What was your car year like in 2008?

kai_mitsurugi · 05-01-2009, 19:21

How was you car year last year? Any problems or big bills? Did you have a new car or crash one?

For me it was pretty good for the most part. I had my 1.4 Polo with its stiff windows, intermittent Engine Management Light, heavy clutch and very knotchy gearbox up until July where I managed to get my Fabia vRS which apart from the common leaky door seal problem which was fixed under warranty it has been fault free.

All in all it's been a good year for me.

Brutality · 05-01-2009, 19:31

Well, for me it was my first as I turned 18 in February and got my licence

My car year was really satisfying. I had lot of new experiences and fun with my Skodillac. So, yeah, was good. Had to tinker with the car a bit though but that was not bad, only good.

MudPuppy · 05-01-2009, 19:39

2008 was a great year for me also (mostly). Bought the Fabia in the first week due to ECU problems with my Clio

Only bad points were leaky rear doors (soon to be sorted), having to replace the rear bumper

, slight damage occurring to front of car when going to get rear bumper replaced

and generally spending a small fortune on it, which has carried on into this year already ...

WeirdKerr · 05-01-2009, 19:49

Well.... a tale of 2 cars really but more on that later. Following damaging my alloy at the tail end of '07 i was hoping for an incident free '08 with the red Comfort Combi and more or less it was.... So at the start of '08 i didnt think id be replacing my car until spring '09 but after finding out how much my old fabia was worth i did some figures and decided to change in august before the 80k service so started to look for a replacement and after trying a couple of other cars i decided to go for more of the same and found good deal on a Silver 57 plate Fabia Bohemia Combi.... and so far only a couple of minor issues have had to be resolved.... CD stuck in the Stereo, Flaky pain on an alloy both under warrenty and a washer fuse.... Heres to '09....

Chrispy · 05-01-2009, 20:50

Brilliant....it included a remap.

Best thing I ever did by far.

shark_90 · 05-01-2009, 20:56

I bought my 2003 Bora diesel, still had my Audi S2 from '07 which I stripped out and modified quite a lot, I then bought a 1985 Audi 90 quattro 2.2 KV (as old as me, quality) and then the Octavia vRS.

Really could do with selling some of them

Lummox · 05-01-2009, 21:03

Said goodbye to the old trusty Passat and got myself another MK2 Golf, this time I didnt take it apart and am loving driving it, brings out the hooligan in me.

Got the cage in the other MK2 and the engine bay is coming along nicely. Once current project work is done its full steam ahead and get the 20vt back in with a nice GT28 turbo bolted on.

Octygone · 05-01-2009, 21:19

Sold my much loved Superb in january and bought a 1.9tdi Octy ambiente hatch ......OK but it never felt right or had enough toys....so in December managed to find a very nice 1.9tdi Octy elegance combi with lots of toys .....a lot happier now

Timmyboy · 05-01-2009, 21:20

Interesting.

Jan to June with a re-mapped Seat Leon Cupra.

Promotion at work including a new Diesel every 6 months meant the beloved Seat was sold, into a TDI Passat and then, as the economy dwindled along with our company car providers, a Kia Proceed.

Job now ditched along with the car (actually the Kia goes back tomorrow funnily enough) and into a Tuna'd VRS TFSI - happy

richardsfavorit · 05-01-2009, 21:32

Well 2008 was a bit rubbish for cars for me. I wanted to upgrade my aging Felicia to an Octavia - sure enough the garage found a car for me - which then had engine management problems, a coolant hose went whilst away for a weekend, and it ended up with engine running problems by the end of my ownership! Luckily I managed to get it swapped over with another one. I hope this one is a bit better!

daveyonthemove · 05-01-2009, 21:34

Had a good year even though i had to reluctantly let my beloved Leon FR tdi go, and replaced it with my current vRS Fab.
Both cars cost me nothing in terms of any repairs, just wear and tear items and alot of cash spent improving the fabia to my personal tastes.
If 09 is as good for me as 08 was, then i'll be a happy boy this time next year, although i am considering leaving the Skoda experiance should my finances pick up a bit..

