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Raymond Lin · 24 Jul 2018 at 17:41

Spook187 said:
Nope, I paid £54 for it, overpriced or not that's what they sell for. It's more of a feature in my kitchen to sit on a shelf, a bit of retro look if you must.

Retro? RETRO? Did someone say retro?!

And you call me a hipster!

Lakeland · 24 Jul 2018 at 17:50

I’ve never seen people get so worked up over a clock, was wondering if it was spelt correctly the first time I read it

Spook187 · 24 Jul 2018 at 17:59

Raymond Lin said:
Retro? RETRO? Did someone say retro?!

And you call me a hipster!

Yeah but I'm not 20 years old lol so can say that

Minusorange · 24 Jul 2018 at 18:35

Tefal said:
And a very big bank account

I thought everyone posting on here had one of those

chaparral · 24 Jul 2018 at 18:45

Minusorange said:
I thought everyone posting on here had one of those

After posting on here I now have a very small bank account..

Rob200sx · 25 Jul 2018 at 09:46

Picked this up on Friday

Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG

5punk3monk3y · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:11

Rob200sx said:
Picked this up on Friday

Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG

Nice motor.. but why not the better looking estate model?

Rob200sx · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:17

That's subjective

I don't need an estate, and there wasn't one available at the time.

MooMoo444 · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:23

Rob200sx said:
Picked this up on Friday

Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG

Crikey, not a fan of those wheels.

5punk3monk3y · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:29

Rob200sx said:
That's subjective

I don't need an estate, and there wasn't one available at the time.

So you did ask but couldn't wait

....jk

Rob200sx · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:43

MooMoo444 said:
Crikey, not a fan of those wheels.

They are part of the black pack plus options. Quite the marmite wheel, I'm undecided over the tyre noise, so I'll get the tyres replaced soon (they're shod with pirelli p-zeros

) and then see afterwards

Diddums · 25 Jul 2018 at 12:09

Those wheels look like they belong on an Alfa.

Minusorange · 25 Jul 2018 at 12:27

Diddums said:
Those wheels look like they belong on an Alfa.

I don't mind them, I do question their structural integrity however, I imagine they won't stay very round on British pot hole covered roads

khemist · 25 Jul 2018 at 12:57

Bike helmet.

Salty22 · 25 Jul 2018 at 14:21

I love those wheels

Slam · 25 Jul 2018 at 14:44

The wheels remind me of Loopwheels https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1205277475/loopwheels-for-a-smoother-more-comfortable-bicycle

~Divine~Wind~ · 25 Jul 2018 at 14:49

How's the car so far Rob? it's currently on my shortlist as an estate
Not 100% decided on disease versus petrol yet.

I went from my Mazda 6mps (~19Mpg) for a Ford Cmax (39Mpg) Whats your MPG currently showing on the VRS?
I've read diseasels low-mid 40s but the petrols only a little lower so might go that way

MooMoo444 said:
Crikey, not a fan of those wheels.

That's the one downside I've found when looking pretty much all the alloy options I've seen for them are poor

Drollic · 25 Jul 2018 at 15:33

There's far worse wheels on a lot of modern cars, really awful stuff.

Adam · 25 Jul 2018 at 15:33

Rob200sx said:
Picked this up on Friday

Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG

I have the Octavia 245 DSG, you'll enjoy it! It's pretty brutal when you get moving in sport mode.

Show Us Your Motors!

Rob200sx · 25 Jul 2018 at 17:06

~Divine~Wind~ said:
How's the car so far Rob? it's currently on my shortlist as an estate
Not 100% decided on disease versus petrol yet.

I went from my Mazda 6mps (~19Mpg) for a Ford Cmax (39Mpg) Whats your MPG currently showing on the VRS?
I've read diseasels low-mid 40s but the petrols only a little lower so might go that way

That's the one downside I've found when looking pretty much all the alloy options I've seen for them are poor

It's a definite mark up from the Cooper S I had (not surprising). Loving the space, it's the 230bhp version, the mpg is currently at around 29mpg but mostly around town driving and given the heat, the aircon has been on. I haven't used up a full tank yet. I used to get around 320miles to a tank with the Mini, expecting similar (maybe slightly less) with the Octavia.

I'd say if you're concerned about MPG, get the diesel, otherwise go for the Petrol version. The petrols do seem to get more power with each iteration, the diesels stick around 184bhp, that being said, petrol versions are apparently harder to get hold of than diesels.

Adam said:
I have the Octavia 245 DSG, you'll enjoy it! It's pretty brutal when you get moving in sport mode.

Show Us Your Motors!

Sport mode is fun and it's convenient just to tap down on the shift to put it into Sport Mode.

Previous owner seems to have unlocked some of extra computer options, needle sweep, cornering fogs etc.

The kids have already confirmed that they can climb through the middle arm rest into the boot! :rolleyes:

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