Thinking of buying one. Seen a 95M with 81k up for $995. Air con, cruise, leather....

Views please.

Boot space reasonable? Fuel consumption - gotta be better than the WRX???

 

well better than a $995 wrx

 

Boot is hooooooge, shame the interior isn't!

I had a 95M 16V a few years back. Had great seats which grip your sides so you stay in!

Can't remember the fuel consumption so can't help.

Clare

 

A mate had one (in white) on a 94L.

A bit boat like to manoeuvre, quite long overhangs ISTR.

Aerodynamic and good high speed cruiser. MPG would be good compared to an STi (you'd have to look up the numbers though). Cruise control handy. 168bhp engine, V6 sounds good, though muted. Mate referred to 3rd as 'the gear of death'.

Parts can be difficult to get hold of quickly. Unlike any else Ford-like at the time, so dealers stumped etc. Mazda dealers can be useful as Probe was based on MX6.

Interior cramped for me (6' 2"). I journeyed in the back of it once but only by lying across the seats. More or a 2 rather than a 2+2. Interior plastics and trim distinctly Escort/Mondeo like (1994 remember).

 

Number one gay mans car.

 

another 2k gets you a proper car 200sx.

 

well,after MX5 of course...

 

Poor car rescued by a fantastic engine .... but then, as mentioned, its a Mazda unit, not a Ford one!

IIRC my mates 24v might have been better than a WRX for mpg .... but not by much!

 

didnt gareth cheeseman drove a probe......?

 

Cracking engine as stated above.
Prob. looking at 28-32 mpg if driven sensibly.
I think it's a wee bit dear at that though.

 

28-32 is a bit optimistic, I considered the Mazda MX6 which is basically the same thing and they (they all have the V6) were early twenties with some dipping into the teens knocking around town according to the guys on the forum.

 

Would agree .... early 20's would be more realistic!

Did Gareth Cheeseman driving a Probe not cause the sales to plummet overnight!!

 

Why did Ford name this car after a *****?

 

I had one and I'm not a gay man

 

I was just going on the Mondeo V6 I had.

 

ive never heard a good word said about them,,and those wheels on the 16 valve model were just about the crappest design ive ever seen anywhere ,,id sooner have trims on steel wheels!!!!

 

Didnt they have problems with distributors packing up? Mate of mine works at Ford and Im sure thats what he said and being Mazda units they were in the region of £400 for a new one :O

 

You **** blokes, same thing.

 

I believe the Mondeo had the Ford Duratec V6 rather than the Mazda lump. Both good engines but the Mazda was a little bit thirstier.