Can you recommend a French equivalent to the Ford Mondeo Estate?
I have sold my house in Spain and I am moving to France. Can you please tell me if there is a French estate car that can compare favourably with the new Ford Mondeo estate for price and spec and space? I have heard some bad things about the French Ford Mondeo.
Asked on 22 October 2010 by BW, via email
Answered by
Honest John
Recently I saw a current model 30-month-old Mondeo 2.0TDCI Zetec estate with 142,000 miles on it at auction. Having averaged 1,000 miles a week it had not had much of a chance to be unreliable. And they are built in Belgium, not France. But the obvious French alternative is a Citroen C5 estate, with the same diesel engine range as the Mondeo and exceptionally good looks.
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