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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:00 pm 
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
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when NEW almost anything feels good, come back at 100,000 miles and see what its like then
my current taxi has 120,000 miles and the clutch is soon needing changing as it was slipping going up a hill yesterday :sad:


what car is it? solid or DMF? my clutch was fine (147,000 miles) but the poxy DMF went

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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:48 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
United Taxis 11 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
when NEW almost anything feels good, come back at 100,000 miles and see what its like then
my current taxi has 120,000 miles and the clutch is soon needing changing as it was slipping going up a hill yesterday :sad:


what car is it? solid or DMF? my clutch was fine (147,000 miles) but the poxy DMF went
skoda Octavia Classic (old shape) 2008 year the thrush bearing has been gone for about a year now so when i'm in neutral and press the clutch is rattles quite badly although this is common and alot of the other drivers who have the exact same car as me are also having issues
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:29 pm 
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
when NEW almost anything feels good, come back at 100,000 miles and see what its like then
my current taxi has 120,000 miles and the clutch is soon needing changing as it was slipping going up a hill yesterday :sad:


My Tourneo also needed a DMF, it felt like the clutch was slipping, but it was the DMF springs slowly giving way, either way its £600+

if i had a 2008 120k miler id just replace the DMF/clutch/CSC and starter

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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:32 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
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not the best MPG


So whats any better - on actual proper true MPG? (not "sort of, almost, for a tenner")

Not many do the calcs 100% right or use an app to check, all my fuel receipts record mileages+litres and i claim the VAT back... many taxi/ph would rather lose half the fuel receipts and use "cash" accounting, so MPG isnt of interest

i thought you could only claim VAT back if you where visiting the UK and were heading back home?
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:11 pm 
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
United Taxis 11 wrote:
not the best MPG


So whats any better - on actual proper true MPG? (not "sort of, almost, for a tenner")

Not many do the calcs 100% right or use an app to check, all my fuel receipts record mileages+litres and i claim the VAT back... many taxi/ph would rather lose half the fuel receipts and use "cash" accounting, so MPG isnt of interest

i thought you could only claim VAT back if you where visiting the UK and were heading back home?

You claim the VAT back if you are VAT registered.

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: 1.6 Octavias
PostPosted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:49 pm 
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
United Taxis 11 wrote:
not the best MPG


So whats any better - on actual proper true MPG? (not "sort of, almost, for a tenner")

Not many do the calcs 100% right or use an app to check, all my fuel receipts record mileages+litres and i claim the VAT back... many taxi/ph would rather lose half the fuel receipts and use "cash" accounting, so MPG isnt of interest

i thought you could only claim VAT back if you where visiting the UK and were heading back home?


thats for tourists buying a Rolex.... :badgrin:

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