1 minute ago, FlyingSpanner said:

Ha, like pulling wings off a fly, all good, thumbs up to the global warming, getting great wine producers in this area.

Everyone on this forum should form an orderly (or ELDERLY) queue and THANK ME for supplying such a mild January (so far anyway).

4 minutes ago, FlyingSpanner said:

Least I haven't been done. 

I was joking not a FREEDOM member just JOE PUBLIC (good not to make a typo with that one) with a sense of humour.

Gone

Edited 9 January, 20197 yr by FlyingSpanner

3 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Everyone on this forum should form an orderly (or ELDERLY) queue and THANK ME for supplying such a mild January (so far anyway).

I shant thank you... flu viruses are surviving and spreading better due to the mild weather  

2 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Everyone on this forum should form an orderly (or ELDERLY) queue and THANK ME for supplying such a mild January (so far anyway).

 

But my wife has developed a terrible cough, must be your modded car chucking out all that shlt. 

1 minute ago, mac11irl said:

I shant thank you... flu viruses are surviving and spreading better due to the mild weather  

Tell me about it SWMBO and my good self spent most of Xmas having a coughing contest. Wife won 1st prize.

XMAN hope SKOFFSKI is not following this thread or it might give him a cardiac arrest at the speed we are catching him on the LEADERBOARD. I want his second place LOL.

There seems to be a lot of extremely off topic activity on here.

Such stuff usually belongs in the Brexit thread.

 

5 minutes ago, john999boy said:

There seems to be a lot of extremely off topic activity on here.

Such stuff usually belongs in the Brexit thread.

 

Yeah but is funny reading it even if it was a bit OFF TOPIC (nice chocolate bars those).

5 minutes ago, john999boy said:

 

Such stuff usually belongs in the Brexit thread.

 

 

I wondered how long it would be before someone mentioned Brexit! 

 

Just now, shyVRS245 said:

Yeah but is funny reading it even if it was a bit OFF TOPIC (nice chocolate bars those).

 

Not since those Americans messed with our traditional British Chocolate formula and turned them all into sickly Hershey bars. Then reduced them all in size by 40% whilst putting up the price.....

2 minutes ago, xman said:

 

I wondered how long it would be before someone mentioned Brexit! 

 

Best not read my last comment on "THE END OF VW ENGINES" then or it might upset you. Advanced BREXIT warning given.

2 minutes ago, xman said:

 

Not since those Americans messed with our traditional British Chocolate formula and turned them all into sickly Hershey bars. Then reduced them all in size by 40% whilst putting up the price.....

Just about to devour a WHITE CHOCOLATE KIT KAT CHUNKY 40grammes.

3 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Just about to devour a WHITE CHOCOLATE KIT KAT CHUNKY 40grammes.

 

As someone who professes to lead a healthy lifestyle, you should know better, at this time of the night...tut,tut....I'd better shoot off a txt message to your local NHS authority to expect another diabetic on their books soon....

 

1 hour ago, FlyingSpanner said:

 Also please don't use a screwdriver to remove the connector plugs. I see so many damaged. They simply push in, press down on the release tab and pull out, very easy if you know how, no tools needed.

 

Its an age and failing eyesight thing but I have spent more time in recent years trying to work out how to remove connectors including breaking many of them than I have in actually making the repairs I wanted to do.

 

It was only in the last week that I twigged what I should be doing and of course now its dead easy, most of them I can do blind ust by touch which is just as well with my eyes.

Jap cars are so much better. Skoda is a budget car anyway, you will get budget service as well as budget quality. Good luck with whatever you choose.

39 minutes ago, xman said:

 

Not since those Americans messed with our traditional British Chocolate formula and turned them all into sickly Hershey bars. Then reduced them all in size by 40% whilst putting up the price.....

F'king mondaleze..they did change the (cadbury) recipe.. any chocolate bar now turns to an oily emulsion if you drink milk with it like i always did as a kid when they melted together into a delicious creamy texture...

4 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

F'king mondaleze..they did change the (cadbury) recipe.. any chocolate bar now turns to an oily emulsion if you drink milk with it like i always did as a kid when they melted together into a delicious creamy texture...

8 Minutes until you post the next photo on How Many Left to Xmas 2019.

36 minutes ago, xman said:

 

As someone who professes to lead a healthy lifestyle, you should know better, at this time of the night...tut,tut....I'd better shoot off a txt message to your local NHS authority to expect another diabetic on their books soon....

 

Apparently Alice Cooper just said (so it must be true) having NO FRIENDS is worse for your health than smoking so XMAN you need to see your GP urgently.

Alice who? Is she your doctor? 

1 minute ago, xman said:

Alice who? Is she your doctor? 

Have you got permission to stay up this late because I'm here until 6am.

7 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

8 Minutes until you post the next photo on How Many Left to Xmas 2019.

 

7 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

Have you got permission to stay up this late because I'm here until 6am.

 

You couldve posted todays count down image then 

 

 

9 hours ago, mac11irl said:

F'king mondaleze..they did change the (cadbury) recipe.. any chocolate bar now turns to an oily emulsion if you drink milk with it like i always did as a kid when they melted together into a delicious creamy texture...

Put it in the fridge until it's chilled and it's really good with coffee!

Taking this back on topic, one of your reasons for changing was because of the worry of DMF failure. I don't know of any brand that hasn't got DMF failures. 

 

My mum now has an Auris Hybrid and it is a nice car, well screwed together and seems built to last. A few memories of the 90's (digital clock with flashing dots!) But nice all the same. 

 

Every manufacturer has issues. My 2014 Kia Optima spent ages in the dealer with a gearbox issue, dodgy rear window demist etc and it was only 7 months old at the time. My Volvo S60's variable valve timing went and wrecked the engine, my current Jaguar has had 2 intake manifolds, an alternator and currently has some sort of leak around the injectors. My swirl flaps went on a Vectra once...actually twice. 

 

VAG aren't bulletproof but I wouldn't say they have any more issues than other brands. 

Another few points re Octavia v Superb

 

Octavia will always be much easier to sell on than Superb, and loses considerably less money on depreciation overall. Depreciation is still the major cost in running a car.

 

Octavia running costs are lower, fuel is probably only a minor  part, repairs are generally cheaper, watch out for tyres, the large tyres on the Superb can be very expensive. More independents willing to work on Octavia than Superb. Octavia still has conventional cable operated handbrake so changing pads don't require a diagnostic tool