So they released the Mondeo in 1993 as the MK2? if that's the case what happened to the MK1??? 
the MK2 came out in 1996 and it was a MK1 Mondeo with new bumpers... so it's the same car anyway.
Right, yes it had great Ncap rating, in fact it was the class leader back in it's day, wasn't it the first budget family car (as in not a BMW, merc etc.) with a driver air-bag, crumple zones, and side impact bars as standard?
But guess what.... the tests change 
so achieving a 2.5 in 1993 means nothing in 2009.
It's like saying your B&W TV got a 5 star rating for picture quality back in 1820 when it was first released, so I must be as good as a new HDTV that got a 5 star rating in 2009
My main point about the scrappage scheme is that it does nothing for the drivers like me, who still cannot afford to buy a new car. Yes my car maybe isn't as safe its brand new counter part, but my car is all I can afford, scrappage or no scrappage
That brings me back to my origial point....
The reason the government introduced the scheme was not to encourage people to buy new cars. Any 10 year old car worth less than 2k is incredibly un-safe, and pollutes the environment, compared to a new car. So basically it is there way of getting un-safe, un-environmentally friendly cars off the road.
I'm off the pub
Fair play on the safety thing, although you will never get me to agree that i actually buy a car based on how safe it is (I wouldn't of thought a mini would get any euro n cab stars). I also dont agree that any 10year old car worth less that 2k is "incredibly un-safe". Maybe the likes of my car isn't as safe as its modern counter parts, but its still a darn sight safer than alot of other cars. Surly the value of the car doesnt really come into it.
My example. Two MK2 mondeos, my one (for sale £600, perfect condition, but without all the toys, and 130k miles on the clock), and another MK2 mondeo, for sale £2,500, same as mine but it has the ST24 body kit, alloy wheels, nicer interior, 60k miles on the clock, and colour coded body bits, no scratches like mine has, leather seats, fog lights, leccy heated wing mirrors, leccy seats, leccy windows all round (ie all the toys).
So what makes my car less safe that the £2,500 better condition car? (bear in mind that whilst mine is a bit tatty, safety is not compromised at all).
You are saying the point of the scheme is to get "old", "unsafe" cars of the road, well as you only get the £2000 when you buy a "new" car, surly they are trying to get people to buy new cars!!
My other point is that I don't care why the scrappage scheme is there, I am not bothered if it was brought it to encourage people to buy new cars or not, the point remains that alot of people that it is aimed at (people like me, who drive "old" cars) still can't take advantage of the scrappage thing as we dont have the money!!
