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created by retroworthYBD on 09/03/2025 at 17:39 UTC
323 upvotes, 71 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by isitmeorisit at 09/03/2025 at 17:59 UTC
131 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Clearly not a genuine example as there is no gaffer tape holding the bumper together.
Comment by GruffScottishGuy at 09/03/2025 at 17:47 UTC
65 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Same with Vauxhall Vectra's. When's the last time you saw one?
Comment by thrrowaway4obreasons at 09/03/2025 at 18:05 UTC*
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My dad had a line of Sierras and Mondeos. I think they were just decent, reasonably priced, reliable cars.
Comment by jablonec at 09/03/2025 at 17:47 UTC
30 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fuckin beaut of a motor that mate. 👌
Comment by YoSumo at 09/03/2025 at 17:53 UTC
26 upvotes, 3 direct replies
"Mondeo Man" was a thing right? I seem to remember it was a thing...
Comment by crimsonavenger77 at 09/03/2025 at 17:48 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I had one in petrol blue. It was a brilliant car and quite an improvement on my previous shit heap of a metro. The seats were amazingly comfortable as well.
Comment by [deleted] at 09/03/2025 at 17:45 UTC
16 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by Liberated-Astronaut at 09/03/2025 at 17:50 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
They disappeared pretty quickly, they just didn’t last long term (unlike say a VW or Mercedes that could go 25 years+ and still look new)
Comment by MassiveHampton at 09/03/2025 at 17:50 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
On my 3rd mondeo currently, a mk1 1.8 lx was my first at 19.
Comment by Top_Tap_4183 at 09/03/2025 at 18:39 UTC*
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It’s one of 250 still registered and on road and for the specific model year one of 25!
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/ford_mondeo_verona
This car is more rare than a McLaren 720s.
Comment by _Middlefinger_ at 09/03/2025 at 20:06 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Well 1996 is 29 years ago. Most cars dont last that long and they were so common they weren’t valued or cared for.
Comment by Doomergeneration at 09/03/2025 at 22:12 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Utterly unexceptional, love it!
Comment by ThorburnJ at 09/03/2025 at 17:49 UTC
7 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Find another!
Comment by Own-Lecture251 at 09/03/2025 at 17:49 UTC*
4 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I've just seen one of these in my street with the steering wheel removed and placed on the driver's seat.
Edit: I swear it's the same colour.
Edit edit: I think it's a different car. I'm a chump. The steering wheel is sat on top of the dash though.
Comment by blainy-o at 09/03/2025 at 18:11 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You need to do the traditional mk1 and mk2 Mondeo modification by putting a load of gaffer tape on the rear bumper.
Comment by Valuable_Machine_ at 09/03/2025 at 18:13 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My dad's favourite car of ours when we were growing up.
He was gutted he had to swap it for an astra company car when he got a new job.
The astra was shite
Comment by Briglin at 09/03/2025 at 19:37 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever" - Does not apply in this case
Comment by ArapileanDreams at 09/03/2025 at 20:00 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My father in law was having a moan about Land Rover Defenders tearing up some green lanes near him, (disgraceful but legal TBF). I had to say though Defenders are one of the most environmentally friendly cars as 90% ever made are probably still running, where 98% of this Mondeo model are now scrapped.
Comment by baskura at 09/03/2025 at 21:51 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I remember going to the launch of the Mondeo as a child with my dad (he was general manager at a Ford dealership) - it was very cool! The car looks dated today, but back then it was quite the looker and they sold a ton of them!
I believe Mondeo translated to ‘car of the world’ or something along those lines, though that might just have been marketing talk.
Comment by MassimoOsti at 09/03/2025 at 21:56 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I had the Ghia spec
Comment by CaptainBristol at 09/03/2025 at 22:00 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Learnt to drive in a L plate Mondeo - convinced my Dad (whose car it was) that Mondeo was Mexican for Monday!
Comment by Available_Box_3803 at 09/03/2025 at 22:16 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Goodness me, they were as common as muck. Especially in the signature dark green colour.
Seeing one now is such a rarity, even quite nostalgic. It's aged rather well
Comment by goodvibezone at 09/03/2025 at 17:55 UTC
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The world's first "global car" that was essentially the same around the world apart from the wheel on the other side. My wife did her dissertation on it 😄
Comment by TheLazyLobOn at 09/03/2025 at 18:09 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I had a Mondeo Mistral. I think it may have had some fire damage but I got a few months out of it. If you're wondering about the cling film, my friends thought it would be hilarious to seal my car up, I woke up late for work that morning and got a big old bollocking.
Comment by BusyDark7674 at 09/03/2025 at 18:04 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I saw a Metro the other day and had the same thoughts. It's so weird when you realise that you haven't seen a previously ubiquitous car for years. When's the last time you saw a Maestro?
