Re: Foci - what to look out for?

In message <Pine.SOC.4.64.0903190955001.18039@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kostas Kavoussanakis <kavousan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009, Chris Whelan wrote:

Any ex-rental car will only have the basic equipment though. The early
LX's didn't have A/C or CD, but at the age the OP can afford they were
standard.

You would be surprised: it had the additional A/C and safety pack (ABS et al) *because* it was a rental car. And to me, these are the things that matter, not big fat wheels and wood trim on a mid-range, family hatch.

Good to know Ford got itself sorted.
Kostas

My MK3 Mondeo (1.8 5D, Zetec Sat Nav) was a Ford Direct ex-rental.

Bought 9 months old at 11,000 miles, my only grouch was that it should have been serviced before sale. The oil clearly hadn't been changed and I went back and insisted it be done, which they agreed reluctantly and in a patronising manner. "Oh well, just to make you happy"...
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