moving on,

[lozz]

ive had to stick the pugs up forsale,
need the money off them to go towards other things,

going to be grabbing a new motor on Hp. on a sighn your life away deal

found some positives tho,

not Mots for a while, a years insurance thrown in,

going for a seat Toledo, not sure yet wether SEAT Toledo SE
or SEAT Toledo Ecomotive

petrol or derv


so thats me out of the pug scene ,

[Bailes1992]

Why not Vauxhall?

0% finance and a 100k warrenty!

That's where my money would be going if I had to change my Mondingo.

[lozz]

the new vauxhalls are shite

My mate got the late vauxhall ashtray top of the range, they are nothing but rubbish,
and not realy economical considering its diesel,

[trem1]

I recently had a vauxhall astra 1.6 petrol sri and it wouldnt pull your hat off, had a stupid electric handbrake, the boot was tiny, the radio shite....................other than that it was fine

[lozz]

Yeah the electric handbrake is stupid.

My mate parks his on a steep drive, he started the engine one day got in and accidently touched the acc pedal,
the handbrake Released and started rolling,

The Main agent called him a liar!
and said there is nothing wrong with it he carnt wait to get rid of it but hes stuck with it on a Mobility deal

[trem1]

thing is how are they meant to teach new drivers a hill start with these things ??? you need to touch the footbrake to release the damned thing, or just ignore it and pull away without releasing it and it gives in after a few yards.........cannot be the right way to do it !!

[steve_earwig]

I don't think you can actually use a car with an electric handbrake on a driving test. They're crap, especially the VAdGe ones which seize and malfunction all over the place.

[lozz]

thing is how are they meant to teach new drivers a hill start with these things ??? you need to touch the footbrake to release the damned thing, or just ignore it and pull away without releasing it and it gives in after a few yards.........cannot be the right way to do it !!

idunno mate,

one thing iknow it dosent seem safe,

you shouid atleast have to press the clutch in or something before it wouid release iwouid of thought,
but theres deffo no fail safe on this ashtray crap my mate as got,

from the outside its alovely looking motor nothing else good about them, only the Red led lighting inside around the centre console,

[DaiRees]

The electronic handbrake in the Vulva does worry me that it might go wrong etc, but I've had no issues with using it at all. Holds the car on any slope (something of a novelty after owning 406s for 12 years ), you can release it using the button (with your foot on the brake) or simply drive away and it'll release itself. If you take off in a rush you get a little drop at the rear just before it releases, but that's no problem

Saying that my car is kept undercover, on a flat driveway, and I have taken to not using the handbrake when it's left overnight... just in case

[Bailes1992]

One of the guys in work with a Passat had one of the rear calipers jam on. He tried to unwind it manually and reset it with VaginaCom (Or whatever they call their version of PP2000) but in the end he had to have it towed away to a garage who emptied his pocket of £500 to replace one rear caliper

[rapport25]

Yes a common issue on pre 2007 passats. Mine had both replaced before I purchased it.

[lozz]

ithink iwill be going for this,

toledo.jpg

its not brand new but its only got 480 miles on the clock

Vehicle Details:
This table gives core vehicle derivative details for the SEAT - TOLEDO DIESEL HATCHBACK (1.6 TDI SE 5dr) Vehicle: 1.6 TDI SE 5dr
Plate: 2012 62
Bodystyle: Hatchback
Mileage: 450 miles
Engine Size: Unknown cc
Transmission: Manual
Fuel: Diesel
Exterior: Passion red
Interior: Black Cloth

[DiscoPol]

My leccy handbrake is awesome but you cant do handbrake turns at all with it, not even in the snow it just slows you down and stops you in a controlled and sensible way- very boring indeed.

[lozz]

got passed on the hp,
so isigned for a brandnew one, so ishouid have it soon,

not many toys in it but it will do its job,


time to look at some seat forums to see what breaks/fails


bye all

[DaiRees]

Hope you're gonna stick around mate.

406FOC (former owners club), come with your problems and never leave!!