Titanium 2.0 TDCi (140ps) 5dr People Carrier

Can I have my old MK1 back please?

I have previously owned a MK1 GLX, a MK2 Ghia and having thoroughly enjoyed both for about 250,000 miles and run them side by side for several years I thought it was time to update. I spent a long time trying to find one and they seem to be thin on the ground. I honestly did not like what I saw and nearly gave up but because of all of the rave reviews I assumed I was being unreasonable and finally took this one on with only 8,000 miles on the clock virtually as new. I hoped I could grow to like it but it seems that the Galaxy ideals have been sacrificed in the name of "progress" There is no way that this competes as a genuine MPV. People carrier possibly if you count 5 adults and 2 children but it just does not come close in terms of all round durability. The now standard all black interior feels cheap and tacky compared with the early models and seems to have a depressing effect on passengers who have so far managed only some forced polite comments. Since this seems to be the standard on most new cars these days perhaps it's just me. The drivers seat is hard and heavily bucketed and this combined with F1 type suspension and the solid rubber effect run flat tyres makes this a very tiring ride. 10 years ago I bought my wife a new Picasso and, compared with the Granada that I was driving at the time that felt cheap and cheerful but now I look forward to getting out of the Titanium and into the Picasso and so, it seems, do my passengers. I do recognise that most of the things that I hate about this car seem to be seen as improvements by many but I fail to see how replacing the old three knob heater system with a multibutton computer controlled climate controlled system is an improvement and it certainly is not a contribution to road safety because of the need to look at an LED display to check that you have pressed the right buttons and then wait to see if the computer is going to obey. I could go on but there really is very little in this car which impresses me but then my priorities are a comfortable seat, space and a pleasant travel experience for me and my passengers. Safety is an obvious concern but that should be possible without compromising these.
Good points - It looks better and it is quieter and there still isn't any real competition in it's class.
I cannot comment on reliability as yet and that will only be revealed if I can ever learn to love this thing.

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