RobClubley · 05-01-2009, 21:44

Pretty good - a few more mods to my beloved Octavia to cement its official status as the bestest Skoda in New Zealand (as voted by me).
Big bills were for the cambelt and water pump and my new wheels and tyres

devonutopia · 05-01-2009, 21:55

The mongrel never batted an eyelid in the reliability stakes. I should add it never batted an eyelid at anything I HADN'T DONE TO IT ALREADY!

Few issues that I kind of caused, but nothing broke I had not fiddled with.

pittVRS · 05-01-2009, 22:40

I got rid of this in a petulant strop at the governments war on motorists:

which was replaced by this:

#

Then I had to get rid of my underused little workhorse :

to make way for the 4.0 gangstermobile!:

MoggyTech · 05-01-2009, 23:31

I had a good year. The trusty 1969 Morris Traveller never missed a beat. In November I got rid of the very reliable but completely boring 2005 VW Polo 1.4, and bought the VRs SE which I love to bits. Still grinning 10 weeks later.

I have always hated diesels, but not any more.

Taxi 219 · 06-01-2009, 02:54

2008 was good for me too.Got rid of the MK1 Octy TDi in June for a MK2 Octy TDi which iam very pleased with and had no faults at all with so far......
Hope 2009 will be the same with reliability etc.

matt@theforce · 06-01-2009, 03:04

had a resonably good year this year, had a few things fail but thats only to be expected on a higher than average milage car.

Tom_vRS · 06-01-2009, 03:15

I started off the year at JKMs rolling road day in my trusty old Passat Estate making better power than all the stock Fabia vRS's.

Then in a moment of madness I sold it (needing just a brake pipe to get through the MOT - not bad for 135k miles) and bought a Mk2 Octy vRS TFSI - which nearly bankrupt me.

Sold that for a huge loss, bought a Mondeo V6 which whilst nice had a couple of expensive problems, so I p/xd it for the 328i, which I love.

Only really had the thermostat fail on the 328, everything else I've spent on it has been to make it tidier etc rather than due to having faults.

In hindsight though, I really regret selling the Passat, I chuffing loved that car.

Wardy · 06-01-2009, 03:26

Right at the end of the year - rubbish! Rest of the year - on the whole, very good indeed

Steve

Mr Grumpy · 06-01-2009, 07:08

Hmmm,
I sold a lovely Fabia vRS, due to being skint

I bought a great MX5, due to not being as skint as I thought I was,

Then in a moment of insanity, I bought a skip, and I am now more skinterer than I have been for years....

The SE has proven to be fault free, and has only needed new tyres, and a tiny bit of paintwork, although it could do with an alloy refurb ( but that's down to the wifes abysmal parking skills

)

Skodaboy1983 · 06-01-2009, 07:46

My car year in 2008 proved to be quite expensive, with a £700 service bill to get all my pads and discs replaced, £72 on a new clutch pedal boot, £94 on a new alarm sensor, and then there was that thing called modifications must have spent a packet on the car on springs, powdercoated wheels, pd160 and green cotton filter, then if you add fuel to the equation I must have spent a bomb attending meets mostly down in the lakes, up north, but apart from that the car has been faultless and I can't wait to stick another 15000 miles on it this year!!

djswivel · 06-01-2009, 10:11

Bought a Fabia VRS on January 2nd. By August (just out of June warranty) the DMF gave up. At the start of November the leaky rear doors showed their ugly mug.

Other than that, it was quite a good car year.

auroan · 06-01-2009, 10:31

Interesting year for me. 4 cars in one year all Audis and I've still got 2 and 2/3rds of them.

Started the year with Baker21's misses old A4 V6 Avant (both the vRS and 2.0TFSI Sline A4 were sold due to divorce). This had a few little mechanical niggles which were sorted (ISV, thermostat, track rod ends) but in the whole a very sturdy and reliable car. Came to MOT time and it was a choice between sticking with it for another year or going quattro.

Decide to go quattro but the old girl was worth nothing in trade in so decided to break the avant and got an 2.8Q A4 on a W plate. That turned out to be a money pit. I bought it dirt cheap.... but to get it to my standards needed more money than I was willing to invest.

