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Well its been a big week. Got the car, drove to Adelaide and back for a wedding from Albury nsw. Went in Sunday morning (got back late sat night) to pick up dogs from the kennells and the numbskulls had failed to see one of my dogs had bloat which is a critical emergency. Surgery Sunday morning and because the twisted stomach can damage the nerve which controls the heart, off to Melbourne at a moments notice at 9pm Monday night arriving at midnight.. What a week its been.
What can I report of the Scout?
In a word Astonishing.. because of the rush to get to Melb I hadnt filled up (you always had a full tank In the Shytebaru) i was amazed I had like 450 k's range on 1/2 a tank!!! Fuel Consumption from 4.4 to 5.9 L/100 kms over the 3200 k's.
The handling is brilliant, the steering just great.. I had bilstein struts/king lowered coils whiteline swaybars on the Sooby and the Scout just trounces it. The ride is so german in that it is stiff but comfortable on bumpy roads and when we where hooking along in the middle of nowhere on the way to Adelaide the firmness showed its mettle.
The brakes? Ask the joey that decided to sit on the road between moulamein and Deni.. saw some roos up ahead and then I see the joey cause it just jumped out a few hundred metres in front of the pack and I hauled the anchors on real quick and as hard as i could .. didnt weave, didnt do anything except stop.. got to eat my dinner a second time courtesy of that manouvere. No Fade at all.
I bought a 6 speed as I read too many bad things re dsg and apart from the dmf (which whilst new will go the way of all othr dmf's and require changing in a year or 2) the gearbox is slick, easy to engage (you know after 7 years with the Shytebaru, engaging reverse was still always difficult no matter what technique you tried.. how many times would it grate into 1st from 2nd as you changed down to negotiate a driveway the worst manual box in any car i have driven in the last 35 years)
The car is just great to drive.. once you figure out chasing anything past 4000 rpm is fruitless overtaking is very quick. start out in 4th then change up as you are alongside the car and let the torque just do its bit. It hums along quite nicely.
The sound system is great out of the box.. doesnt need a sub or more power and the mfd quite handy.
Seats comfy and all contols at hand.
Gripes?
I didnt buy one years ago... thats it although I must say I am amused the mfd starts at a random spot each time you start upand the air con fan seems to have a random starting speed.
So if you are thinking about buying one do it. I have had A benz 89 300te, pugeot 505, the aforementioned heap as everyday road cars and this is a universe in front of them all.
I cant help sniggering each time i see a Passat wagon or Audi knowing this brand is better, more reliable and better looking.
Thanks for listening to the Rant
Nick
ps.. what I cant believe that given this cars mettle why VAG dont go after Subaru.. How many outbacks do you see.. well the Scout would beat the pants offa them and how could you buy that such a fat and ugly car like the current Subarus anyway? perhaps the (VAG) dont want Skoda to beat VW?
pps The dog is ok so far
Well its been a big week. Got the car, drove to Adelaide and back for a wedding from Albury nsw. Went in Sunday morning (got back late sat night) to pick up dogs from the kennells and the numbskulls had failed to see one of my dogs had bloat which is a critical emergency. Surgery Sunday morning and because the twisted stomach can damage the nerve which controls the heart, off to Melbourne at a moments notice at 9pm Monday night arriving at midnight.. What a week its been.
What can I report of the Scout?
In a word Astonishing.. because of the rush to get to Melb I hadnt filled up (you always had a full tank In the Shytebaru) i was amazed I had like 450 k's range on 1/2 a tank!!! Fuel Consumption from 4.4 to 5.9 L/100 kms over the 3200 k's.
The handling is brilliant, the steering just great.. I had bilstein struts/king lowered coils whiteline swaybars on the Sooby and the Scout just trounces it. The ride is so german in that it is stiff but comfortable on bumpy roads and when we where hooking along in the middle of nowhere on the way to Adelaide the firmness showed its mettle.
The brakes? Ask the joey that decided to sit on the road between moulamein and Deni.. saw some roos up ahead and then I see the joey cause it just jumped out a few hundred metres in front of the pack and I hauled the anchors on real quick and as hard as i could .. didnt weave, didnt do anything except stop.. got to eat my dinner a second time courtesy of that manouvere. No Fade at all.
I bought a 6 speed as I read too many bad things re dsg and apart from the dmf (which whilst new will go the way of all othr dmf's and require changing in a year or 2) the gearbox is slick, easy to engage (you know after 7 years with the Shytebaru, engaging reverse was still always difficult no matter what technique you tried.. how many times would it grate into 1st from 2nd as you changed down to negotiate a driveway the worst manual box in any car i have driven in the last 35 years)
The car is just great to drive.. once you figure out chasing anything past 4000 rpm is fruitless overtaking is very quick. start out in 4th then change up as you are alongside the car and let the torque just do its bit. It hums along quite nicely.
The sound system is great out of the box.. doesnt need a sub or more power and the mfd quite handy.
Seats comfy and all contols at hand.
Gripes?
I didnt buy one years ago... thats it although I must say I am amused the mfd starts at a random spot each time you start upand the air con fan seems to have a random starting speed.
So if you are thinking about buying one do it. I have had A benz 89 300te, pugeot 505, the aforementioned heap as everyday road cars and this is a universe in front of them all.
I cant help sniggering each time i see a Passat wagon or Audi knowing this brand is better, more reliable and better looking.
Thanks for listening to the Rant
Nick
ps.. what I cant believe that given this cars mettle why VAG dont go after Subaru.. How many outbacks do you see.. well the Scout would beat the pants offa them and how could you buy that such a fat and ugly car like the current Subarus anyway? perhaps the (VAG) dont want Skoda to beat VW?
pps The dog is ok so far
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