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Heya....
The name is Drew, aka sh|tbmxrider, as you may have seen me around the various interwebz forums...
Why am I here? Good question...
A little background first.... I am 25, live in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne, and have been a petrol-head since before I can remember....
I bought my first car when I was 14.... a 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 sedan...
And that set the mould for 90% of the cars I have had in the previous 11 years.... Its fair to say the rust got in the blood....
To date, I have owned 8 Alfas (3x 33's, 4x 75's, 1x Alfetta), 1 BMW (e28 535i), 1 Toyota (SV21 Camry) and 1 Ford (BA2 XR6T), along with a few Commodore & Isuzu D-Max company cars...
As it stands, I am handing back the Isuzu around September, and putting my 230rwkw BA XR6T back on as a company car, to run out the year, then trade it in on a new/demo Euro Vehicle...
Cos even though it has 230rwkw, and smokes the rears with ease, and doesn't even handle too bad for a barge.... She aint a euro... And I have even had a good run with the car, all the things that have broken I could have in a way prevented/whatever (Blew a Gearbox up at 100,000km, threw it into a fence at 102,000kms, blew the Turbo up at 105,000kms)
Anyhow, as a New Truck Salesman, I do anywhere from 5,000km to 10,000kms in a month...
And call me crazy, but I want back in a Euro, but I can't do a hatch, which means Golf GTI/GTD is out... Customers won't question a sedan or wagon, but a hatch? Well... erm....
So, me being me, the first car on my shopping list is the Alfa 159 2.4 5cyl JTDm, in sedan or wagon.... Only problem it is a bit exxy...
So, I had a think, and seeing as I sell a VAG product (MAN Trucks), I ended up at a Skoda dealership....
And find myself quite taken with the Octavia RS Wagon, petrol or diesel(probably diesel) DSG in race blue...
And now, I am trawling the net, looking before I leap, if you like... Alfa's I know what to expect, I even have the AR badge tattoed on my back (hardcore, yo!)
Basically, just looking to see if anyones had major issues, also tuning solutions(engine, brakes, handling) for the Skoda
Anyhow, I have probably rambled enough, and I apologise in advance for anyone I may piss off with my somewhat direct style of posting at times....
The name is Drew, aka sh|tbmxrider, as you may have seen me around the various interwebz forums...
Why am I here? Good question...
A little background first.... I am 25, live in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne, and have been a petrol-head since before I can remember....
I bought my first car when I was 14.... a 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 sedan...
And that set the mould for 90% of the cars I have had in the previous 11 years.... Its fair to say the rust got in the blood....
To date, I have owned 8 Alfas (3x 33's, 4x 75's, 1x Alfetta), 1 BMW (e28 535i), 1 Toyota (SV21 Camry) and 1 Ford (BA2 XR6T), along with a few Commodore & Isuzu D-Max company cars...
As it stands, I am handing back the Isuzu around September, and putting my 230rwkw BA XR6T back on as a company car, to run out the year, then trade it in on a new/demo Euro Vehicle...
Cos even though it has 230rwkw, and smokes the rears with ease, and doesn't even handle too bad for a barge.... She aint a euro... And I have even had a good run with the car, all the things that have broken I could have in a way prevented/whatever (Blew a Gearbox up at 100,000km, threw it into a fence at 102,000kms, blew the Turbo up at 105,000kms)
Anyhow, as a New Truck Salesman, I do anywhere from 5,000km to 10,000kms in a month...
And call me crazy, but I want back in a Euro, but I can't do a hatch, which means Golf GTI/GTD is out... Customers won't question a sedan or wagon, but a hatch? Well... erm....
So, me being me, the first car on my shopping list is the Alfa 159 2.4 5cyl JTDm, in sedan or wagon.... Only problem it is a bit exxy...
So, I had a think, and seeing as I sell a VAG product (MAN Trucks), I ended up at a Skoda dealership....
And find myself quite taken with the Octavia RS Wagon, petrol or diesel(probably diesel) DSG in race blue...
And now, I am trawling the net, looking before I leap, if you like... Alfa's I know what to expect, I even have the AR badge tattoed on my back (hardcore, yo!)
Basically, just looking to see if anyones had major issues, also tuning solutions(engine, brakes, handling) for the Skoda
Anyhow, I have probably rambled enough, and I apologise in advance for anyone I may piss off with my somewhat direct style of posting at times....
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