vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy

cyberskidz · 27-02-2007, 19:55

OH DEAR what an ugly car, and has about as much pull as my 4year olds electric scooter !!! even on the red line which starts at 4.5rpm !!! now i now how much i love my octy ,it will feel like a f1 car when i get it back ...how long to fix the electric windows and central locking ?????

Sorry if i offend any vrromster owners

Colm Cushen · 27-02-2007, 20:03

You shouldn't be red lining a coutesy car anyway.

bengie · 27-02-2007, 20:46

why not, its not yours

Lummox · 27-02-2007, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colm Cushen

You shouldn't be red lining a coutesy car anyway.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Funniest thing Ive seen on Briskoda in ages, cheers for that.

cyberskidz · 27-02-2007, 20:56

courtesy cars are the fastest cars in the world

mattbeef · 27-02-2007, 20:59

Your going to say that your shouldnt thrash hire cars next

stopan1j · 27-02-2007, 21:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberskidz

courtesy cars are the fastest cars in the world

I have heard the opposite from mechanics - they say customers cars are, especially ones with 215bhp tons of torque

WoodieGuthrie · 27-02-2007, 21:04

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Originally Posted by mattbeef

Your going to say that your shouldnt thrash hire cars next

27 Brand new (6 miles on the clock) 2.0 Passats...

"move them to the carpark" said the manager at europcar

"no problemo" said WoodieGuthrie

45 mins later, all 27 cars in car park, making "tink tink tink" noises as the lumps cool.

highest reading on the onboard computer was 6.4mpg

the runner car (a Fabia Tdi Estate) used an 8th of a tank in 24 miles...

bengie · 27-02-2007, 21:06

i had a hire car as a loan whilst my van was being fixed once.. so it was a combined works and rental car

poor poor vehicle.

WW_VRS · 27-02-2007, 21:45

Well my APS van gets treated reasonably well, it is a remapped turbodiesel, it's a van, and it shifts well enough. Usual treatment so warm it up before caning it, let clutch come up properly and then accelerate.

Seems to work well and sufficient for me at the moment.

I just wish the heating worked

KirDrem · 01-03-2007, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberskidz

OH DEAR what an ugly car, and has about as much pull as my 4year olds electric scooter !!! even on the red line which starts at 4.5rpm !!! now i now how much i love my octy ,it will feel like a f1 car when i get it back ...how long to fix the electric windows and central locking ?????

Sorry if i offend any vrromster owners

Just another opinion!

Actually we have both Octavia vRS and Roomster 1.6 Auto, and i enjoy driving both of those!

Roomster is very comfy and easy to drive, of'cause it does not pull like my 248hp RS

but for normal driving it is perfect and much softer and relaxing to drive then RS!

skodaw · 01-03-2007, 09:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colm Cushen

You shouldn't be red lining a coutesy car anyway.

Why not we redline yours when they are brand new

jwruk · 03-03-2007, 13:51

It must be policy to take a vRS off a customer and give them a Roomster. Last Friday I had a Roomster2 for a day, now I've got a Roomster1 until Tuesday.

Not exactly compensation while the dealer fixes my heating, aircon and rear wash/wipe. They have given me a good price on retro-fit cruise though seeing as the dash and wiring is all out at the moment!

bb150297 · 05-04-2007, 00:21

I got a roomster as a courtesy while my felicia was being serviced, so it seemed quite nippy (1.4 TDI). . Incidentally, do you check everything when you get a courtesy or hire car or, like me, do you just drive off and then realise you don't know how to do something fundamental like adjust mirrors/steering wheel/ switch lights on?

pittVRS · 05-04-2007, 00:39

I remember hiring an Astra in Majorca a few years back. Whilst hooning home one evening I got lost and had to do an "emergency" hand brake turn or 4 in a farmer's driveway.

The following morning I noticed that the side skirts were hanging beneath the car, obviously due to the apalling build quality of the Opel lemon and absolutely nothing to do with my advanced driving skills whatsoever!

A short trip to the supermercado secured a fairy washing up bottle which I filled with muddy water and after punching the bent and torn bodywork back into place, covered it in Colin McRae style mud splats.

