Hi all
AM looking ot get a ford galaxy fo rtaxi/airport runs. They seem quite popular around here , but all the ones on the road are sub 50k and less then
4 years old.I will have around 12k to spend but the vehicle will need to be good for
200k. Is this a reasonable request with regualr servicing and maintenance from a ford diesel.Or us there an alternative. The Zafira is a little small and the Toyoyt Previa is a little expensive.
Jon
Previas seem to be generally agreed to be bulletproof. Don't know about diesel versions though.
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Transit Tourneo? Mercedes Vito?
200k how quickly? Do Galaxys rust? My experience of Fords that clock up high mileages is that they end up pretty s**te, but they're all cars that are also 10 years old, having clocked up their 100k+ miles over time, rather than getting a lot of intense motorway use as a taxi.
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Yup. should be no problem
Not really, no. Previas are crap to drive, Zafira rear seats are easy to get into, impossible to get back out of
"John"
Its a VAG engine in all of the Galaxy/sharan/ etc. Go for the the PD115, although the 130 is the better engine and no extra juicy. At £12k you should get a 130.
They'll do the mileage, with proper regular servicing- the PD oil you'll find expensive as you'll be changing it pretty often with your anticipated mileage per year. Airflow meters will die about every 60-80k (£200) and EGR valves about every 100k (£150), the air con will probably die (condensors rot, and receiver dryer pipes shear off) but otherwise they're pretty tough.
Tim..
Cylinder heads seem to go porous round about 150-200K as well.
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