CasaPaulo

I joined the Club of breaking the casting,

>>>>>it must be an age thing<<<<<< AT LAST, well it's something we agree on! You're probably a kindly Old Curmudgeon but in hinting I'm a tad potty for putting up with dodgy brakes, when I said they are NOT. You should've forseen a reaction of sorts, especially as I sought PRO advice. Then painting a misleading scenario of a brake pedal on the floor whilst going down a hill (wrong!) Ignoring those who insist their diesel car brakes are perfectly safe & official MOT testers. Mine has been tested twice! But still stubbornly inferring you are RIGHT. Your correct it's an age thing! or pig headedness in my case. I say the modern system is safe, you wish to contradict citing only basic old fashioned braking principles. By the way are you really sure (100%) you can't pump your brakes (diesel only) as if bleeding, then keeping the pressure on, the pedal will not slowly sink to the floor? Another stubborn argumentative............................... Paul xxx

>>>>>>>>I'm amazed at the people that say yes this is normal<<<<<<< I'm one of the contented 'amazing people' who fully accepted the professional explanation given me by my Seat Garage, in having a slightly soggy pedal when new front pads were fitted, especially too, as I had queried their competence and had them redo all the bleeding process. Even though they'd forecast it prior to fitting, citing the scored front discs AND I could push the pedal to the floor. 2 years on I have the the irrefutable evidence of a further 20k safe miles, tested on mountains! I have absolutely excellent brakes, which I've just pressed totally to the floor! whilst pumping the pedal when stationary (engine on) rock solid otherwise. If my brakes are faulty may they stay that way for ever. I still don't believe the Seat garage lied on this safety issue.

>>>>>>>>you apply the brake the pedal slowly sinks to the floor, is this normal?<<<<<<<< Yes it is. I had a tantrum & stamped my feet after paying plus

I have a relative who's had many many, new Galaxys usually a new one every 6 months or less and he generally ticks all the options boxes. However, he didn't last time around, the general opinon of the rear a/c was, that it was sorely missed. For the front passengers there's no real difference but a massive loss of comfort for everyone else. He opted for a manual too on a whim and reasoned that on his long journeys, mainly in Germany he's in top gear any way, so that wasn't missed, but the extra fuel saving and performance was considerable, plus he got 130 bhp (Tdi) not 115. I wouldn't give you tuppence for the flashy very bouncy wheels & tyres though, reminded me of early Escort XR3 s Ugh!

I had the clocks replaced under warranty because the L/H side did not light up, apparently it just wasn't possible to replace bulb(s) On fitting the new one the miles were set to about the true original reading. He said the problem 'for him was converting from K to miles in his head' so it must be poss to exactly reset, knocking off 1000s has been the 'gravy' for shady s/h car dealers for eons. On a prior occasion to investigate 'not fully lighting up' all readings of the trip computer, fuel consumption, dash etc only read out in Kilometres and he gave instructions over the phone to reset to miles by pressing the trip or something for approx 30 secs.

Make out your will, leave explicit instructions with legal people Have additional health Insurance inc air ambulance Have your blood group tattooed under your left armpit Have a comprehensive first aid kit, French dictionary or throat spray to shout Have a emergency mobile phone Have girders welded to your bumpers Avoid all the Camion drivers after they've had a 2 bottle of wine lunch Carry cash Ignore all the above Relax, drink beaucoup de vin, eat gourmet food costing a pittance, use cheap diesel, drive along deserted roads & marvel at the old architecture or the flair used in all new designs. I've never encountered any 'quaint' driving habits, the yellow headlamps have now gone too. I love the place, not big cities so much though.

Whilst in San Miguel de Salinas (SE Spain) I used the Seat Main dealer to provide the 50k mile service on my Seat Alhambra TDi 110 bhp it cost around

Channel X Speedferries.com are charging keen rates for a large car i.e 2.90 High. A roofrack plus upright bikes & Gal would be lower? The website was slow but

My W reg Seat SE does not have a computerised variable service 'brain' monitoring the quality of oil, mileage etc, it's got a bog std 10000 mile alert. The fact neither I nor the garage can remember to reset it when it does have a 10k service means it forever 'tells' me it needs a service or oil within the 10k mid service schedule period, which is when I last saw it. I reset it as per the easy instruction in the handbook, then 10k later, it lights up. What I can't recall is how to switch all the readings fully over to K instead of mph, that's not in the handbook, but it involved pressing 2 buttons for 20 secs or so. Did it once before. Apparently there are many other 'readouts' obtainable by pressing CC buttons in sequence.

Am I alone in thinking I've no wish to provide any car passenger with a DVD let alone lobbing out upto

I don't wish to seem too smug, especially if mine is to go wrong in the future which is a foregone conclusion seemlingly, but my CC is almost perfect, it's a true set & forget system , I've never a need to tinker with the 22c setting or any settings EVER, it's Auto always, extremely comfortable. If I've many people aboard and they or it's damp and persisting with rain I press the heated front screen to assist, that's it! I think the CC is wondrous. Everytime I use a 'humble' car like the new poverty model Sharan hired recently, I'm utterly miffed in forever twiddling knobs. I'm a real fan of my CC. What's more it's regularly proved it's worth in extremes of zero ish to summertimes 35C or higher ambient temps. My next car WILL have CC before all else, with engine, body gearbox as secondary considerations. Maybe I'm lucky?

Yes that is the one, and at risk of labouring a point, because believe me I TRIED and tried, I willing to bet the entire CasaPaulo family fortune for now and ever. You WILL NOT REPLACE THE POLLEN FILTER WITHOUT loosening the wiper linkage on my car. Furthermore mine is the last of the line before the new shape yr 2000, maybe the wiper linkage varies a bit in bulk too cos it's almost impossible to remove when the wipers are vertical, totally impossible if not, even then I gouged a untidy lump out of the plastic housing causing damage too.

The explicit diagrams are extremely helpful, but it highlights the fact my Seat pollen filter frame has a different design to that shown, the R/H lower corner is fully encased and the wipers must be vertical to remove it and impossible to refit unless the wiper linkage is loosened too. I agree the pixs are excellent.