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I've had a Mondeo TDCi 130 now for 4 weeks and it pulls our Pageant Burgundy at 1400kgs like a dream, and returns 32mpg.

                  Jim

 You wont even know you are towing with the Mondeo!

My "old" Mondeo 130ps failed in a spectacular manner just weeks after it changed hands. I had driven it for three years and it never let me down.

Two weeks later the dual mass flywheel fell apart and a week after that the injectors went.

The new owner was saddled with a bill for over £2500....

Maybe they are designed for three years/90000 miles and not much more.

Mr U-M

Well i have a mondeo st 2.2 diesel and tow a elldis avante 524 1420kg

i have had the bluefin fitted and i cant tell the van is there and this weekend it returned 39 mpg and i was on cruse control at 70 i know i shouldnt but its so stable ..

As Ive said before TDCi`s are costing a fortune at about 90k, if buying used make sure the Dual mass fly-wheel has been changed, and the clutch, starter motor and have the injectors checked over. Dual mass flywheel replacement £1k, injectors £1k +.

I agree with the above comments that the Mondeo TDCi is a fine towing vehicle, especially the 130 bhp. But if your buying used be very careful. 

we are currently towing our bailey pagent with a 2.0 TDCI mondeo. Last night we got 40.9mpg from York to Sheffield on a steady run.

can't fault it one bit!

 Just picked up a Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium, can't wait to go away to see how it tows. Used to have the Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 and towed with no probs.

Hi, we have both cars, and also tow a bailey ranger 550/6.  I would echo the earlier comments that any kind of incline and the Zafira does struggle.  My OH got a Mondeo 2.0 Tdci a few months ago, and we've towed the van a couple of times since then, it's a brilliant tow car, really is.  I'm afraid I can't answer any technical comments about MPG or anything else, as I just fill up the car when i'm told !!!