Ford Probe 24v - any good?
06 November 2005, 05:17 PM
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Ford Probe 24v - any good?
Thinking of buying one. Seen a 95M with 81k up for $995. Air con, cruise, leather....
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Boot space reasonable? Fuel consumption - gotta be better than the WRX???
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Boot space reasonable? Fuel consumption - gotta be better than the WRX???
06 November 2005, 06:24 PM
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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.
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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
06 November 2005, 06:35 PM
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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).
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).
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06 November 2005, 06:58 PM
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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!
IIRC my mates 24v might have been better than a WRX for mpg .... but not by much!
06 November 2005, 08:14 PM
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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.
06 November 2005, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by J4CKO
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.
06 November 2005, 11:37 PM
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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!!!!
07 November 2005, 08:19 AM
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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
07 November 2005, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PG
I was just going on the Mondeo V6 I had.
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