Suffolk Gerry

Booked a test drive of the new hatch for tomorrow, but wont be ordering one as we prefer estates, just like to see what's on offer & how the 'drive' has changed from ours, plus youngest son is interested in a hatch to replace his mondeo, so he'll be along as well.

Thanks for the welcomes. Must admit that we haven't yet done any distance in it (furthest was a weekend over at Rugby, about 130 miles each way), but so far, I've enjoyed driving it (so does the wife ) it's the first car we've had with cruise control etc. etc. (it's an 'Elegance') makes main road driving a doddle, just have to figure out what all the settings are, so far found out some of the various bits that the 'maxi-dot' does, and where most of the 'pockets' are in the car (I've nick-named it a 'smugglers car' ), managed to cool the wife off while staying warm myself, sort of got the hang of the rain sensor, come back to the car after leaving the windows slightly open to find them shut, figured out how the tow bar fits (and where it's stored - in with the spare wheel!), got soaked by the headlamp washers (by heck, there's some power there!). All in all, very pleased with it (and the mpg! ) so far.

Yesterday, was doing a spot of gardening, when we spotted a mouse running along the edge of the flower bed we were working in, I stopped to watch, and was surprised at how it wasn't too bothered about us, kept watching and it disappeared down a hole, to re-appear a minute or so later carrying a young one, which she (must have been the mother) carried across the patio out of sight, shortly she was back and down the hole again, obviously to get the rest of the litter, we quietly left her to it for an hour or so. Sorry, but while she's out there and not in the house, I'll leave her be, anything that she'd be interested in in the shed is off the floor, or in tins, so not too worried about what she's doing, she's a hard enough life as it is, I'm not going to make it any harder.

Bought a new Octavia estate 1.6 tdi and took delivery at the beginning of July, just found the forum. Must say that we didn't experience any delays in build (even with the 'extras' we ordered) that some of your members seem to have encountered. Gerry