New Car

[victor_alpha_charlie]

Well not mine, but mum's
2008 Skoda Octavia RS Diesel Combi. Anyone want to see pics? This car is mental!

[AlisterC]

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Anyone want to see pics?[/quote]

Go on then.

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (ZK-Brock @ Mar 6 2008, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Go on then.

I'll have to take some now
I'll be away this weekend, Photos of it will be up by Sunday night hopefully

[brownbox]

I had a quick google images search, and i came up with stuff ranging from a sporty looking sedan to a SUV to a people mover.... what exactly is the car?

[victor_alpha_charlie]

Like this, but silver:


The real thing looks a lot more sporty, although that might just be after driving it. I took a tonne of pics on my phone, now I just need to get a USB cable for it.

[AlisterC]

That is a nice car.. can't say i've ever seen one before.

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (Albatross @ Mar 9 2008, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That is a nice car.. can't say i've ever seen one before.

Well I guess you'll see it at Wellington Airport just before the most awesome airshow that I've been to..
Congrats on winning the comp!

[Alfashark]

Agreed! They're an awesome machine Great value for money too, think of them as a more sporty version of a VW Passat (they share about 90% mechanical compnents).
Almost scored one as a wedding car, but the Hamilton demo model had to go out of town at the last minute so we had to make do with a BMW 750iL, an Alfa 156 QV and the flatmates Alfetta
I think if I had the cash I'd take the Skoda Fabia vRS, its the Octavias insane little brother... 130bhp, 310nm, 1.9 turbo-diesel. Quicker than a Mini Cooper too as Top Gear proved

[FlyingKiwi]

Those are nice cars, sadly a Trademe search reveals that it may be sometime before I can afford one.

Edit - Or maybe I could make do with one of the old Soviet era Skodas? Perhaps not...

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Mar 11 2008, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Those are nice cars, sadly a Trademe search reveals that it may be sometime before I can afford one.

Edit - Or maybe I could make do with one of the old Soviet era Skodas? Perhaps not...

Yeah I don;t think anyone actually owns a car at school- they all steal their parents'

How much are the ones on Trademe?

[ZK-MAT]

I still shiver when I hear 'Skoda', a neighbour had one in the 80's, square underpowered leaky unreliable heap of rust it was. . It will take more than a flash looking car to lose that stigma in some older people's eyes I reckon!

[Alfashark]

QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Mar 11 2008, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I still shiver when I hear 'Skoda', a neighbour had one in the 80's, square underpowered leaky unreliable heap of rust it was. . It will take more than a flash looking car to lose that stigma in some older people's eyes I reckon!

LOL! I've got a feeling that some people had a bad run with them... I've had 6 of the rear engined models (2x S110L from the 70's, and 4x 120L from the late 80's) and apart from a new steering rack on one, and throwing some smaller (yes, smaller!) alloys on them to get them on some wider section tyres, no problems here Never paid more than $400 for any of them, all WoF'd and Reg'd with the highest k's being 120 thou.

Flatmate must also be a nutter... He's just imported some MegaSquirt parts for a DIY ECU, to throw in his weekend car... an 88 Skoda 120 with a 1300 turbo conversion

[FlyingKiwi]

QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Mar 16 2008, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah I don;t think anyone actually owns a car at school- they all steal their parents'

How much are the ones on Trademe?

The only ones under $20,000 are older Fabias, which don't look that flash. Unfortunately >$20,000 is a lot of money for an unemployed student!

[Timmo]

...speaking of which, here is my 'new' car...

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Mar 11 2008, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I still shiver when I hear 'Skoda', a neighbour had one in the 80's, square underpowered leaky unreliable heap of rust it was. . It will take more than a flash looking car to lose that stigma in some older people's eyes I reckon!

More than flash looking my friend Skodas now have a reputation for being ultra-reliable (gasp!) , great value and are also renowned for great build quality.
Gave a Mitsi Evo a good kicking at the lights on the Hutt motorway, then the Skoda roared over the Rimutakas as if she wasn't trying- Oh yeah and all at an average of 7.2L/100KM.

QUOTE (Timmo @ Mar 14 2008, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...speaking of which, here is my 'new' car...

Noice!

[victor_alpha_charlie]

Finally some pics! Sorry for the quality, taken on my phone.







Oh and please excuse the heinous house

[AlisterC]

Looks an awesome car actually

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (Albatross @ Mar 19 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Looks an awesome car actually

Unfortunately you'll have to cope with the good old Merc on Saturday (Emphasis on the word OLD)

[yak52dude]

i got a 1974 kingswood 1 tooner on my uncles farm this weekend im going to tak out the old engine and put a 575 chev in cant get any pics but once done i will put some on ps it actully a bellmount but i said kingswood because its more herd of.