neil the courier

I have an 05 galaxy and when mine started playing up, I managed to get one from a scrapyard out of an 02 Alhambra for £15. The only difference was the Seat has a light in the door but mine doesn't so I just taped up that wire. Its been fine for over a year now.

Thanks. The floor thing wouldn't be a problem. Im more concerned about things like the clutch, brakes, suspension. I appreciate the vw lump was not without some issues, but in the main it a fairly strong engine. I don't know anything about the ford engine in the mk3. I've seen quite a lot of taxis using them, which perhaps bodes well for reliability, and lots for sale have pretty eye watering mileage of 150k +++! Im in no hurry as mine is driving well but I do rather like the newer shape and interior spec.

Hi all. I currently use a 2005 tdi 115 as a courier vehicle. I have replaced the dmf and clutch plus a few of the other usual issues and It is driving very well but thinking about its age and 115k miles, I was wondering about changing to a mk3 diesel (don't mind which engine). Space wise, it would do the job and its a good looking motor but I don't know much about its reliability or wether its strong enough to do my job with. I would appreciate any thoughts. Cheers.

My galaxy tdi occasionally suffers with a power loss at higher revs and under load, for example going up a longish hill. The engine revs freely but its like i no longer have full power. Pressing on the accelerator has no effect. However, when I turn the engine off and restart it, power returns to normal. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi folks I'm new here so please forgive me if I am covering old ground! Sometimes when I start my galaxy tdi the engine revs up higher than normal and throws out a cloud of black smoke. This coincides with the temperature gauge dropping to zero. It then drives fine but with a higher tickover. When the temperature gauge returns to normal, the tickover drops back down and the start up doesn't result in over revving and smoke cloud. I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Cheers.

Hi folks I'm new here so please forgive me if I am covering old ground! Sometimes when I start my galaxy tdi the engine revs up higher than normal and throws out a cloud of black smoke. This coincides with the temperature gauge dropping to zero. It then drives fine but with a higher tickover. When the temperature gauge returns to normal, the tickover drops back down and the start up doesn't result in over revving and smoke cloud. I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Cheers.