wow, sorry to stir this pot. i test drove 3 different X's, and each one had different problems....all under 45k miles, mind you.
terrible road vibration in one...turned out to be a bent half-shaft. (21000 miles)
"gear box malfunction" in another, as it kept flashing on the dash. (3.0 auto, 45000 miles)
brake pedal to the floor (all of them had spongy brake pedals, and pumping them helped) but the one was SCARY. (32000 miles)
so, i bagged the x-type and bought a 2005 Mazda6 3.0 5spd. it was so much sportier, had so much room, more zip, everyting....plus it has a factory warranty.
crap. i was really hoping to stay with the mondeo platform in some way. at least i was able to stay with a ford product and a duratec.
