mattlittle

Nice! No, they were far less accommodating! They also offered no *indication* as to when the order book for the *vRS* would reopen.

Contacted Skoda UK who helpfully offered no fiance as to when order books for the Vs would reopen. I indicated that the only realistic option was to go to another manufacturer. They thanked me for my historic custom.

Fingers crossed!

I've just been told that due to post-dieselgate homologation work at the factory, order books for the vRS are closed and probably won't open until late November/December. I'm probably going to have to extend my current lease beyond February now :-(

Cheers. Found a well recommended tyre repair guy who is hopefully coming round today. He charges the same as Kwik Fit but will come to the house :-)

Does removing Airbag systems usually have a back up battery that can still trigger the system when the main battery is disconnected. Various websites advise leaving at least 30 minutes between disconnecting the battery and doing anything that might trigger the system. I'd leave it overnight and still be very careful!

It's the only place open on Sunday (next time i can get to the garage) So, ignoring the fact that Kwik Fit are pants, are we agreed that it is a standard core and cap?

I just phoned Kwik Fit about repairing a tyre which has a screw in it. They tell me that as i have TPMS, I'll need a special cap and core (I think that was it) I thought that the TPMS was based on the ABS sensor and therefore there was no special equipment on the tyre. Anyone confirm or deny?

I have been looking at Crossclimates for a while and noticed today that they have released a Crossclimate+ which appears better in all areas except a small decrease in wet braking performance (which is presumably how they increased the milage life). Has anybody used the *new* version of the tyre?

Bought a yeti on PCH recently and took out insurance with Direct Line and hadn't realised that VWFS were the owner. Called Direct Line to tell them that I needed to correct the owner to VWFS and they were fine. Changed it on the spot and no cost. Result.

Cheers for all the advice. I'll use neutral and parking brake for longer waits. Maybe the yeti replacement will have Emergency auto hold so you can leave it in drive as the engine tendons off until you press the throttle.

Cheers. That's what I thought - both about the auto hold on the golf and the need to use neutral on the yeti.

Yes, the brake disengaged automatically. In the golf, the engine rested when the accelerator was pressed.

I have a question about DSG at traffic lights or other times when you are temporarily at rest. On my Mk 7 Golf with DSG, when I stopped at lights, the Start-Stop would kick in and the electronic parking brake would go on. I could take my foot off the foot brake and the engine would remain off and the electronic parking brake would keep the car stationary with the engine off. Nice and relaxing as I didn't have to keep my foot on a brake. On the Yeti, when I stop at lights, the Start-Stop kicks in and I can apply the handbrake. Thing is that when I remove my foot from the foot brake, the engine kicks in again. When this happens, the car strains against the handbrake as the car is still in drive. So, what do other people do? At lights, do you just keep your foot on the foot brake so that the engine remains off? Isn't that a lot of leg-ache if you are there for a while? Do you put it in park? Or do you just let it strain against the parking brake when you take your foot off the foot brake?

Cheers. Trying to get someone with VCDS to give me a hand and I'll give it a go.