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Buying a used car: Passat or Mondeo?

I would like to ask your opinion about the Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mondeo. I want to buy a used car with a manual gearbox and petrol engine. I've seen a Passat 1.4 and a Mondeo 1.8 that I quite like. Which one would be most reliable and economical?

Asked on 7 June 2016 by

Answered by Honest John
Used, the Ford will probably be the most reliable. Fords are generally far more reliable then VAG cars. New, you can't yet get a Passat 1.4/1.5TSI 125/150. But you can get a Skoda Superb 1.4TSI 150 and that is an excellent car that will pull 130mph in 4th,with two more gears to go.

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