wazza Posted January 12, 2007 Report Posted January 12, 2007 I am trading in my MkII galaxy tomorrow in exchange for a new MkIII Galaxy. Thanks for all your help on the MkII, will post pics as soon as possible. thanks Quote
jwilliams Posted January 12, 2007 Report Posted January 12, 2007 Which one have you gone for? I liked to look from the outside but did not like the folding seats much (but will save you from a hernia from carrying the MKII ones!) maybe it will have less problems!!! Quote
adrianf. Posted January 12, 2007 Report Posted January 12, 2007 You lucky sod.Fancy one of those myself :16: Quote
wazza Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Posted January 12, 2007 Have gone for 2.0 petrol Ghia with Panorama roof in Sea Grey. We like the Idea of the folding seats as with the MkII it was becoming a permanent 7 Seater as we have nowhere out of the way to store the 2 Back seats. Will post my initial findings nextweek Quote
wazza Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Posted January 15, 2007 Picked up the new gal on saturday. Initial thoughts is I like it, it was parked next to a mkII at the ford garage and appeared to be lower down and wider. I took it on the motorway and was very quiet. Inside the seats do not seem to be as 'padded' as the MkII but do not see that as a major problem. The fold flat system is easy to use and a lot less cumbersome than trying to haul out the seats. Loads of cubby holes especially in the roof but not that sturdy, panorama roof is a nice touch and am glad I have got it. Overall at the moment I am really pleased with it, the only reservation I have is there is no spare wheel, Im not sure how well the tyre repair kit works and to what extent I will hopefully not find out . Will post some pics when I get the chance Quote
tim-spam Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Have gone for 2.0 petrolOh dear...... Quote
wazza Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Posted January 15, 2007 Went for the petrol because have read 1.8 diesel is worst engine on the new galaxy and 2.0 diesel was an extra Quote
wazza Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Posted January 15, 2007 any pics wazza.:lol: Will post some over the weekend as will be dark when im home from work! Quote
El Dingo Posted January 21, 2007 Report Posted January 21, 2007 Have gone for 2.0 petrolOh dear...... Oh dear...... :) Quote
wazza Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Posted January 22, 2007 Pictures of new galaxy as promised last week Quote
jkspoff Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 Looks good, I would love one for my rabble too, don't blame you going for the 2litre petrol, as the extra money for the Tdi is not worth it unless you do above everage mileage. I am a great fan of diesel, and would maybe see if my budget stretched to get one in the future. Enjoy it, just out of interest what average mpg is it actually doing, if you've had time to work it out yet ? and do you mind me asking was it a good deal you got ? :) Quote
wazza Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Posted January 22, 2007 jkspoff, Havent had time to work out mpg yet but will do, I am on 'Ford privilege' so we got 20% off normal retail price + when we went into the dealers ford were also doing an extra Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 looks great! ..just been looking on the ford website - tech spec...impressive - but noticed the max towing weight seems to have dropped? love the dash/hand brake! MJR :) Quote
Biscuit Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 have heard that it dont have a spare wheel just a tyre repair kit!is this true and WHY? Quote
wazza Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Posted January 22, 2007 BISCUIT, Yes it is true, No spare wheel, I asked the question and got some spiel from our salesman that the spare wheel is 'dead weight' and also some rubbish about 75% of flat tyres are replaced by roadside recovery and not by the driver. I just think that when they designed the fold flat seat system (which by the way is easy and wuick to do rather than removing and storing the seats you dont need) that they found they had nowhere to put it and so just put a repair kit behind the drivers seat. Anyway my wife is the one who drives it the most and I dont think she'd have clue :) how to change the tyre but with the repair kit she may half a chance of trying to get home. Quote
katman Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 Yes it is true, No spare wheel, I asked the question and got some spiel from our salesman that the spare wheel is 'dead weight' and also some rubbish about 75% of flat tyres are replaced by roadside recovery and not by the driver. I think the reason for no spare wheel is to solve the problem of the siezed spare wheel carrier !!! I have seen a lot of people having tyres changed by recovery firms so the figure may well be true but how do you change something you dont have !!!! I have breakdown cover with Britannia Rescue and there are numerous mentions of "carrying a spare wheel where appropriate". Presumabley this means that a Mk1 or Mk2 owner who has left the wheel in the garage because the carrier is stuffed will be in deep doo doo, but I assume that as the Mk3 doesnt have one they would be covered.... or maybe not! Quote
