Whoohoo, hot interior blower output.

I suspect what you mean is "I wouldn't be scared of owning a W124, but a W126 is too much for me, therefore I think it's foolish and shall have a pop at anyone who dares to own something I'm scared of. I know, I'll use my best insult, I'll call it Pikey."

When you learn something about cars, Steve, will you let us know?

How many broken cars have you owned recently, just as a reminder, like?

So do I... but as SteveH has pointed out, (and as I discovered last year when I was contracting and going through an umbrella company), once you've done over 10k miles, the mileage tax relief allowance gets sawn off down to 25p a mile...

Heh...

-- JackH

You won't listen to a car trader about cars, why should we listen to a Mancunian sales rep who's entire knowledge of cars has been gleaned from old copies of Car magazine, shitbox Alfa 33s, a few old repmobiles and a VW Passat?

Face it, you know f*ck all about cars other than what you've read.

You appear to be more than capable of buying broken ones, which is about all I need know.

Range Rover has a dead gearbox because I've not got time to fix it. I've got the replacement gearbox and I have the ability to fit it myself. Putting 330 bhp through a 200 bhp gearbox will make it go bang eventually. Cost of gearbox replacement will come to a grand total of around £40. Big deal.

I'm not scared of buying stuff that might go bang. It's fun. I don't have to rush from appointment to appointment.

No Steve, you need to know a lot more than that. Especially about cars.

Yup. Absolutely. I don't claim anywhere near that, though.

Right, so even though brand new, current and on sale, pikey right?

Even though VAG use this years Seat/Skoda to test the waters for next=20 years VW? So if that is really last years model, it should be the=20 current VW.

--=20 Carl Robson Audio stream:

My brothers are the organ donors of the family.

I have thought about a bike license, but I tend to like slow, mediumsized flat twin engines in a pre-ww2 style.

Which nodoubt is because I couldn't afford any better.

Erm, no. Although the B5 cars were better built (not sure about the Superb, though), the B6 is sharper to drive and the new 2.0TDI engine is streets ahead of the older generation engines.

Well, the current Passat platform was tested as a Skoda Octavia.

Besides, a Superb is a bit 'minicab' anyway.

Getting a seat into London is not a problem, getting a seat on the way out, even in first class, is.

The 2.0 TDi is the poor person option, below the 2.5 V6.

Was the Superb based on the Audi A6 then?

Yes, of course it is.

Especially now that the 2.5V6 TDI has been dropped from the VW range as the 2.0TDI is a more advanced, refined and economical replacement.

What is bling? An LS400 is one of the most understated nondescript cars you could ever see.

No, it was the *old* B5 platform - which was the old Passat, original A4 but did share some design details with the 2nd generation A6.

Whatever it is, it's now a 15 year old platform. Which is why Skoda can punt them out for so little money - especially as they're also using previous generation engines.

Fuck knows why they still make it in RHD form, 'cos the only people who buy them are minicab drivers.

It's boring in a way only the Japanese can do boring, but also big enough with enough chrome to look rather vulgar.

In that case, I must have worked for/with Billionaires then. A Ferrari/911 choice for commuting, a grand voyager for the family and a Range Rover for the weekend. A Mk1 mint Golf GTi for London, a Lotus Elise(when they were brand new) for the weekend, and a Range Rover for the county. A Bentley for the waft, an XKR for when he wanted a buzz, a Helicopter for when traffic was stupid, and a converted french navy frigate disguised as a luxury yacht for the weekend.