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heners54

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  1. You could well be right, I'm not saying you aren't.I'll be sure to let you all know how it progresses. Eta: If I have offended you in anyway then I am sorry. If there is underlying damage then that would be a bit of a blow, and I feel silly that I have not noticed the blemishes forming when I do try to keep the car looking nice. I value all the comments that people have made and their relevant experience. It's something I will want to get sorted properly and will play on my mind till I do.
  2. I wouldn't expect them to, I am unsure it has had any though. If someone can confirm that blobs like this are not on their fabia's boot in a similar way then it's likely it may have done. However, even if it's had paint, I'm confident it will have been for minor scratches to edge of the boot; the tallest part where it opens. I can't see why there would have been filler or even the need to spray in the area of the rust spots in the case of a smart repair. Here are some pictures now I've properly cleaned up the area: The most visible blemish, in context now with a larger area of the car shown The right light, I can't see the dent very easily, it's quite tiny, the paint looks even and smooth apart from the blemishes. They are more concentrated in the areas surrounding the light fittings. Basically, I'm not going to bother trying to prove what caused it, although I think the pictures show where any rust was introduced into the panel. It may have had some paint, it may have not. There isn't obvious signs of filler or panel damage, any imperfections there now are from the rust that has set in around the tailgate. Until the paint began to turn like this, I would have had no idea there was rust forming behind the lights, and it's something that people need to check, there are other topics for other models of Skoda (Mk2 Octavia Springs to mind) and other VAG cars suffering this. It will get fixed in time (I'm not yet 21, so can't have a hire car, nor can I be without it), and when it gets looked at I should find out the condition of the panel; you never know goneoffSKi, I could be the one fitting a new hatch!
  3. The rust is from the numberplate light holders rubbing and holding water against the metal, VAG call this a 'mechanical' defect from what I've read, and as such is covered by the 3yr warranty not the corrosion one, which has to be defects from the inside of the panel out. The filler comments are from one small dimple, which the magnified picture highlights. I can't see any real signs of filler, I might even sit and polish it up to a decent standard and photograph again to get a better perspective.
  4. The only sign of a repair is small blobs of paint along the bottom edge of the boot on the inside. They are nearly uniform in distance on the panel, and without another Fabia boot to look at foolishly assumed it was from the manufacturing process. I take it the rust from the numberplate light holes is an issue others have had, and this may well be the cause of the rust in my case and not be related to any previous paintwork, I'm purely speculating the paint may have been bad also. The blister on the visible part of the boot has appeared in the last two weeks, I generally just rub the unseen bit with detailing spray and don't get under and stare at it, so I'm not sure how long it has been there.
  5. Yeah it seems to have had paint on the boot at some point, if you open the boot and look at the seam on the inside there are some paint blobs where it looks to have run, will have to take a picture when it stops raining. The old dear who had it before me seemed to like opening the boot onto the garage door/roof as there were touched up scratches on the boot when I got it, not far from the blemishes. She must have had it sprayed at some point but still managed it again which I wasnt aware of till now. Suppose I feel a bit better that it seems to just be a bad smart repair rather than a big prang I'd missed when buying it. I still double checked the rear bumper and anywhere else I could get access to again, everything else looks original. I knew the bodywork wasn't mint when I got it, there was a scuff on the front ns, crease on the rear ns wheel arch and the scratches on the top boot ledge, but never thought it had been repaired and damaged again! Feel a bit silly for missing it but without staring at the boot release handle area you wouldn't really know.
  6. Right, I've took the numberplate lights out to inspect the paint, and pretty much straight away found the likely cause of the problems: It really was quite rotten at the edges of the metal, had a good look with a torch and poking around it looks to be cosmetic only. Once again though, not very impressed at the use of foam/sponge being used to protect the metal from the plastic numberplate light holder rather than rubber. Rubber seals, foam absorbs and holds water.... Anyway, I took half an hour cleaning and coating all the rust I could see in some 'Kurust' rust treatment that we had tucked away, leaving it all looking as if it won't get much worse before I get it taken care of properly.
  7. Having had a look carefully at the boot as a whole, you could well be right. Will take some more pictures when I have time. I will pop the number plate lights out as well and have a proper poke about. The paint isn't broken so that is some good news, although I take it that previous damage means I'll be paying for any repairs. Luckily I know a man who preps cars for Manheim auctions so I will have to give him a bell and have an eye cast over it.
  8. Not while I've owned the car (2 years next month), I can't honestly say if it has had any previously, although there isn't over spray or orange peel or any other obvious signs of a repair that isn't up to scratch.
  9. Hi all, Not very impressed really, having washed my car a few days ago I noticed a small rust blister to the right of the Skoda badge on the boot. It looked to have a small chip at the centre, so thought it's just one of those things. Having had a closer look though, under the sill where the boot release and number plate lights are there are many of these blemishes, none of which have broken through the paint. The car is an 08, and has covered a mere 40k. All servicing done at main dealers, regularly washed, polished and waxed as it's something I enjoy doing. So from the pictures below (they hide the imperfections quite well, poor phone camera and reflections), do I have a chance of a corrosion claim? Or am I going to have to grumble my way to a paint booth/ smart repairer to get it touched up: On the boot lip, very visible Underneath on both sides of the sill
  10. As does my HTP, sort of a rhythmic tapping/slapping in neutral, more pronounced when the engine is cold. Mine is on 40k, it has done it since I got in on 20k and is no louder, for me its just another characteristic of the car to embrace, I often make a little tune with the sound when sat at lights in the morning queue!
  11. So the car had it's 40k service and an MOT last week, still keeping it within the main dealer network for the time being. No major issues, although there was an advisory for slight play in the console bushes, which seems to be very common at this sort of mileage on Fabias; I don't think I'll be paying their prices for replacements though! I planned on doing a suspension refresh at 50k, and might wait and see if it makes it till then and have our local mechanic do a job lot on the bushes. Had the air con regassed, which vastly improved the noises the system was making; a nice cheap fix compared to what I had expected. No new concerns really, other than when reading through the service notes it states 15w-40 oil, not 5w-30, and this was the same for the service last year! Hopefully just lazy admin, the car seems to be running spot on, but I guess I'll never know if they used the right stuff either time. Change in circumstances means I might be commuting around the Leicester and Loughborough area to work, meaning a 40-80 mile round trip at least once a week, and possibly that sort of mileage everyday come next year, so my little quips(sp) at doing 100k in the little fabia don't seem as far fetched!
  12. Mine bothered me because it started rattling on poor road surfaces.... louder and louder... then it fell off haha
  13. Blue light for cold coolant temperature? Think it has that on your car, just means its up to temperature when it goes off Edit: beaten to it!
  14. I'm running Barum Bravuris 2's on my htp, having replaced the contis. Much quieter, much cheaper, similar grip, but softer sidewalls and they are wearing out quicker than the contis (think I'll get less than 20k even doing front to back, the contis lasted 27k). For the money though they are very good and have suited both sedate and progressive driving, I'd have another set on it next time if I don't try Rainsport 3's.
  15. I run my HTP on shell fuelsave with a tank of vpower every month or so; it does run better on vpower (in my mind it picks up from a bit lower down the revs, noise is better and on my excel spreadsheet the mpg is better than with regular unleaded, especially when driving hard), but not enough difference to justify the cost, I do it on occasion for the extra detergents. Having said that the shell regular is much better than when I fill up at anywhere else, even Esso. As said above it can feel a bit bumpy at idle when I've put in other fuels. Only other that it seems to like as much is bp but I get shell cheaper by me.
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