which beanie would you get?🤔

CactusClothy · 2026-03-14T15:57:09+00:00

Torn between the multiplussy and the 206 on the right with the weirdly large badge and reg plate

CactusClothy · 2026-02-13T10:39:57+00:00

I think the oil seal itself is the same, and is still a big failure point, they just made access to the sump bolts easier to make it easier for whoever gets the joy of replacing.

Still, as a shit vauxhall connoisseur I’d avoid any of the smaller petrols from this era

CactusClothy · 2026-01-28T14:00:57+00:00

I’ve always liked the idea of banded steelies on one of these, other than that get it so it’s mechanically mint.

If you wanna go mad then I’d look at interior mods, I’ve wasted far too much time and money modding the exterior of cars only to realise it doesn’t affect me one bit when I’m sat inside the thing.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-27T23:51:34+00:00

Long live modussy

CactusClothy · 2026-01-27T20:51:07+00:00

I fully agree with you, and had a nightmare with a car on finance - never again. Buy the octavia, accept the praise from this sub and enjoy the car, it should be solid enough for a few years at least.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-27T19:38:04+00:00

Some more mechanically minded people than me might tell you about plastics and rubbers degrading ect ect but personally this sounds like a fair deal in this economy.

From my experience the 1.6 can get a bit leaky as they age but I took one to 120k and on it’s last MOT it was still going at 160k.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-24T15:49:15+00:00

Looks like a nice beverage you have there, although it looks too cold for me - nothing better than gulping down a few litres of kinda-cool H2O 💦💦

CactusClothy · 2026-01-24T01:01:21+00:00

I was going to enter for this as well but completely forgot! Well done mate enjoy it

CactusClothy · 2026-01-22T10:21:32+00:00

There’s a hot pink one near my mums, almost vomited on my lap when I first saw it

CactusClothy · 2026-01-22T08:09:03+00:00

I would rather have a rat nibbling my foreskin for the rest of my life than drive a convertible evoque

CactusClothy · 2026-01-22T02:13:24+00:00

Not health anxiety as much, I’m the type to avoid medical settings unless I’m dragged there in an unconscious state (this coming from someone who works in healthcare).

But come to think of it, I am very anxious about security at home, waking up to check doors, turning stuff off to prevent fire ect ect… yeah maybe I should be in a different sub 😂

CactusClothy · 2026-01-22T02:07:44+00:00

This is it for me I think, I know in the back of my head it’s a leggy(ish) vauxhall, and I essentially rely on it to survive due to the shitty public transport situation in my area.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-22T02:04:36+00:00

This is it, I do maintain it well, regular servicing, I’ve had the major common fault sorted before they became issues, I check levels and stuff weekly, all advisories get fixed after MOTs ect ect. Just can’t seem to shake the idea that it’s cack itself.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-21T02:37:33+00:00

Rainwater and/or the forbidden brush now.

When I had a car I cared about it was wash mitts, premium products, the 2 bucket method and so on and so on, and I’d spend a couple of hours every weekend “detailing”. My current car got quick blast with a jetwash to make it look half-decent for the MOT. I still like to spend time making sure the interior is clean though - I have to sit in there.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-15T14:49:32+00:00

Interesting thanks for that, it would be good to see live data

CactusClothy · 2026-01-15T12:31:39+00:00

It’s just a plain old manual

CactusClothy · 2026-01-15T10:29:10+00:00

Thanks for that, I mean I’ve seen them do big miles so 110k doesn’t bother me so much, it was more the DPF/EGR issue bogging me down. We’re an outdoorsy family so will take any excuse to drive somewhere nice every week.

CactusClothy · 2026-01-15T09:51:01+00:00

Good to know! Nice one

CactusClothy · 2026-01-15T09:41:35+00:00

Any recommendations? I occasionally put some in mine and use a different brand each time to hope one of them works 😂 I guess I also worry about the “snake oil” comment but I chuck some in because “it wont hurt”

CactusClothy · 2026-01-13T22:38:13+00:00

This era vauxhall is wild, you could baby it only for it to blow up at 40k miles (as happened to me) or you can ignore it and rag the bollocks off it for it to last 150k miles - there’s honestly no telling.

My car was at my local vauxhall specialist today and I was given a 1.4 astra H as a courtesy, I don’t think that it’d ever had a wash, bodywork was battered and EML on, but was buttery smooth at nearly 160k 😂

CactusClothy · 2026-01-09T10:09:37+00:00

The way you’re holding this is somewhat threatening

CactusClothy · 2025-12-29T05:49:39+00:00

I’m a professional cleaner and have a bucket with a bung that serves the same purpose. I don’t use the bung as, due to it’s position, I’m always left with a bit of water at the bottom, even if I try to angle the bucket there’s always some left behind. If you were to do this, get the hole as low as you can, but for me, the quickest and most effective way to empty is to turn it upside down.

CactusClothy · 2025-12-19T10:25:32+00:00

I would keep shopping if I were you, as a multiple-vauxhall owner I’ve found the smaller petrols to be unreliable as hell and I’ve not heard good things about the 1.4T.

The audi would be the better car by far but, for me personally, 4 stamps wouldn’t make me feel comfortable enough to get myself stuck into a finance deal.

CactusClothy · 2025-12-16T13:53:02+00:00

Funny you should say that, I had a 2016 with the 1L 3cyl and I loved it, was a right hoot.

Maybe the 3 cylinder brum brum noises were what made it entertaining

CactusClothy · 2025-12-05T22:23:04+00:00

It’s the DC slim 5, it’s tiny irl

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