@martin j. - if that was a question for me, I’m not leaving; I’m here for the long haul!Why leave?
I agree! Very good atmosphere on seatcupra.net . As you say VW/Seat/Skoda/Audi, same platforms, specially since the MQB was introduced 2012............ And best of all with this forum, there’s none of the arrogance or superiority complex that I sometimes encounter on some VW forums; just friendly, helpful people with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and good banter!
Was for the OP but your answer is very apt.@martin j. - if that was a question for me, I’m not leaving; I’m here for the long haul!
If it was a question for everyone then yes, why would you leave? - you don’t know when you might be back.
I've been a forum member for a while now and completely agree with the above. I've had friendly and well informed help and advice and some just "interesting" conversations with other members. I'm slightly falling out of love with my "problem child" Ibiza just now. She's getting one last chance when I change the O/S/F driveshaft and if she doesn't behave after that I think we'll be parting company but I'll probably still be lurking around on here even if I don't buy another VAG product to replace her. I'm obsessed with the idea of a Jazz 1.5 sport just now but suspect it'll be a big disappointment when I drive one.And best of all with this forum, there’s none of the arrogance or superiority complex that I sometimes encounter on some VW forums; just friendly, helpful people with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and good banter!
Thought I'd round this off by mentioning that I found a low mileage Jazz "s" - so basic model with steel wheels etc and the 1.3 engine - in that nice blue colour which I'm quite attracted to. It had the newer more aggressive front end styling, which I quite like and was about 30 miles away from home at a Honda main dealership. We, My Mrs and me, went down and took it out for a good test drive. The salesman, who may have been the sales manager, just handed us the keys and said "don't come back until you're sure it's the car for you". I started by driving it around the town in very slow and faster moving traffic. Of course it feels very different to the Ibiza with it's normally aspirated engine but I found I quite liked it. Then we went out into the countryside and I really just couldn't get on with it on the faster main roads. Lack of "punch" from the engine was only one factor. So, to cut what could be a long story short, I didn't buy it. A good car for the city but just not for me.I've been a forum member for a while now and completely agree with the above. I've had friendly and well informed help and advice and some just "interesting" conversations with other members. I'm slightly falling out of love with my "problem child" Ibiza just now. She's getting one last chance when I change the O/S/F driveshaft and if she doesn't behave after that I think we'll be parting company but I'll probably still be lurking around on here even if I don't buy another VAG product to replace her. I'm obsessed with the idea of a Jazz 1.5 sport just now but suspect it'll be a big disappointment when I drive one.
I'm also a member and contributor to the FIAT Forum https://www.fiatforum.com/ where I spend more of my time than I do here - I'm obsessed with Pandas - and I can strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this forum. It's friendly, helpful and full of technical content regarding all manner of FIAT related "stuff".
I'm off to investigate Honda forums now and try to go up the "knowledge tree" regarding the 1.5 Jazz Sport. Daughter in law ran a mk1 Jazz - with the 8 plug iDSI engine - until recently when it was vandalized so badly that it was declared "beyond economic repair". I'd looked after it for her up until then and Honda's engineering impressed me but I think the direct injection 1.5 may be a different kettle of fish. I know there's been problems with fuel dilution of the oil with the turbo'd version of this engine in the 'States but my American friend tells me it seems to be related to use in extremely cold conditions which we don't really get over here. In the Jazz application, of course, it's naturally aspirated so has no turbo - 'Twood be even better if it wasn't direct injection like it's smaller, and less powerful, 1.3 brother though - but I suspect that would be to sedentary for me? Anyway, lots of interesting stuff to research and learn about. Another attraction of this brand for me is that there's no less than two Honda independents within just a few minute's drive, walkable within a half hour if necessary, for any really heavy jobs which I now can't manage any more due to my advancing age.