It was returned to the hire place no questions asked despite there not having been any rain for the last 3 months. I'm sure I saw an Avis rep chasing our plane down the runway waving a fault sheet in the air.....

Blade404 · 05-04-2007, 03:01

I got the details through for a 2 day test drive in a Roomster today...

I can't ever see me buying one as they're too van-like for my tastes.. but it can't hurt to try it out for acouple of days

spinndrift · 05-04-2007, 07:15

You can't really compare the octy vrs to a roomster.

In the past 3 and a half years I've had 2 Octy vrs and fabia vrs and now a roomster 3.

Roomster is by far the most comfortable to drive plus I find it hell of a lot more comfortable and I don't find myself getting drawn into hammering around like I used to in the vrs - the 'You ain't overtaking me mate' mentallity has completely gone.

pinkskud · 06-04-2007, 20:33

whenever i take my car in, they give me the $hitty old fav from the back of the yard

they know me to well now

, and know not to give me a good car.

kitchenscrubber · 06-04-2007, 20:53

I started my own cleaning company in september and on our first job we needed a van but wangled a brand new mondeo estate ghia x. folded down the seats loaded with three workers inc me a caustic soda tank - nice

one scrubbing machine, two ladders, buckets and a load of chemicals. Thrashed it down the m4 to Gloucester spilt caustic crystals on the carpet and gave it back 4 days later very dirty and with 1000 miles extra on the odometer and complained that they didn't clean it properly before I picked it up.

Oh and as it was supplied by another parties insurance company i was supoosed to have a focus or something but was cheeky enough to ask for an upgrade.

By the way the fast cars on the road are actually hire cars & sales reps cars I had a ford focus in sales for two years - brand new put 105,000 miles on it, broke two sets of front fogs, and had a new windscreen oh and a stone went through the grill and knackered the air conditioning. At that thought best leave!!!!!!!!!!!!

fogs were broke by stones spitting off lorry tyres whilst i was approaching at about 90 impact speed ouch.

Urkmigraft · 11-04-2007, 11:41

I hired a Megane Scenic in Tenerife - very similar thing except you can't do handbrake turns in them because they have these stupid automatic handbrakes. Discovered it's top speed was higher than quoted in the manual though....:-)

27-02-2007, 19:55	#1
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Members Car: Octavia vRS estate Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy OH DEAR what an ugly car, and has about as much pull as my 4year olds electric scooter !!! even on the red line which starts at 4.5rpm !!! now i now how much i love my octy ,it will feel like a f1 car when i get it back ...how long to fix the electric windows and central locking ????? Sorry if i offend any vrromster owners __________________ Thanks to Star Performance 215bhp tons of torque

27-02-2007, 20:03	#2
Colm Cushen Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 16 Members Car: Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy You shouldn't be red lining a coutesy car anyway.

27-02-2007, 20:46	#3
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy why not, its not yours __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

27-02-2007, 20:56	#5
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Members Car: Octavia vRS estate Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy courtesy cars are the fastest cars in the world __________________ Thanks to Star Performance 215bhp tons of torque

27-02-2007, 20:59	#6
mattbeef Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 3,362 Members Car: Red Octy vRS Thanks: 36 Thanked 116 Times in 115 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy Your going to say that your shouldnt thrash hire cars next __________________ I few bits here and there but im happy to Performance Torque Go on click me you know you want to

27-02-2007, 21:06	#9
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy i had a hire car as a loan whilst my van was being fixed once.. so it was a combined works and rental car poor poor vehicle. __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

27-02-2007, 21:45	#10
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,874 Members Car: Ford Escort 1.6LX + Fab Estate Thanks: 46 Thanked 86 Times in 76 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy Well my APS van gets treated reasonably well, it is a remapped turbodiesel, it's a van, and it shifts well enough. Usual treatment so warm it up before caning it, let clutch come up properly and then accelerate. Seems to work well and sufficient for me at the moment. I just wish the heating worked __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

03-03-2007, 13:51	#13
jwruk Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 53 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy It must be policy to take a vRS off a customer and give them a Roomster. Last Friday I had a Roomster2 for a day, now I've got a Roomster1 until Tuesday. Not exactly compensation while the dealer fixes my heating, aircon and rear wash/wipe. They have given me a good price on retro-fit cruise though seeing as the dash and wiring is all out at the moment!

