How many scooby owners have a cheaper car for work/shopping etc?
24 November 2003, 07:45 PM
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I've just got a second car - a little 1.4 Metro GTi to travel to and from work and go shopping etc. £18 to fill up from empty and 40mpg+. Only work 5 miles from where I live so seems crazy to use the Scoob so that has now become my weekend toy.
Really brings home how much Scoobies cost to run, so even taking into account insurance I should hopefully save a substantial amount of money a month (all the more to pay for mods on the Scoob
) and at the same time not having to worry about parking it in the office/supermarket car park etc.
Anybody else do something similar?
Really brings home how much Scoobies cost to run, so even taking into account insurance I should hopefully save a substantial amount of money a month (all the more to pay for mods on the Scoob
) and at the same time not having to worry about parking it in the office/supermarket car park etc.Anybody else do something similar?
24 November 2003, 07:47 PM
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I also use my scoob as a weekend toy,i use the 406 HDi for work and evening runabouts.That way i can insure the scoob on a limited mileage scheme which works out loads cheaper
24 November 2003, 08:13 PM
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I've got an astra 17 td for work but get up in the morning , look at the key hooks and grab the scooby most days. Don't know why i kid myself! I might as well leave the van at work and get some use out of it ! ! !
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24 November 2003, 08:15 PM
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When I had the Scoob I bought a Skoda Felicia 1.9D GLi.
I'm on my third main car since selling the Scoob but I've still got the Skoda. It recently had a rear end shunt and I thought they were going to write it off, I spent all day in the autotrader looking for another.
In five years it's been 100% reliable, will avearage 40-50mpg just running about, isn't bad to drive, dealers are excellent and with the rear seats removed you can get bigger packages in than a Mondeo hatch.
We had 02 Micra 1.0 and a 03 Corsa SXi as loan cars for the Skoda while it was being repaired. I wouldn't swap the Skoda for either.
Lee
I'm on my third main car since selling the Scoob but I've still got the Skoda. It recently had a rear end shunt and I thought they were going to write it off, I spent all day in the autotrader looking for another.
In five years it's been 100% reliable, will avearage 40-50mpg just running about, isn't bad to drive, dealers are excellent and with the rear seats removed you can get bigger packages in than a Mondeo hatch.
We had 02 Micra 1.0 and a 03 Corsa SXi as loan cars for the Skoda while it was being repaired. I wouldn't swap the Skoda for either.
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24 November 2003, 08:56 PM
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Well I had this for a bit (speed demon) :
Which was faster and quicker than my mates Polo Sport
Till this happened to it (not my fault)
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Now I have this:
Not as good, but it can show a modern corsa a few things
[Edited by ALi-B - 11/24/2003 8:56:58 PM]
Which was faster and quicker than my mates Polo Sport
Till this happened to it (not my fault)
:Now I have this:
Not as good, but it can show a modern corsa a few things
[Edited by ALi-B - 11/24/2003 8:56:58 PM]
24 November 2003, 10:18 PM
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i have a second car for to and from work, a pug 405 tdi, done 163k miles so far. Cracking engines.
Dont have to worry where i leave it parked up and does about 50mpg.....sweet
Dont have to worry where i leave it parked up and does about 50mpg.....sweet
24 November 2003, 10:44 PM
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Think I win for the crappest car - A Nissan cherry, £175 from the auctions and still going strong, 2 1/2 years later.
Is it me or do you get alot more prats up your ****, when your not in your scoob?
simb
Is it me or do you get alot more prats up your ****, when your not in your scoob?
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24 November 2003, 11:22 PM
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A citroen ax 1.1
Only use it for work on a wednesday when i cant park behind my shop (market day) & for going to the builders merchants and taking the dog to the park!
Boy do i appreciate the scoob the rest of the week. lol
Only use it for work on a wednesday when i cant park behind my shop (market day) & for going to the builders merchants and taking the dog to the park!
Boy do i appreciate the scoob the rest of the week. lol
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Unlike Redkop I do have a Scoob, but like him I also have a Pajero SWB TD. Bonnet scoop and top mounted intercooler I think are the only similarities with Scoob!
Paj GR8 workhorse and lets me save Scoob for when I really want to use it.
Paj GR8 workhorse and lets me save Scoob for when I really want to use it.
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