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Old 01-11-2008, 12:18 PM   #151
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Seen a white XR5 in Rockhampton and a Panther XR5 out near Gracemere. Also saw a red Mondeo out near Emerald not too sure what type it was though.
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Old 02-11-2008, 01:46 PM   #152
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In the past few days, I have seen about 5 Mondeos SOR in Perth - 2 of them a redish colour, a Sea Grey XR5 and a Silver XR5.

Seems to be getting more popular over here.
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Old 19-11-2008, 02:47 PM   #153
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Sighted a Sea Grey Mondeo approaching the roundabout of Taylors Road and Kings Road shortly before noon today. Beginning to see some here in west Melbourne!

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Old 19-11-2008, 03:13 PM   #154
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: One here in rural SA......
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Old 22-11-2008, 01:36 PM   #155
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Saw a red TDCi Hatch at Westfield Strathpine and a silver TDCi Hatch at Bunning Carseldine yesterday .
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Old 22-11-2008, 03:00 PM   #156
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NW Tas: Starting to see a few around here more often. There's ours of course, a panther xr5, a zetec in tonic, one in tango and another TDCI in blue ambition.

On a sad note, I parked the other day near the blue ambition and as I walked past, noticed that it's already been dinged (either by the owner or someone else). A nasty white paint mark on the upper front of the left front wheel arch. The bumper also looked a bit out of wack. Almost brought a tear to my eye.
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Old 24-11-2008, 11:55 AM   #157
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Damn, you guys are luckly. They're plague on the Gold Coast. I can't go anywhere without seeing one.
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Old 26-11-2008, 06:01 PM   #158
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Hello all, there's a new one on the road in Canberra - mine! It's a white TDCi hatch and the first 1,000km have been all good. :
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Old 30-11-2008, 05:52 PM   #159
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I used to complain about how difficult it is to see a mondeo on road. After picked up mine on friday, I saw 3 of them!!!! I was so excited even waved to the guys in them.
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Old 01-12-2008, 09:27 PM   #160
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I used to complain about how difficult it is to see a mondeo on road. After picked up mine on friday, I saw 3 of them!!!! I was so excited even waved to the guys in them.

I'm kinda glad they're not more common. Give's 'em a unique feel. The missus was out driving Sunday near Devonport, pulled into a fruit stall just as a silver Mondy was pulling out. In her words, they both looked at each other, pointed, screamed, smiled and waved, then went their separate ways.

I wouldn't want this car to be "just another" on the road. After all, how many times do you look at all the 3's, 6's, Accord's, Camry's, Aurion's, etc. on the road and go "WOW a new XXX" (fill in the blank). Bet you still do when you see a Mondeo (I know I do but it's only been a month), and the car is still turning heads where ever it goes.
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Old 03-12-2008, 08:41 AM   #161
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They are still rare enough that people still look when they walk past them.

Mine was parked outside the in-laws on Sunday and just about everyone who walked past it gave it a good look over.

Pity it's dirty and in need of a clean.
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Old 03-12-2008, 10:54 AM   #162
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Lately specially around this time of the year with parties nearly every weekend I just seemed to get into arguments on diesel v petrol and rear drive v front drive,misses warned me next party to be on my best behavior or else, zzzzzzzz!!

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Old 03-12-2008, 08:06 PM   #163
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I should be adding to the Perth population tomorrow - hopefully taking delivery of my Chill TDCI hatch. Would apparently have had it today, but the 1600kg towbar was missing a cable that they are freighting in from Victoria.
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Old 03-12-2008, 09:32 PM   #164
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I should be adding to the Perth population tomorrow - hopefully taking delivery of my Chill TDCI hatch. Would apparently have had it today, but the 1600kg towbar was missing a cable that they are freighting in from Victoria.
Congrats and enjoy. You won't be dissappointed.
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:17 AM   #165
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Pretty much the only one at Oran Park yesterday!
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:33 PM   #166
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Saw 3 Mondeos in a space of 5 mins on the road and one later on that day to make it 4.
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Old 08-12-2008, 09:45 PM   #167
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still sure there has been a mis spelling of the nam mundane O !
( i do have blue blood but there is a limit i would prefer to walk ) !! :
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Old 17-12-2008, 06:38 PM   #168
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Saw a XR5 (very new build) at Wilsons Prom last week. He got away before I could speak to him.
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Old 18-12-2008, 08:09 AM   #169
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still sure there has been a mis spelling of the nam mundane O !
( i do have blue blood but there is a limit i would prefer to walk ) !! :
LOL< Perhaps you would prefer to drive something a little more 'entertaining'?
Perhaps something as slow as a Camry, sloppy as a Peugeot, that handles like a 60’s International Truck, that rusts like an Alpha Sud and rattles like a Melbourne tram. Now that I think about it you could cover all those ‘bad’ designs in one easy package…….. its called a Ford F series, any one will do, they are all as bad as each other, a little hard to come by though cus they didn’t sell very well here and those that did get here seemed to rust away within the first few years. :
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Old 14-01-2009, 10:35 PM   #170
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Just in the last couple of weeks I have noticed that there are now about another 5 Mondys around the gatton area.

1 Colorado XR5.
1 Tonic LX
1 Tonic Zetec Sedan
1 Ink Blue Zetec Hatch
1 Sea Grey Zetec Hatch

Anyone here? Good to see more of them around.
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Old 15-01-2009, 09:32 PM   #171
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They're pretty common in NZ. Parked next to a Sea Gray liftback at a petrol station today. Nice colour.
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Old 05-02-2009, 10:30 PM   #172
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If you go down to the woods (Daylesford, VIC) on Aus Day weekend, you would have been in a for a big surprise.
They come out from hiding. Four in one day, all different, including a Blue Ambition XR5 with sunroof (want...want...). Even, dare I say it, more Mondeos than FG Falcon. Must be a message here.

I drive 30km each way each weekday from North CBR to Sth for work, see the same 3 cars within each 2 week period....for nine months now. Don't seem to be many local here. And the same Black XR5 was on the dealers lot for a l-o-n-g time late08/early09.

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