Due to change in circumstances, don’t really need a second car now

 

Have sold our faithful Roomster which we have had 9 years, it recently helped up move house, and for many years was our car for when we went anywhere with the dogs. It flexibility was amazing and fixed glass roof was nice.

 

My first Skoda experience was when we used to stay at my Uncle about 45 years ago, had lots of them, rear engined ones, then Felicia and Fabia

 

My father in law loved Skoda as well, had a Felicia hatch and then a Felicia Estate, then our first Octavia L&K (all of which did over 130,000 miles).

 

Our Skoda story started with a green Octavia GLX 1.6 estate, bought out of of showroom in 1998 (no waiting for orders then) from (now closed) Skoda dealer in Surbiton.  One of the first Octavia estates in UK, which didn’t have air conditioning.

 

Then traded it in two years later (2001) for a 4 month old L&K estate, also green with tan leather inside, it had the 1.8 litre 20v turbo engine with auto box, lovely car, this is the one that went to my father in law in Ireland in 2007.

 

2007-2010 was not Skoda as we leased a car, a Mercedes A class, easy to park in London, but never really liked it.

 

2010, back to Skoda, another Octavia estate L&K, a mk2 version from 2006, had both sunroof and climate control.  Was a 2 litre FSI with auto

 

2013 wanted something bit smaller that fitted London parking spaces better, got a 6 months old roomster SE 1.2 DSG, got dealer to fit the dual height boot floor, petrol blue, this is car just sold. Unbelievably useful, carried everything from dogs to a fridge freezer.

 

2015 after a change of job, needed a second car at short notice, so I bought a Fabia S, had a/c but was a bit basic, only kept it 18 months until I got great deal leasing a Yeti

 

2016, a Yeti as our 6th Skoda, 1.2 tsi DSG in petrol blue to match the roomster, loved this car, but couldn’t get a replacement when the 2 year lease was running out.  By 2018 were down to one dog and didn’t really need a larger car, so switched to a Seat Arona xcellence lux (the Skoda equivalent Kamiq wasn’t launched then)

 

2022 After moving house, and change to semi retirement, don’t need a second car, so someone else will become owner of a 47300 mile blue roomster

 

 

Sorry to see you're going.

 

You don't have to have a Skoda to stay, mind you.