Finally done it

NoNameNoNumber · 22 Jan 2015 at 20:38

I really do like these but I'm just really lazy when it comes to car shopping

Duke · 22 Jan 2015 at 20:39

Looks tidy. Don't forget to fit the RNS-510 :cool:

Amraam · 23 Jan 2015 at 10:34

[TW]Fox;27516583 said:
Absolutely loads of places have Hunter alignment equipment, they are the most common and popular supplier of wheel alignment equipment. It's the Hunter Road Force Balancing machine thats really hard to find.

Great thanks, I've obviously misunderstood.

squerble said:
Nice car, but were they not available with xenon headlights? I can see projectors but no washers leading me to think they're just halogens...

Yeah, I've never owned HIDs as I don't like how dazzling they can be, but I'm considering some low intensity ones, as the halogens on this car are crap. To be fair, they're probably worse by the fact that the vRS does not have traditional side lights. The bulbs are there, but their functionality is replaced by the Day Running Lights which dim on sidelight setting - pointless if you ask me...

zegna said:
6 months? How rare are these cars?

I don't think I would have the patience to spend so much of my life looking for a second hand Skoda

Not exceptionally, but at this price, there aren't loads. It was a 45 min drive from Newcastle to Allendale and that was by far the nearest one available. I wasn't dead set on the Octavia. For a long time I was tied between these, the Mondeo 2.5T Titanium and the Mazda 6 2.5 Sport. In the end I think I've made the right choice. 0-60 in 7s with 30+mpg on average is pretty good in my book

Duke said:
Looks tidy. Don't forget to fit the RNS-510

I have been tempted to upgrade from the Bolero, but I really need to save money for things I need, rather than want. The average ish audio will suffice for driving, and it's got the 6CD changer and SD which keeps me happy enough. Sat Nav is provided by Google on my Note2, for which I have a Brodit ProClip en route in the post

Jono8 · 23 Jan 2015 at 10:37

Howard said:
Xenons were an option. In my experience, about 2 people ticked the box!

My pre facelift has them

. It was very difficult to find one with maxidot, xenons, and dual zone climate when I bought mine.

Amraam · 23 Jan 2015 at 10:57

Jono8 said:
My pre facelift has them . It was very difficult to find one with maxidot, xenons, and dual zone climate when I bought mine.

yay something cool that mine has, the dual CC. No freaking idea how to use half of it. I'm currently using work time to find and read the car manual ha.

Furbs · 23 Jan 2015 at 15:22

Amraam said:
yay something cool that mine has, the dual CC. No freaking idea how to use half of it. I'm currently using work time to find and read the car manual ha.

Enjoy the car, I have just parted with my 2008 VRS (dual climate, cruise control and maxidot) after three years of fun driving but constant niggling issues. It does seem the factory build quality was hit and miss, with alignment issues etc.

Mine suffered from really bad wind noise from the rear window seals. I never managed to fully fix it after numerous trips to the dealer and recently the boot decided to let any moisture that came near it in and I forever had misting issues (again after a few dealer visits).

But on a good day is was a great drive.

Amraam · 26 Jan 2015 at 13:22

Furbs said:
Enjoy the car, I have just parted with my 2008 VRS (dual climate, cruise control and maxidot) after three years of fun driving but constant niggling issues. It does seem the factory build quality was hit and miss, with alignment issues etc.

Mine suffered from really bad wind noise from the rear window seals. I never managed to fully fix it after numerous trips to the dealer and recently the boot decided to let any moisture that came near it in and I forever had misting issues (again after a few dealer visits).

But on a good day is was a great drive.

Yeah my alignment must be well out. Tyre noise is ridiculous and the rear tyres have wear on the inside.

Would you think this garage, local to me, will do a proper job and laser aligning all 4 wheels?

http://johnsaintautomotive.co.uk/services/other-services/

£25 seems quite cheap for a 4 wheel laser alignment?

squerble · 26 Jan 2015 at 23:03

Amraam said:
Yeah, I've never owned HIDs as I don't like how dazzling they can be, but I'm considering some low intensity ones, as the halogens on this car are crap. To be fair, they're probably worse by the fact that the vRS does not have traditional side lights. The bulbs are there, but their functionality is replaced by the Day Running Lights which dim on sidelight setting - pointless if you ask me...

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