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Old 23-11-2013, 07:43 PM   #66
allanv6gt
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Default Re: What problems have you had with your Mondeo?

MB XR5 Problem: Looks like the nice fine chrome highlight around the inside of the top of the 6spd gearstick is starting to lift and/or split. I can feel a sharp edge developing.

Car under 60000kms and 3.5 yrs old - pretty poor really.

By comparison, the leather gearknob on our 7yr old Subaru Outback (Gen3) was still 'as new' after nearly 170,000kms when it sold to make way for the Mondeo XR5.
And the little vents in the dash of our '87 Telstar TX5 Ghia still swished back and forth after 13yrs and nearly 300,000kms (same engine, clutch and box). Bit it was built alongside the Mazda 626 in J-Pan.

Must be time to back-trade into some interesting (simpler) classics.......
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