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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Taxi_Driver on 03 February 2013, 19:13:50
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
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Did it have an Air Freshner? ::)
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
Have had a couple of superb's has company cars doing over 1500 miles a week....good cars only prob i had was actually getting a new one's because every man and his dog (no pun) wants one :y
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Does Holly Dog help you choose what to have next? Or does she dream of the butchers instead?
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Does Holly Dog help you choose what to have next? Or does she dream of the butchers instead?
The estate is for her.....purely selfishness on my part, coz i dont muddy paws on the seats....however as its a saloon for now, she'll have to wipe her paws everytime she gets in the back.
Plus in an estate she and me is safer, if i have to do an emergency stop......a 30kg dog slides into the back seat......on the back seats....hmmm :-\
And she always dreams of sausages ;D ;D
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Who said sausages...
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
Nice one. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Who said sausages...
Ssshhhh...... it costs me everytime someone says sausages.....damn....thats another treat ::)
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
Nice one. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes, I liked that, it is going to be at the back of his mind for months........ :D :D :D
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Luckily it was passed her bedtime and was asleep, so she didnt hear that :)
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
That means you'll have to make several trips, backwards and forwards ferrying all the ladies to Gloucester Docks :o
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Ok it was leased, but its going back this week....i cannot justify the cost of it anymore.
Still for a trafic, its done well, ive had it 6 months and covered 30k miles in it.
Since ive had it, on day 2, the slave cylinder for the clutch went. Garage fitted new slave cylinder and clutch the next day.......since then nothing has broken.
It did fail its MOT last week, for a frayed seatbelt ::) Which was a rather petty fail imo, nearly as bad as a fail for something that should never be mentioned on here :-X
Still, we (the lease comp and me) had a bit of fun with the MOT tester.
The belt was removed and taken to a leather shop (they have industrial strength sowing machines) just down the road.....the frayed section was at the end of the belt......so they cut a foot off the belt and stitched it back together.....jobs a goodun ;)
Back to MOT station and a pass, the MOT bloke checked all the other belts again, in case they had been swapped around.....then he just had to ask what was done.....so i told him the belt was another one swapped over from another trafic and the frayed belt is in another trafic now....because the lease comp want to see if he fails it again when that trafic is bought in for a MOT, his face was a picture.. ;D ;D
As for its replacement.....i'd quite like a skoda octavia estate (new shape) .... however in the short term (hopefully) its a skoda superb saloon (08 plate, old shape) high miler, as its already been used as a cab.......hopefully it wont be as bad as the skudo :-\
That means you'll have to make several trips, backwards and forwards ferrying all the ladies to Gloucester Docks :o
The superb's have a massive boot :-X ;D
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Well, it went on Thursday.
Didnt get the 08 Superb, something not quite right with it on the test drive. Ive driven superb's before and they usually feel quite solid......this one didnt :-\
Went to have a look at an 06 superb and a look was as far as it got :o Shed on wheels with 260k on it clock. I think it had something growing in the headlamps :o
So, ive now got a 07 Passat saloon 2.0 Tdi .... 160k :y Still getting used to electric parking brake on it. Couple of scratches on it, but pretty tidy for a 6 year old car :y
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I have always liked Passats, but could never justify their initial cost vs what else is on the market. But I suppose your main cost is fuel, thus a good buy :y
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So, ive now got a 07 Passat saloon 2.0 Tdi .... 160k :y Still getting used to electric parking brake on it. Couple of scratches on it, but pretty tidy for a 6 year old car :y
Wait until it fails; it might be worth practicing the necessary swearing now! They tend to stick on, and there is no manual release. It's definately worth checking if it's had the software updates(a truly stupid need for a problem that shouldn't exist) or a new switch.
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Cheers for that Nick, ill try and find out. I've just noticed one headlight is brighter than the other. I think there filament bulbs as There's an internal adjustment for height.
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Watch out for oil consumption on the 2.0 tdi,some of them have quite a thirst for it :-\
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Watch out for oil consumption on the 2.0 tdi,some of them have quite a thirst for it :-\
A litre every thousand km is apparently acceptable :o Anything injector related costs the same as a whole Omega too :-\. Good luck with it :y
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Well, it went on Thursday.
