Hello you, I know, funny question. But actually I wanted to get a Passat Variant petroler and had to find that the Mondeo is much cheaper to get. But since I have never owned Ford, I lack the experience. Visually the Mondeo is completely OK. Important to me is the reliability and the rust. For your experiences with your Mooneos of the current series (from 2000) I would be grateful to you. And for convincing arguments per Mondeo, contra Passat also S. Interesting for me are the gasoline engines. Which engine should it be?