[Guy Incognito]

My new car has a bigger boot, cheaper tyres and tax, far more mpg and is far faster.

I ended up getting a silver grey Passat estate SE TDI PD130. FOrtnately it doesnt have all that on the back on the badge.

Should pick it up tomorrow. Woohoo!

I may have to use more lanes on the mtorway now I am getting rid of the Volvo. Can anyone remember how indicators work? Is 2 feet a safe distance to follow at 80mph?

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/c...cleRegLetter=02

Mine is newer and far less miles but it is more or less identical.

This post has been edited by Guy Incognito: 28 January 2009 - 08:18 AM

[Pumasparky]

Nice rep-mobile

[Mork of Ork]

My mum has the same car I think, does it have the 6 speed 'box?

Hers is great it's comfy, fast, big and reliable. It has done about 250,000 (ex rep car) and the only problem she had was with the head gasket last year.

Enjoy! (it does sound like a tractor though )

[mort666]

hope you have fun with the new motor. The engine should be a bit of fun. All you need now is to superchip it and have even more fun should give around 30BHP and 41lb/ft torque extra

I hope it rides better than the 110BHP saloon version one of the managers had here. It was so soft and wallowy especially compared with the puma. you could go over those small square speed humps with one wheel over the highest points at 30mph and hardly feel it lol.

it was good on the mpg though. I took it for a ride up to buxton for a meeting (about 45-55 minutes each way) and even thrashing it down the country lanes in 3rd gear the trip computer was still claiming over 40mpg

[Neil]

Rep-tastic!

[Guy Incognito]

It is far nicer inside than my old reptatastic Signum and a fair bit faster too.

CAn fit a lot of baby clobber in too.

Only has the 5 speed box, I did look at the Sport version whixh has the 6 speed but the seats are "sports" so less comfy and the wheels are bigger (expensive tyres) and the dealer was aggresively pushy and didnt offer as much in trade in and no warranty!

I also like the grey.

This post has been edited by Guy Incognito: 28 January 2009 - 03:16 PM

[warrenpenalver]

Gavin your growing old before your time!!!

You need a midlife crisis and silly cars to go with it. Sod practicality

[Guy Incognito]

I can take out the Cupta for fun. I have replaced a volvo so I am getting younger in car years!

In about 16 or 17 years time I will realise I am an old fart when Emilys friends see me as an old man and THEN I will buy an innapropriate car. Probably a Cayman S.

[Dogsbody]

I may have to use more lanes on the mtorway now I am getting rid of the Volvo. Can anyone remember how indicators work? Is 2 feet a safe distance to follow at 80mph?

A mate arrive with his Dad at my house last week, In a 760 series Volvo.
He Drove up my drive, crashed in to the 5 bar gate at the end.
Which bounced off its catch and swung open in to the field

[Guy Incognito]

I had a 760 when i lived in London. Only thing that didnt jump out the way were white vans!

[warrenpenalver]

In about 16 or 17 years time I will realise I am an old fart when Emilys friends see me as an old man and THEN I will buy an innapropriate car. Probably a Cayman S.

no no no, cos then they will see you for the midlife crisis youve become!! Do it with style and get a 70s classic or a cosworth and at least you have that "retro cool" and maintain a bit of dignity and self respect in the process!!!

[Midnight Blue]

Gavin your growing old before your time!!!

When a friend bought a Passat a few years back his son asked him why he had got 'an old man's car'
Got to be an improvement on a Volvo though!! Enjoy.

[Guy Incognito]

I would have happily had an Audi RS4 or RS6 but sadly they are very expensive.

The Passat is stupendously rapid in gear, even if not the sharpest round the twisty bits, so at least i can overtake again. Not something that was easy in teh Volvo.

I am not old though, i just have a kid and dont want to leave things behnd when we go places.

[mort666]

the one that surprised one of my relatives was when I accused him of getting old when he got a civic.

My reasoning was that the civics only appeal to two types of drivers. The type-R for the boyracers or the standard low power models for old fogies. As I know he's not a boyracer then I reasoned he must be getting old as it was just a 1.4 (or something like that)

[shyann]

Enjoy your new car -a lot better than the Volvo

Ann

[LisaDJ]

My Mum had a passat a few years ago. It was MAHOOSIVE - so much leg room in the back!

I think I'd like a Bora (especially if they still have the flashy fluorescent pink dials)

[Guy Incognito]

flourescent pink dials? You are hallucinating Lisa. They have purpley blue and red dials, same as golfs, passats, polos etc.

I dont know how great the boot shape is for prams but it is vertainly quite big. My neighbour and a mate both have more or less the same one and really like it plus mos of my family have been running golfs for over ten years and again, swear by them.

[BOK]

I think I'd like a Bora (especially if they still have the flashy fluorescent pink dials)

A test drive might convince you otherwise

Passat is a good choice for long distance straight roads and blending in with the crowd...

I love the way the LED rear lights work on the current Passat model (just the rear lights though)

[warrenpenalver]

My reasoning was that the civics only appeal to two types of drivers. The type-R for the boyracers or the standard low power models for old fogies.

A lot of former civic driving oldies migrated to the honda jazz Now that truley IS a car synonymous with old people!!!

[Guy Incognito]

A test drive might convince you otherwise

Passat is a good choice for long distance straight roads and blending in with the crowd...

I love the way the LED rear lights work on the current Passat model (just the rear lights though)

I looked briefly at a new model but it was only the 105 1.9 and it was still £1000 more than i wanted to shell out.

I will probably swap to a newr one in a few years or so. If I can afford to!