Reply With QuoteWelcome to the forum and commiserations on owning a Spitfire. At least the Elise was a step in the right direction.
A 1 year old Passat not on your wish list?
Cheers
Paul
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Currently shopping around for a possible new family car purchase in the next 6 months. Despite growing up in the UK in the 70s and 80s a Skoda Octavia is on my shortlist
Previous cars have included a Triumph Spitfire and a Lotus Elise.... current criteria are quite different! Lots of boot space for camping and ideally adaptive cruise, emergency brake etc. I'm not keen on the new Tiguan pricing (particularly as you can't get the Driver assist package option on the base model), so an Octivia wagon is my current favourite.
Volkswagenist
Welcome to the forum and commiserations on owning a Spitfire. At least the Elise was a step in the right direction.
A 1 year old Passat not on your wish list?
Cheers
Paul
1978 MK1 2.0 16v http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-46488-70.html
1991 MK2 GTI 2.0 8v, white (RIP) and it's red replacement http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...gti-42078.html
1997 MK3 CL http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ml#post1292061
2001 & 2002 Bora 4motion. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...st-123823.html
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Haha, yes the Spitfire wasn't great, but it was a convertible sportscar and that's all that mattered when I was 20!Originally Posted by sports racer
I haven't really looked at the Passat yet. I'm trying to limit my list otherwise I'll spend forever researching it all.
Volkswagen Fan
Yay, picked up my first VW/Audi/Skoda on Friday. I got an Octavia RS Wagon on the current 1.8% finance deal, which includes a 5yr factory warranty. Loving it so far!
Volkswagen Fanatic
Good choice! I see that old love of speed coming back in the vRS.
2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
1985 Mazda T3500 adventuremobile. 1973 Superbug. 1972 Volvo 144 in poo-brown.
Not including hers...
Volkswagenist
Love of speed?
C'mon, the guy had a Triumph Spitfire.
Good choice with the RS though.
1978 MK1 2.0 16v http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-46488-70.html
1991 MK2 GTI 2.0 8v, white (RIP) and it's red replacement http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...gti-42078.html
1997 MK3 CL http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ml#post1292061
2001 & 2002 Bora 4motion. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...st-123823.html
Volkswagen Fanatic
Top down feels faster, that's what I'm going with.Love of speed?
C'mon, the guy had a Triumph Spitfire.
Good choice with the RS though.
2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
1985 Mazda T3500 adventuremobile. 1973 Superbug. 1972 Volvo 144 in poo-brown.
Not including hers...
Volkswagen Fan
Yeah, yeahLove of speed?
C'mon, the guy had a Triumph Spitfire.
Good choice with the RS though.as I said, I was 20, and I think I wanted a Triumph because my dad owned a TR2 with a TR3 engine (or was it a TR3 with a TR4 engine..?) in the 60s, used to race his mates from London down to the South Coast. I think the Elise more than made up for it!
Volkswagenist
It would have been a TR3 with a TR4 engine.
Yes, ok, I'll admit to having owned an old Triumph or 2.
1978 MK1 2.0 16v http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-46488-70.html
1991 MK2 GTI 2.0 8v, white (RIP) and it's red replacement http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...gti-42078.html
1997 MK3 CL http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ml#post1292061
2001 & 2002 Bora 4motion. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...st-123823.html
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