sciencebird

So glad I'm not going mad. Wasn't even sure what to search for - put in "fuel tank sloshing" and got this thread. Have got fairly full tank and can hear it - will listen out when nearly empty. Mine is FL TDI hatch.

I too had this dilemma. Had my 56 plate vRS from new and did 146000 miles. Looked at Golf GTD and Leon FR - way too expensive. Have now got the diesel Octy vRS. Really miss the Fabia (there were tears when I traded it in) but needed a change. Am pleased with the Octavia but it's not as fun as the Fabia ( a bit more middle-aged!) and certainly doesn't have the punch from standing start!

Spent most of my late teenage/ early 20's in rock clubs of Merseyside/ N. Wales/ Manchester (Stairways - Birkenhead/ Krazy House - Liverpool/ Tivoli - Buckley) then at Uni in Glasgow saw quite a few bands at the Barrowlands. In my past seen Cult/ Faith No More/ Pantera/ Little Angels/ Aerosmith/ GnR/ Def Leppard/ INXS/ Thunder.. Then turned into a bit of a shoe-gazing indie kid

First meet for me so would like to meet some locals!

Morning, Anyone got a recommendation for dent repairs in the Huntingdon (home) or Hitchin (work) areas? Someone whacked my car with their door in a carpark yesterday (and didn't leave a note!!) so need a dent taking out and a bit of a paint repair. Thanks.

Am in Huntingdon area so P'Boro not too far away - count me in!

I actually suspect that it is not type approved for towing. Classing it as illegal for attaching a bike carrier sounds a touch extreme. A bike rack won't fall off this, they're much better off the towbar than anywhere else. I have the most fantastic carrier for 2 bikes on a towbar - it's just a shame neither Sciencebird's or my cars (sorry it's FranV8) have towbars to fit it! I would have thought the reason for type approval issues on the vRS would be somewhere around rear suspension settings and ride height.

Currently 30 miles down the A1 to Hitchin. Moving further north soon so will be 40. Am dreading putting 400 miles a week on the car but hey that's why I got the VRS - a joy to commute in! Going to be a shock to the other half (not cos we're moving in together!! ) but he will have to drive 20 miles instead of walking over the road to work! My journey time fluctuates for no real reason, although school holidays make things much easier. Have to allow 1h 15 for hold ups.

Thought I recognised it - my folks live out there (just outside Paphos) so we drive past it quite a lot. Off there to see them tomorrow - very excited!!

auroan - was your second piccie taken in Cyprus? Looks like a place in Paphos!

The site is quite slow - guess lots of people are sat at their desks playing on the last day at work!! Here's mine - "elf-bird"....good oppurtunity for us to laugh at ourselves!! http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=77974ea5b25a03e04801717G06122204

Mine's the 28th Dec. Which is good cos I am always off work. Never really had the joint pressie thing - M&D always pretty good about that. Mates are just never up for going out as they are tired from Christmas and gearing up ready for New Year.

FANTASTIC!! Particularly like the "holding ankle" move -very cool. Definitely feeling Christmasy now. Thanks elf boy!!

...a** with their fog lights on. Is it foggy?? No!! Obviously the culprit tonight was subjected to full vRS power

EOS 350D - don't mess about. Then you can get a second hand EOS lense for not a lot with a lot of zoom, 70-300mm is a touch soft (easily less than £70-80 s/h), or a better (optical quality) is the 100-300mm, old lens but even less money. I've got the former, but also bought a Vivitar Series One 100-400mm for £84. despite the dodgy stateside reviews (they all buy the top L series stuff), the AP review at the time rated this lens well. And on a 350D it's equivalent to 160-640mm. So, go with the previosu posts on s/h gear in AP, well worth the trouble. And good luck! (Sorry it's Franv8 again - danger of just jumping on quick reply)