The deed is done! After loving my Freelander (which never failed me, willingly towed a caravan and generally good all round hack) was getting a tad frustrayed with draining the bank account regularly to fill the tank for about 33mpg!

AWMBO has had a 2.0 2017 Yeti for 3 years, only the 2wd, but great little motor and so frugal for what it is.

So after a few weeks looking round found a 2016 4x4 190 horse Superb 3, the first drive home today was a real eye opener! Economy, comfort, and convieniece loaded! What a bus!

So, hopefully get a towbar added in a couple of weeks and then evaluate as a towcar on summer hols!

Already ordered spacesaver from fleabay, boot mat from Amazon so the hound cant coat it with mud & hair, and possibly get it detailed for long term protection.

Anyhow, that's why I'm here, as for me an aging telephone engineer who is looking to escape the chains of the industry, love my motorcycles (Fazer 1000 for smiles, Honda Transalp 700 for just enjoying the ride, a BSA A10 golden Flash and Norton Commando to keep the spanner skills up!) and my very considerate and long suffering wife!

A caravan, some countryside or beach, butty box and a flask and with the wife, and the mutt what more do you need!

Looking forward to a plethera of valid (and insignificant1) data that will come my way - just love forums!

Kettle's always on for like minded folk passing the threshold in Shropshire!

Wish I had checked spelling before hitting the "POST" button! 😟

 

Greetings Snowr0 

 

Quite a step from a freelander to a 190 Superb 

 

I'd forgotten about the Golden Flash.  So many great bikes.  I'm a four wheel merchant, but my Dad's first mode of transport in the early 1950's was a Vincent Comet, 500cc 'thumper', which he put a Bullet sidecar on when my older brother arrived. Dad finished a long and distinguished bike history commuting on a Honda CX500 in the mid 1980's, before retiring.  Between him and my brother they had over 100 bikes.  Dad loved his Sunbeam S7, and my Brother couldn't choose, although he did love a late '70's CB (I think) 400/4.  Highlights were a Series C Rapide that never quite got finishes, a Trident (bent frame), TriBSA and the time they both had consecutive numbered ex Police G5 Guzzi's.  Sadly all photos lost to age, and I'm waffling.

 

Gaz

Edited 8 June, 20223 yr by Gaz
'nother bloody typo

Waffling? No, recollection of what's gone before is the only way to justify how good the present is!

The comfort and convieniece of this day is a benifit to all of us that are a tad ageing, but the simplicty and honesty of the past is somthing I treasure that I experienced!

Would I still like and appreciate my first vehicles, '67 Beetle 1500, KDD594E or my Honda C50? To right I would!

Would I like to give up the Superb that is now mine................don't think so!

Very fortunate I am!

 

**** Snow.