Mondeo condensation

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Mon 22 Nov 2004 10:14
Mondeo condensation - Wth
Hello all,

I've done a search and found a number of topics on this subject. However, I'm asking what your advice to me would be about the following:

I took a used Mondeo hatch (registered beginning of this year) for a test drive last Saturday late afternoon / early evening. It'd been brought up from a dry storage area below ground to rather damper conditions above, though it wasn't raining. Just cold and 'moist'.

All was well during the drive except for excessive condensation from the start on the interior of all the windows - it was so bad on the back window that I could hardly see out of it.

When we got out, we even noticed condensation 1/3 of the way up the front headlights.

I assume that this sort of thing isn't normal and could be the result of the seal around the door and headlights letting in water.

I didn't notice any damp inside the car on the seats - though I didn't run my hand over any of the carpet or look under the space saver in the boot for any water.

The dealer assured me that he'd get the the problem 'checked out' when he has the car serviced before he delivers it to me this Sunday.

Am I being overly concerned for nothing - that this level of condensation in a car after a period of storage is natural - or should there be specific things I should call the dealer about?

Your help is appreciated!
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