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Just had to boast how good my secondhand MC turned out to be.
Myself, mate and the Mondy returned home yesterday after completing a VIC > NSW > QLD > NSW > VIC tour of over 4,000klms without a single problem. No oil used, no rattles and every tank of diesel delivering on average just over 1,200klms. Mondy tackled Bondi, Circular Quay to Manly traffic like a dream and Mount Tamborine QLD in the wet like a rally car. ![]() Due to Newell Hwy being blocked by floods near Forbes yesterday it saw us doing about a thousand klms to get home after leaving Dubbo in the morning. Comfortable high speed driving using Cruise Control made our trip very easy and cannot speak highly enough of the car. PS: It is just a few hundred klms off having 230,000 clicks on the clock. ![]()
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Went for a drive Thursday with the family up the Kuranda Range to go back to Windy Hill up at Atherton Tablelands to see the wind turbines, haven't been there since the first born (had two more and the youngest turned five). Great location kids had a ball getting engaged with the technology and cows across the road. Lunch in Millaa Millaa and some absolutely gorgeous scenery. The new suspension is still giving smiles and putting the kids to sleep, wish I did it earlier than what I did. Stop in Innisfail then onwards to Cairns. winning...
Folks took their MD and man it looked good from the rearview mirror. Not boring but this was the tame part:(not my pic) ![]() Last edited by cobrin; 01-10-2016 at 12:13 AM. |
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Sure looks loverly up that way as it normally does.
LOL The last car I had up there was a 1982 LTD back in 1993. A far cry from our Mondies but the old girl was dual fuel and cheap to run. Living at the time in Townsville I took visitor from Melb up through the Daintree and a tour through the Atherton Tablelands. Eventually drove it back to Melb where it was attacked by metal mice and sold off. My fault neglecting it due to using company cars. ;-( This trip due to all the rain the Hume Hwy and even the Newell Hwy were surrounded by green fields and contented livestock.
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It's nice to hear a happy Mondeo story. We can all get tied up in the transmission stories and not stop to smell the roses sometimes. The Mondeo is a really underrated car.
While it won't win any races, its effortless torque, meaty steering and huge boot make it great for long trips. Did a similar 3000+ trip the Christmas before last and it was awesome. Also did a 1000km trip towing our camper trailer and it was staying in 6th up hills that my falcon would change down to 3rd for and rev its tits off. And it averaged economy in the 7's while towing.
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Would be interested in size, weight, how it towed ect. I'm coming off a Territory which handled the camper with ease. So very interested in how the Mondeo handles the weight.
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Our camper was a CUB Supamatic. It was only circa 500kg so towed ridiculously easy. Although our Honda CRV struggled with it up hills. The Mondy didn't even slow down up them at all. I've actually towed a lot heavier stuff to the tip. 8x5 cage trailers full of building rubbish. The tip weighbridge showed over 2.6T for car and trailer. It noticed it but still amazing how a 2L can move all that weight so easy.
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I only managed a measly 1100km or so per tank, but that was pretty fully loaded with wife, 2 small kids, dog and other stuff. No trouble whatsoever. |
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Yes Manchu,
I think us wagon drivers suffer from the evils of aerodynamics. And I'm sure if I took 5k's off the cruising speed it would help too ;-)
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Steve Current rides 2012 Mondeo Titanium wagon (TDCI) Moondust silver 2016 Focus Trend, 1.5ecoboost, 6sp manual. Frozen white Previous 2004 Berlina Wagon (LS1) Vespers Blue 1995 Camry 2.2, white 1971 Ford Fairmont wagon 302w, C4 Polar white 1971 TC Cortina, 2L 4sp, Ermine white |
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