1.9tdi Zetec Auto ?

[glyndwr]

i have been offered an galaxy 1.9 tdi zetec auto for my mondeo tdci zetec s ,, should i swap or not ????? just been reading all the horror stories about the galaxy ???? what is fuel consumption like on them ?????

 

or should i have kept my 2.3 petrol mk2 ?????

 

cheers ]

martin

[chrispb123456]

Overall the Galaxy is no worse on reliability than any other car, Iv'e had a Mk2 from a year old and has been virtually faultless apart from normal wear and tear items, recently turbo has been cleaned and auto box reconditioned, I don't think that's bad in a nearly ten year old car.

 

Problem is if your buying any car with a few years and mileage on the clock you have to expect problems, someone that tells you they never put a spanner to a car is quite literally telling you they have never done anything to it, no service, oil changes etc, you buy that car you have all the problems what seemed like a cheap car turns out very expensive.

 

The VW TDI's are very reliable but can have problems with age but certainly has better fuel consumption (average 35-50) the 2.3 Ford engine is also a well proven engine but not without it's faults.

 

The thing with forums is you only hear about the bad points and it seems that every galaxy has the same faults but you don't hear about the ones without problems.

 

End of the day whatever you fancy buying before you hand over the money take someone knowledgeable with you and give a bloody good test drive.

 

Good luck.