mumof4

Wow... has it been that long????

Yessum i knowsum.... was banteringsum!!. ;)

Christ Chris, I aint THAT old yet!!

Ach, its been quite fraught here and it aint been a year since i was last on gregsy baby ;)

Your wish is granted hunny bun!!

Gotta say, if youve got a gal with a working booster heater... keep it under lock and key!!! LOL.

You gotta thing about keys today aint yer.. They could of hot wired it! No one would nick a car i own, im known all over town and by the police for the collection of bug eyed soft toys i have tie wrapped to my roof rails.

i havent got a clue what he did, but i will ask him to post up what he did next time i se him. Me wrong gregsy babes...??!!!... noooooooo..< cough>

Actually Gregsy baby, you are wrong. I only had one key for my gal, a non remote one. Yet....... a friend had a spare key with a remote on it, ( a ford key) and he managed to code that remote to my gal on it. with just my key and the remote. ;) so the remote would then work with my gal. Hooo hum!!!!!!

1. media pack/ entertainment pack... i just flogged a 2002 MKII galaxy, had the media pack, screens in the front head rests so the kids could watch a vid. They could even if they so wished plug in a playstation and play that. 2. privacy glass, never seen a gal without any in the rear. 3.unless it says heated seats, then it wont habve them. 4.heated windscreen.. look for wee lines in the screen. if none, its not heated. sometimes glass can be replaced with a non heating windscreen. 5.swivelling front seats. Yup should have them/ 6, yup, trip computer on MKII aswell. 7. yup 8. yup. 9. nay sure. 10. should have. 11. yes 12. not always. Bought mine with a tape deck player, changed it for a cd one. can pick em up cheaply enough on ebay if you get one that doesnt. 13.yes. 14. Nope. never seen a MKII for sale that comes with one. common issues that i can think of: drop links seem a regular thing, easy enough and cheap enough to do them yourself, if i can do em being a female... then so can you. booster heater not working, i was lucky enough that the last gal i owned, it worked and vevre stopped working!!... wiring in the gaiters can split. easy enough to sort once you find the wires that have split. cambelt.. its either 40k or 60k depending on year etcc.. cannae remember to be honest!! These are only my personal observations of owning 3 galaxys in my driving life... 2 MKIIs and one MKI. i am no mechanic, my word is not law or even totally sane half the time.. im sure i might of got some bits wrong as the lads know on here im not always right ;) i am no mechanic.. did i mention that?? but... i do know some bits of useless information!! when you go look at one, take for a test drive, make sure you drive it, do a full lock circle in it, hear knocking... drop links. maybe she says... check wipers work and are not seized. took me days to unseize mine!! check all over the car, check aircon, go over it from tailgate to nose checking everything, check to see if leaking coolant underneath, there are good uns and bad uns out there... go up hills, see if it goes into limp home mode... check to see if it smokes ( nasty habit) .. walk away after 5 mins after seeing it if your not convinced. more you look at it, more you will convince yourself that you can sort out any problems and its a bargain.. just walk. keep in mind your wallet and your peace of mind. mine had done 225k miles when i sold her and the engine was absolutely sound. had the clutch and camblet done at 200k miles. it was the original clutch i had replaced. anyway, these babys can go for miles and miles if looked after and treated right. good luck!!! Maz

Rowdy??!! Me!!! . No idea what your on about gregers... Me innocent!! I did nothing. Nada. Zilch!! My kids wouldn't exactly describe me as lovely... I think the words embarrassing, annoying, and a legend popped out of their gobs at one point or another. ;)

Cheeky beggers!!!! I will have you know I've been busy!!! Went away camping with the kids , didn't manage to lose em though!! Got my Kia, flogged the galaxy, enrolled in college, and been writing a kinda " things I want to do once I hit 40" list. It's a long list!!! Yup, still only mumof4. I'm way too old now to have any more plus I like having a bit of freedom now they all getting older. Don't get chance to find out what makes em all appear!! Lol.

Try disconnecting the MAF, if the car is worse... then its not a MAF problem, if its the same... then it could be MAF at fault. My Gal is like this at the moment, can be driving along quite happily, then all of a sudden, lack of power... bummer when overtaking a lorry. I found turning the engine off then back on again reset the car and got it out of limp home mode. I dont advocate doing this when zooming along the M1 .. Ahem.

Gregers... now that took some sorting out!!! Took poor old Glen ages to unlock me!!! I couldnt do it myself.. Ooooooo.............. your soooooo lucky your on the other end of the tinternet. And stop oogling other members offspring!!! Norty boy.. though she is a pretty girl!! Take after her mum eh Chris? lol

My oh my.... been such a long time since i started this thread!! Anyone care to update and post a mugshot?? :24:

you mean.... you didnt shred them!!!!! :5:

Meeeooowwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now ssshhhh.... stop going off topic you norty norty boy!!

Blimey SK, your still alive!! Nice to see your avatar never changes ;)

On my 52 plate galaxy, it cost inc vat, 289 for the cambelt and water pump to be done at my local garage. Your best bet is to get quotes, as that is what i did first. Some will charge more, some less.

Well, if any one is interested in a laugh.. have a gander at my listing. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121160917943?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Good to see you Sparky!! My old bus is going now im afraid, shes still going strong but i just fancied a change and the Kia range caught my eye, i really am a cosmetic buyer of cars. ;) My add on ebay is certainly catching peoples eyes. lol

I just put some in each time i top up the car. Certainly does in my gals case make it quieter and yes i guess smoother. I just used basic 5 quid stuff because im a tight arse. I read about it on another forum so thought id give it a whirl.. Done it for a few months now.

Ive told you before Gregers, you really must stop repeating that first sentance to yourself every time you look in the mirror!!! One day your reflection will talk back. I have actually been very busy with one thing or another. Naw hun, im here to stay a while and bug you lot... well, as long as i can remember to as my memory is shot to pieces.LOL

Makes the engine quieter.Other than that, no other noticeable difference since i drive like a loon anyway.. Tried it in my 115 52 plate galaxy ( diesel PD engine) Shes done just over 225k miles and the engine is as sweet as a nut.

Shocking aint it......... LOL