MD petrol wagon, thoughts?

Hi guys, first time poster here and I'm in need of new transport and I've narrowed down my choices to a VF Commodore wagon or a MD Mondeo.

The timing chain issues on the VF make my freckle pucker ad the Mondeo diesels are running the DSG of death. However I've been reading and hearing good things about the petrol variant.

What are the things to look out for? The Ambiente spec doesn't wow me however Trend and Titanium petrol wagons appear to be as rare as chickens teeth.