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  Thread: Shell Fuel vs Supermarket Fuel
Post: RE: Shell Fuel vs Supermarket Fuel

(06-09-2012 09:32am)Zesty314 Wrote:  I've done some work at Shell Stanlow and regularly see the supermarket delivery tankers (Asda and Morrisons certainly) being loaded from the same feeds as Sh...
timslim General 38 14,078 07-09-2012, 08:21am
  Thread: Sale value
Post: RE: Sale value

My dealer just offered me 38k trade in against 1 year old RRS. Original price of my car was 39, 665 (Dynamic Si4), registered April 2012 with 8,500 miles on the clock
timslim For Sale & Wanted 10 5,720 04-09-2012, 03:58pm
  Thread: Am I being foolish?
Post: RE: Am I being foolish?

(29-08-2012 10:07am)NightFox Wrote:  There seem to be quite a few people who have - for one reason or another - started to look at the RRS after realising the Evoque isn't quite right for them a...
timslim General 12 5,355 29-08-2012, 12:51pm
  Thread: Am I being foolish?
Post: RE: Am I being foolish?

(28-08-2012 07:55pm)defender_uk Wrote:  what mileage is on the RRE? Mine is also a 2011 ex LR HSE... Just under 8,000
timslim General 12 5,355 29-08-2012, 08:37am
  Thread: Am I being foolish?
Post: RE: Am I being foolish?

(28-08-2012 04:28pm)defender_uk Wrote:  I am changing back at the minute....back to a TDV6. Gearbox is fine. I would like to know who your dealer is if he is only charging you 3 k to change! D...
timslim General 12 5,355 28-08-2012, 04:54pm
  Thread: Am I being foolish?
Post: RE: Am I being foolish?

Thanks for the advice NightFox - I had my eye on an '11 plate TDV6 HSE Luxury, and dealer says it would be 3k to change - which sounds reasonable (RRS is up for 41k, which means 38k for my Evoque) - o...
timslim General 12 5,355 28-08-2012, 01:49pm
  Thread: Am I being foolish?
Post: Am I being foolish?

Had my Evoque (Si4) for 6 months now, and whilst it is great and does everything I ask of it, I am struggling with gearbox/engine combination, and like it rather than love it. Contemplating changing ...
timslim General 12 5,355 28-08-2012, 01:11pm
  Thread: Colours for my next RRE
Post: RE: Colours for my next RRE

Baltic blue for me - though I would consider getting a RRS too!
timslim Orders 28 11,914 07-06-2012, 08:27am
  Thread: How much will insurance be?!
Post: RE: How much will insurance be?!

(16-05-2012 09:43am)Rossy100 Wrote:  Best price I could get was £700 with Admiral (single car policy). A few things to watch out for..... Admiral - I was told that even factory fitted options n...
timslim Finance & Insurance 30 49,465 16-05-2012, 12:11pm
  Thread: How much will insurance be?!
Post: RE: How much will insurance be?!

I just changed from esure to swiftcover and went from an £850 renewell quote to £300 with swiftcover, same benefits etc etc - there is something seriousley wrong with the insurance market...
timslim Finance & Insurance 30 49,465 16-05-2012, 08:05am
  Thread: How long before you get registration certificate?
Post: RE: How long before you get registration certifica...

Thanks for all of the quick responses! definately got the red fronted one, and must have been the dealer that gave it to me, as its in the folder I got when I picked up the car
timslim General 9 4,164 30-04-2012, 11:26am
  Thread: How long before you get registration certificate?
Post: RE: How long before you get registration certifica...

Oh blimey - how stupid am I! Just checked paperwork, and there it was - doh! Probably enjoying the car too much to check what I was given :)
timslim General 9 4,164 30-04-2012, 11:18am
  Thread: How long before you get registration certificate?
Post: How long before you get registration certificate?

Hi folks - as per the title, wondered how long it took to get your registration certificate through - been waiting a month now and nothing has arrived!
timslim General 9 4,164 30-04-2012, 11:07am
  Thread: Lake District - Holiday advice
Post: RE: Lake District - Holiday advice

When I worked at Sellafield a few years back always stayed here: http://bowerhouseinn.co.uk/ Its a fabulous place in the middle of the lakes and the middle of nowhere!
timslim Everything Else 11 6,182 20-04-2012, 04:39pm
  Thread: Sport Mode returns better MPG??
Post: RE: Sport Mode returns better MPG??

Sports mode also holds the gear longer, giving better response and performance, and (I think), will not go into 6th gear. Dynamic mode does not do this. Both dynamic and sports will tighten up the s...
timslim General 42 16,596 17-04-2012, 08:38am
  Thread: dual a/c temp
Post: RE: dual a/c temp

(16-04-2012 10:51pm)THEMACS Wrote:  I cant believe that people have an issue with this!! They are a couple of inches apart and it is much better than having them linked then fart arsing around t...
timslim General 26 9,816 17-04-2012, 08:33am
  Thread: Pippa Middleton scandal with an Evoque
Post: RE: Pippa Middleton scandal with an Evoque

(16-04-2012 06:13pm)ED209 Wrote:  Who cares about pippa middleton? She is a nobody really. Oh I don't know, she does have one or two assets...;)
timslim Photos & Video 7 4,287 17-04-2012, 08:30am
  Thread: Avoiding the LRA call out to the long term car park after your holidays
Post: RE: Avoiding the LRA call out to the long term car...

(05-04-2012 08:22am)speary Wrote:  I seem to remember that on my handover the dealer told me that the RRE "shuts down" if left for a long time to preserve the battery. this means that you cant o...
timslim Tips & Tricks 24 24,530 05-04-2012, 08:41am
  Thread: Real world mpg
Post: RE: Real world mpg

Had a 400 mile round trip to Liverpool on Tuesday, and averaged 34MPG, (80% motorway 20% A roads) at steady 70ish with air-con on - this I think is excellent, and should only improve.
timslim General 796 315,647 30-03-2012, 12:53pm
  Thread: Australian Deliveries
Post: RE: Australian Deliveries

The more I see of it, the more I am really starting to love that colour! Congratulations, looks fantastic, and hope that you get to pick it up in time for Easter!
timslim Australia & New Zealand 677 205,593 30-03-2012, 08:42am
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