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Stuff on the web that isn’t crap: Skoda Puzzle

If you watch crime drama on Channel 5 or, like me, follow Skoda on Twitter you’ll have notice they’re banging on about the Skoda Puzzle. But what, actually, is it?

www.skodapuzzle.com sends you to a YouTube page, where (aside from the C5 idents on the right hand corner) there’s a list of eleven videos. The first isn’t much at all, but the second offers the viewer a clue to solve – the first of ten.

Now, I have no idea what these lead up to, but if you’ve got the naus to figure out the first one you’d be hard pressed not to figure out that the big prize is a shiny new Skoda Fabia. I’m hoping it’s a vRS, because they’re brilliant.

If solving the main puzzle isn’t for you (and for some it may not be) then being the Skoda Puzzle’s fan on Facebook and following them on Twitter is quite a good idea too – because it appears they’re giving away a whole host of crime show related goodies.

I think it’s a great idea to raise awareness of the brand and rather engaging. I just need to figure out what I need to do to find a Skoda of my own. Tune in on the 2nd of May to find out what the next clue is. I will be.
That said, I’m rubbish at anagrams at the best of times.

Become a motoring journalist. Avoid clichés.

Being a motoring journalist is high up on many people’s to do lists. However there is a blight in the profession. The horrific usage of clichés.

Now, to combat this, my fellow podisodists (Jon Quirk and Cameraman Phil) and I are working to get rid of them, because they’re vile. So we set about compiling the little video below. It’s short at the moment, but we want to add to it – so if you can think of any clichés we missed tweet us on @Podisode.

And apologies for the lack of updates – life is getting on top of me somewhat. Though do keep an eye out for podisode.com. It’ll be with us shortly…

Mazda MX-5: Quasi Review Or The Tale of an MX-5 Virgin

A drunken conversation about how I’d never piloted an MX-5 led to the lovely folks at Mazda loaning me one for a week.
The fact I’d never driven one meant, for a while, that I subscribed to the stereotypical notion that it was for hairdressers, gay men and girls. But that was in my youth, which [...]

Shiny new (and exclusive) Range Rover Evoque video

It’s always nice when something exclusive drops into your inbox – especially when it’s about one of the more controversial cars out there: The Range Rover Evoque.
It’s a car that’s currently making purists weep because it’s going all FWD. That and being overtly designed for fashionistas. I digress…
First, have a gander at the video:
Evoque footage
The [...]

Some missing podisodes…

So… I’ve been lazy in updating the podisodes on here. For which I’m sorry.
To make up for this  I’ll give you not one, but three!
First up is Gas Station Podisode 13. We’d been doing them for six months and we’re rather proud of them.
Then The Gas Station Drives: The Ford Galaxy. Jon had a Ford [...]

The Gas Station Podisode 12: Bikes V Cars. Sort of.

Greetings from Podisode land – we’ve been having an argument. Sort of. You’ll have to listen to find out what I mean by that…
We had a chat about the latest news and events from the motoring world – and a few odd topics too. But that was all my fault. One thing we forgot to [...]