Rear Door Handle

[Chris]

Mine has a webbing strap Pete

Same here.

I'm not sure if the split (van type) doors were available on the Multispace but they seem like a much better solution to getting into the back of the car. The huge tailgate is brilliant as a rain shelter but trying to open it when someone has parked less than a meter from your bumper makes it a pain, and that's before it drops, nearly decapitating the unfortunate one trying to get something out of the boot.

[Andy]

The 1.6 I'm picking up on Sunday has paint-wear to both interior front door handles and to the colour coded gear knob. The gear knob I can understand as it's suffering repetitive hand-friction throughout each journey. But we never had any problems with our old 05 plate so far as paint wearing on the interior door grabs. I can only assume the previous owners had rings on their fingers (and bells on their toes?). A friend of mine has had a couple of new Ford Galaxies and I noticed that both models had interior door handle paint wear within the first year.

I reckon manufacturers do this to assist in the general feeling one gets of the vehicle becoming tired and thereby needing replacing - otherwise that paint would be colour-moulded plastic.

[david.h]

Paint removed from handles is usually ring scratch related!

I have a problem with a '54 plate 1.6 Desire, the rear hatch latches closed,but won't lock. Central locking goes CLUNK & the key operates easily, but it doesnt lock! With trim removed I can see that the lever doesn't fully operate (I can move it all the way by finger pressure, The plastic lever & cast alloy spindle appear unworn. Any ideas? (I dropped the retaining circlip, but that is a self inflicted problem to find a replacement!)