellent tyres on standard 14" Steel wheels and original Ford wheel trims that came with the car from new.
Front drivers = 6mm
Front passenger = 6mm
Rear Drivers = 5mm
Rear Passenger = 5mm
EXTRAS
An optional Sunroof is fitted along with the standard electric front windows and central locking.
