When I last changed my car I drove the 520d,, Audi A6 Avant, Merc E Class Estate, Volvo V70, Mazda 6 and ended up getting a Superb Hatch (well, it’s a sort of saloon/hatch fancy boot lid thing but you get the idea).

All the above were between 2 and 4 years old and had Auto boxes.

The BMW and Audi were OK but I found the ride to be very harsh round town, was OK at motorway speeds though. The salesmen were a utter tools (different people, both at main dealers).

Merc was very nice, quiet, smooth, salesman was OK. Car wasn’t worth (to me) the running costs or the higher initial purchase price.

The Volvo was nice but didn’t do it for me.

Mazda was OK, felt rather choppy on the road but lacked rear legroom.

Superb was half the price of the Merc, BMW or Audi to buy and around 40% cheaper to insure, is quiet, has loads of room inside, is comfortable and I can easily get around 48mpg (calculated on Fuelly), servicing at my local independent VAG garage is reasonably priced, I really like the DSG box and I also like that most people simply don’t get what a good car it is. :wink:

EDIT, have done 28k miles in 15 months in it and still would choose it over the others that I test drove it against

HTS
I find the seats really comfy, can easily do 150 miles without a stop (unless I need a wee or some coffee or a Ginsters :wink: ) and still feel fine when I arrive.

It did take a bit of fiddling to get them just right though.

I nearly bought an E-Class instead but it was twice the price and I found the Merc seats were too wide, I felt as though I was sitting in the middle of a sofa rather than in an armchair.

EDIT

Also the Superb has a proper spare wheel rather than runflats or a pram wheel spare

“May sound snobbish, but it’s not going to be a Skoda no matter how good they are.”

Hey, it’s your loss :wink:

Skoda Superb, comfy, surprisingly quick, inexpensive to buy and run, acres of rear legroom, massive boot, quiet on motorways.

I’ve got a 60 plate diesel and get 48/50 mpg. I gather petrol versions get high 30s/40 mpg

Although possibly not if that bloke’s still balancing on the bar

I recon it’d be easier to ride under that than jump over it

Wot whyme said…

Open the jaws of the chuck fully, put an appropriately sized hex key into the socket and unscrew whilst using a spanner on the flats to prevent the motor spindle from turning HTH

:lol:

Peter Sarstedt?

Possibly “Where do you go to my lovely?”?

EDIT

Beaten to it by 17 seconds :roll:

Thanks for the info folks.

Look as though that’s the one to go for.

Cheers

I get really confused by 24 hour clock times.

I’ve looked at a meeting start time of, say, 15-30 and thought “who the hell has a meeting at half past 5?” 8O

I’m 46

Just heard the (possible) dénouement of the Helen & Rob saga.

Blimey 8O

Watching with interest, I have a 1999 Giant Terrago that I’ve owned from new that I’m having similar thoughts about

Is it for the dog to pull or to ride in?

“konabunny – Member
Most people quite like sniffing their own farts
Wat “

Farts are like children, you hate other people’s and savour your own

I see what you’ve done wrong, you’ve missed a zero off the end of the quantity of cheese required when you’ve written out the recipe

That grille is awful, looks as though its melted and gone all droopy

My name is Tom.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti had a pet wombat called Tom.

Based on the above, it seemed appropriate.

“Up to 100%”

Veet and compression undershorts FTW

jimdubleyou

Beethoven has gone

But his music lives on
And Mozart don’t go shoppin’ no more…

I bought a simple waterproof pouch from my local(ish) RNLI shop.

Used it a few times and hasn’t leaked. Cost £3.50 IIRC.

I have a waterproof phone so it’s more about keeping clag off that actual waterproofing for me but it hasn’t leaked yet.

I’ve just recently got a set on my Skoda Superb.

Done about 1.5k miles on them so far. They’re very quiet, almost disconcertingly so.

They grip very well, no wheel spin pulling away from the lights on wet and greasy roads. Seem to grip very well in mud. Very smooth round corners on tarmac.

I’m doing around 18-20k miles a year so would expect to get a year’s motoring out of a set of fronts, time (and miles) will tell how well they wear in the longer term.

I did need all 4 tyres replacing anyway so putting a full set on wasn’t an issue, they cost IIRC £7 more per tyre than a mid-range summer tyre. Well worth every penny IMO

Fasting and Furious
A tale of hunger and rage

Fletching
A documentary about installing feathers to the blunt ends of arrows

The Breakfast Clubbing
A tale of teenage weekend early morning seal hunting

@ oldnpastit

AIUI a letter has to be served on the registered keeper of the vehicle within 14 days of he alleged offence.

Done, would also be interested in seeing extract of results

Nixie
Good point on the fluid ration, hadn’t thought of that.
Wasn’t intending on having a rear axle, was going for independent rear wheels (with no suspension) so we can use standard bike wheels if at all possible.

wwaswas
Thanks for the link, will have a read.
Cable/V brakes is an option, will investigate

Not sure where the chap at the bottom of the stack in Mikewsmith’s picture is gripping the young lady with his left hand…

Yay from me

What does the “liest” bit of “Titliest” mean?

I understand the other bit….. :wink:

When you say young, do you mean under 18?

Makes quite a difference if they’re juveniles AIUI

Are you absolutely sure You weren’t supposed to be calling Them? :wink:

Sounds like a good decision to me.

I’d have done the same thing.

Edit,

question already answered :lol:

Mrs Wombat’s colleague was bought a ride on lawnmower for Christmas a couple of years ago by her husband.

She bought him a pair of Tiffany earrings for his next birthday,

IME it is actually illegal to install or use (or possibly even possess) jamming equipment.

I was asked a similar question by a client in relation to a new build office building about 18 months ago, took legal advice and was told it’s covered in the (IIRC) wireless and telegraphy act.

For some reason quite a lot of steelwork was used in the final design, including a fair bit of foil backed plasterboard….can’t think why.

That is, as you say, absolutely brilliant

I’m working from home today but am sporting an Alternative Tentacles record label T-Shirt, does that count?