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All The Way From The Sunny West Mids

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I've just signed up as I have just become the proud owner of an MK3 Mondeo (04).

It's the 2.0 TDCi LX hatchback and it has 116k on the clock. Full service history and I picked it up for £1,000. The clutch is a bit low so I know in the next few months I'll have to brave a new clutch and DMF and there is a bit of a crack in the paint on the arch where it looks like the last owner scraped it across a wall.

The only other thing I noticed was that the rear foot wells were damp but I checked the door, the lights, and picked the carpet up and checked EVERYWHERE for any sign of a leak. No mold or anything so i'm thinking the previous owner might have had the carpets washed before I picked the car up???

I did notice that one of the rear weather strips was away from the window so I have just purchased a new set for £30.

I've had it for three days now and oh my god what a nice car! I have always been a bit of a boy racer and the last car I had was a Golf GTI that I had modified into a 300bhp model. Then my partner said that she couldn't get our boy in the back easily enough and hated the sound and speed so I said I would get a family car. It was between the Vectra and Mondeo but due to the dated inside of the Vectra I was leaning towards the Mondeo.

I picked it up and found that it was so smooth to drive, speed bumps became a thing of the past and so I took it to the post office. Cost me just £77 for 6 months which was a pleasant surprise and with a huge drop in my insurance premium I had a beaming smile. I filled the car up which cost £65 and have done a nice 110 mile and the tank is still full...

It's the first diesel I have owned and I am just amazed at how well it is built.

Anyway, sorry for the long story and introduction. I'm from Walsall in the West Midlands

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    Congrats on the new purchase, and welcome to FOC. :)

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    Thanks Incontro, it seems a pretty good community!

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    Hi Mark welcome to the club! :)

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    Good to see someone else here from the west midz. :D

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    Thanks guys, much appreciated.

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    Welcome to the family Mark!

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    Welcome to the club Mark

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    Hi Mark

    Welcome, Also From The West Mids (Bilston)

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