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New family wagon
- Thread starter Djw John
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S-Max & Mk7 GTi
Funnily enough @gally he was first to comment on the s-max fb group I joined. Been giving helpful tips for getting it sorted inside.
@Photomattbrown thats decent looking, wont be a slouch either surely?
@Photomattbrown thats decent looking, wont be a slouch either surely?
Yeah must admit for a mpv the one above looks good.
Aye, engine makes it for me, Ally just laughed when I revved it earlier. Couldn't take him for a spin cos it was blocked in by too many other cars.
May as well just update this thread with the wee bits I'm doing to it.
Bought these
Fitted some of them
Bought these
Fitted some of them
S-Max & Mk7 GTi
Yeah to be honest it’s plenty fast enough for a kid carrier, has all the kit and does look good. I’m usually one to swap my car every couple of yrs but without spending 35k I can’t think of anything that does the job as well as this.
Got it cleaned up the other day but conditions were terrible so not many pics of during.
Went a bit overboard the day before though
Worth it IMO.
And looking better but only smelling a bit better
Seats were still damp in those pics but now they've dried it's much more even.
I chucked some uprated bulbs in and Renault could learn a thing or 2 in this aspect
We've since used an odour bomb thingy but as it's still ventilating just now I don't want to comment on how effective it has been.
I also gave the exhausts a really quick metal polish
Went a bit overboard the day before though
Worth it IMO.
And looking better but only smelling a bit better
Seats were still damp in those pics but now they've dried it's much more even.
I chucked some uprated bulbs in and Renault could learn a thing or 2 in this aspect
We've since used an odour bomb thingy but as it's still ventilating just now I don't want to comment on how effective it has been.
I also gave the exhausts a really quick metal polish
Yesterday we finally actually used it as a family and went up to one of our regular spots.
Pros- we fit, it's still quick, 28mpg is fine
Cons - neither of us find the seats comfy, there's a low speed, part throttle hesitancy, the power steering is making a hell of a noise and is occasionally heavy as f**k.
Pros- we fit, it's still quick, 28mpg is fine
Cons - neither of us find the seats comfy, there's a low speed, part throttle hesitancy, the power steering is making a hell of a noise and is occasionally heavy as f**k.
You ever looked into why? It's under warranty so atm I'm not arsed but we'll see how it gets sorted out.
535d / t5 caravelle
Yeah i did about 18 month, cant remember what they said it was, it was an expensive fix though, and i think it was a main dealer job, we decided to leave it and see how it went, never got any worse, so we never bothered sorting out.
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Mmm, sounds like something I would live with but the wife won't. Atm she wouldn't be able to drive it without pas as she's only 4 weeks after a c-section so has lost a lot of core strength.
Here's to buying from a garage. Sometimes.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Pas rack?
Possibly. It's a hydraulic system, wondering just how common it is. Gotta love intermittent problems though.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
We had a 2011 insignia in the other week. Steering would go light then normal, then hard. Bled the system a lot, changed the rack and job done.
Never had that issue with any Renault. Non French s**t!
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
What does the interwebz say?
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Dr HMS Derv Destroyer
ClioSport Club Member
MK1DTi/vivaro/corsa
Was going to say, done a few where I've just replaced the PS tank and done a flush/ fluid replacement. That's assuming it's a belt driven pump, not the EPAS fluid pump.
Also worth checking which fluid it takes , ford for some daft reason on certain years used green type fluid and other years standard Dextron 2 pass fluid
Also worth checking which fluid it takes , ford for some daft reason on certain years used green type fluid and other years standard Dextron 2 pass fluid
See if it was my issue that's probably what I would do. But it's not, sonI'd like it done however ford recommend.
Also thanks for the heads up on the fluid!
535d / t5 caravelle
Not sure it was quite that drastic, but it was enough to make me think, f**k that,! I’ll live with it.
Well mines survived the last 1000 miles with a new pump. Ford wanted over £1000, think it cost the garage I bought it from £300 odd and some labour. Which the 'mechanic' was f**king useless at so I've had do some more to it.
