Comments on: Ford launches Mondeo and others in GCC

By: Vinod Nair

Vinod Nair — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:44:00 +0000

The new Ford mondeo looks so stunning…planning to get one..any idea when it will be available in Qatar and price?

By: Vivek

Vivek — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:11:05 +0000

heyy guyzzz…went for the motorshow today and checked out the new Mondeo….Man they’ve turned tat car into a mini-Lexus!!!! Itz awesome.!!..Stunning looks both inside and out as Mash had said !!…I drive a Mondeo Trend 2.0L, the 2006 model!..God, what a difference!!…And now instead of that slow 2.0L engine mated to a shit 4-speed auto transmission, they are now offering a 2.3L engine mated 2 a 6-speed auto transmission, whch shud b enuf to make it reach the levels set by itz japanese rivals!! the base 2.3L costs arnd 65000 dhs, which is sort of high for a Ford, tho it has a lot many options for the price! nywayz, I wonder how the performance, handling & comfort of the car would be..

hey Mash..Cant w8 for itz road review man..I’m waiting!

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:34:22 +0000

wallahe i hate them tooo, but i think it saved space in the center console, but the problem is that you might forget them, thats why they are adding this warning to the computer, because they knew that some people are not used to it. looool

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:16:59 +0000

Hehe. I hate foot-operated parking brakes.

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:19:57 +0000

man, thanks god,(my imagination was not right), just i went down and test it again but i pressd the pedal firmly. and that was the problem as i think (the word firmly). and i put it on D and even R and the car didnt move an inch.

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:53:57 +0000

Well mohamad, you just tested it yourself so you know you did something. As I said, not a huge issue if the car doesn’t roll away in Neutral.

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:12:30 +0000

tab OK, give me a test that i can make sure that i did some thing to the system

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:30:15 +0000

Yeah, you probably wore out the DRUMS a bit. You see, the parking brake works on the drums which are at the centre of the rear disc brakes. Not a big issue if it still keeps the car still when parked, and the service centre will probably say nothing is wrong, unless they want to take some of your money.

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:18:10 +0000

i know that if the system was ok, then even when the car at D and you didnt release the parking brake , the car should not move, but when i did this the car was moving slowly, but i think i didnt press the pedal firmly. , when i took it to the service i will let them check the wire and the brake pads(they are disks not drums)

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:06:21 +0000

no you see what happened. is that i think that i forgot to release the parking brake once. and i just want to test it. although the computer gives you a warning “release the parking brakes”,but i was with my friends and i didnt see the warning(as i think) and the sound of the stereo was very high

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:10:20 +0000

You just have to press the pedal in firmly. If it still moves, then don’t worry about it too much. Just a weak parking brake drum, but you shouldn’t keep the car stopped in D with parking brake anyway in traffic.

By: thatsit(mohamad)

thatsit(mohamad) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:19:46 +0000

MR. mash. i have a question about the parkingbrake of the new nissan altima. please i need your answer ASAP. if i put the car on the “D” and i didnt release the parking brak. the car will move or not(even if slowly). please i need to check that only in the new altima not even in the old. if you know any one who have it, please ask him. because i want to be sure.

By: jakomo

jakomo — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:22:19 +0000

any idea what engines are offered and what is the price?

By: ali

ali — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:58:40 +0000

very uncool car;useless

By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury

Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:23:14 +0000

Liftback is one that looks almost like a sedan but the back lid opens like a hatchback (with the rear window and all). Like how the Mazda 6 “sport” and many sports cars have.

By: Boss

Boss — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:10:55 +0000

Hi,

Just curious to know whatz liftback body?? Also would like to advice TC of your health…

cheers
~Boss