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28-03-2011, 03:18 PM | #1 | ||
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I'm not a fan of spoliers but I cant help wondering if the Mondeo was designed with one in mind - the rear does seem to look better with the std spoiler.....
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28-03-2011, 05:19 PM | #2 | ||
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Hi "car"
I'm no fan of spoilers, especially if they are after market ones. You nearly always have to drill holes in the sheet metal to fit them and so you generate a potential start point for rust. And they are damned difficult to clean around/under/beneath. $490 to acquire supplied primed only (just checked Ford's site) so add painting and fitting - there you go holes in the sheetmetal Also the reaward vision in our Mondeo is worse that the Territory and I can't see that being improved by fitting a spoiler. (I'm assuming you are thinking about the hatch version?) So my vote would be NO. Cheers
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28-03-2011, 06:29 PM | #3 | ||
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Damn it - when will I learn all the detail is in the fine print? $490 is the dealer fitted price - doesn't say anything about painting though
Cheers
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28-03-2011, 08:39 PM | #4 | ||
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$490 seems fairly good if it's an all up price. The UK Titanium X sport comes with it standard and I think it really suits. Alan is right about them being hard to keep clean though.
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28-03-2011, 11:55 PM | #5 | ||
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Got one on ours being an XR5... To be honest I dont mind it either way, but the Titaniums do look a bit naked without them!
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29-03-2011, 10:37 AM | #7 | ||
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To me, they are something extra the boss can use to help open and close the hatch, when I'm not around (I know it would happen).
So it's a no from me.
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31-03-2011, 04:35 PM | #8 | ||
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No from me too. Titanium looks good without it and I'm sure the spoiler would effect fuel economy due to more drag etc. (But this is just my opinion)
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31-03-2011, 06:41 PM | #9 | ||
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Would have looked better on the sedan when it was available
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31-03-2011, 07:59 PM | #10 | ||
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On these things the spoiler is just pose value. I would expect zero downforce effect and immeasurable difference when it comes to economy.
I have one on my MB XR5, and IMHO it completes the styling. Tho' I will concede someones point about cleaning (just trade-offs). But, each to their own. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
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