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    I'm sitting in a motel room by the beach in Esperance, WA, after working from Kalgoorlie to Laverton to Leonora to Norseman now Esperance and back to Perth in a couple of days.

    I'm not in any particular mood to go through the newbie trials and tribulations.

    I'm also grumpy because I've just paid for my Skoda Octavia RS230 wagon, which has agonised me to no small extent as I have a perfectly good Toyota Corolla Sportivo which is currently eyeballing me derisively outside. Long story short it is to remain in the Goldfields region as my 'hire car'.

    A larger car is required to accommodate my growing family...

    On a positive note, I did get to choose my licence plate which ends with 360; quite poignant I think though I'm not sure the salesman comprehended the irony!

    Time for a walk along the beach, I think.
    We broke something, I think it was traction…Carl Edwards after getting spun out by Dale Jr. at Michigan
    Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.Jeremy Clarkson
    There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.Bill Vukovich
    Oh, and I have a little white toy called a RS230.

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    Congrats on the new Ride, I've driven a chipped RS147's and that was plenty powerful enough already!
    Admit the 360 reference goes over my newbie head.
    What are you doing for work travelling around like that?
    Last edited by teejaypee; 17-03-2017, 07:23 PM.

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    • #3
      I pick up the RS230 on Monday all going well.
      The plate is 1GET360 - which to me translates to "I get turned around" - reference to a wheel or spinning 360 degrees! I just couldn't resist!
      I travel around as a visiting medical/health specialist - your tax dollars doing some good
      We broke something, I think it was traction…Carl Edwards after getting spun out by Dale Jr. at Michigan
      Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.Jeremy Clarkson
      There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.Bill Vukovich
      Oh, and I have a little white toy called a RS230.

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        We broke something, I think it was traction…Carl Edwards after getting spun out by Dale Jr. at Michigan
        Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.Jeremy Clarkson
        There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.Bill Vukovich
        Oh, and I have a little white toy called a RS230.

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        • #5
          Let me guess.
          Sunroof and heated seats?
          Skoda RS 230
          "The Grey Ghost"
          SG-TP-AB RS230 - Timeline

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          • #6
            Originally posted by HPRS230 View Post
            Let me guess.
            Sunroof and heated seats?
            Sunroof and tech pack but no heated seat or power tailgate. I *might* have optioned the tailgate, but it was a case of stock availability and beggars can't be choosers! Nonetheless, I discovered a while back that I'm perfectly capable of opening and closing a boot manually.

            Heated seats in Perth, well, not strictly necessary!
            We broke something, I think it was traction…Carl Edwards after getting spun out by Dale Jr. at Michigan
            Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.Jeremy Clarkson
            There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.Bill Vukovich
            Oh, and I have a little white toy called a RS230.

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