Meanwhile - 5,000km later....

[Transporter]

got a t5 on order should turn up mid jan just wondering what you meant at the start of this were you said it only used 1/2 a litre of oil

Congratulation on your new t5.
what specs and options. Diesel or petrol, manual or auto?

[Bluerex]

If you would consider s'hand seats I have a pair of Stratos Eagle Sports seats surplus to my requirements (very similar to the current 3000 LS model at http://www.stratos.com.au/products/car/ ). They have inside armrests (but not outer). I'm listed in the Canberra white pages as Collins, Gregory D if you're interested.

Thanks Greg, but after some checking, we would need fabricated mounts and an engineer's certificate with these seats too. Still looking for an easier option.

Thanks for the offer

C

[BobD]

My T4 TDI stayed on the full mark for the full 15,000km between services for the whole time I had it (108,000km). The 128kw T5 was half way down the dip stick at about 10,000km, which is the only time I have ever checked it! I am too lazy! It has just been serviced at 15,000km so I hope it it is full now. I must check it so that I can see whether it is on the full mark after being serviced.

If it did use half a litre at 10,000km it will be the first vehicle I have had for a while that uses any oil at all. Even my 1986 Kawasaki GTR1000 motorbike with over 200,000km on the clock doesn't use any oil between 6,000km services. Since I didn't check the oil when I brought the T5 home I don't know what the starting oil level was. However, I assume it would be on the full mark when it left the dealer unless T5's are different from other cars.

[gregozedobe]

.... Still looking for an easier option.

You might try some of the people who supply seats for buses and motorhomes. They might have "engineered" bases. When I was looking for a swivel base for my passenger seat I noticed there wasn't much available that was both specifically made for T5s and had an engineer's report available.