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If my Ford dealer put down '3x oil', does that mean that they may have actually used the correct oil and used 3 containers of the proper stuff ?

Hi Lee, welcome, what do you drive ?

Don't forget, more weight, more fuel used, so in these times when fuel is so expensive we should be reducing the amount of things in the car, I took out a seat the other day, that must save a few quid as they are so heavy !

Thanks for the info, maybe the main agents aren't quite that bad after all, have you got any further with this yet ? It sounds to me like a job for trading standards: http://www.ts.wyjs.org.uk/index.asp?pg=Indexhome.htm

Excellent advice, thanks for the info, this needs adding to the 'how to' section Maz.

Welcome to this plethera of information that will no doubt prove invaluable for your ownership of the Galaxy, they are great cars and with a bit of TLC it'll see you right for a long time, and with 4 kids its ideal ! Fire away with any questions.

With my previous Galaxy that had issues with air con my Ford dealer after several failed attempts at fixing it actually recommended that I took it to a VW dealer !

Time to name and shame the garage you took it to by the sounds of it, so we don't make the same mistake, was it a main agent ?

Don't sell it, just take it to a proper garage, i.e not an incompetent main Ford dealer !

The above figures are of course due to increase between 2009 and 2011, but fortunately not significantly for this particular tax bracket.

The 1.9Tdi VW engine used in the Sharan/Alhambra/Galaxy has fairly low emissions that are below the new tax charges, so fortunately the road tax will stay relatively the same. The only ones it will effect are the 2.3 litre petrol and V6 variants. Emissions & Tax If you car was registered on or after March 1st 2001 then it will fall under the new Vehicle Excise Duty (or Road Tax to you and me) rules. If your car was registered before March 1st 2001 then you will still be paying the usual fees, which are

The VAG COM diagnostics is free to download from the web and run, all you need is a lead, they are available on ebay, this will allow you to run a full diagnostics and get the relevant fault codes. Sorry I'm not in your area though. See below links: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-VAG-COM-409-1-OB...1QQcmdZViewItem

Have you tried ebay, just done a search and there are several on there that should cover your model, each disc contains most Ford models.

Oops, not allowed to post the link, sorry......as mentioned try ebay or search Google for the software, although most Ford dealers will provide the code for free, with a few security checks, if its the original radio.

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Quite possibly correct in many ways, but very brave of you to say so ! I think as mentioned above the Galaxy owners tend to have large families, hence the 7 seater people carrier, so any spare time is taken up looking after flocks of kids ! :angry2:

What are you doing up at that time in the morning Maz (4.16am) !!

I'm pretty sure it is not a multichanger plug, as mine is completely different. it looks like it could be from a previously installed device, like you say a Sat Nav Unit or accessory, maybe a DVD player.

I have put 41 up front and 38 in the rears on these wheels and tyres. Post a pic of yours too please.

Not bought any yet, but plan to, I saw a Sharan with them fitted yesterday (are they now fitted as standard) and they looked a lot better than the usual sills.

Check out this link for step by step set up. http://www.btopenworld.com/faqs/manual_email_setup#pc

Without starting another boring mpg posting, you got excellent mpg, what was your average speed ? and yes London is awful !

Definately worth putting any oil in rather than nothing !

Check the version/print date of the manual (its printed on the back bottom right corner), is it 2001 ? or is it a later manual for the Gal i.e. >2003 ?

Its the VW variant I think, the Ford ones are cheap enough on ebay, or you can buy my Ford RDS-5000 changer controller for 40 quid if you like. PM me.