To Be Or Not To Be?

[sanjsanj]

I'm looking for a new gal and have come across this

 

I called up and, the guy said all the other cars of the same spec are priced at around

[Dave-G]

If he puts a warranty on it, yes.

 

There's very little that can't be fixed on a Galaxy - as long as someone will pay for it.

 

Also note warranty companies like to see it has had a service to ford schedules within the last year - so get them to oblige and sign the dotted line after a lengthy test drive so you feel the car when cold and warm, with a decent bit of scope to try it uphill, not forgetting to try reverse gear. With the bump in mind check the panels line up, the tyres arn't scrubbing and it drives in a straight line.

 

It will be nice to feel the A/C and parking distance sensors work but hey at that price it probably doesn't don't - hence the warranty warning. No warranty - no sale. You may have to pay

[mumble_bee]

seems a fair price, if the mileage is genuine.

[sanjsanj]

i'm sorry, i forgot to mention it's a private seller...so i guess now its a no no! :blink:

 

how about this, this one's a dealer:

 

2000 X Reg FORD Galaxy 1.9 TD Zetec

Automatic,Diesel, 52,000 miles ^_^, Metallic Silver, 2 Owners. Alloy wheels, Air conditioning, Climate Control :o , Full service history, Tinted glass. HPI clear, Finance

[Dave-G]

You dont generally get the receipts for servicing if its previous owner used it in a business - they are used to gain the tax advantages.

 

Climate control could simply be a "slip of the tongue" type thing to impress peeps of your knowledge - or lack of it in this case.

 

Early X-REG was 60K intervals, Discussed previouly with you - so dont fall out with them if thats what they come back with. Better to establish the build/sale date and find out precisely what month the changeover occurred - sorry I dont know.

 

Tiptronic is best left alone unless you need to stay in gears longer than usual or are towing at a speed which keeps changing between gears. However just move the gearstick to the right and push forward once to change up one gear - or back to change down one gear, then again as needed.

 

I suspect that using tiptronic for better engine breaking at high speeds knacks the seals - My fist autobox probs occured after experimenting with this

[sanjsanj]

do the zetecs have a trip computer as standard?

standard zetecs dont have climate control. Does this mean that at the top of the B-pillar there are rear heating controls (fan speed+temp control)??

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Zetecs don't have climate control, so you should get the heater controls in the headlining on the nearside behind the passenger headrestraint.

The trip computer was only ever standard on the Ghia