pj_andrew Posted July 7, 2006 Report Posted July 7, 2006 Took a slight detour to Ford garage to check out the new 06 Galaxy. Initial impressions are: - like the exterior, simple and doesn't look too van like- the new seats look great. Very easy to fold down and yet very solid when up. Bit concerned about the floor to ceiling height with seats down but they fold very flat.- overhead storage is neat- 2 remote key fobs on Zetec and above (hurrah!)- good selection of gadgets. The sat nav looks great as does the DVD system- not a massive choice of engines but 1 petrol and 3 diesel on Ghia level spec seems to cover most needs- it ain't cheap ! Probably wait for 6-9 months for a 10K 2nd hand deal. All in all looks hopeful. Will wait with baited breadth for reliabilty reports. Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted July 8, 2006 Report Posted July 8, 2006 me and my dad went see it yesterday, we said similar things about it. to us it felt more "solidly built" but did feel narrow and shorter (in height), the seats looked nice, but felt smaller, but still "ok" we were under the impression the seats folded flush, into the floor, but they just fold flat = not as good as a loading bay as the old galaxy - although still good. the handbrake - i thought it was great, dad thought it was crap - just because its not like the "lever" type. i didnt like what theyve done with the front side windows - i think theyve made "too big a deal" out of them, and look a bit odd on the inside. we both liked the glass roof/storage. overall verdict - we like it more than the old galaxy, but miss little things from the old one. so if anyone wants to buy us one - go ahead. MJR Quote
Mikef Posted July 13, 2006 Report Posted July 13, 2006 According to the glossy, its actually wider and longer than the old Galaxy, and I think you can still take out the seats as well as fold them flat. Hoping to have a play in one next week. cheers mikef Quote
Masked Marauder Posted July 15, 2006 Report Posted July 15, 2006 It wont effect me one way or another until they are less then Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted July 15, 2006 Report Posted July 15, 2006 agree with MM. i am aware the new galaxy is wider and longer, just felt narrow to me? MJR Quote
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