Greetings and thank you for having me.

I am a lapsed Skoda owner, I bought a 2006 VRS tdi in 2007. I changed jobs in 2008 and the Tdi really didn't enjoy the shorter commute, cou[led with the fact the car was on a pcp I decided to sell it and buy a petrol Volvo V70 T5 manual. This T5 was replaced with a later 2.4T5 manual (a truly fabulous car) which I have kept for 12 years. High V.E.D was one of the reasons I decided to change and after much searching I decided on a MK3 Octavia VRS tsi manual estate.

I'm going to look at one tomorrow in Peterborough.

I apologise for the long winded intro.☺️

Welcome. How did you get on with the viewing?

Edited 5 March5 Mar by GSD

In a moment of weakness and an overwhelming bout of "want" I bought it.

The car is a 2019 69 plate VRS Tsi 245 manual Estate. It has done 71k with one owner.

I am very happy with my choice, the refinement, the ease of use and the build quality blinds the 21 year old Volvo unsurprisingly. Unfortunately the engine is lacking the Volvo's 5 cylinder anger, brawn and character. The Skoda is quick, the 2.4 Volvo T5 is fast. The thing is, the Volvo's chassis has never been good enough to cope with the speed and the way the engine produces it's power. The Octavia VRS feels like cheating, but in a good way.

I went for my last drive in the Volvo today, I've been incredibly fortunate insofar as it's never let me down and it's sold for £1,000 more than I paid for it 12 years ago. The new owner has assured me he will love it like a 3rd child.

I collect the Skoda on Wednesday.