Picking up my first ever Skoda on Friday, bought a jn '07 vRS TDi in silver with 18" wheels, Jumbo, parking sensores etc. Moving from a Yellow leon Cupra 180 BHP petrol.

Planning to drive straight down to cornwall from Yorkshire. Hope its not a lemon or the wife'll kill me!

Do they drink oil? My Leon never touched a drop. What MPG do you reckon i'll get on a steady 80Mph run?

FMB

Enjoy your new car, think you should get 45mpg.

Welcome to Briskoda.

Picking up my first ever Skoda on Friday, bought a jn '07 vRS TDi in silver with 18" wheels, Jumbo, parking sensors etc. Moving from a Yellow leon Cupra 180 BHP petrol.

Congratulations and welcome.

Planning to drive straight down to Cornwall from Yorkshire. Hope its not a lemon or the wife'll kill me!

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Tsunami of TDI torque and will live to tell the tale.

Do they drink oil? My Leon never touched a drop.

Mine uses half a litre per 3,000 miles so far over 6,000 miles from new.

What MPG do you reckon I'll get on a steady 80Mph run?

Should get 42 - 44mpg or better, particularly driving with care as SWMBO (and family?) will be on board.

FMB

Enjoy; I'm sure you will.

Congratulations and welcome. I'm sure you'll enjoy the Tsunami of TDI torque and will live to tell the tale. Mine uses half a litre per 3,000 miles so far over 6,000 miles from new. Should get 42 - 44mpg or better, particularly driving with care as SWMBO (and family?) will be on board.

Enjoy; I'm sure you will.

Didn't you forget to mention something?

Didn't you forget to mention something?

Don't think so? :confused: (Oh; there was something we discussed in a previous thread {I think} but I can let sleeping dogs lie.)

PS> Is your reg no W 16 ***? If so were you in Alnwick Friday morning last week?

Cheers fellas,

SWMBO will be keeping a beady eye on me, Iwas going to buy a Leon FR TDi, but she quite rightly said the boot was too small.

She doesn't like the light seats, but I fell for the car, its got nearly 10k on it, must keep an eye on the dipstick

FMB

Despite the mass gain in boot volume, I still think that I might need to use my roofbox. The 7 month old son has a host of equipment; pram, travel cot etc before we even put our luggage in.

(anyone bought the Skoda roof bras (that's roof bars - or other makes?)

This could get me in more trouble as SWMBO suggested an estate, something I was quite happy with , but couldn't find aa TDi vRS at the right price/spec/age etc. She has also returned home with tales of seeing old men wearing hats driving around in Skodas.

The vRS must win her over!

FMB

Don't think so? :confused: (Oh; there was something we discussed in a previous thread {I think} but I can let sleeping dogs lie.)

PS> Is your reg no W 16 ***? If so were you in Alnwick Friday morning last week?

Wasn't me I'm afraid (was at work :thumbdwn: ), - are you local to the Newcastle / Northumberland area then?

(anyone bought the Skoda roof bras - or other makes?)

Skoda rood bras? PMSL

Wasn't me I'm afraid (was at work :thumbdwn: ), - are you local to the Newcastle / Northumberland area then?

No; I was up there on holiday; Just a pity I didn't have my Octy with me to enjoy on the Northumbrian roads.