New member here! Happy to be part of the Skoda Family

Hi Everybody, I'm Simon.

I'm happy to say that I will be, as of this weekend, a happy owner of the Fabia Combi, as I will be collecting mine!

My story with Skoda does not start with this vehicle, though. When I had my driver license almost a decade ago, the first proper car I drove was a 97 Felicia with the old 1.9D engine (no turbo). This combi was absolutely mental, it's engine had the pulling power of a truck (with very low HP) and was a blast to drive. No fancy stuff like automatic from windows or AC, just engine pulling power and a lot of discomfort from its well worn seats.

Truth is, this van still exists, even after, at one point, driving 30k km without as much as an oil change. That engine is battle ready, Nokia 3310 worthy, and is still standing strong, without being opened, after 400k km.

Here's hoping that my new combi will last as much as that!

For clarification sake, the Felicia was only under my usage for a couple of weeks, but I have very fond memories of it.