Caporegime
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!
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Retro? RETRO? Did someone say retro?!
And you call me a hipster!
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
Soldato
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After posting on here I now have a very small bank account..I thought everyone posting on here had one of those
Soldato
Picked this up on Friday
Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG
Nice motor.. but why not the better looking estate model?
Man of Honour
Picked this up on Friday
Mk3 Octavia vRS, petrol, DSG
Crikey, not a fan of those wheels.
Soldato
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
....jkThey 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
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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
The wheels remind me of Loopwheels https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1205277475/loopwheels-for-a-smoother-more-comfortable-bicycle
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
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
Soldato
There's far worse wheels on a lot of modern cars, really awful stuff.
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!
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.
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!
