As subject - I've got an offer pending for the RX7 that involves taking another silly four-door car in p/x, in which case the A8 would be surplus to requirements. It's an N-plate A8 4.2 quattro, around 137k on the clock, Tax and MOT'd until sometime next year, FSH - yes, up to now - with me having a couple of smaller issues sorted out (weeping oil sensor and breather line and stuff like that)...

**start of review** It's all the car you actually need. **End of review** It's not any of the car you want right enough, but I was very surprised at just how competent such a piece of junk could be. This really was the bit where Skoda got it together enough to build a car that stood a reasonable chance of making it from B back A.

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All this talk of RPM and BHP from NA motors - anyone else noticed the facelifted SLK is now a 3.5l, 305bhp at 6500 rpm V6, and fits into the 210 quid road tax band with the 7 speed auto (not the manual - that's 400 quid) And the 200K is no longer the poor relation - 0-62 in 7.6 and 170 quid road tax... That in my reckoning beats Nissan 350z, (300 bhp at 7500rpm) - yet they have the same...

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After thinking about getting rid of it for a diseasel boremobile thought **** it why not.. Removed all Three cats and replaced with 1 Prodrive sports cat (From STi PPP) and two decat pipes. Already has deresonated centre pipe & panel filter fitted. This has already made a hell of a difference in spool up and acceleration! Next steps are uprated fuel pump, intercooler hose kit and Remap.

Foglight and associated are being replaced finally, and I have an Enterprise rental car for the next few days - an 08 plate black Fiesta Zetec. It's way not as nice as the Clio inside, it's very bland and boring and has a couple of annoying intermittent rattles as well. It all looks a lot cheaper than mine, and the glovebox and stuff feels a lot less well screwed together as well. So, I...

Volvo UK phoned me today to organise a test of an S80. They've taken details about the issues in Cardiff, and got the dealer in Abergavenny to call me. Only they don't have an S80 demonstrator or one on the used forecourt. Phone Volvo back to see if they can find one for me. So far, they can't. How the hell do Volvo expect to actually sell any of their flagship model if no ****er can test...

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What a complete waste of time. Arranged with Volvo yesterday to have tests of the S60 and S80 D5 autos. Got there this morning at the arranged time, staff rolled up late and dealer principal told me that he'd sold the only S80 he had and that the only S60 available was a 2.0T manual. It was apparently too much hassle to get the S60 D5 demonstrator out of the showroom unless I was buying today.

How awesome is it? I mean, I'm pretty much an insomniac at the moment - but a few minutes of this is sending me straight to the land of naked boobs and fast cars that is my dreamland. I mean, boring isn't the word at all, it's whatever boring is amplified many, many times. I expect it's more entertaining to do, but as a spectator sport? Anyway, it works for me. It should be on every...

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Just back from a short test of a 300C 3.0CRD Auto. Overall, I really want to like the car - the engine and gearbox work well, it's refined, with Jaguar-rivalling ride quality and almost silent at 70mph. On the other hand, it's a bit 'Dell Boy' in terms of looks and a fair bit of the interior trim wouldn't even be acceptable quality in a Mondeo.

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Apologies to those who also read ukrm... I may have a need to store a car up there for a few days - basically I'm toying with buying a car up there, the owner is going on holiday on Saturday so most likely we'd try to conclude the deal before then but I'd need somewhere to put the car for a few days while sorting out collection and insurance. Which means that it'd have to be somewhere off road...

So, that's why my eldest brother and I are going to check out a Vel Satis 3.0 dCI Auto tomorrow. Not for me - hopefully, obviously :-) Pros - it's not German. Cons - it's French, 26 grand in depreciation so far, the ugly stick. On balance, I quite like them :-)