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  1. If something looks too good to be true, it generally is. I would walk.
  2. .".......recommended fitting a new thicker and fatter crankshaft......."? Really? Is such a crank readily available as a Skoda approved part? Sounds awfully expensive to me.
  3. Having owned a Mk1 vRS, in standard trim, and a MkIII 1.2 TSi 110 SE L DSG, just more toys than a Monte, but same output, I quite enjoyed the Mk III to start with. Interior trim plastics were cheaper than the vRS and the lovely torque of the TDi PD was missing, but it was OK. However, the love affair was short-lived. It never let me down, but it was always compared to the vRS and found just a bit wanting. Then there was the DSG 'box which was OK but.......I ended up waiting for it to expire in some way. For me, the quality to cost ratio just wasn't there in the MkIII and it began to niggle me. All personal stuff, of course. But it drove to change at 3 years and buy a Toyota which has been a revelation. I really cannot see me returning to Skoda, ever. Certainly not given their current pricing strategy vs reducing materials quality. Hope you end up,happy, whatever decision you come to.
    Whilst the model itself is rather bland and uninteresting, that wrap, (presume it's a wrap), improves the visual appeal no end. Would I wish to drive it as my only car? Hmmmm, not sure. Otherwise, it looks much better than the base car, in any colour. Skoda seem to have lost the plot with their newer cars. Ah, but..........the wheels are far to large a diameter for practical driving on anything other than perfectly smooth tarmac. Style over substance.
  4. Sounds rather like you are looking at too big a caravan to tow safely with the car, or, too small a car to safely tow the size of caravan you want. I can think of two alternatives to solve the problem. You may well get a 4B caravan at just under 1200kg, but then have to take into account all the suff you will carry in the caravan, and the car. Bare caravan weight is only the beginning. sorry about some rain on the parade.
  5. That all makes perfect sense, good thinking. One of our neighbours has a wood-burner and it has an external S/S flue with a rain cap on it. More often than not there is a pigeon squatting on top of the cap, presumably for the warmth. However, with your reasoning in mind......maybe it's the ultimate fox-spotting position, or hawk spotting position. The latter is probably more likely than the former, unless our local foxes are very slim, very shiny and wonderful climbers. Or can high-jump beyond the imagination of mere humans. Yes, I know, being silly here. on a more serious note, i have seen a pigeon taken by a hawk whilst just sitting on our back fence. Didn't see the hawk coming, just an explosion of pigeon and feathers followed by the hawk with the pigeon pinned to the lawn and covering it with it's wings. Pretty darned impressive. If hawks can have facial expressions, this one's was sort of; "Wot you lookin' at, then?". So maybe, the flue actually is a hawk-spotting point? Nah, pigeon's just like warmth. Have a nice weekend.
  6. I have read somewhere that birds' reflexes are pretty quick and those of pigeons particularly so. Thus they react to approaching vehicles at we consider to be too late....and sometimes it is. why do they like roads? Perhaps the tarmac retains more heat.
  7. Manufacturers' claim for fuel economy are anywhere between inaccurate and wildly optimistic. The latest testing/certification should improve matters considerably, though. My old 1.2 TSI 110 DSG improved considerably over the first 10,000 miles and was always better when driven properly, i.e. not being driven in 'Granny' fashion. Great little engine. my current Prius Hybrid seems to have a disliking for giving less than 65mpg and, when driven 'properly, in a mix of ECO/Normal and Power modes is very happy to give 80+mpg. A factor in this is that it rides on the free-option 15" wheels and 65-series tyres. Lovely ride, potholes not a problem and emissions are low. Something of a revelation. Big wheels and low-profile tyres might look nice but that's about it, really. Very happy bunny.
  8. The sometimes alluded to problems with 'extended' oil change intervals owes more to personal belief than evidence. Having spent more than a few years in the lube oil industry, with an oil major, I know that modern engine oils are more than capable of handling what the engine makers specify. Use the correct specification, known brand lube, keep level topped up and always use good filters. Having run A Volvo S60 with a D5 turbo diesel for 9 years and 130k miles, it didn't use any oil between services, at 18k miles and the emissions were as good as new throughout its time with me. That's not an isolated lucky story. There is a huge amount of work goes into lube oil formulation, testing and production. Thousands of hours on test beds and real world test driving. Not all oils are created equal. Top quality oils, and filters, are the cheapest maintenance you can buy. Changing good oil more frequently is not actually doing any real good in terms of engine life on all but the most highly rated competition engines.....and they have a very short life between strips and rebuilds. However, we all spend our cash as ee see fit.
  9. Do look at Toyota. I moved from Fabia to Latest Prius, (2 years old), and I'm delighted materials, fit, finish, technology all leave current Skoda for dead and, whether you byt new or used, the standard factory warranty is 5 years/100k miles.
  10. Pretty much why I'm now the owner of a lovely Prius hybrid. Build quality to die for and feels as though it will go on forever, plus a main dealer with first class people in every dept. Shame really, my original Fabia vRS TDi was a gem and much better built than the latest stuff. Can't see me ever going back to VAG products.
  11. I recently did a sort of 170 degree turn......Fabia 1.2tsi/110 DSG SE L to a Gen 4 Toyota Prius Business Edition+. Lovely thing to drive and not at all a sluggard. And more standard toys than Hamleys. LED headlights are wonderful but not tried the self-parking yet and the drive system is superb. I didn't even intend to even sit in a Prius but the young sales guy said; "Aw, just try it, nothing to lose, eh?".
  12. I initially loved my high-spec SE L 1.2 TSI 110/DSG, and the engine was a gem. However, over its third year I became less enamoured with the cheap interior trim and the sometimes odd behaviour of the DSG....nothing catastrophic, just the odd strange happening, such as engine speed rising, momentarily, to about 3000rpm with no input from me, and no increase in road speed, thankfully. I simply ceased to trust the DSG's long-term reliability, so decided to trade it for a new Fabia Estate. Astounded at the cost of a new one, to my spec and not delighted at the offered financial deal. In fact, quite disgusted. Went to the dark side and bought a low-miles 66 plate Toyota Prius Business Edition+ for less than the cost of a new Fabia, thanks to the Toyota dealer actually making th deal very attractive. Love the car, quality is up with the best, economy is excellent, ride quality is superb.....it rides on the FOC optional 15" wheels with 65-series tyres, (which are cheaper and far less prone to pothole damage, but not as 'cool' apparently. It has more standard toys than Hamleys and they all work. Plus, the Gen 4 Hybrid system is simply brilliant and has what is said to be amongst the most advanced in the industry. I purchased it at years old with 3 years/83k miles remaining on the standard factory warranty. Something of a no-brainer. Yes, I know, nothing worse than a convert.
  13. I recall having the rear discs on my Volvo S60 replaced during a tyre change.....they did need replacing. The tyre depot manager said he thought I was a driver who was very observant and planned ahead.....possibly an IAM bod, as well. This meant that the vast majority of my braking was gentle and the rear discs were hardly ever getting used, never mind hot. He was right on all counts, for which he claimed no credit, but cited years of experience of cistomer cars. The answer was to get the car up to about 50mph, or so, on a quiet road and then brake hard and repeat a couple of times, on a reasonably frequent basis......always when safe to do so, of course. never had to change another disc since. I now buy any tyres needed from this tyre dealer, because I trust them. above procedure might help and certainly won't harm.
  14. Well done, Sir. I hope you'll be as happy with your Toymota as I am with mine...and SWMBO is with hers, 18 months down the road. RAV 4 is an excellent choice. Enjoy.
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