Slow Bloke - boring driver!

[SlowBloke]

I joined this forum a few weeks ago but haven't said anything as I didn't have a Skoda. This changed yesterday when I bought a 2010 1.6 diesel Fabia.

As my handle suggests, I am a boring old ...

As a result I am not so interested in who get produce the best 0-60 time but how to get the best fuel consumption and make my car last as long as possible. It is probably the last car I will buy as I kept may last car 10 years and the one before that for 16.

I bought my car in the Birmingham area and drove it back to my home in Norfolk. The car was delivering about 60mpg according to the gauge on the dashboard which is fine by me. I hope to do better but it's a new car (to me, 10,000 miles and a year old).

I am full of question like the multitude of readings on the central panel on the instrument panel. I can tickle the buttons on the right hand stick under the steering wheel (the one which controls the wipers) and the button under the instrument panel and get many different readings half of which I don't understand. I want to fit more powerful dipped headlamp bulbs but can't get the old ones out. I am sure someone knows how to unclip the H7 bulbs in the projector lamps but I can't manage it yet.

So, I guess I am off to the Fabia forum to ask these things and probably annoy several racing types here.

I have a fairly long experience of tinkering with cars (about 150 years) and may be able to help with basic tasks like replacing brake pads so maybe someone will appreciate my contributions.

Thanks for your patience and I am looking forward to a long time sharing thoughts and ideas here.

SB

[gallego1968]

Hi and welcome aboard.