LowerSouth
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V12 at Spa, Eau Rouge.
Any updates on your search ?I’m having a midlife crisis. I have a Skoda Octavia 1.5TSI which is fast and fun and now looking at buying a 2 litre Mazda MX5. Anyone on her have one?
I’ve yet to drive one but getting the feeling I won’t regret buying one.
Looking at around 16/17 registration at around £17500
I’ve worked out a large number of the earlier ones seem to be beset with rust problems. Those from 2016 on look nice. I certainly believe the dark blue ones look nicest of all of them.Any updates on your search ?
A small piece of advice. If you can run two cars and one has got proper boot space or is a hatchback, the options when it comes to shopping, taking stuff to the recycling centre etc. make a lot of sense. Mrs L has a hatchback which serves us well. The Jag has next to no boot space at all (it's the one real drawback of the design)I’ve worked out a large number of the earlier ones seem to be beset with rust problems. Those from 2016 on look nice. I certainly believe the dark blue ones look nicest of all of them.
Many of them have low mileage which seems to show that they’re not used too much.
I reckon we’d only do around 4000 miles a year.
I am not too sure we will get one this year. I’d like to sell the Octavia first as there seems little point in running two cars.
That’s a very good point, one I’ve been dwelling on. One drawback is I can’t collect anyone from the airport as I wouldn’t have enough luggage space. Shopping trips would also be a nightmare..would probably have to go to Tesco three times instead of once. I remember the Citigo used to have the rear seats and floors filled with food and cleaning products.A small piece of advice. If you can run two cars and one has got proper boot space or is a hatchback, the options when it comes to shopping, taking stuff to the recycling centre etc. make a lot of sense. Mrs L has a hatchback which serves us well. The Jag has next to no boot space at all (it's the one real drawback of the design)
Anyone on here driving to the FGR game and if so ,where are you planning on parking ?
Don’t forget to strap on your oxygen tank though if you walk up that hill.Many moons ago we parked in the car park at the bottom of the hill and walked up.
Don’t forget to strap on your oxygen tank though if you walk up that hill.
Fair play to you, I consider myself to be very fit for an old git but that hill felt like it was never going to end…..A nice stretch . I did that as my first decent walk after coming out of from a few months in hospital after major surgery!
Somewhere on a street in Kidlington, then get the train. That's what they all think we are going to do in the future, so might as well get them used to it.Anyone on here driving to the FGR game and if so ,where are you planning on parking ?
.... perhaps try a, healthier, vegan diet ?Fair play to you, I consider myself to be very fit for an old git but that hill felt like it was never going to end…..
Many moons ago we parked in the car park at the bottom of the hill and walked up.
Thank you but I’ve got a very healthy meat eating diet that I’m more than happy with..... perhaps try a, healthier, vegan diet ?
about a decade before long distance capable ev's are affordable in general750 miles charge in 10 minutes. Wow.
As much as I agree with all of your comments and equally detest this EV revolution, this would indeed be a game changer.
Probably a few more years yet, before we see this as the norm though