On a wim I called into York Audi for some parts and stumbled upon my current motor. Biggest impulse buy ever (well kind off .... the divorce was finally complete so I could now afford a new motor). I had every intension of keeping the new A4 Std..... that didn't last.

Then came along Charlie and i relaised that no way would a dirty, muddy, wet, smelly labrador was going in the back of my A4 Saloon after gundog training. So an ebay special later I now have a 93 Audi 80 avant as well.

The A4 Avant is in the slow process of being stripped for parts, and bits are trickling onto ebay. I've already made what I spent buying the car old A4.... shame cars are worth so much more in bits nowadays.

loskie · 06-01-2009, 12:01

My Slx tdi turns 10 years old next week and has just passed 150000miles. last year(2008) has been pretty cheap to run it with only routine servicing and a new set of tyres although it sounds as if I need to replace a front wheel bearing again. Went for vredestein Quatrac 3 £220 for supply and fit of four at my local independant. These tyres seem pretty good after having them for a month (3000m).

Biggest event in my car year was purchasing an ex demo MX5 2.0 Sport in June. Have only done about 3000m in it since then so is not really used enough but it is a nice wee car to go about in. We are planning a European trip in it in 2009. One nice thing is to have the top off and drive it in the dark, the smell of wood smoke etc really gets your senses going.
I dread to think what depreciation there has been on this car but that is why I usually drive a 10 yr old Octavia and claim mileage expenses for that.
happy New Year To You All.

Tom_vRS · 06-01-2009, 12:08

Sounds like you have a sensible approach to motoring loskie - Sounds like a pair of cars I'd enjoy owning simultaneously

05-01-2009, 19:21	#1
kai_mitsurugi Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gorseinon, Swansea Posts: 272 Members Car: Skoda Fabia vRS Thanks: 61 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	What was your car year like in 2008? How was you car year last year? Any problems or big bills? Did you have a new car or crash one? For me it was pretty good for the most part. I had my 1.4 Polo with its stiff windows, intermittent Engine Management Light, heavy clutch and very knotchy gearbox up until July where I managed to get my Fabia vRS which apart from the common leaky door seal problem which was fixed under warranty it has been fault free. All in all it's been a good year for me. Last edited by kai_mitsurugi; 05-01-2009 at 19:23. Reason: Heading was wrong

05-01-2009, 19:31	#2
Brutality Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Viljandi, Estonia Posts: 163 Members Car: Skodillac Thanks: 13 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Well, for me it was my first as I turned 18 in February and got my licence My car year was really satisfying. I had lot of new experiences and fun with my Skodillac. So, yeah, was good. Had to tinker with the car a bit though but that was not bad, only good. __________________ Still dreaming of one. But Skodillac will work fine for now

05-01-2009, 19:39	#3
MudPuppy Bats Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,175 Members Car: Fabia vRS Images: 6 Thanks: 132 Thanked 107 Times in 104 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? 2008 was a great year for me also (mostly). Bought the Fabia in the first week due to ECU problems with my Clio Only bad points were leaky rear doors (soon to be sorted), having to replace the rear bumper , slight damage occurring to front of car when going to get rear bumper replaced and generally spending a small fortune on it, which has carried on into this year already ... __________________

05-01-2009, 19:49	#4
WeirdKerr Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Morayshire Posts: 1,043 Members Car: '07 Fabia Estate 1.9 TDI Bohemia Images: 1 Thanks: 31 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Well.... a tale of 2 cars really but more on that later. Following damaging my alloy at the tail end of '07 i was hoping for an incident free '08 with the red Comfort Combi and more or less it was.... So at the start of '08 i didnt think id be replacing my car until spring '09 but after finding out how much my old fabia was worth i did some figures and decided to change in august before the 80k service so started to look for a replacement and after trying a couple of other cars i decided to go for more of the same and found good deal on a Silver 57 plate Fabia Bohemia Combi.... and so far only a couple of minor issues have had to be resolved.... CD stuck in the Stereo, Flaky pain on an alloy both under warrenty and a washer fuse.... Heres to '09.... __________________ Výhodou prostřednictvím technickými

