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From: JackH on 10 Jun 2010 19:26 On 6 June, 21:02, "AstraVanMann" <pe...(a)swerveweb.com> wrote: > I know they're not as comfy, but something VW with the 90/110 old-skool 1..9 TDI is > going to be by far the best on fuel compared to anything French. Budget a > small amount, 100 quid or so, to get some seats that'll be vaguely comfy. I find the Golf quite comfy tbh - recently did here down to Cornwall in it, and no probs at all in that respect. The S / SE models are much softer sprung than the GTI / Sport models and ride on thicker profile rubber, so probably that helps. -- JackH
From: fishman on 11 Jun 2010 04:47 On 9 June, 23:12, Albert T Cone <a.k.ki...(a)durham.ac.uk> wrote: > Indeed, taken the right way, this is a great opportunity - you don't > have many things tying you down now, so why not cast the net a bit > wider? The world is your mollusc, so why not find a job you really like > in a place you really like, up-sticks and move? > You don't need to settle for a so-so job because it's within commuting > distance of suburban manchester - if you want to stay in IT, do it in a > norwegian nursing college, or a Japanese goth clothing store or just get > a job as a forestry worker in the Kielder. Massive agree there, though for the whole 2 years-ish I was back in the UK between travelling an moving to Oz, I was mentally ready to leave the country at any minute, but the logistics were still a bit of a shitter despite us not even living in our own home or anything (we were house sitting). Well worth it though. Keeps life interesting which is more important to me than anything.
From: JackH on 11 Jun 2010 08:55 On 11 June, 12:52, Elder <carl.rob...(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <3e1789ba-0f16-4d6b-afad-a48226943226 > @j4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, jackhacket...(a)yahoo.co.uk says... > > > Not everyones cup of tea, I know... but with your criteria, if you > > could find another one that's been looked after as well, then you'd > > end up with something practical that's dirt cheap to run, and which > > don't seem to really be depreciating much at all any more. > > Would do the job nicely and probably gruntier than what I have now. Ok... well conveniently, I have a very valid comparison for you. My dads ex-girlfriend had an IS200 from new for about 2 years - when they used to go on holiday down to Cornwall etc, (in other words, a week with 1,000 miles plus covered), they used to take the Golf and not just because it had more boot space / did more to the gallon. He always reckoned they found it more comfy and more relaxing to drive. It's a shame you're not nearer, else you could have tried mine out. -- JackH
From: JackH on 11 Jun 2010 09:04 On 11 June, 12:55, Elder <carl.rob...(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <e0555ffa-7220-4c2e-b761-bc712fee2605 > @w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, jackhacket...(a)yahoo.co.uk says... > > > > I know they're not as comfy, but something VW with the 90/110 old-skool 1.9 TDI is > > > going to be by far the best on fuel compared to anything French. Budget a > > > small amount, 100 quid or so, to get some seats that'll be vaguely comfy. > > > I find the Golf quite comfy tbh - recently did here down to Cornwall > > in it, and no probs at all in that respect. > > > The S / SE models are much softer sprung than the GTI / Sport models > > and ride on thicker profile rubber, so probably that helps. > > I did find Octavia cloth seats to be odd. Not crippling, but not > something that would encourage you to stay in it longer than needed, and > did occasionally make my bad back nip a bit. I've looked into early Octavias at times in the past, and they're pretty flimsy inside compared to the Mk4 Golf. A mate had a poverty spec Octavia TDI estate on something like an 04 plate, and it didn't even have electric windows... speaker grills had come away from the front doors etc. It didn't help that he hated the car, but even so... they're not quite the 'VW with a different badge' many like to tell you are. With the Golfs, I've always found it takes quite a while to get the seat just right, but when you do they're pretty comfy. :-) Trim wise, nothing has broken on mine as of yet - the thing that I think VW could have improved on, and which does tend to give away the mileage as they get older, is the rubberised surfacing they covered the panel round the heater controls / drivers inner door handle, with. This ends up very obviously marked and scratched, due to how soft it is. Other than that, pretty decent overall IMHO. The other thing I've noticed over the last couple of years or so is that reasonable condition ones aren't really losing any money any more - you'd definitely get a good one for £2k to £2.5k. -- JackH
From: JackH on 11 Jun 2010 10:20
On 11 June, 14:05, Elder <carl.rob...(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <9c150cb7-cb7d-4d06-aa15- > 9d7b657b8...(a)d37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, jackhacket...(a)yahoo.co.uk > says... > > > My dads ex-girlfriend had an IS200 from new for about 2 years - when > > they used to go on holiday down to Cornwall etc, (in other words, a > > week with 1,000 miles plus covered), they used to take the Golf and > > not just because it had more boot space / did more to the gallon. > > > He always reckoned they found it more comfy and more relaxing to > > drive. > > > It's a shame you're not nearer, else you could have tried mine out. > > Do you know if they used the same seats in the Octavia as in the Golf? Hmmm... I've known someone fit vRS leather to a Mk4, but I'm not sure if they had to modify the seat rails or not. > I liked some things about the Octavia including size inside. The Golf is bit shorter I believe - the main loser in this respect are rear passengers rather than those sitting in the front. That's the one cabin space area where my Passat was a LOT better than the Golf. -- JackH |