Wish the circumstances had been different and I could've got it down to the garage within the month to just get a refund tbh.
Wish the circumstances had been different and I could've got it down to the garage within the month to just get a refund tbh.
535d / t5 caravelle
Had mine booked in at a local garage, turned up with it, and he told me his mates galaxy just had the same issue, it had to go to Manchester for a new rack and coded at a main dealers £1700 ffs! Think the advise is to get a new pump also.
On that note I drove away, got it booked in at ford tomorrow to confirm it’s a new rack that’s needed and get a price, spending that kind of money on an 07 plate galaxy is mental in my eyes, will see what they say, then decide what to do, shame really it’s been a great family bus.
535d / t5 caravelle
No worries, check my post in the thread below, post 80, for some reason I couldn’t copy and paste the text! I’m not a happy bunny!
https://www.cliosport.net/threads/the-incompetance-of-main-dealers-is-astounding.819318/page-2
After the above it’s now whining and making a funny fan belt noise, spoke to a mate who said it will be the power steering pump being starved of oil ( which they just replaced along with 4 f**king racks, f**king retards! ) so I have now booked it in with my regular garage to confirm this before I go back ranting at the useless fuckwits at ford main dealers Blackburn.
What’s up with yours? Not having much luck with it are you, mines been a good car bar this problem, which 100% blame main dealers for.
https://www.cliosport.net/threads/the-incompetance-of-main-dealers-is-astounding.819318/page-2
After the above it’s now whining and making a funny fan belt noise, spoke to a mate who said it will be the power steering pump being starved of oil ( which they just replaced along with 4 f**king racks, f**king retards! ) so I have now booked it in with my regular garage to confirm this before I go back ranting at the useless fuckwits at ford main dealers Blackburn.
What’s up with yours? Not having much luck with it are you, mines been a good car bar this problem, which 100% blame main dealers for.
Ffs. The whole pas system seems weak on them. You'd think they'd know how to fix them by now.
Been diagnosed as a failed water pump. Just hoping I caught it before killing the head gasket. f**king annoying though as the belt was done last year so either the pump wasn't done or it's failed very early.
Been diagnosed as a failed water pump. Just hoping I caught it before killing the head gasket. f**king annoying though as the belt was done last year so either the pump wasn't done or it's failed very early.
I'll have to get the belt and pump replaced, cross fingers that everything else is ok then I'm punting it to f**k
535d / t5 caravelle
Ford main dealers are f**king retards as they’ve clearly proved to me.
Hope you get the best outcome with it, sounds like a f**king ball ache, much like mine at the minute. What you gonna replace it with? Do you need 7 seats? Ours has been a good car tbh apart from this obviously, and it’s much bigger/better than our c4 grand Picasso we used to have
Hope you get the best outcome with it, sounds like a f**king ball ache, much like mine at the minute. What you gonna replace it with? Do you need 7 seats? Ours has been a good car tbh apart from this obviously, and it’s much bigger/better than our c4 grand Picasso we used to have
We'll swap the insurance and tax into the civic that's sat on my drive and use that until a good lease deal comes up.
I've removed the back 2 seats for boot space so really don't need a 7 seater.
I wanted an Octavia vrs/Laguna gt205 but there was nowt around at the time.
I've removed the back 2 seats for boot space so really don't need a 7 seater.
I wanted an Octavia vrs/Laguna gt205 but there was nowt around at the time.
Aye, maybe in a few years, I think it'll just be a dullsmobile for now. It just needs to be comfy and work every single time I use it. And if it doesn't work it needs to be someone elses issue!
Coming to a gumtree near you this week. With its 7 mile old timing belt..
Sold, not missed. Bye bye.
Bet its perfect for the new guys, always what I seem to do, fix all the problems and sell it on.
Bet its perfect for the new guys, always what I seem to do, fix all the problems and sell it on.
It's what happened with our 225 anyway!
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