Introduction And Some Questions

[Galaxy Marc]

Morning everyone - picked up our Galaxy on Friday (an 05 plate 2.3 Ghia auto with multimedia) and have a few questions.

 

i) Did mainly urban and town running on Saturday and returned around 19.5mpg average. Did a 300 mile round trip (80% motorway) and this rose to 28.5mpg on Sunday. Aircon on full blast both days - are these figures reasonable for this engine or can I expect any improvement? (engine has only done 12k)

 

ii) My car is a navy metallic - any idea what this blue is called so I can buy a touch up stick? (I will get the paint code from under the bonnet at some point)

 

iii) Is it possible to play the DVD player through the main speakers as opposed to just the supplied headphones? I'm guessing not as neither the audio or multimedia guide makes any mention of this

 

iv) I'd like to get a tonneau cover for the boot area. Do I just need to buy the blind and it will fit easily or do I have to buy various fixings as well to attach to the interior?

 

Thanks in advance for any help with these queries

[mumof4]

2.

 

state Blue.

 

(if same colour as mine as mine is metallic also.look at my profile pic..same colour?)

 

Welcome GM.

[AndeeeH]

Welcome aboard.

iv) see this link: http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php?showtopic=12633 :blink: Andy.

[Dave-G]

My car is "INK" colour - this seems a more luminescent "metalicky" shade than state blue metalic - which I have previously had.

 

The colours are very close and difficult to discern by photo - best check with the dealer before buying the paint.

 

An ink colour Galaxy

[Galaxy Marc]

Ink Blue - that looks like my car. Has a slight turquoise tinge under lights in the dark as well

 

Bit annoyed that you have to buy all those fixings for the tonneau cover - thought it would be a simple clip in effort...don't know if I dare start cutting holes in the trim

[mumof4]

Ink blue looks the same as my state blue!!..can also be called Royal Blue.

[big_kev]

1) This is quite good for a petrol jobbie.....must have been downhill both ways.....don't expect it to improve...mileage is irrelevant.

[Galaxy Marc]

Went to the dealer to pick up a touch up stick. Gave reg no and apparently my car is Shadow Blue.

 

Dealer told me that there is a known problem with the Shadow Blue touch ups in that they're non metallic so he gave me some paint that he'd had made up - perfect match and excellent service from my local dealer

[teresa]

that mileage doesnt seem to bad for an automatic if it was manual it would be slightly better i know my 2.3 manual when i had it was doing between 28 -35 mpg and that was without aircon on

[big_kev]

You could always convert it to run on LPG........this could save you a few bob.....in the long term