tim-spam Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 The last 2 times I have had a flat tyre, the 'repair' kit would have been useless - both times, a spare tyre was needed. Without a spare, it would have involved recovery to wherever. With a spare, around 5 minutes to change the wheel and I was away. Quote
TWJ Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 Well I really struggle to remember the last time I changed a wheel at the roadside because of a puncture - must be at least 10 years! I've covered 60000 miles over the last 4 years in my mkII galaxy with no punctures at all. Before that I had a Mondeo for a similar length of time and although this did get a couple, they were all slow enough to enable me to drive round to ATS. Before that I had 2 Vauxhall Fronteras neither of which ever had a flat. I think I've changed a wheel about 3 times in my entire driving life, and sold on most of my cars with the spare looking as pristine as the day it left the showroom. Of course this doesn't mean I won't get a puncture tomorrow, but overall this lack of spare wheel doesn't worry me too much, TWJ Quote
AndeeeH Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 I heard a company car driver saying on the radio that because of health and safety regs. his company wouldn't allow him to change a wheel on his vehicle, it had to be done by someone like ATS. The mind boggles..... :lol: Andy. Quote
katman Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) I heard a company car driver saying on the radio that because of health and safety regs. his company wouldn't allow him to change a wheel on his vehicle, it had to be done by someone like ATS. The mind boggles..... :lol: Andy. Id better keep quiet about the flat I got many years ago on a Bedford Viva van then :lol: Flat as a pancake so jacked the van up. The jack wouldnt fit in the normal location because the van was too low. Took the old wheel off and went to fit the spare. Wouldnt go on, van wasnt high enough but jack was at maximum. Got the hammer out and used it to prop up the van so that I could relocate the jack in its proper place. Fitted wheel and was on the road again. Punctures do seem far more rare than they used to be. I did 165k in my old Pug without a single puncture but my Galaxy did get one and it was a fast one needing the wheel to be changed which is when I also suffered the dreaded spare wheel carrier problem -_- Edited February 5, 2007 by katman Quote
Guest Cepheus Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 I heard a company car driver saying on the radio that because of health and safety regs. his company wouldn't allow him to change a wheel on his vehicle, it had to be done by someone like ATS. The mind boggles..... :lol: Andy. Yep - all ntl:telewest Virgin Media engineers are ruled by this also - have to call out a tyre company to change flat tyres Quote
tim-spam Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 Which is totally ridiculous. That is certainly a rule that I would ignore... However, with no spare wheel, this would mean waiting for recovery. If your particular size and type of tyre was not immediately available locally, you would either be forced to accept a different type of tyre or wait until one was available. With a spare wheel, you would have the time to get what you wanted, and probably at a much better price. Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 all cars should have a spare wheel, along with a warning triangle, jack, wheel brace, and spare bulbs/fuses - i also think fluorescent jackets must be worn by the driver when changing a wheel (for example) at the road side, when its dark - sounds sad, but helps everyone else to see you! a small selection of other things is also good, screwdrivers/pliers/oil/1st aid kit/sockets/etc all this (excluding the spare wheel) easily fits into that rear quarter pocket thingy (the one where you pull the panel off - where the jack is stored) my wheel brace is also an extendable one - better quality one than the one supplied by ford - strongly advise other galaxy owners to buy one (only 10 quid or so) even less in some shops. i hope manufactures change there thinking on not having a spare wheel! MJR Quote
muppetdodger Posted February 20, 2007 Report Posted February 20, 2007 all cars should have a spare wheel, along with a warning triangle, jack, wheel brace, and spare bulbs/fuses - i also think fluorescent jackets must be worn by the driver when changing a wheel (for example) at the road side, when its dark - sounds sad, but helps everyone else to see you! a small selection of other things is also good, screwdrivers/pliers/oil/1st aid kit/sockets/etc all this (excluding the spare wheel) easily fits into that rear quarter pocket thingy (the one where you pull the panel off - where the jack is stored) my wheel brace is also an extendable one - better quality one than the one supplied by ford - strongly advise other galaxy owners to buy one (only 10 quid or so) even less in some shops. i hope manufactures change there thinking on not having a spare wheel! MJRI think they will have to change this. it must be putting people off buying the cars. It nearly deterrred me but I stuck with it. Quote
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