Well its with great sadness but nonetheless it had to be done that i will be parting ways with my VRs, in fact Skoda altogether

Ive loved the little car, fantastic gearbox and a hoot to drive, quite nippy when it wants to be but with this ongoing oil issue its worn me down

I've been offered another oil test but to be honest i really cant be arsed with it all now and im washing my hands of it

I feel sorry for whoever buys it but hopefully they will have better support than i did as its a different stealer Ive gone to, maybe they will fix it

I'm not posting the reg till the new cars in my hands but then it'll be up-to the new potential owner to test it all out, it IS a great car to drive if they can put up with the endless oil checking/buying

I put up with it for 3.5 years so its not all bad before anyone slates me

im not moving far, just to VW, but im going back to diesel, memories of my mk1 were drawing me back to dirty fuel

Skoda cant make a car to keep me happy, they think we all want little engines and only drive about town, well its their loss and VW's gain

I'm sure they will see the light and make one but i cant wait any longer

so a brand spanker Golf GT has been ordered with a few extra toys and i just cant wait, im amazed with all the toys it comes with as standard anyway

hopefully it wont be 6 months like the wait was for this car, 10-12 weeks give or take

ive been on here a VERY long time so i might pop back in once and a while once ive left the fold, never stopped seboni did it

I'll even post a few pics once shes here

So big thanks to all for the advice over the years, good and bad, its been a blast and without my cars faults i probably wouldn't have got to abuse some of you

so its had some positive results for me and oil aside, it is quite sad but it just had to be done

So to Mr Skoda, make a VRs or more people like me (11 years a skoda driver) will be lost forever to other marks

 

Good luck with the Golf matey! They are lovely cars so enjoy :-)

Skoda cant make a car to keep me happy, they think we all want little engines and only drive about town, well its their loss

So true. Don't know where they're going with this overpriced brand [emoji57]

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I think you have done well to last 3 years. I can honestly say I would have dumped it after 3 weeks if it turned out to be an oil drinker.

Sad to see you drop it but perhaps for the better!

Not sure why you stayed with VAG as Skoda and VW are virtually identical under the skin...

Sad to see you drop it but perhaps for the better!

Not sure why you stayed with VAG as Skoda and VW are virtually identical under the skin...

well i did think long and hard but my mk1 was 7.5 years trouble free so i just couldn't label them all bad and to be fair ive said i actually love the little car even with its faults

Trolling the tinternet theres faults with everything you can buy so im just keeping my fingers crossed that this car lives upto my mk1 and if not then i get a dealer that actually cares, we can only live in hope

Had merc dealer come back sooner i might have had an A200 but snooze you lose i guess

True, all things mechanical are prone to failure As long as you are going in with your eyes wide open and your head screwed on tight there will be no failed expectations and you will end up one happy driver. Stay around and let us know how are you getting on with your Golf GT!

Enjoy the new car.

 

Is it a 1.4 TSI 150ps ACT  or the Diesel & did you go with DSG ?

Edited 6 February, 201511 yr by goneoffSKi

well i did look at the 1.4 tsi but with no demonstrator to try i thought better of it so i went with the 2.0 TDi, finances just couldn't stretch to the DSG though, i know im gonna miss that :( maybe next time

Good luck with it. I won't be Skoda for much longer either but mine has been a pretty good one. I'll miss it when it goes. It covers ground very well when required.

well i did think long and hard but my mk1 was 7.5 years trouble free so i just couldn't label them all bad and to be fair ive said i actually love the little car even with its faults

Trolling the tinternet theres faults with everything you can buy so im just keeping my fingers crossed that this car lives upto my mk1 and if not then i get a dealer that actually cares, we can only live in hope

Had merc dealer come back sooner i might have had an A200 but snooze you lose i guess

 

Sorry your leaving the fold but who can blame you? I can't imagine driving a car and constantly wondering what level the engine oil is at

 

You are so right about all cars having faults. It so happens Skoda have less faults than most. It also happens the Golf is a cracker of a car but with the rumblings regarding the 'big diesel con' I'd be wary of buying a new diesel. If the government do take the line that diesel is causing health issues they may well tackle it by upping the costs to drive a diesel car.

I hope it's not the case and that you get many years of happy motoring.

 

Harry.

well its gone :(

got to say im really sad and happy at the same time but as it puffed blue smoke out one last time i knew the time was right

 

Edited 30 May, 201511 yr by the mad monk