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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:45 PM
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Hello all,

First post so pls be gentle. I have a GJ02*** Impreza WRX from new and the only mods are replacing the bug eyes with different headlights.

Apart from trim rattles I am very happy with my car at least until today when I was joining the A2. I was second in line on the slip road and lights changed, went down slip road being held up by skoda octavia 1.6. We were doing about 40 when we joined the dual carrigeway and I pulled out and put my foot down but the skoda pulled away from me. WTF? The skoda was not RS and i dont think even rs should have been that fast and looked on normal high suspension.

I overtook eventually but only in 3 figs.

Also warranty nearly up and thinking of chipping any ideas?

James
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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Might have been a big shot of nos m8,other than that shame on you tut tut
On the chipping note do a search on here for tek 3,or go down the ppp route or TSL do the 333 all of which are top jobs m8
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by p@ul
other than that shame on you tut tut
know what u mean - may be should have kept quiet?
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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..did you leave the handbrake on ??

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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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Happens to the best of us bud (just not normally by a scoda) lol
BTW welcome to scoobynet m8
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
..did you leave the handbrake on ??

LOL
NO and I was in the power band as well!

Thanks for the welcome p@ul
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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Them skodas give you a fright dont they. You need to buy a JDM scoob. Welcome by the way.
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by p@ul
Might have been a big shot of nos
How long would his engne live if he kept doing that?

Has anyone driven one of the new skodas?


Originally Posted by wrkmark
You need to buy a JDM scoob
and yes i know i need to spend more money on a faster scoob lol

Last edited by Jim.Ashcroft; Apr 20, 2004 at 08:46 AM.
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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Hi where in the country are you based?
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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Quite often, not all is what it seems with the Skodas....check out:


http://www.briskoda.co.uk/
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by urbanmyth
Hi where in the country are you based?
Just south of canterbury in kent.
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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5th gear last night a Skoda Favia diesel beat a mini coopper round the Anglesea Circuit by just over half a sec, mind you it was the vRS.
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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Same thing happened to me a few weeks back in my 01 WRX. Pick up my new Sti Uk tomorrow - hope I see that Skoda again in a couple of weeks...........
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen
Quite often, not all is what it seems with the Skodas....check out:


http://www.briskoda.co.uk/
aparently there is a guy called taviars who has a rs with a 1.4 badge on it!
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 05:43 AM
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And now has a silver one, not RS, with an SDI badge on it

Damned sneaky these Skoda drivers
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TaviaRS
And now has a silver one, not RS, with an SDI badge on it

Damned sneaky these Skoda drivers
so do you know anyone from your board who lives in canterbury?
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