A great thread indeed (even tho' I do say so myself !)
Well I need not worry about being too young then ! You are right - why do I care anyway.
A Skoda with a warmish VW engine - nice one ! I've heard them all over the last 3 & a bit years. I'd buy another Skoda, but I'm not waiting a year for a 4x4 Yeti/Scout.
The Volvo is an opportunistic buy...I'd looked at them before & reckoned I couldn't afford a decent one. The running costs do worry me slightly...but that must just be because I am getting old & sensible