Fast Fuse
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Chichester, West Sussex
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Octavia VRS 2.0 TSI
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Thoroughly enjoyed that, much better with less of the silly stuff! Has left me missing seeing F1 races from Imola though - hideous crashes aside that is...
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Much the same as yourself by the sound of things! Looking forward to it, even though the last lot where pretty dissappointing. Fingers crossed!
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No, you don't have to. There are certain areas that require period dress (and in some cases passes!), such as the paddocks and pit area, but you can still see most of what's there. I go with my old man, he's not up for getting all dressed up, but we've always got on fine. That said, I do feel a bit guilty when you see the effort some people go to!
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I'm going to be getting my tickets shortly - it's right on my door step so I've got no excuse not to go! I can't wait either - for this or the Festival of Speed! My two favourite weekends of the year.
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The most unreliable car you've owned?
Fast Fuse replied to lordrobs's topic in General Automotive Chat
I've been pretty lucky on the whole, but I did own a Mazda RX8 for all of eight months! I was expecting high fuel bills and heavy oil consumption. What I wasn't expecting was for the thing to be constantly flooding (despite going through all the various rituals you have to use when turning off a rotary), struggling to start when cold, refusing to start when hot, and then one of the catalytic converters to break up - that would have been a big bill had it not still been under warranty! It was a great car to drive, but with that sort of reliabilty, using it every day was a nightmare. Still miss it at times though... :'( -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
I guess I'll have to stop telling everyone that mine's the only green one in the country then! All good things must come to an end I suppose.... I can still tell 'em mine was the first though! -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Yes, according to the dealer (they already had it on order, apparently as a showroom car when I came knocking, it was the colour I wanted, and the spec was good, so I bought it instead!). There's another one due into the country any time now though... It's got leather seats and a sort of dark, carbon effect on the trim (which looks waaay better than it sounds IMO! ) -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Yeah, it's my first, I did about 50 miles today and I absolutely love it! -
Cheers for the welcome everyone! I took delivery this morning, I've done about 50 miles so far and I've got to say, I bloody love this car already! I took a couple of pictures, here they are...
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Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Right, I said I'd get some better pictures once I took delivery, so here they are. I'm pretty awful with a camera, but here we go! -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Nice work! Like the way that looks, afraid to say mine's going to be staying standard for the foreseable future! -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
It's got the leather interior, good job cause I know I'd end up getting the Alcantara filthy! Thanks! Don't worry, there'll be plenty of photos as soon as i pick it up..... -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Damn, I didn't think of that! I'd better start slagging it off straight away! -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Cheers! I know what you mean, it does look lighter than it does on the Fabia - I still love it though! I think your right - but luckily I've always had a thing for cars in unusual colours! -
Rallye Green Octavia vRS
Fast Fuse replied to shane_saintsfc's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
It's a shonky old photo, but here it is..... Well, wot do ya think? I'm over the moon!