Blimey, I can’t remember the last time I posted anything meaningful here, so firstly sorry! This feels a bit odd as I don’t know many of you guys these days but for those that are around from a few years back... sorry!

 

I guess I’ve been away for a while, but not without a Skoda.... until now.

 

For nearly 10 years I’ve enjoyed our Octavia Scout, it’s simply been the best car I’ve ever had. Our family grew up with it, it took us to amazing events and on life changing holidays. It never broke down and was the only car to ever get off our 15% street in the winter snows but this last year it has hardly moved. 
 

like many I’m sure, this last year had been a challenge and a change. The mantra of “stay at home” really meant that for our family.

 

So with 3 cars across our family doing nothing we have taken the decision to let the newest/biggest two go to new homes and this sadly means the Scout has departed. 
 

It’s not “good by”, but more of an update on my absence/silence!

 

It’s highly likely that we’ll have another Skoda before too long (thoughts at the minute are Fabia again or Citigo if the lack of travel continues) but for now it’s a Skodaless home.

 

Take care folk 

 

All the best for the future!

Boo hiss...   The Scout has gone!  But I know what you mean about them...   Our 2007 4x4 has been brilliant in any weather and like yours fantastic in snow in SE Sheffield.  Only now is it starting to show its age and need a bit of TLC...

 

So what do you still have car-wise?

9 hours ago, skomaz said:

Boo hiss...   The Scout has gone!  But I know what you mean about them...   Our 2007 4x4 has been brilliant in any weather and like yours fantastic in snow in SE Sheffield.  Only now is it starting to show its age and need a bit of TLC...

 

So what do you still have car-wise?

Hi Skomaz! How are you?

 

Yeah ours was a belter in the snow on the west side 

 

I need to update my profile on the cars! We bought my sons car off him when he moved out a few months back so have a MK2 1.2 Clio Campus 

 

My wife says it the only car we bought twice as he borrowed money off us to buy it, had it for a year through lockdown, hardly used it and then we bought it off him 

 

We are lucky as we’ve elderly family in Aughton and Chesterfield with big cars who are happy to let us use them “to give them a good run” so we have access to.... a Roomster, a Zafira and a 3 Series Touring.

 

The big thing for me will be if and when we go back to the office. If that happens then I think another Fabia will be on the cards. If it doesn’t and my son decides he wants the Clio again then I think we’ll be looking for a Citigo. 
 

If I can pull my finger out I’ll put some of the accessories from the Scout in for sale bits

 

1 hour ago, uncle bulgaria said:

Hi Skomaz! How are you?

 

Yeah ours was a belter in the snow on the west side 

 

I need to update my profile on the cars! We bought my sons car off him when he moved out a few months back so have a MK2 1.2 Clio Campus 

 

My wife says it the only car we bought twice as he borrowed money off us to buy it, had it for a year through lockdown, hardly used it and then we bought it off him 

 

We are lucky as we’ve elderly family in Aughton and Chesterfield with big cars who are happy to let us use them “to give them a good run” so we have access to.... a Roomster, a Zafira and a 3 Series Touring.

 

The big thing for me will be if and when we go back to the office. If that happens then I think another Fabia will be on the cards. If it doesn’t and my son decides he wants the Clio again then I think we’ll be looking for a Citigo. 
 

If I can pull my finger out I’ll put some of the accessories from the Scout in for sale bits

 

Just realised i said SE Sheff and meant SW!

 

A clio must be a bit of a step down and sounds expensive if youve bought it twice...    

But I know what you mean re...   My MX5 hasn't been out of the garage in 18 months and with the low mileage ive been doing the Swift suits me fine.  We just need to decide whether to give the Octy the TLC it deserves or change it.  Well still need something big though for family duties and so we can get a wheelchair in the back as there's no chance of that in the swift

39 minutes ago, skomaz said:

Just realised i said SE Sheff and meant SW!

 

A clio must be a bit of a step down and sounds expensive if youve bought it twice...    

But I know what you mean re...   My MX5 hasn't been out of the garage in 18 months and with the low mileage ive been doing the Swift suits me fine.  We just need to decide whether to give the Octy the TLC it deserves or change it.  Well still need something big though for family duties and so we can get a wheelchair in the back as there's no chance of that in the swift

I know what you are saying! Ours would have needed a bit of body TLC as there was the only sign of rust on the tailgate under the badge and the alloys were well in need of a second refurbishment but with literally a couple of hundred miles in a year it was not sensible to let it stand and suffer (my 2 series coupe was suffering even worse and would have needed a full set of MSport discs and pads ). We are being “reorganised” at work, there’s mutterings of redundancy and there is also a lot of talk about us continuing to work from home or be more agile rather than office based in the future to save costs, so if that’s the case a rethink on cars will be needed anyway

 

No our son did pay us for the Clio and whilst it has a couple of scuffs on the bumpers it only has 50k on the clock and is mechanically sound so it was a cheap and known option.

 

love the newer Swifts, had a MK2.5 GTI back in the day and regret letting that go, it was a proper little pocket rocket! Similar too for our MK2.5 MX5 miss that one also. But times change and sometimes it’s better to roll with it than try and fight 👍🏻
 

Edited 18 April, 20215 yr by uncle bulgaria