Million mile Mondeo.....

[pie]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2159100/Taxi-driver-Brian-Holmes-clocks-1m-miles-16-year-old-Ford.html

[mowgli]

I wonder why they stopped accepting comments on that page..... I think it got a little rude

1m miles in a car is still seen as huge in the uk... I know a bloke in skelmersdale with an 8 wheeler erf that has done 2m miles since new... but in that time it has had several engines, gearboxes, axles etc....lol

isn't this (http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/18/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-1966-volvo-three-million-miles-20130918) the world record?

[brainsnova]

You know what the tax man is going to do lol

[MK999]

"Steve Humbles, product marketing manager for Ford of Britain, said: 'Since Mondeo was first launched in 1993, it has proven a popular choice for retail and fleet customers alike, predominantly due to its reliability, fuel economy and smart driver assistance technologies.
'We are delighted to hear that Bernie has enjoyed one million miles of happy motoring in his.'"

Translation: "I'll be consulting the engineering department on Monday to re-examine the margins on the new model, he should have had a new one by now, *******"

[conza123]

"Steve Humbles, product marketing manager for Ford of Britain, said: 'Since Mondeo was first launched in 1993, it has proven a popular choice for retail and fleet customers alike, predominantly due to its reliability, fuel economy and smart driver assistance technologies.
'We are delighted to hear that Bernie has enjoyed one million miles of happy motoring in his.'"

Translation: "I'll be consulting the engineering department on Monday to re-examine the margins on the new model, he should have had a new one by now, *******"
lol

[meritlover]

'Triggers brush' springs to mind

[Stuart]

"Steve Humbles, product marketing manager for Ford of Britain, said: 'Since Mondeo was first launched in 1993, it has proven a popular choice for retail and fleet customers alike, predominantly due to its reliability, fuel economy and smart driver assistance technologies.
'We are delighted to hear that Bernie has enjoyed one million miles of happy motoring in his.'"

Translation: "I'll be consulting the engineering department on Monday to re-examine the margins on the new model, he should have had a new one by now, *******"

several new ones lol

[pie]

lol

[Andy]

citroen and Peugeot have the right idea,although theyre alittle eager perhaps.
Corroded wires chucking up faults on brand new pdi? hahaha

[millworm]

I'm surprised it hadn't rotted away

[mowgli]

there is one certainty.. the taxi driver isn't charging enough. cos if he was, he'd be in a large people carrier/minibus and swapping it every 2-3 years, not some shonky only shagger worth about £3.50 plus the contents of the fuel tank

[Stuart]

there is one certainty.. the taxi driver isn't charging enough. cos if he was, he'd be in a large people carrier/minibus and swapping it every 2-3 years, not some shonky only shagger worth about £3.50 plus the contents of the fuel tank

Maybe he has outside of work tastes..... Eg if he makes decent money in his £3.50 tool then why change it for the extra expense that he might need for buying art or bit coins etc lol

Bet its had new bumpers every few months lol

[Andy]

in Hull your taxi can only be a max of 8 years old...