Hi. I'm new here.

 

When I first got married, we couldn't afford a car, so we systematically borrowed various cars from my wife's German family - a VW Jetta, a VW Golf Estate, a Lancia! I really enjoyed driving foreign left-hand drives around London for a few years. It confused the police a few times.

 

When we came to finally buying our first car for ourself, my father in law really wanted us to get a Skoda. He eagerly went on test drives in Germany on our behalf, gleefully reporting back to us his findings.

 

In 2008, we got an '08 Skoda Fabia 1.2 Hatch - it was great, but our dog ate the interior.

 

In 2012, we PX'd the hatch for a '12 Skoda Fabia 1.2 Estate - it was even greater, because we could fit more dogs into it.

 

Because we had too many dogs, we moved out into the countryside, so I got my wife an '09 Skoda Fabia 1.6 Tiptronic - which was really nice because it had a leather steering wheel, and the dogs weren't allowed in the front.

 

I got bored of my '12 estate at around 95,000 miles and PX'd it for a '65 Skoda Octavia 1.6 DSG 7 speed - which I'm loving, because it has ACC and makes my daily commute a breeze. The dogs aren't allowed in it at all.

 

I got bored of my wife's '09 Fabia because the dogs made it smell, so I bought her a '65 Skoda Yeti 1.2 DSG 7 speed - which she loves because she's always wanted a Yeti, and it fits a huge dog crate in the back.

 

So we're very much a Skoda family. I love the brand and I love the cars.

 

So that's my hello.

 

 

Ade.

 

 

Welcome Ade, nice Skoda history there!

Welcome to Briskoda

 

Davy

Hello Ade and family dog included welcome along to the Skoda forum good to have you with us.