05-01-2009, 20:50	#5
Chrispy Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Normanton, West Yorks Posts: 1,780 Members Car: 2004 Fabia vRS Thanks: 38 Thanked 72 Times in 61 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Brilliant....it included a remap. Best thing I ever did by far. __________________ Silver '04 Fabia vRS. Jabba Custom Remap, Seat Surgeons Leather interior, Whiteline RARB, Cupra Console Bushes

05-01-2009, 20:56	#6
shark_90 Hoppit Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mansfield Posts: 1,081 Members Car: Octavia II vRS 2.0TFSi Thanks: 17 Thanked 109 Times in 100 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? I bought my 2003 Bora diesel, still had my Audi S2 from '07 which I stripped out and modified quite a lot, I then bought a 1985 Audi 90 quattro 2.2 KV (as old as me, quality) and then the Octavia vRS. Really could do with selling some of them __________________ Stage 2 2.0TFSi Skoda Octavia vRS Custom remap, Neuspeed P-Flow CAI, Milltek full system with hi-flow downpipe and sports cat, 19" BBS CHs, Eibach springs, OEM Bluetooth, Maxidot This month's East Midlands meet - 28th July 7:30pm Come and join us!

05-01-2009, 21:03	#7
Lummox Got wood? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 24,595 Members Car: The best Fabia vRS Estate Images: 7 Thanks: 56 Thanked 1,160 Times in 923 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Said goodbye to the old trusty Passat and got myself another MK2 Golf, this time I didnt take it apart and am loving driving it, brings out the hooligan in me. Got the cage in the other MK2 and the engine bay is coming along nicely. Once current project work is done its full steam ahead and get the 20vt back in with a nice GT28 turbo bolted on. __________________

05-01-2009, 21:19	#8
Octygone Old Git Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 7,428 Members Car: Octavia Elegance combi 1.9tdi Images: 6 Thanks: 200 Thanked 162 Times in 111 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Sold my much loved Superb in january and bought a 1.9tdi Octy ambiente hatch ......OK but it never felt right or had enough toys....so in December managed to find a very nice 1.9tdi Octy elegance combi with lots of toys .....a lot happier now __________________

05-01-2009, 21:20	#9
Timmyboy Octavian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 204 Members Car: Octavia vRS MkII Thanks: 39 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Interesting. Jan to June with a re-mapped Seat Leon Cupra. Promotion at work including a new Diesel every 6 months meant the beloved Seat was sold, into a TDI Passat and then, as the economy dwindled along with our company car providers, a Kia Proceed. Job now ditched along with the car (actually the Kia goes back tomorrow funnily enough) and into a Tuna'd VRS TFSI - happy __________________

05-01-2009, 21:32	#10
richardsfavorit Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newtown Wales Posts: 743 Members Car: Skoda Octavia 1.6 Ambiente Thanks: 75 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Well 2008 was a bit rubbish for cars for me. I wanted to upgrade my aging Felicia to an Octavia - sure enough the garage found a car for me - which then had engine management problems, a coolant hose went whilst away for a weekend, and it ended up with engine running problems by the end of my ownership! Luckily I managed to get it swapped over with another one. I hope this one is a bit better! __________________ Skoda Octavia 1.6 Ambiente estate with 17" alloys!

05-01-2009, 21:34	#11
daveyonthemove Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stafford and Wrexham Posts: 435 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 72 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Had a good year even though i had to reluctantly let my beloved Leon FR tdi go, and replaced it with my current vRS Fab. Both cars cost me nothing in terms of any repairs, just wear and tear items and alot of cash spent improving the fabia to my personal tastes. If 09 is as good for me as 08 was, then i'll be a happy boy this time next year, although i am considering leaving the Skoda experiance should my finances pick up a bit.. __________________ Apparently driving a Skoda makes me the 'underdog', but ask yourself..... why the smug grin?! My vRS Project *Recently Updated*

05-01-2009, 21:44	#12
RobClubley Midnight Mod! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 7,952 Members Car: 2004 Octavia vRS Estate Images: 2 Thanks: 269 Thanked 212 Times in 180 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Pretty good - a few more mods to my beloved Octavia to cement its official status as the bestest Skoda in New Zealand (as voted by me). Big bills were for the cambelt and water pump and my new wheels and tyres __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

05-01-2009, 21:55	#13
devonutopia sixty FOUURRR!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 32,285 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 7 Thanks: 115 Thanked 507 Times in 439 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? The mongrel never batted an eyelid in the reliability stakes. I should add it never batted an eyelid at anything I HADN'T DONE TO IT ALREADY! Few issues that I kind of caused, but nothing broke I had not fiddled with. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! See my lap of Bovington Trackday June 2009!

