Potential Owner Question

[Guest gaz1111x]

Hi guys hi have a 406hdi and im looking at a galaxy

 

Im looking at a 1998 2.0 petrol 100k miles with a full history

 

my questions are

 

How much to fill the tank?

 

how far will i get on a full tank?

 

and whats the avrage mpg?

 

i really like the galaxy my only worry is going from a hdi to petrol will be a killer on the pocket, any help would be great

 

Thanks

[Dave-G]

:huh: Petrol engine @ 100K miles :o

 

Are you insured against heart attacks?

 

B) DONT DO IT :lol: ...UNLESS ITS A STEAL :(

[johnb80]

It depends a lot on the miles you intend to do with it. You should expect 19 - 28 mpg, maybe more if you're careful, not a lot in the performance dept. If the price is right and you can live with the above go for it. If you want a good all rounder, go for a TDi, incredible fuel consumption, accepatble performance (it's good performance really but it keeps the V6 drivers off our case) and less depreciation.

 

Double check everything works ESPECIALLY aircon if fitted (don't buy if it doesn't have aircon unless you like driving around in a greehouse).

 

Regards - John

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[delboyt]

i got a 1997 2.0 glx petrol

it cost's

[Andrew T]

We changed from a Diesel Xantia to a 2.3 Petrol with 90,000 miles on it last year.

 

I would have no worries about the integrity of a regularly serviced engine at that milage, it should be capable of at least double that. Ours has over a 100K on it and doesn't use a drop of oil. Cam shaft is chain driven and should last the life of engine. Diesel needs a cambelt every 40 to 60K. If you are looking for a petrol I would go for a 2.3 which has 145BHP compared with the 115 of the 2.0 but the fuel consumption is identical. Goverment combined MPG is 28 for both, you would get about 350 miles per tank at that rate. I guess compared to a super economical 406 HDI you would be close to doubling your fuel costs.

[johnb80]

i got a 1997 2.0 glx petrol

it cost's

[Guest vr6galaxy]

The cost of maintence for a TDI is actually higher than that of a petrol! the figures are posted elsewhere on the forum, I have a copy of an official Ford document called The Cost Of Ownership Story, in it gives the break down of the costs involved in owning and running a Galaxy and it's rivals at the time!

considering the labour charges will be the same for all models, it's the time taken to service a TDI that is slightly higher by couple of hours! even over the VR6 :lol:

according to Ford, after four years at 80000 mile a TDI will have spent 12 hrs in the work shop on basic servicing where as a 2ltr will have spent 10.3 hrs and a VR6 10.5 hrs

its not a lot but it's there in black and white so Del was right a TDI is more expensive to run :huh:

[johnb80]

Del was right  a TDI is more expensive to run  :lol:

You're not getting away with that!!!!!

 

Now take the fuel and depreciation into account and it will rise up above ALL of the petrol models to be way, way cheaper to run even though it needs 21 minutes per year more in the workshop. So lets just consider the fuel side to start with, 80,000 miles assuming lets say 38mpg (mines NEVER been that low but I don't want to upset you petrol heads too much) would equate to 2105 gallons =

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Ahhh! the old MPG figure come back :lol: was waiting for that :huh:

[GSMGuy]

John, where do you fill your tank for

[Masked Marauder]

John, where do you fill your tank for

[Masked Marauder]

Makes me laugh the same old arguments, the only thing petrol engined users have as a "one up" on the diesel guys when it comes to costs it the servicing issue.

 

They always forget how much more the petrol engined cars lose in value to the diesels over the same mileage/age. It is thousands.

[johnb80]

John, where do you fill your tank for

[johnb80]

Ahhh! the old MPG figure come back :lol: was waiting for that :lol:

Glad I didn't dissapoint you :lol:

[Davetheref]

My local Ford garage (Gates) charge the same set price on servicing on all models.

I have just had my first service on my TDI and it was a set price of

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Cambelt change, for starters, whereas petrol models have a chain or two.....