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EVEN MORE Octavia Trouble!!

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Philip Norton

This morning I had a bit of De Ja Vu when I noticed that the back wheel on the Octavia was almost flat. So on the offchance I drove it to the nearest QuikFit garage, which just happened to be … Continue reading →

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MORE Octavia Trouble!!

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Philip Norton

I was about to get into the car this morning to go and pick Mandy up from her parents house in Aberystwyth when I noticed that the Octavia had a puncture on the front passenger side. Then I looked at … Continue reading →

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MOT for the Octavia

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Philip Norton

The Octavia is due for it’s MOT today so I took it into a garage in town yesterday to get it tested. For once I actually put a car in for it’s MOT BEFORE the certificate expired. It mostly passed, … Continue reading →

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Costly Octavia

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Philip Norton

Well I got the Octavia back this morning, although to get it fixed cost me £430! Basically the alternator had broken, and a couple of the belts needed fixing, these are important because the battery wasn’t charging while it was … Continue reading →

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Octavia Breakdown

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Philip Norton

I was driving into work today and was about a mile away when the Octavia made this funny gasping noise. It kept driving so I wasn’t concerned, but I didn’t know what was going on, it seemed to be running … Continue reading →

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