busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 8 hours ago, Buckster said: Can’t you get a discount because you don’t ride it? I do ride it just not as often as I should 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 8 hours ago, Clive said: I suppose some of the old Skoda jokes could be applied to Dacia nowdays, now that Skoda have moved slightly upmarket. Slightly? Part of VW for over 25 years and probably the best value for money cars on the market. Besides a Jap they'd be my first choice. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, busabeast said: They can get to fuck if that's going to work with me, I'll be ringing them today to tell them they halve it or I'm not using them and I'll go elsewhere They try it on all the time had to change companies with the Beta this year saved myself over £50. We had the same with AA recovery, every year they kept increasing their renewal price and every year the wife kept knocking them back down until 2 years ago they dug their heels in so we told them to shove it. Their renewal cost was around £180 up from the £120 we were paying, so this year we are back with them for £59 same cover as two years ago, for some reason they rip off their loyal customers who haven't made a single call to them but dangle a carrot for new customers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, XTreme said: Slightly? Part of VW for over 25 years and probably the best value for money cars on the market. Besides a Jap they'd be my first choice. I had a Skoda Favorit for about 1 ( before I got a firms car) year, it did everything I expected of a (cheap at the time) car, sold it for what I bought it for. My German pal had a Yeti, he really liked it, he was going to upgrade to a Skoda Kodiac (spelt wrong?) But it was too big to fit in his garage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, busabeast said: They can get to fuck if that's going to work with me, I'll be ringing them today to tell them they halve it or I'm not using them and I'll go elsewhere That’ll be a no from them then .. and every where else will be the same or more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 We had Skoda Octavias as Doctors cars, now we have Kodiacs. Bloody good cars. Not without fault but our Octavias were hammered and not really serviced properly. Even so 10 cars over 5 years around 150000 miles each I think we only had 3 breakdowns and one burnt to the ground but that was user error. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, Clive said: I had a Skoda Favorit for about 1 ( before I got a firms car) year, it did everything I expected of a (cheap at the time) car, sold it for what I bought it for. My German pal had a Yeti, he really liked it, he was going to upgrade to a Skoda Kodiac (spelt wrong?) But it was too big to fit in his garage. An old friend of mine used to have a mini and when his missus was driving he used to annoy her by pulling the handbrake up for some reason and then he got brand new Skoda Favorit and done the same handbrake thing, except the handbrake worked as it should in the Skoda the back wheels locked and his missus lost control of the car and spun into the crash barrier, they ended up in hospital luckily no one else was involved and they just had some minor cuts and bruises he never done that again 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Well I may be looking for a new job.... Last night I was driving down the approach road to the yard and a stagecoach bus was coming in the opposite direction at speed (45-50 mph) id estimate I was doing around 25. The road is just wide enough to get a truck and bus past if there is some careful driving on both parts so it is tight but doable, now when I saw him he braked hard but was still doing 30 odd mph by the time he was passing me and I have to take avoiding action to stop a head on collision. I ended up in a ditch due to it and caused some damage to the trailer gantry and some of the spray suppression gear but nothing that could be helped and did the bus driver stop..... dd he fuck he kept on going! Now the gaffa is blaming me but not actually blaming me, and tld me if I'm not in tomorrow morning at 10am that I will be looking for a new job..... My question is why doesn't he get in touch with the bus company for cctv footage and or call the police? If he wants to blame me then by all means he can but fuck me I'll be giving him hell for it. Tell you one thing the bus drivers aren't getting any quater from us drivers anymore I very nearly went in the lake that is visible in the pic and with it being fully loaded im surprised it didn't tip over 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Fucking amateur. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, busabeast said: Well I may be looking for a new job.... Last night I was driving down the approach road to the yard and a stagecoach bus was coming in the opposite direction at speed (45-50 mph) id estimate I was doing around 25. The road is just wide enough to get a truck and bus past if there is some careful driving on both parts so it is tight but doable, now when I saw him he braked hard but was still doing 30 odd mph by the time he was passing me and I have to take avoiding action to stop a head on collision. I ended up in a ditch due to it and caused some damage to the trailer gantry and some of the spray suppression gear but nothing that could be helped and did the bus driver stop..... dd he fuck he kept on going! Now the gaffa is blaming me but not actually blaming me, and tld me if I'm not in tomorrow morning at 10am that I will be looking for a new job..... My question is why doesn't he get in touch with the bus company for cctv footage and or call the police? If he wants to blame me then by all means he can but fuck me I'll be giving him hell for it. Tell you one thing the bus drivers aren't getting any quater from us drivers anymore I very nearly went in the lake that is visible in the pic and with it being fully loaded im surprised it didn't tip over Did it drive out of there or was it towed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Did it drive out of there or was it towed Yeah I got it out myself it had partly jack knifed, that's why the safety rail on the gantry is fucked as it took the impact from the tree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Typical noob mistake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, Buckster said: Typical noob mistake. Yeah in the bus drivers case 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 5 hours ago, XTreme said: Slightly? Part of VW for over 25 years and probably the best value for money cars on the market. Besides a Jap they'd be my first choice. yep a lot of taxi guys use skoda's these days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Clive said: My German pal had a Yeti, he really liked it My brother had one as a company car in Poland, it was a tdi with 4wd, very nice to drive around in snow and all around the kind of car that grows on you and you then miss it. It drove all the way to Portugal and back to Warsaw for Christmas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, busabeast said: Yeah in the bus drivers case No in your case, lack of experience. You are the one that went in the ditch even though one simple action would have avoided it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 44 minutes ago, Buckster said: No in your case, lack of experience. You are the one that went in the ditch even though one simple action would have avoided it. And what is that simple action? Head on with a bus travelling at 30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, busabeast said: And what is that simple action? Head on with a bus travelling at 30? You should have stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, skyrider said: yep a lot of taxi guys use skoda's these days Thank you for that insight Lionel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I think you should have stopped Rich , bus drivers stop for no one even though they’re carrying human cargo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I think you should have stopped Rich , bus drivers stop for no one even though they’re carrying human cargo Once you stop, anything that happens is the moving vehicles responsibility. It's not rocket science, it's called being a professional driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, Buckster said: You should have stopped. But the bus was travelling too fast to have stopped, I'd have been in hospital now if I'd stopped 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, Buckster said: Once you stop, anything that happens is the moving vehicles responsibility. It's not rocket science, it's called being a professional driver. I get that but I wasn't prepared to have a smash with a bus travelling at 30mph so I took the ditch option 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, busabeast said: Yeah in the bus drivers case @Buckster was driving the bus .. he’s blaming you for losing the BOTM gig 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, Six30 said: @Buckster was driving the bus .. he’s blaming you for losing the BOTM gig Sounds about right 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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