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From: Silk on 27 Jun 2010 16:21 On 27/06/2010 19:23, Ret. wrote: > Chris Bartram wrote: >> On 25/06/2010 19:05, Silk wrote: >>> On 25/06/2010 17:33, Ret. wrote: >>>> Chris Bartram wrote: >>>>> On 25/06/2010 15:54, Ret. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I want the DSG gearbox and, unfortunately, in the Fabia, the only >>>>>> model with the autobox is the 1.2 tsi. >>>>> >>>>> The new vRS will have it. >>>> >>>> I have no interest in 'sporty' cars at all. >>> >>> It's actually not a lot different to look at than the standard car. >> Indeed. The 'sporty' Skodas are quite understated. I know of several >> people with what I'd guess was Kev's approach to driving (i.e: not >> driving that quickly, but not dawdling) that have vRS Octavias, and >> they don't have as hard a ride as some 'sporty' cars, which would >> probably be a show-stopper. You should take a test drive Kev. > > I'll consider it. Another thing to remember is the perception of smoothness can also be affected by the performance. Having driven both a R75 diesel and an Octavia vRS CR 170 diesel, IMO the Octavia is the nicer drive in every respect - The Rover may have been good in its day, but more modern diesels are simply better however you measure them. It's also better finished and roomier. Like you, I don't like "sporty" cars and I don't have any issues with the comfort of the Octavia, although it's not a vRS.
From: Silk on 27 Jun 2010 16:22 On 26/06/2010 21:13, Mike P wrote: > For �200 quid, with T&T until the end of Sept, it's a bargain. It > drives spot on, not a rattle or a thump from anywhere. Needs a wheel > bearing, gear linkage sorting and does anyone know how to remove badly > applied fibreglass filler? It's not meant as excitement, merely cheap > as possible transport to get me to work. > > Mike P Does the P stand for pikey?
From: Albert T Cone on 28 Jun 2010 09:26 Ret. wrote: > > The Fabia 'Elegance' (top of the range) estate has cruise control and > climate control, etc. and I could obtain a new one, with the DSG > gearbox, for a price of just £9773.09 to change... > > I've still not made my mind up whether to change or not. I don't need a > car as big as the 75 estate any more - but it's still running great, is > in perfect nick, and I like driving it. I think I will probably hang > onto it. If I bought a Fabia it would be a lot cheaper to run (£90 VEL > and approaching 50mpg) - but it's no saving if you consider the loss of > capital and loss of interest on that capital. It clearly doesn't make sense to do this for reasons of economy. If the purpose is to let your wife drive, then you could buy her a nice low-mileage small car for shopping trips *and* pay running costs for your remaining dotage for less that the capital loss you are facing to move to a Fabia; you in the meantime can drive the R75 you know and like. If you really do want to save money, you could pick up an '05 Fabia 1.4TDi with autobox[1] for the sort of money your '75 would fetch in a private sale, be ~£9k in pocket and get 60+mpg combined. [1] for example
From: Ret. on 28 Jun 2010 17:43
Albert T Cone wrote: > Ret. wrote: > >> >> The Fabia 'Elegance' (top of the range) estate has cruise control and >> climate control, etc. and I could obtain a new one, with the DSG >> gearbox, for a price of just £9773.09 to change... >> >> I've still not made my mind up whether to change or not. I don't >> need a car as big as the 75 estate any more - but it's still running >> great, is in perfect nick, and I like driving it. I think I will >> probably hang onto it. If I bought a Fabia it would be a lot cheaper >> to run (£90 VEL and approaching 50mpg) - but it's no saving if you >> consider the loss of capital and loss of interest on that capital. > > It clearly doesn't make sense to do this for reasons of economy. If > the purpose is to let your wife drive, then you could buy her a nice > low-mileage small car for shopping trips *and* pay running costs for > your remaining dotage for less that the capital loss you are facing to > move to a Fabia; you in the meantime can drive the R75 you know and > like. > If you really do want to save money, you could pick up an '05 Fabia > 1.4TDi with autobox[1] for the sort of money your '75 would fetch in a > private sale, be ~£9k in pocket and get 60+mpg combined. Fair points. -- Kev |