Supacabby

It also says: Coming Soon Available from : 04/05/2009 so maybe not yet registered?

As it happens most are genuinely surprised at the Carens, certainly those with Octys want 1 due to it's better 'functionality' as a cab, the only prob I face is poor mpg, can't get anywhere near the 38 my 3 Octys averaged, mind you a horrible nasty dpf has something to do with that! I love the look of the S2, as a private motorist I'd have 1 tomorrow but not for me as a tool of my trade. Thanks Supurbia for the link, there is 1 in Brighton already done, slightly different colour but the council allowed it as it ws the 1st to be done. £150 for bonnet & boot when I buy, let the dealer do it when I sell, not much in it for me & paint is easier to repair if need be!

Looked in depth at a new S2 today for the 1st time, a base model 1.9tdi model so no toys. Lovely from the outside (it was white), great from the drivers seat (black cloth), good head & leg room but the biggest turn off (this is a work thing) was the HUGE tunnel running down the back passenger floor space. Punters get in & slide across (don't ask me why cos I never understand either lol) & I can see this being a right royal pain in the proverbial, especially at night with the dark carpet & seat covering & girlies/ladies don't like to sit with their legs wide open when they're in skirts for obvious reasons! I know I run a Kia but right now I can't see myself in an S2, it simply doesn't do the job as well & that's nowt to do with price or badge snobbery just simple practicality as a cab. The only thing I can see to do the job as well as my Carens is a Ford S Max & they are considerably more expensive, I guess it's another 50k in a Kia for me then lol.

If it's parked outside on the road it could have been caused by a 'bow wave' of a passing vehicle, have known this before.

& this from a man who bought a Skoda which will prob end up as a cab when he's finished with it, erm maybe not, I just remembered he didn't get a bag o spanners with his new toy however he got a free set of electrical gremlins thrown in! Nuff said & no offence mentioned, just my personal thoughts/soh!

Just wait til you've done a weekends work, you'll be so pi$$ed off with the knees in your back you'll regret the VX straight away, it matters not who makes it or what toys it's got for our trade, what matters most is how much it earns & how comfortable we can be whilst we do our 12 hour night shifts!

You could always spray some silicone round the seals, not a 'proper' fix but might help in the short term!

I can hear the calling from here.....Lummoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!

PS: You need to update your sig, you've got it now!

Do we really need to answer that?

Black smoke is 'normally' unburnt fuel going straight into the exhaust system, some diesels do this 'naturally' & therefore have no exact fault, some however this means a clogged filter etc. No harm in giving it a good old blowout & a service of the filters before checking anything more expensive. PS: try doing 99% urban driving, it's fun when you get the chance to hit the open road, well not fun for the car behind lol.

Workwise we've no choice here in Brighton, it's White or White, oh with an Aquamarine boot & bonnet to be painted too! On the second hand market used White Superbs under 4 years old are hard to come by, well those with less than 250k are anyway!

Oh how I laughed, did my hacking cough (after 2 weeks of the flu) absolutely no good at all lol.

I have a colleague who pickes up his new Superb next week, it's in White. Will try to take some pics asap but just wondered if anyone had actually seen a White one in the flesh yet?

I'd have thought it would have XX 58 JCB as its plate!

& the quote of the week goes to..... Best laugh I've had over Xmas & New Year!

Not enough legroom in the back for the job so no thanks!

Can't begin to list mine, a rough guess equals somewhere in the region of 50 cars, yep 50!

I did it for you, it's called 'cut n paste' lol. Perhaps a mod will remove the 2 odd posts now please.

1 fofos SE 170CR TDI Rosso Brunello 2 Bagpuss Elegance 170CR TDI Steel Grey 3 cboman Comfort 1.4TSI Candy White 4 Drummond28 Elegance 170CR TDI Storm Blue 5 Colinsuperb Elegance 170CR DSG TDI Steel Grey 6 Alien8d Elegance 170CR TDI Black Magic Pearlescent 7 Veloplus S 105PD TDI Rosso Brunello 8 Tsutt1 Elegance 170CR TDI Mocha 9 pauljmuk SE 170 CR Anthracite Grey 10 pfleming Elegance 170CR TDI Black Magic / Ivory interior 11 ecpc Elegance 170CR TDI Manual Storm Blue 12 pugwash Elegance 170CR TDI dsg Steel Grey 13 RDH Elegance 170CR TDI Manual Steel Grey/ Black 14 sloppy Elegance 1.8 TSI DSG Mocca Brown 15 Chocaholic SE 140PD TDI Manual Satin Grey 16 Superb Lady Elegance 170CR DSG Black Magic/ Ivory Interior 17 Beaker656 Elegance 170 CR tdi manual in Black Magic pearl 18 Hols595 Elegance 170 CR Tdi Manual in Brilliant Silver / Onyx Interior 19 Nils bull-melso Elegance 170CR TDI Automatic Black Magic / Ivory interior 20 Skoblah S 140PD TDI Manual Rosso Brunello 21 Spectrum Elegance 2.0 TDI CR 170 DSG Rosso Brunello / Onyx 22 Master-yoda Praha 1.8 Tfsi DSG7 black magic/ ivory interior 23 AJB1 Elegance 170CR TDI Manual Steel Grey Ivory 24 GrahamElegance 2.0TDI CR170 DSG Satin Grey/Ivory

227,000 miles on a 1979 Polski Fiat (as a cab!), not many of them did that sort of mileage. Had way too many over the 100k mark to add to to the list!

Next time you drive buy get out & have a closer look, bound to be some tell tale signs somewhere! For me it looks like a Toyota estate, possibly a Corolla?

Not sure where your getting your finance from but Alliance & Leicester (I bank with them) just offered me a very good deal on a personal loan, might be worth a look at their website.

Under the terms of the miscellaneous provisions act (1976) which 'most' local councils use as the 'bible' for taxi & private hire licensing you can't not licence a car if it has a space saver spare wheel as the car is still driveable up to 50mph....however if it has a can of puncture repair (like the new Galaxy etc.) then they will be refused as this is totally useless if your tyre is shredded or similar. My Carens has a spacesaver, I was lucky enough to buy a set of (4) wheels & tyres on Ebay for £100, have used the tyres & sold 2 of the wheels for £50, bargain for me! VAG will never admit they market the Superb at the cab trade, as others said recently that's beneath the average man in the street! Just out of interest Roto do you know what kind of 'spaceship' mileage those guys go up to? The highest I know of is approaching 300k, it looks very tired!

Too physical for me, just out of interest any decent pics of that White Superb?