What a cracking looking car that is. Hats off to mazda on that one!

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It was better than we both, well certainly Alan, had expected

I wish I could afford one

It was better than we both, well certainly Alan, had expected

I wish I could afford one

 

A diesel version   :yes:

   

A diesel version   :yes:

 

 

   

 

 

I seem to remember when Alan phoned he remarked  how good the diesel  version was........

 

May be I mis-under stood him................

We were in. 2.0 sport petrol

There thankfully is not a diesel version. Lol

We were in. 2.0 sport petrol

There thankfully is not a diesel version. Lol

 

Yet..........

It will never have one

Nice pictures Chris and sounds like you had a good day. Are the squinty headlights better in the flesh than the pictures as they are the one part of the design I just can't get my head round.

The lights are superb..LED

Very very bright

Looks good in both that red and the grey. 

 

Think they've done really well with the design.

 

Did they just have the 2.0 available Chris? Would be interesting to see how the 1.5 compared, driven back-to-back.

They had the 1.5 but, with a choice, Alan and I decided that the 2.0 was the one to test

Ill test a 1.5 at the Dealers

Just back from a great day out with John

 

Met in Skipton and the drive followed the following route:

Grassington

Ripon

Masham (Coffee stop)

Askrigg

Aysgarth

Muker

Butter Tubs Pass

Hawes (Lunch)

Buckden (Pint at the Buck Inn)

Kettlewell

Grassington

Skipton

A great drive .....We both had a great day..Thanks John

Some pictures:

Butter Tubs Pass

 

Watershed between Wensleydale and Wharfedale

 

Stopped at Yockenthwaite near Buckden and found this fella with his Eunos having a picnic

 

Final stop at The Buck Inn (Buckden) for a pint

Good idea

Ace piccies! I love that route.

Gonna have to do it as a Brisky drive out next year...

 

No Chippies up there Simbo

Masham?  Isn't that where they have a brewery?  If so wasn't that the place to have a pint?

 

Hawes is one of our fave stays up that way.  Stayed several times where that muppet Clarkson blew it.

 

You may be pleased to know Chris that now we have the Golf I can drive around with the roof down quite happily.  In fact even Charlie loves it in the back.  Called in yesterday at a place to look at some sheds for the motorbike with the roof down and Charlie sat in the back.  Bloke came out the office more to see Charlie in the car than help us.

 

Great run out and the cars look great.  Life is good without worrying about emissions me thinks!

Masham?  Isn't that where they have a brewery?  If so wasn't that the place to have a pint?

Not at 10.45 am it wasn't Chris..LOL

 

Hawes is one of our fave stays up that way.  Stayed several times where that muppet Clarkson blew it.

 

You may be pleased to know Chris that now we have the Golf I can drive around with the roof down quite happily.  In fact even Charlie loves it in the back.  Called in yesterday at a place to look at some sheds for the motorbike with the roof down and Charlie sat in the back.  Bloke came out the office more to see Charlie in the car than help us.

 

Great run out and the cars look great.  Life is good without worrying about emissions me thinks!

Emissions? Doesn't bother me at all..We will always have a diesel car as well as the 5

Having to go to Germany next week and driving (Family crisis)...I wouldn't be driving that far in a petrol car when I can get 50mpg in the DS4

Is he from NI, only that's an Armagh plate 

No..Ramsbottom

Looks like a good route that

 

Route in Google Maps, for any others who want to follow

https://goo.gl/rLKfRq

Thanks Steve

Tweaked it slightly..Its Aysgarth before Askrigg

My fault

Ammended route:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Skipton,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Grassington/Ripon,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Masham,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Aysgarth/Askrigg/Muker/Butter+Tubs/Hawes,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Buckden/Kettlewell,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Grassington,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/Skipton,+North+Yorkshire,+UK/@54.1703263,-2.1042497,10z/data=!4m81!4m80!1m5!1m1!1s0x487b860649cad907:0x4c7a8de6468c2ec8!2m2!1d-2.0162787!2d53.9628495!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c0a014a57a799:0x97794ea4c78edcf3!2m2!1d-1.999407!2d54.069208!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c0029c98f24d5:0x31b42b4f1ea6644f!2m2!1d-1.527334!2d54.13564!1m5!1m1!1s0x487ea838ad530c79:0xb2f45fa06d073939!2m2!1d-1.655749!2d54.22334!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c117e4bd9977f:0xed1ace84122460d0!2m2!1d-1.9967434!2d54.2915895!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c1317144fcf35:0x17422ebb39ebece5!2m2!1d-2.081093!2d54.314967!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c6aef50da2d49:0x24a238690153123!2m2!1d-2.1401165!2d54.3767024!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c6ba216e1199f:0x3447a585109d75d7!2m2!1d-2.1833333!2d54.35!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c6e9c56c6020d:0x9804346171f82b42!2m2!1d-2.1968694!2d54.3038282!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c732d191efe43:0x8d6c8cf70e9fba8c!2m2!1d-2.087077!2d54.191349!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c0bf815c11dc3:0xf5b9c5a8a1366e7c!2m2!1d-2.0475469!2d54.147208!1m5!1m1!1s0x487c0a014a57a799:0x97794ea4c78edcf3!2m2!1d-1.999407!2d54.069208!1m5!1m1!1s0x487b860649cad907:0x4c7a8de6468c2ec8!2m2!1d-2.0162787!2d53.9628495!3e0!4e1

Cheers Chris. I did wonder whether there was a reason to goto Askrigg first, and then double-back

 

Also have friends with a holiday place in Muker, so will hopefully be sampling at least a bit of this route sometime soon

Got the 16" Alloys out today...Stripped off the old wheel weights, removed all the glue
Detared and Deironed, polished and degreased again ready for the Winter tyres being fitted

Then Carbon Collective Ceramic sealant when the Tyres are fitted and balanced before I fit them at the end of the Month

I will have some Yokohama tyres for sale soon...5mm on two..6mm on the other two (205/50/16)

How did you strip off the old weights and then clean the rims Chris? Mine will need new boots in a few k and I don't want the wheel monkeys scratching my black rims getting them off if I can help it.

 

Cheers

 

Ade

I used a plastic trim removal tool and then some AS Tardis and picked at it ...Then rubbed off with a used cloth

Took some time, but all clean now and ready for the Winter rubber