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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 01/10/2013

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2006 EDGE model maybe not not an LX.

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Hi all

before getting into whether the LX model was available in a 2.2 poster has stated he made a mistake and both models are 2.0.

I have a 2.0 tdci ghia on a 55 plate bought in early 2009 with 33000 miles on it. When bought it had a towbar already fitted and I was dubious about buying it. At the time of buying the car we went camping with a trailer. In 2010 we bought our first caravan a 2 berth swift challenger 470 which towed really well. Problem we had was that on our return from our first outing the clutch went and after taking it to our local garage it was confirmed clutch had gone and scoring on the dual mass fly wheel fixed at a cost of just under £1000.

Must admit since fixing it the car has been fine and we have upgraded to a bigger caravan this year.

Quote: Originally posted by uno1 on 01/10/2013

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Hi thanks for the advice grampian91 on towing. :-) and robert/julie i am a she not a he lol ;-)
I am still set on getting a mondeo but from what i have gathered low mileage are hard to come by and if its done a lot of miles then check its had clutch and flywheel done. If not it could cause expensive problems at any time. Am i right?? Also when not towing the caravan the mondeo will be our family car running round town so would a diesel or petrol be more suitable?
All this advice has been really helpful :-)

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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 01/10/2013

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No DPF issues with a MK3 mondeo. Petrol would be my 1st choice. But short journey's your going to get less than 30mpg.

Whichever one you buy make sure you give it a good run at least once a week.

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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 01/10/2013

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No DPF issues with a MK3 mondeo. Petrol would be my 1st choice. But short journey's your going to get less than 30mpg.

Whichever one you buy make sure you give it a good run at least once a week.

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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 01/10/2013

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A good run to get the engine upto temperature long enough to burn the moisture off the oil.
Its not a speed or distance issue, Its a combination of the two.

Its not so much of a problem these days, But older cars used to get what looked like mayonnaise on the dipstick and on the oil filler cap.
Modern oils and better ventilation systems help cut that down. But lots of short journeys with larger engines wont do them any good at all.


Johnnie boy a DPF is a Diesel Particulate Filter. It stores the soot from the combustion cycle in the exhaust until you run the engine at above 40mph for approx 20 minutes.
Different systems require different regeneration cycles but generally 20 minutes above 40mph.

If you dont they clog up and throw fault codes which may lead to expensive replacement parts.

Shorter journey's dont burn off contaminates in the oil so should be changed more often.

I do lots of short journeys and get the oil changed every 6 months.

170,000 miles and running well. So it works for me.

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