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Check out etyres they seem fairly cheap and come to your house. A friend had them out for his Jag last week and was well pleased, saved himself

I too asked this question a while back and the thing that stopped me going any further was the advice about the validity / changes of your insurance.

Don't forget it is not just about what's gone wrong with their vehicle it is mainly the opinions on every aspect of the car, i.e seat comfort, engine performance etc

Good for you Delboy, whilst admitting to love reading a good argument and a lot of p**s taking life is too short and stressful to fall out over a simple thing like a car component.

I can assure you that it is the main external Ford customer perception survey. Along with all the other manufacturers they take it very seriously and base a great deal of their improvemnets and new ideas on it.

OMG they want to meet up now, they'll be best buddies soon. :lol:

Thanks for the replies guys useful as always, :( I don't know whether to laugh or cry about delboy and john making up, it sure did bring a lump to my throat. :)

It makes me laugh when people who own vehicles that appear at the bottom of the list imply that the survey is flawed yet would probably crow about it if their car was at the top. JD power is probably the largest survey of it's kind and should be respected as such. Lets face it the build quality of Galaxies is crap and had you paid

Cheers, where do you get a decent removal tool from?

Hi all, are these of any use to those looking to tint their windows, seem cheap at the moment? I would have them myself if I could afford them. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-TINTED-WINDOWS-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Hi all, has anyone got advice on where to purchase plugs and leads from. I think GSF are

Just a quick update for any future reference, it seems to have been the battery as this one has been on for 3 weeks and still seems ok. Now i have to take my original battery back and see if they will refund me. Cheers for all the advice.

Only a brummie would take a photo at 40mph instead of pulling over and stopping to do it. :D

That's 5 and a half hours and not one oil burner has replied to say "that's about right for a petrol, you should have bought a diesel" is that time a record? :angry:

stick resistor pack in the search section at the top and read away.

How on earth can Joe Bloggs on the street afford to lose such a great deal of dosh on his new motor. Assuming he sells it for near this amount I reckon this has depreciated 50% in 16 months. Thats some loss. Around

j_m The battery I got from Halfords was completely dead when I got it home it didn't even have the power to illuminate the instrument panel.

Halfords tested the battery said "there's nothing wrong with it mate just needs charging" :lol: Told them I had spoken to several battery experts (that'll be you lot) :lol: and informed them you said I shouldn't accept a battery that was flat when purchsed. Young wipper snapper huffed and said "get a new one then" so I did. When I connect it up it does spark a little between the terminal ansd the clamp suggesting a drain somewhere. Apart from the suggestions already what else is likely to be draining the battery if that turns out to be the problem. Have checked for lights left on etc and as I said have done nothing electrically that may cause a drain, so why would it start happeneing. Guess I wil have to wait for 2 weeks to pass to see if this battery is any better, although I can check the voltage every couple of days to see if it decreasing. Thanks again.

Cheers for the replies. j_mchattie. new belt and tensioner so I don't think the belt is slipping. went out in the dark last night and there are no lights that I can see that are on. I will start looking at connections. MM. I will be taking the battery back as you suggest. johnb80. I thought the same as you a small discharge would be taken up with the daily drive to work and back. Seatkid. Thanks for the advice but you are perfecting the knack of rubbing people up the wrong way. The only thing I don't understand is that I have 2 batteries, one 2 years old and one 2 weeks old. What are the chances of both batteries being faulty. Not great I wouldn't have thought which is really confusing me. I charged my old battery up last week and it still measured 12.5 volts yesterday so off the car seems to be holding it's charge. Confusing me futher, if that's possible. I will try and take it back tonight and report back. Although I think there maybe more to this than the battery. As a further question if I take it back to Halfords will they be able to tell instantly if the battery is faulty. Thanks all for your help.

MM, if that's the case and I do have a Calcium battery how are you supposed to charge it if you flatten it accidently?

Thanks for the replies, Topbloke. No I do not have a ammeter, only a voltmeter. I cannot see anything being left on, the glovebox is going off when closed. MM. I don't know what type of battery it is, just the bog standard one off the shelf for the Galaxy. About

This weeks problem. During the summer shutdown I left my car standing for 3 weeks, came back and it was completely dead. Charged battery overnight, ran ok for approx 10 days then showed signs of slow starting until about another 3 days later would not turnover at all. When running I am getting a voltage across the terminals of 14.4 volts so I assumed the battery had passed away. Purchased a new battery from Halfords, got it home only to find it was flat, charged it overnight and that has run for approx 2 weeks. Now getting the same slow starting and will no doubt end up failing to turn over again. Me not understandy. Is the charge from the alternator ok? Alternator is only about 18 months old (new one not recon) Is it a battery or alternator fault. If it is an alternator fault why I am getting 14.4 volts. If it is a battery fault why I am getting the same symptoms with a new battery? My only stupid explanation I can come up with is that the new battery is no good either and cannot hold it's charge. Any ideas. Help most welcome.

What did you do with your tinted ones. :)

I see your Galaxy is a 2004 and therefore still within warranty. Is there no restriction on you dabbling with the on board diagnostics and voiding the warranty. If I were Mr Ford and registered that the customer was altering the settings etc I don't think I would accept any claims after that. Maybe worth checking out before changing.

Very interested Mustie, any tips when fitting. Yours looks a great job. How long has it been on?