Wheels magazine.

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I consider myself a bit of a car nut. Over the years I've spent far too much time thinking about, and reading about cars. I've always got a motoring magazine subscription on the go so i think it's fair too say I'm reasonably educated as to the goings on in the motoring world. When it came to buying a new family car I spent a good twelve months researching which way we would go given our budget and circumstances. This is a process I enjoy. My wife didn't want to be driving around a people mover, 4WD or huge sedan. I still ran them by her anyway. In the end it was a matter I finding a car that sat somewhere in between. The medium car class was the obvious route. With that in mind there was just nothing that came close to the Diesel Mondeo. The room inside , the beautiful drive, the massive boot, exceptional fuel economy for a car of it's size, excellent build quality and attractive looks. An excellent all rounder and car that should be walking out the door. I'm a Volkswagen driver myself so I'm certainly not biased toward Fords in any way.
The reason I'm ranting on is because I was reading the latest copy of wheels magazine and was annoyed to see a section listing their choice for the top 5 Medium cars and the Mondeo doesn't get a mention. I'm staggered by that because had there been a better medium sized car than the the Mondeo my wife would be driving it! Thing is, people place a lot of weight on their opinion when choosing a car and God knows Ford Australia does bugger all to promote the car!