After 5 very happy years of owning my Freely, I'm having to admit defeat over running costs, and car tax etc, and rather than renew our extended warranty again, it's back to VW again, from whence we came, in the form of a Passat estate, highline, 4 years old in black.

Thank you all for advice and friendly banter, and who knows, we may be back! Thank you to Lookers Land Rover, Colchester, who couldn't have done more to keep us on the road.

I will be posting a few for sale items in the coming weeks, including a set of 16" alloys with Hankook DynaproAT tyres, which have done 2 winters. Watch this space.

Best wishes to you all.

Antony FL2 TD4 S Baltic Blue, with twin electrics and towbar, roofrails, luggage cover, spare wheel and mudflaps.

Hey good luck with your new VW

Getting a number now leaving due to high running costs after four years but good choice with VW, have always had a VW as "my car"