05-01-2009, 22:40	#14
pittVRS Kill All Humans Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Yorks Posts: 5,790 Members Car: BMW Thanks: 208 Thanked 147 Times in 109 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? I got rid of this in a petulant strop at the governments war on motorists: which was replaced by this: # Then I had to get rid of my underused little workhorse : to make way for the 4.0 gangstermobile!: __________________ *BMW 335i M Sport Touring, Imola Red, with lots of toys!*

05-01-2009, 23:31	#15
MoggyTech Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 1,623 Members Car: Fabia VRS LE Thanks: 164 Thanked 292 Times in 229 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? I had a good year. The trusty 1969 Morris Traveller never missed a beat. In November I got rid of the very reliable but completely boring 2005 VW Polo 1.4, and bought the VRs SE which I love to bits. Still grinning 10 weeks later. I have always hated diesels, but not any more.

06-01-2009, 02:54	#16
Taxi 219 Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 2,402 Members Car: Octavia TDi Thanks: 161 Thanked 120 Times in 117 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? 2008 was good for me too.Got rid of the MK1 Octy TDi in June for a MK2 Octy TDi which iam very pleased with and had no faults at all with so far...... Hope 2009 will be the same with reliability etc. __________________ Car now: 56 Octavia MK2 1.9TDi Ambiente-Debadged-Metallic Flamenco Red DMF Reqiured soon Previous: 06 Octavia Mk1 1.9TDi Classic with + pack-Diamond Silver Sadly missed: 97 Nissan Primera 2.0TDi SLX- Red Paul

06-01-2009, 03:04	#17
matt@theforce Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Durkar Posts: 3,015 Members Car: Octavia 130pd Elegance Estate Images: 12 Thanks: 161 Thanked 139 Times in 119 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? had a resonably good year this year, had a few things fail but thats only to be expected on a higher than average milage car. __________________ Support Briskoda Join FREEDOM >>> <<< My 04plate modded PD130 Octavia, 123,000 miles SWMBO's 06plate Fabia vRS, 25,000 miles

06-01-2009, 03:15	#18
Tom_vRS ********* Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 12,403 Members Car: '97R BMW 328i Saloon Images: 16 Thanks: 815 Thanked 508 Times in 373 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? I started off the year at JKMs rolling road day in my trusty old Passat Estate making better power than all the stock Fabia vRS's. Then in a moment of madness I sold it (needing just a brake pipe to get through the MOT - not bad for 135k miles) and bought a Mk2 Octy vRS TFSI - which nearly bankrupt me. Sold that for a huge loss, bought a Mondeo V6 which whilst nice had a couple of expensive problems, so I p/xd it for the 328i, which I love. Only really had the thermostat fail on the 328, everything else I've spent on it has been to make it tidier etc rather than due to having faults. In hindsight though, I really regret selling the Passat, I chuffing loved that car. __________________ '00/W 306 HDI Meridian - P-Torque remap

06-01-2009, 03:26	#19
Wardy Vanishing Point Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Usually somewhere around Manchester or Cheshire... Posts: 13,511 Members Car: Octavia vRS 2.0TFSi Images: 6 Thanks: 631 Thanked 539 Times in 515 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Right at the end of the year - rubbish! Rest of the year - on the whole, very good indeed Steve __________________ - 18s : Maxidot : Jumbo Pack : Cruise : PDC "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen "If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae

