4 November 2022 Reading time: 9 minutes

A while back, a Facebook listing caught my attention: a facelift Mondeo Mk4 Titanium, 2.0 EcoBoost, accident-damaged, at an unusually low price. Suspicious? Sure. Worth a closer look? Absolutely. The car had light damage on the right side, with deployed curtain and passenger seat airbags. Asking price: €2,800. By the next day, I was in Ploiești, ready to make it mine.

I know the Mk4 platform well - I previously owned a 2.2 TDCi pre-facelift for years and regretted selling it. When the opportunity for a new project appeared, I didn’t hesitate.