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09-08-2004, 21:06
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| Briskodian | New Skoda vRS owner!!! Hi, I picked up my well new to me octavia VRS. What a car!!! Does every thing it says on the tin! I didn't realise how fast these things are for a big car. Good on fuel too! I'm well chuffed  |
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09-08-2004, 21:09
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| Briskodian  | congrats!
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09-08-2004, 21:36
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| BRISKODA Staff  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire
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| Most of the models in the Octavia range are surprisingly competent cars. Glad to hear you like your new vRS! 
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10-08-2004, 14:59
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| fully boyced.  | what sort of mpg are you getting? I'm picking mine up on the 11th September! |
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10-08-2004, 16:44
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: glenfield,leicester
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here's to petrol stations. jonno.
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10-08-2004, 16:48
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10-08-2004, 17:37
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Woking/Bolton Le Sands
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| We've averaged 29ish in ours for 10K miles.
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10-08-2004, 17:50
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| Site owner  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hill & Mountains of North Wales
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| Newquay to Manchester on a tank (brim to light)...on her maiden voyage, never really done much better owing to a heavy right foot, luggage or people / traffic.
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10-08-2004, 19:16
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| Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Manchester
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| Got my Octy vRS a couple of months ago - done 4000 miles so far - still buzzing from the performance of this car!! |
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10-08-2004, 20:34
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10-08-2004, 20:46
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| fully boyced. | so the book MPG figures are a bit optimistic then? Is everyone using 98 ron? or is it fine to use 95 ron? |
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10-08-2004, 21:07
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| Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: glenfield,leicester
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allways used shell optimax myself, seemed okay to me. and yes book figures are allways optimistic, i find. jonno.
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10-08-2004, 23:35
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| Briskodian | I got 28.8 mpg from West mids down to mid Wales with a caravan on the back and that was booting it off every island on the A5 laughing at cars trying to pass!! Around 35mpg on it's own! |
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11-08-2004, 00:16
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| fully boyced. | I'd be happy with 35mpg, I'm getting about 40mpg with the clio. |
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