Didnt get the 08 Superb, something not quite right with it on the test drive. Ive driven superb's before and they usually feel quite solid......this one didnt :-\
Went to have a look at an 06 superb and a look was as far as it got :o Shed on wheels with 260k on it clock. I think it had something growing in the headlamps :o
So, ive now got a 07 Passat saloon 2.0 Tdi .... 160k :y Still getting used to electric parking brake on it. Couple of scratches on it, but pretty tidy for a 6 year old car :y
I make that 4 trips to Gloucester docks, and then the return :o
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Watch out for oil consumption on the 2.0 tdi,some of them have quite a thirst for it :-\
A litre every thousand km is apparently acceptable :o Anything injector related costs the same as a whole Omega too :-\. Good luck with it :y
Cheers Al :y
I can now take my time looking around for an estate car.......so hopefully nothing will break, as long as i dont take too long about it ::) or I dont find another job in the meantime :-\ (Im getting too old for 60 hour weeks, I'd really like a 9-5 5 days a week :) )
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Well, it went on Thursday.
Didnt get the 08 Superb, something not quite right with it on the test drive. Ive driven superb's before and they usually feel quite solid......this one didnt :-\
Went to have a look at an 06 superb and a look was as far as it got :o Shed on wheels with 260k on it clock. I think it had something growing in the headlamps :o
So, ive now got a 07 Passat saloon 2.0 Tdi .... 160k :y Still getting used to electric parking brake on it. Couple of scratches on it, but pretty tidy for a 6 year old car :y
I make that 4 trips to Gloucester docks, and then the return :o
It would be half that, if a certain admin used their Insignia ::) ;D
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'08 or '58 1800 Vectra estate is about the only sensible non VAG option :y
If your feeling flush the perhaps a Toyota Avensis or a Honda Accord :-\
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The Passat is the dullest most uninspiring car I have ever had the displeasure to use and that 2.0 diesel is a shed of an engine
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The Passat is the dullest most uninspiring car I have ever had the displeasure to use and that 2.0 diesel is a shed of an engine
Well, it is only a temporary car and as a 'taxi' its all about fuel economy these days and reliability, sod what it looks like :y
It was doing crap mpg when i got it......now its had a few good trips down the m4, the mpg has definitely improved......i guess it needed a clear out....not sure why you say its a shed of an engine :-\ The fuel comp is now reporting an av of about 55mpg.....im doing the same mileage as i was in the trafic and putting £30 of diesel in it a day, as oppose to £40 in the trafic :y
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The Passat is the dullest most uninspiring car I have ever had the displeasure to use and that 2.0 diesel is a shed of an engine
Well, it is only a temporary car and as a 'taxi' its all about fuel economy these days and reliability, sod what it looks like :y
It was doing crap mpg when i got it......now its had a few good trips down the m4, the mpg has definitely improved......i guess it needed a clear out....not sure why you say its a shed of an engine :-\ The fuel comp is now reporting an av of about 55mpg.....im doing the same mileage as i was in the trafic and putting £30 of diesel in it a day, as oppose to £40 in the trafic :y
Compared to the older PD lump it is,looked after PD's go for ever,sadly the newer 2.0 is not so good :-\
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The Passat is the dullest most uninspiring car I have ever had the displeasure to use and that 2.0 diesel is a shed of an engine
Well, it is only a temporary car and as a 'taxi' its all about fuel economy these days and reliability, sod what it looks like :y
It was doing crap mpg when i got it......now its had a few good trips down the m4, the mpg has definitely improved......i guess it needed a clear out....not sure why you say its a shed of an engine :-\ The fuel comp is now reporting an av of about 55mpg.....im doing the same mileage as i was in the trafic and putting £30 of diesel in it a day, as oppose to £40 in the trafic :y
Quite simply it has issues and is far from reliable
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Its done 160K Mark, how reliable do you want? It's not one of you trains you know. ;D
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Its done 160K Mark, how reliable do you want? It's not one of you trains you know. ;D
I had a customer with an A4 with the older engine which he bought at 180k miles and ran to 351k when it got written off,the only repair that engine had was a injector loom at 340k,pretty good I reckon :y