06-01-2009, 07:08	#20
Mr Grumpy Not interested Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,110 Members Car: A Car. Thanks: 13 Thanked 202 Times in 128 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Hmmm, I sold a lovely Fabia vRS, due to being skint I bought a great MX5, due to not being as skint as I thought I was, Then in a moment of insanity, I bought a skip, and I am now more skinterer than I have been for years.... The SE has proven to be fault free, and has only needed new tyres, and a tiny bit of paintwork, although it could do with an alloy refurb ( but that's down to the wifes abysmal parking skills )

06-01-2009, 07:46	#21
Skodaboy1983 Skoda Junkie! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Lothian Posts: 12,694 Members Car: Skoda Fabia VRS 130 Images: 4 Thanks: 591 Thanked 382 Times in 370 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? My car year in 2008 proved to be quite expensive, with a £700 service bill to get all my pads and discs replaced, £72 on a new clutch pedal boot, £94 on a new alarm sensor, and then there was that thing called modifications must have spent a packet on the car on springs, powdercoated wheels, pd160 and green cotton filter, then if you add fuel to the equation I must have spent a bomb attending meets mostly down in the lakes, up north, but apart from that the car has been faultless and I can't wait to stick another 15000 miles on it this year!! __________________ 05 Lemon Yellow Fabia vRS, PD160, Green cotton filter, Stripes and B pilar Graphics, Cupra Splitter, Aero Wipers, Front and Rear Number plate surround, silvertec indicators, and led side lights, Forge Strut Brace, Black vRS Alloys, Whiteline ARB, Down and Out Sticker, Tuning Box, Soon to be Roof Racks! Soon to come: The fresh look has started!

06-01-2009, 10:11	#22
djswivel 18 Patio Slabs! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Falmouth, Cornwall Posts: 1,138 Members Car: Fabia vrs Images: 4 Thanks: 124 Thanked 67 Times in 60 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Bought a Fabia VRS on January 2nd. By August (just out of June warranty) the DMF gave up. At the start of November the leaky rear doors showed their ugly mug. Other than that, it was quite a good car year. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/lackofpower

06-01-2009, 10:31	#23
auroan Briskoda Staff Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3,461 Members Car: AUDI A4 B7 2.0 TDI SE Saloon Thanks: 249 Thanked 176 Times in 143 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Interesting year for me. 4 cars in one year all Audis and I've still got 2 and 2/3rds of them. Started the year with Baker21's misses old A4 V6 Avant (both the vRS and 2.0TFSI Sline A4 were sold due to divorce). This had a few little mechanical niggles which were sorted (ISV, thermostat, track rod ends) but in the whole a very sturdy and reliable car. Came to MOT time and it was a choice between sticking with it for another year or going quattro. Decide to go quattro but the old girl was worth nothing in trade in so decided to break the avant and got an 2.8Q A4 on a W plate. That turned out to be a money pit. I bought it dirt cheap.... but to get it to my standards needed more money than I was willing to invest. On a wim I called into York Audi for some parts and stumbled upon my current motor. Biggest impulse buy ever (well kind off .... the divorce was finally complete so I could now afford a new motor). I had every intension of keeping the new A4 Std..... that didn't last. Then came along Charlie and i relaised that no way would a dirty, muddy, wet, smelly labrador was going in the back of my A4 Saloon after gundog training. So an ebay special later I now have a 93 Audi 80 avant as well. The A4 Avant is in the slow process of being stripped for parts, and bits are trickling onto ebay. I've already made what I spent buying the car old A4.... shame cars are worth so much more in bits nowadays. __________________ Can you help me help the Guide Dogs Association ? http://www.justgiving.com/dannywilkinson The VAG Fleet; '05 Audi A4 2.0 Tdi SE - Daily Driver '98 Skoda Felicia 1.3mpi Estate - Charlie's 3rd motor...... when will he be happy

06-01-2009, 12:08	#25
Tom_vRS ********* Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 12,403 Members Car: '97R BMW 328i Saloon Images: 16 Thanks: 815 Thanked 508 Times in 373 Posts	Re: What was your car year like in 2008? Sounds like you have a sensible approach to motoring loskie - Sounds like a pair of cars I'd enjoy owning simultaneously __________________ '00/W 306 HDI Meridian - P-Torque remap

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