Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 6 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

I lovethe quirkiness of it but thought I'd hate it when I first got it. I've been driving it all week and have been converted. It's great, no joy to drive but hugely effortless and so many fun bits in it. It's a 7 seater and all.

One of the surprising things about Cubes is that they’re €270 tax from a 1.0 7 seater automatic.

Still €270 tax, which for an 08 is way ahead of what we were doing in Europe

Perfect car washing weather!

Well, what with events since that post, we’ve found what to do with that Mercedes (https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118667463/#Comment_118667463).

We’re gifting it to a local Ukrainian association this week, they badly need wheels to pick up donations and fetch refugees 👍🏻

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

8 months in and very pleased with. Have had it serviced once already and it's at around 55k kms now. Such a good car at doing car stuff and still no regrets over going petrol even in the current climate.

Few downfalls, i do find the interior plastics mark very easily and it probably isn't as good on the road as the outgoing Golf, not that you'd be doing much gymkhana shennanigans in an Octavia either way.

Someone gave me a nasty door ding on the drivers door pretty early on in my ownership too which is fairly **** as this is definitely thr straightest car i've ever had but otherwise i couldn't be happier really. Seeing late 40's, early 50's mpg wise depending on conditions and very smooth idling considering it's a 3cyl. Nice and quiet on the road even at motorway speeds. Picked up the missing Skoda high vis and ice scraper!

Yeah, i wouldn't be using the scraper at all, seems a bit rough of a way to clear the window in our climate but i felt lacking without it.

God be with the days where wveryone wanted a red flare in the passenger footwell and the original chequeree jap mats and stuff. An ice scraper and a high vis in a Skoda is as good as it gets now. The eagle eyed amongst you will see that i've colour coded my charger lead too!

Seriously sunny today

First day i’ve had a clean car where it’s been fine enough to take a picture!

Few upgrades coming too, been a quiet winter car wise.

Nah they came like that, on this uk spec you have to option the chrome trims if you want them.

With the mirror caps, you’d nearly want to be doing the black front grille as well. Not sure how it will look with the chrome window and lower bumper trims, badges etc… where do you stop!

there’s nothing wrong with the way it is now 😀 try the mirrors and see how it looks

Drove around so many backroads to find this place

That's lovely! I am interested in hearing your review of it! I'm not looking to buy, I am just curious.. 🙂

To be fair, everything I said about it when I bought it, still stands. It was my affordable dream car. ( Since I discovered it and did my research about it ). So I knew what I am getting in to it.

All in all. I am still fully in love with it. Its a car that can be two completely different cars, not just trying to be one car all the time, if that makes any sense.

If I am tired from work, I just leave it normal mode, so it becomes just a normal hatchback, with decent ride quality, quiet, no drama. In fact, most comfortable car I owned ( not saying its S class Mercedes, just saying that pretty much all of my cars always were... stupid ). Has everything you need: Android Auto, reverse cameras, fully electric seats etc.

When I feel a bit "stupid", I set things all to 11 and it becomes hooligan and 17 years old boyracers wet dream. It roars. Exhaust pops, bangs and shoots, while having a very raspy note. Goes in to corners without any hassle, considering it's pretty heavy car. Rev matching makes the whole experience even more fun. 9 months later it still keeps me giggling like a little girl.

Best part is, you can make custom setting with everything set to 11, but suspension in normal mode. So you still can keep all your teeth, while having some fun on irish roads.

Tl:Dr Its best car I owned so far. Fantastic daily driver and absolutely buckets of fun when and if you want it. It being rare is kind fun in it self. People just don't know what to make of it. 90% just think I reversed in to Halfords and drove off with whatever stuck to it.

Would I buy another N car? Absolutely Yes Yes Yes. Would I buy a normal Huyndai? Ahhhh No....