05-04-2007, 00:21	#14
bb150297 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 58 Members Car: Felicia 1.6 SLXI Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy I got a roomster as a courtesy while my felicia was being serviced, so it seemed quite nippy (1.4 TDI). . Incidentally, do you check everything when you get a courtesy or hire car or, like me, do you just drive off and then realise you don't know how to do something fundamental like adjust mirrors/steering wheel/ switch lights on?

05-04-2007, 00:39	#15
pittVRS Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off The Wagon Posts: 5,268 Members Car: MX-5 Thanks: 148 Thanked 113 Times in 79 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy I remember hiring an Astra in Majorca a few years back. Whilst hooning home one evening I got lost and had to do an "emergency" hand brake turn or 4 in a farmer's driveway. The following morning I noticed that the side skirts were hanging beneath the car, obviously due to the apalling build quality of the Opel lemon and absolutely nothing to do with my advanced driving skills whatsoever! A short trip to the supermercado secured a fairy washing up bottle which I filled with muddy water and after punching the bent and torn bodywork back into place, covered it in Colin McRae style mud splats. It was returned to the hire place no questions asked despite there not having been any rain for the last 3 months. I'm sure I saw an Avis rep chasing our plane down the runway waving a fault sheet in the air..... __________________

05-04-2007, 03:01	#16
Blade404 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The land of smoke & mirrors Posts: 4,294 Members Car: Black Focus Thanks: 80 Thanked 95 Times in 67 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy I got the details through for a 2 day test drive in a Roomster today... I can't ever see me buying one as they're too van-like for my tastes.. but it can't hurt to try it out for acouple of days __________________ One brush to tar them all! Ford Focus Titanium in Panther Black For information about joining the briskoda.net folding team click here..

05-04-2007, 07:15	#17
spinndrift Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Woking/Bolton Le Sands Posts: 6,643 Members Car: Roomster Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy You can't really compare the octy vrs to a roomster. In the past 3 and a half years I've had 2 Octy vrs and fabia vrs and now a roomster 3. Roomster is by far the most comfortable to drive plus I find it hell of a lot more comfortable and I don't find myself getting drawn into hammering around like I used to in the vrs - the 'You ain't overtaking me mate' mentallity has completely gone. __________________ Rev. Andy The Rallying Reverend www.miniroadrunnerrallying.co.uk Engine data aquisition is fun

06-04-2007, 20:33	#18
pinkskud not a bird!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: pixi said not to fill my box Posts: 2,158 Members Car: 1.6l felicia 1998 Thanks: 1 Thanked 78 Times in 74 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy whenever i take my car in, they give me the $hitty old fav from the back of the yard they know me to well now , and know not to give me a good car.

06-04-2007, 20:53	#19
kitchenscrubber Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sittingbourne, kent Posts: 8 Members Car: superb 1.9tdi 130 elegence Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy I started my own cleaning company in september and on our first job we needed a van but wangled a brand new mondeo estate ghia x. folded down the seats loaded with three workers inc me a caustic soda tank - nice one scrubbing machine, two ladders, buckets and a load of chemicals. Thrashed it down the m4 to Gloucester spilt caustic crystals on the carpet and gave it back 4 days later very dirty and with 1000 miles extra on the odometer and complained that they didn't clean it properly before I picked it up. Oh and as it was supplied by another parties insurance company i was supoosed to have a focus or something but was cheeky enough to ask for an upgrade. By the way the fast cars on the road are actually hire cars & sales reps cars I had a ford focus in sales for two years - brand new put 105,000 miles on it, broke two sets of front fogs, and had a new windscreen oh and a stone went through the grill and knackered the air conditioning. At that thought best leave!!!!!!!!!!!! fogs were broke by stones spitting off lorry tyres whilst i was approaching at about 90 impact speed ouch.

11-04-2007, 11:41	#20
Urkmigraft Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: vRS getting fixed got a "vRoomster" courtesy I hired a Megane Scenic in Tenerife - very similar thing except you can't do handbrake turns in them because they have these stupid automatic handbrakes. Discovered it's top speed was higher than quoted in the manual though....:-)

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