mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Typical fords eh..left hand doesnt know what the right hands doing! :( :( .. Still dont like it though. :lol: ....sorry Larry, Quote
NikpV Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 would get an 06 mk2 if I could afford it or wait to see the sharan replacement - are seat carrying on producing the alhambra I wonder Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 yup..if i could id get an 06 MKII Ghia. :D who wants to rob a bank? :ph34r: :ph34r: Quote
Jeff Tipps Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 I've done 3,200 miles now in new shape Galaxy no problems as yet. One thing a few of you have overlooked is safety:- VW Sharan NCAP test results New Ford Galaxy NCAP test results You have to admit they are pretty impressive test results & I think the new Galaxy/S-MAX have the highest ever safety scores to date. I'm sure the new Seat and VW MPV's will have very high safety standards as well. I had the choice of a new shape or old shape Galaxy and the high NCAP rating was one thing that helped make the decision. I guess in a few years even this new Galaxy will be replaced by one with even higher safety scores. Quote
tim-spam Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 The NCAP results are for the Mk 1 Sharan, and are pretty good for a car made before 2000 (the equivalent Chrysler Voyager, amongst others, barely scored 1 star). The Mk 2 has had many safety improvements, including a stiffer bodyshell, but has not been tested by NCAP. I'm certain that the new Sharan will be even better than the Mk 2, but NCAP tests are at best only a simulation of real crash situations - so, although these tests give a reasonable indication of crash safety, there are many other tests that the better manufacturers carry out before they will sign off a new car's structure (and some of their tests are much more realistic than the NCAP tests). Other manufacturers (Renault?) design specifically to get a good NCAP result for marketing purposes. Quote
Guest larryo Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Typical fords eh..left hand doesnt know what the right hands doing! :ph34r: :D .. Still dont like it though. :D ....sorry Larry, :D Mum I actually went to see a ,03 mk2 galaxy, it had 85,000 miles on the clock (it is miles on mk 2 isnt it?), the dealer wanted 24,000 euro!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which in gpb is..........ummmmmmmm a lot of money :ph34r: I like the mk 2 galaxy and never knew a mk 3 existed even, a good deal was offered on the mk 3 and purely for work reasons it made sense to buy. Bet you will change your mind when i send a pic of my "spare wheel" set up!!!!!! :D Quote
AndeeeH Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 funny then that the ford site shows brittax uni whatever fitting seats ??Hi Nik,There is no mention of the convertable child seats in the 'New Galaxy' brochure just various Britax ones with ISOFIX mounting points. As the seats in the new one fold flat rather than come out it would have to be a factory fit option if other seats were available?? :ph34r: Andy. Quote
NikpV Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 ah isofix was the word I was looking for not uni...something :D :D, I was a looking at the ford 'configuator' and would have assumed that the factory fit options would have been there?? Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 It def had one of those seats in it..as i remember it clearly...The model i looked at was the Ghi... Quote
AndeeeH Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 ah isofix was the word I was looking for not uni...something :D :D, I was a looking at the ford 'configuator' and would have assumed that the factory fit options would have been there??In the brochures for the Mk1 and Mk2 they make a big thing about the convertable child seats but no mention at all in the Mk3, could it be possible that Marion was dreaming or did the salesman see her coming........ :D :D :D :D Andy. Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Oi you cheeky git!!..i just replied on here :D No i wasnt dreaming..and yes i def saw it..im gonna go back tomoz and get a ruddy picture of it now!..you dont believe me. :D :D Quote
AndeeeH Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Oi you cheeky git!!..i just replied on here :D No i wasnt dreaming..and yes i def saw it..im gonna go back tomoz and get a ruddy picture of it now!..you dont believe me. :D :DMake sure it is a Mk3 that you are looking at!!!!!! :D :D Andy. Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Oi you cheeky git!!..i just replied on here :D No i wasnt dreaming..and yes i def saw it..im gonna go back tomoz and get a ruddy picture of it now!..you dont believe me. :D :DMake sure it is a Mk3 that you are looking at!!!!!! :D :D Andy. oh i will..i'll just look for the box on wheels :D :D cant believe you dont believe me :D anyway..wen i post a pic..you will owe me a pint! :D :D Quote
AndeeeH Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Oi you cheeky git!!..i just replied on here :D No i wasnt dreaming..and yes i def saw it..im gonna go back tomoz and get a ruddy picture of it now!..you dont believe me. :D :DMake sure it is a Mk3 that you are looking at!!!!!! :D :D Andy. oh i will..i'll just look for the box on wheels :D :D cant believe you dont believe me :D anyway..wen i post a pic..you will owe me a pint! :D :D Perhaps you could offer the pic to Fords for their next brochure. :D Andy Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 I tell you now...u and nik will owe me a pint. :D And im sure ford will love my pic for there brochure! Quote
NikpV Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 I tell you now...u and nik will owe me a pint. :D And im sure ford will love my pic for there brochure! hang on - I never said you were dreaming or for one moment doubted you (creep creep) if you said something then it must be true -- hang on the drugs are getting to me perhaps they were shwing you a smart car :D :D :D :D Quote
mumof4 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Right..thats it..the price has gone up....2 pints from each of you wen ipost a pic tomoz of that blasted seat in that box! :D :D Quote
wazza Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 I have just ordered a new galaxy 2.0 petrol Ghia with panorama roof and told by salesman that should receive end of december / beginning of January. Have traded in my 54 plate 2.3 ghia for Quote
NikpV Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Right..thats it..the price has gone up....2 pints from each of you wen ipost a pic tomoz of that blasted seat in that box! :P :D tomorrow?????? was when ??? Quote
mumof4 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Damn..thought this had died! Ok...The new Galaxy i saw(new shape)was a 56 reg and had the integrated child seat in it....BUT..the new 06 (new shape)..doesnt have them in.They dont do them anymore....soooooooooooooooooooo..i was kinda wrong. :P :D :P :D ..Guess i owe you both a couple o drinks. :D :D Quote
Guest HairyPlateEater Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 56 reg comes after 06 reg. So if the 56 reg had it in, would that mean that they now do it whereas they didnt in the 06 reg vehicles? A lot of extras in new model cars come out after a few months of them being initially put on the market (including certain paint colours) I'm not sayng that you're wrong mo4 ... just trying to save you a couple of drinks :P :D Quote
mumof4 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 I have no idea,,i saw it in a ghia MKIII..but when i went back it wasnt there so i asked the guy if they did it and he said no. They had a diff Gal in the showroom...first one i saw was blue, second was silver...i know what i saw and where i saw it..i just cant prove it and the guy said they dont do it anymore so who knows.... :P Quote
Guest larryo Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 You are correct Mum, deffo no little monster seat! :P Quote
NikpV Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Damn..thought this had died! Ok...The new Galaxy i saw(new shape)was a 56 reg and had the integrated child seat in it....BUT..the new 06 (new shape)..doesnt have them in.They dont do them anymore....soooooooooooooooooooo..i was kinda wrong. :P :D :D :D ..Guess i owe you both a couple o drinks. :D :D :D :D :D :P Quote
AndeeeH Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Damn..thought this had died! Ok...The new Galaxy i saw(new shape)was a 56 reg and had the integrated child seat in it....BUT..the new 06 (new shape)..doesnt have them in.They dont do them anymore....soooooooooooooooooooo..i was kinda wrong. :P :D :D :D ..Guess i owe you both a couple o drinks. :D :D :D :D :D :P :D :D :D :D :D Quote
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