My first Ford!! - MA Mondeo Zetec

[bigdude1011]

Hey comrades,

I've finally decided to buy myself a car to replace my old Integra. At first, I was looking at the old Japanese "favourites" (Liberty, Mazda6, Accord Euro, Camry), as well as the Falcon/Commodore on Gas, and then, out of nowhere, I decided to look for the Mondeo. There were about three private sale Mondeos here in Canberra, so I took a look at all of them yesterday afternoon. Two of them were XR5s, and the other was a Zetec.

I chose the Zetec, because, well, it was $6-7k cheaper than the XR5s, even before haggling, it was a year newer, had half the mileage of the others, and had most of the gadgets of the XR5. Sure, I'll miss having a manual, but I've still got 6 speeds, so I'm not complaining. As I just commute between home, work (10 minutes away), the gym and TAFE (20 minutes away), I don't really need the extra power.

The seller was in the defence force, and got posted overseas, so she was easy to negotiate with, so I was able to get it down to $16,000. Not bad for a 2009 with 50k on the clock.

What do you guys think? Did I get a good deal? Will the car last me 5+ years without trouble? Anything I should know?

Thank You!!