The secret is out

What is a man to do if he doesn’t fit in the car of his dreams? Well, he pursues other options of course. So after the BMW Z3 M Coupe, I tried a Nissan 350Z and when that was just as bad as the Beemer I tried a Honda S2000 which was the worst of them all.

So I had a plan, a cunning plan… I would buy another Skoda Octavia vRS (with a little bit less mileage and a little bit younger than the one that has just left my house the week before) and then take it to Jabba Sport to have a bigger turbo fitted. The result? A big increase in power and enough space inside to fit my fat arse :)

When I inquired at one of my friends who has had an IHI conversion done, he mentioned that he had plans to sell his car, and if I were interested… Is Holland flat as a pancake?!?! Of course I was!

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340bhp… But what is it?

Woohoo! I am happy as Larry as I’ve found my new car today. It is mind-blowing fast and corners like it is glued to the road. Am not going to reveal just yet what it is… Take a guess :)

Sold!

Stop the press, the Octavia has been sold!

For sale: one careful owner

Yup, you heard it here first, the Octavia is for sale. I would love to keep it forever and ever, but after three and a half years and 100,000 happy miles the time has come to move to something new. If you fancy a piece of motoring history (well, my motoring history ;)), then read more about it over at PistonHeads

Lucky or unlucky?

I’ll let you decide… After reporting my snapped spring 5 months ago (to the exact day), I had the Octavia in for its annual MOT and when the brakes were tested, the brake line split! I dread to think what would have happened if I had to do an emergency stop this morning :o