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02-11-2009, 02:19 AM
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So should i rent the Focus or Mondeo for the wife in Qatar? I have to becareful of gas as well. Its at 20 cents a litre :D
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Focus is 3800 a month and Mondeo is 4200 a month. So not much difference. BTW this is QAR money so its around 1200 focus and 1500 mondeo.
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Oh yes, do it!
And let's see some burnouts!
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ANTHONYD,Feb 10 2009, 04:22 PM Wrote:Oh yes, do it!
And let's see some burnouts!
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mmm you are not helping!
Focus or Mondeo was the question.
reminds me of resturants when they ask you"soup or salad" and ppl always say "yes" :)
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since the mondeo is a 3 series competitor, I'd say, go for the mondeo. There's a chance the focus will come over.. .less likely the mondeo.
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Sorry Mondeo.
I meant to say that!
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How comparable are the gas mileage numbers? Will you be doing a lot of driving? Are they paying for your mileage?
Asking all this because while the Mondeo lookas like a ton more fun, if it costs you a ton more cash to run the thing, I would say stick with the Focus, but that's just me.
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02-11-2009, 03:10 AM
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NefCanuck,Feb 10 2009, 04:57 PM Wrote:How comparable are the gas mileage numbers? Will you be doing a lot of driving?ÃÂ Are they paying for your mileage?
Asking all this because while the Mondeo lookas like a ton more fun, if it costs you a ton more cash to run the thing, I would say stick with the Focus, but that's just me.
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gas is 20 cents a litre. I'm more concered with how much water the car uses rather then gas :) Water is more expensive then gas. Most ppl drive big ass SUV's so that is one thing i have to be careful about. I was told small cars get pushed out of roads because they are too small. I dont want to get an SUV bc it cost lot more for rental, twice as much. So i'm thinking Modeo would be the better choice as well. plus i dont think focus's 1.6L engine can keep the temperatures cool in the car. Specially in the summer when it gets about 40C.
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Tuff choice I personally would like to drive the focus but for a few extra bucks the Mondeo might be worth it. Can you bring up a few barrels of gas for teh rest of us.
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Let's start Mo's Cheap Cheap Gas Sales ™. I'll take 4000L of gas, please. :D
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NOS2Go4Me,Feb 10 2009, 05:36 PM Wrote:Let's start Mo's Cheap Cheap Gas Sales ™. I'll take 4000L of gas, please. :D
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You could probably fit more wives in the trunk of the Mondeo than the Focus. I say Mondeo just in case. LOL
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well one question you should ask mo is, what versions / engines are used in the rentals they offer? and what your needs will be, as there are 3 verson of Mondeos, and 5 versions of the Focus, as well as if they offer an automatic.
and the most common focus sold in europe comes with a 1.6L engine or the 1.6L Diesel.
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mo_focus,Feb 10 2009, 12:10 PM Wrote:...So i'm thinking Modeo would be the better choice as well. plus i dont think focus's 1.6L engine can keep the temperatures cool in the car. Specially in the summer when it gets about 40C.
I was thinking exactly the same thing, you're gonna want the extra ponies for the A/C alone.
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