Minor Moans

[Guest andeee]

Having moved into a new model Ghia Tdi Auto from a pre-facelift 2.3 Ghia X manual why should I lose the lumbar adjustment facility on the drivers seat? I think that must be one of the strangest anomalies of all. What could the drivers seat have to do with it being manual or auto? The other minor gripe is about the trip computer, on the older model there was a really useful function that told you how far you could travel on the fuel remaining in the tank, particlarily useful considering the inaccuracy of the fuel gauge, this function is not present on the new model, another backward step?

[iainkirk]

Mine has lumbar adjustment (2003 pre "chromed-up" model).

 

I find the fuel gauge quite accurate, although I was suprised about the lack of "miles to go" on trip computer, given that most trip computers have these now.

[johnb80]

My 2003 115 TDi Ghia Auto has the lumbar support on the drivers seat, I agree on the remaining fuel facility, perhaps they couldn't get enough digits on the display for a full tank on the diesel or enough zero's after the decimal point for the V6 :huh:

[Andrew T]

Ours is a post facelift model with the early solid type headrests in it, but it has an adjustable lumbar support.

 

Was yours an EEC import originally? Our was an Eire market model supplied by a dealer in Belgium. Somewhere we have a copy of the original order form for it, and several options had been specified to bring it up to UK Ghia spec, e.g. the electric rear quarter lights and cruise control. I have a vague feeling that the Lumbar support was also on the list.

[Richmond]

Is a 'miles to go' figure any practical use? I suppose on a long m'way journey it might be, but otherwise fuel con will vary so much that the figure will be pretty random.

[Masked Marauder]

Is a 'miles to go' figure any practical use? I suppose on a long m'way journey it might be, but otherwise fuel con will vary so much that the figur will be pretty random.

With diesels it is not to bad, fairly accurate as the consumption does not swing wildly. Of limited use on a performance petrol engine, regardless of make or model though.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Like Andrew T, my early facelift model with solid heat restraints has adjustable lumbar support on the river's seat only. I have to say that I cannot notice any real difference from one extreme of adjustment to the other, unlike the Scenic I had before and my parents' Volvo seats.

[Guest andeee]

Thanks for the comments, as far as I know the car is a UK model first registered by a dealer in the N.W. According to the Galaxy promotional brochure of July 2000 for the face lift model the drivers seat lumber support is "not available on 2.3i and 2.8i autos" so perhaps thay put the wrong engine in mine :lol: As for the miles to go feature I found it useful for working out petrol/meal/rest stops when using the french autoroutes. They put notice boards before the entrance to each service station telling you how far to the next one and what facilities are available.

[Another?Maybe!]

My 2004MY 130PS Ghia manual has a knob on seat for lumbar support but it doesn't seem to do much whichever way you wind it, whereas you could feel movement in my previous model.

 

As to a 'miles to go' feature on the computer, my friend had one of these on his V6, coming up M1 once, he was showing off with hadving several miles to go, then, suddenly it gave a zero read-out... we had to leave at next junction and panic for a petrol station. Maybe that's why they have been removed in our compensation seeking environment... if you run out of fuel after believing the read-out, it must be the car manufacturers fault & hence a compensation claim!!

[MrT]

According to the Galaxy promotional brochure of July 2000 for the face lift model the drivers seat lumber support is "not available on 2.3i and 2.8i autos"

My 2.8 auto has it.