Faults:

Had to replace the glove box lock.

Fuel problem at 1500rpm.

Started pulling to the left, and wearing the tyres unevenly.

General Comments:

I bought this car for space, and space is what I got, with a few things thrown in for good measure.

The interior of the car is great; not the most modern now, but better than most with its titanium inserts on the dashboard and doors.

The exterior is nice also, with chrome front top and bottom grills, and nice ST fog lights.

The best part about the car for me (second to the space) is the performance of the 2.2 TDCi engine.

The car has a six speed gearbox that goes with the engine nicely. In sixth gear the torque is huge. The torque is limited in the lower gears till you get to 4th and the full whack is available.

The only thing is that the turbo kicks in at 1800rpm, and then the power fades at 3500-3800rpm, but as long as you shift around the gearbox, you will be fine.

Safety wise it's got all the airbags, front, passenger, sides and curtain, pretensioning seat belts, ABS.

Great car, but loses value quick, so buy nearly new and enjoy.

Faults:

Very early days, but absolutely nothing, feels like its been built from sold granite!

General Comments:

Fantastic car. I do 1100 km/week and she just eats them up. I'm now getting just over 52mpg which I think is truly amazing for such a big car.

I do a lot of motorway driving, but 30% of my driving is also on back roads, but wherever it is that I drive this car it just thrives. Extremely comfy, with good levels of equipment, but i'd rather have a trip computer than an electric seat on the LX STEEL version I own!

Faults:

No 2 Fuel injector failed at 11000 miles. Replaced under warranty.

No 3 Fuel injector failed at 13000 miles. Replaced under warranty.

No 2 Fuel injector went out of calibration at 16000 miles. Recalibrated under warranty.

No 2 injector again at 19000 miles. Metal shards discovered in fuel system.

Fuel pump failure at 24000 miles. Was told it was caused by misfuelling and the warranty wouldn't pay. Luckily as I use the car for business, I keep my fuel receipts and was able to document every litre of fuel ever put into the car alongside mileage. Warranty claim eventually accepted.

General Comments:

Great car completely ruined by the world's most unreliable diesel engine. I had a mk2 1.8TD Mondeo which was gutless and noisy, but clocked up 150,000 utterly reliable miles. This has given me constant problems, and nobody can tell me why the injectors keep failing, or why the UKP2000 fuel pump failed at just 24k despite the car only having been run on quality brand diesel and being serviced exactly to Ford specs by a Ford dealer.

The car's strengths are in its performnce, refinement, fuel economy, build quality and comfort. Sadly, this Ford diesel engine is a joke. Every problem I have had is well known and documented, and Ford seem unable or unwilling to take responsibility. The car has only managed a maximum of 5000 miles between fuel system failures.

I am selling the car this year. I wouldn't entertain owning it anywhere close to its warranty expiry date. After three fantastic Fords, it pains me to say that my honest advice would be to avoid this car at all costs. If you must have a diesel Ford, buy a Focus or C-Max with the Peugeot developed diesel engine.

Bitterly disappointing.