vectra vs mondeo

**dawn brown** · 27th June 2007, 01:18

Hi before I bought my 3.2 v6 gsi I asked on another forum what people thought of them and most people said the mondeo st was better so i just thought i would ask you nice people what your thoughts where. thanks

**Duncan** · 27th June 2007, 01:25

Was the other forum a Ford one perchance? If it was the replies were probably biased - same as they will be on here in favour of the GSi!

**dawn brown** · 27th June 2007, 01:29

It was the the gassing station with people who have all different models. They said that the mondeo was faster more fun to drive and handles better.

**VauxVeteran** · 27th June 2007, 04:24

Originally Posted by dawn brown

Hi before I bought my 3.2 v6 gsi I asked on another forum what people thought of them and most people said the mondeo st was better so i just thought i would ask you nice people what your thoughts where. thanks

Most ppl don't know a car if it bit them in the a55, I drove a Morosedeo a while back, it was slow, and felt like a Cavalier.

**BigMan** · 27th June 2007, 07:11

Vectra every time for me, i have driven an equivalalent Mondeo to my Vectra, and hated every moment of it, i was practically begging to get my car back!

**AJA** · 27th June 2007, 08:14

Here's my honest opinion. The Mondeo does handle better than the Vectra C and the ST220 is slightly faster then the GSI in standard form, but once you sit in both of them you soon realise that the Vectra is a much nicer place to be. The build quality and plastics used in the Mondeo look and feel cheap in my opinion.

The Vectra is also a much better cruiser and rides the bumps with ease; you can't say that about the ST.

If it was my money, get the GSI.

**ed taylor** · 27th June 2007, 08:26

Yep the GSI get,s my vote too.

**G.O'Rilla** · 27th June 2007, 08:32

Small point - it may have been just me but I hated the door mirrors in the Mundano - they appeared to be too small. Engine was nice but prefer the VX one.

Nothing at all to do with GSI vs ST, but I am sat in a boring QHSE meeting and looking around me most other people are doing their mail as well........

**Brocks** · 27th June 2007, 08:45

I drove a Mondeo Estate back from Plymouth last week. No comparison I know as I have a vectra Sri, but Gotta say the Mondeo's driving position was not nice. The cruise control was fiddly. I have so many more adjustments in the Vectra to get comfy....

**MysteryElite** · 27th June 2007, 08:53

While you don't but these versions for economy, a former colleage had a ST220 manual, and on a similar run and similar driving my 3.2 Elite Auto would consistently return far better MPG than his manual box ST.