After 3 1/2 years of trouble free motoring I have finally sold my vRS TDI, it had over 90,000 miles on the clock and had started running lumpy on occasion, it probably just needed another new fuel filter, the window lifters still worked ok, but the glass didn't go down on one window, I had one early problem with the DPF and that was quickly rectified and its been fine since, but then I do travel on motorways mainly.

I have bought a Ford Mondeo 2.2 Titanium X and its been a revelation, I have only had Skoda's since opting out of the company car scheme and have been impressed overall, but and its a big but, the ride quality and quietness of the Ford is so much better than the Octavia and the gizmo's you get on the Ford seem limitless compared to my old vRS, I know the Superb is the car I should perhaps be comparing to the Ford, but the cost to change and overall running costs were to high for me. I swapped for £9 less a month and £250 cash.

I have to state that looking back, the ride in the vRS was harsh, whereas I seem to remember the ride in my MK 1 being somewhat better, but that could just be memories fading as I get old!

The other thing is, the vRS is becoming common as muck in the company car park, there were seven parked up when I visited our Aston offices! And to think they all used to laugh at my choice, how things have changed.

So it's off the the Form forums now,

Cheers Dwain

After 3 1/2 years of trouble free motoring I have finally sold my vRS TDI, it had over 90,000 miles on the clock and had started running lumpy on occasion, it probably just needed another new fuel filter, the window lifters still worked ok, but the glass didn't go down on one window, I had one early problem with the DPF and that was quickly rectified and its been fine since, but then I do travel on motorways mainly.

I have bought a Ford Mondeo 2.2 Titanium X and its been a revelation, I have only had Skoda's since opting out of the company car scheme and have been impressed overall, but and its a big but, the ride quality and quietness of the Ford is so much better than the Octavia and the gizmo's you get on the Ford seem limitless compared to my old vRS, I know the Superb is the car I should perhaps be comparing to the Ford, but the cost to change and overall running costs were to high for me. I swapped for £9 less a month and £250 cash.

I have to state that looking back, the ride in the vRS was harsh, whereas I seem to remember the ride in my MK 1 being somewhat better, but that could just be memories fading as I get old!

The other thing is, the vRS is becoming common as muck in the company car park, there were seven parked up when I visited our Aston offices! And to think they all used to laugh at my choice, how things have changed.

So it's off the the Form forums now,

Cheers Dwain

Enjoy your Ford. Personally they dont do anything for me.

Best of luck with the Mondeo, the Titanium X is a cracking car but until Ford reduced the RRP of their range this month, it was heading towards £26k for a 163bhp model and at that price, it should be! I looked closely at the Mondeo but at that time (Feb-Mar), a Zetec was a similar price to a Superb Elegance and there really was no comparison so that, and my faith in VW build and reliability, steered my vote towards the Superb, delivery in July (?).

I think you're being a little unfair with the comparison though, the VRS is a sports saloon/ hatch/ estate after all so a fairer comparison would be against something like a Focus ST and I doubt there's much you can say about the smoothness of ride on that, excellent car 'though it undoubtedly is. I can't knock Fords, I reckon the current range is the best Uncle Henry has come up with in decades and the Mondeo is a star among them. Driving wise, it has the edge over the Superb but space, maybe build quality and until the price cuts, equipment levels just couldn't cut it. The fleet market has seen some changes in the last year or two and Ford are struggling to maintain the volumes they need from it, hence the price reductions which do make it a car worth considering.