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by **MR2SIK** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:49 pm

Hey guys,
Cousins looking at a couple of cars, an 02 ford mondeo and a 00 primera, both station wagons.
Taking price and kms out of the equation, what will be thought of to be the better car?
Anything to look out for if taking a look?
Any advice would be great.

by **Lloyd** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:02 pm

Depends which model Primera... if it's the late one then avoid it, especially if it's CVT and/or direct injection. Plain old SR20 jobs that have been serviced properly should be fine. Check the engine for rattles.

Mondeo... well, it's a Mondeo. You'll get mixed opinions on them. Some love them, some hate them. They eat rotors pretty badly, and they're not especially cheap. Genuine pads are better priced than the Bendix alternative from memory. I wouldn't buy one, but that's just because I don't like the feel of them. They're getting fairly cheap though.

by **MR2SIK** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:10 pm

From what I've heard it's got a cam chain rather than belt, so guessing its the sr20?

by **MR2SIK** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:44 pm

Primera.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/auction-608915144.htm

Mondeo.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/ford/mondeo/auction-604987069.htm
Obviously gonna haggle the prices either way. Primera seems rather pricey in particular though??

by **Lloyd** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:58 pm

It is the SR20 model, yes. Usually a fairly safe purchase. And yes it does seem rather pricey. In saying that, it's getting harder and harder to find a decent cheap car these days. More so at a dealer. At least there is a warranty though which is worth something.

by **phoenix** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:13 pm

I'd go for the Primera

Something to be wary of:
http://www.fordwiki.co.uk/index.php?tit ... _-_Duratec

by **Lloyd** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:31 pm

As well as assorted ignition/electrical issues.

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:47 am

Buy a Corolla!

by **TRDWGN** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:46 am

As a mondeo owner I would recommend them every time however go for a facelift model (2004+). Have done 75,000 troublefree km's over the last 6 years, most reliable car I have ever owned, safe too with front, side and curtain airbags.

by **B1NZ** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:27 am

If you want trouble free motoring go for the Primera, Privately you should get something like that one for 3-4.5k.

I just sold a sedan version for $2800 with 209000kms and it still drove like new, never had any issues with it

by **FST4RD** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:59 am

You see quite a lot of mondeos on trademe with stupid high k's, even the late model ones. I assume they're ex lease cars, so you know if you can get one with lowish k's it'll last if looked after.

by **fielderz** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:50 am

Mr Revhead wrote:Buy a Corolla!

I'll second that! I'm a nissan guy, but I am super stoked with my fielder. Its just so well designed, great to drive, easy to work on (only had to do maintenance jobs) and I think they look pretty nice for a wagon to.

by **tiny2009** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:28 pm

Sell house. Buy RS6?

by **iOnic** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:49 pm

Don't make any excuses.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 328892.htm

by **fangsport** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:09 pm

Mondeo diff gears go, and you cannot buy replacements without buying the whole diff, and a large portion of the second hand diffs are rooted. Autos are real spendy to fix/replace.

they do drive ok and reasonaly economical.

would take Primera everyday of the week as long as it not CVT.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:24 pm

QR20DD can also be problematic. P11 non CVT will be the winner. Seen plenty of BHG's on Mondeos now

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