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Jon06Vrs

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    Ocatvia Mk VRs 2.0 t

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  1. i just bought them, 2 fronts, 1 red dot 1 green dot, was more annoyed by the fact that the receipt was written out to read "ass/metric"
  2. I just put these on 3 days ago based on the autoexpress review and also on the fact i got 2 shoes all in for £180, initial thoughts are, they are sticky, and like to grab any stone or pebble from the surface you drive over and you hear them all pinging under your car, also was a bit wary as the fitters set them at 2.3 bar as i went to check straight away and was always told that 2.1 bar is recommended, they now have flabby sidewalls as i put them back to 2.1, but i never minded that with my toyos
  3. just ordered one through my local dealer 155 quid all good thanks again
  4. Anyone know where to buy the kit as searches are coming up blank? ebay listing above has ended and cant find one on ebay at all?
  5. ok thanks going to get it plugged in today, should be covered by the garage warranty with any luck
  6. Started the car this morning and had the ESP off switch lit up and the abs light on the dash. first time this has happened is this a dealer visit??? Octavia vrs 2.0 TFSI 2006
  7. Wow, i think that solves it for me then thanks alot, current price i found locally is 82.9 on lpg given the 2k conversion and the 20% drop in fuel economy,and i think i would be looking at a 53ltr tank in the wheel well this will only save me about 4p-ltr so, will give the guy at the garage one last chance to convince me, but otherwise its not a good idea i dont think! Cheers andyvee you have provided a very concise and conclusive summary on the subject.
  8. interesting thanks for the info, am still not convinced that age affects the belt if its 4 yrs then fine but its only 37k so I would think that the more important wear and tear is the mileage?
  9. just to throw a spanner in the works what about lpg anyone done a conversion on a FSI engine?
  10. car is out of warranty so no issues there, the little research I have done shows that certain types of engine need something added to lubricated the valves as they are a certain type of alloy which gets damaged over time, have just had a quote of 1650 for a conversion which includes a courtesy car for the week, based on my current fuel costs I could save roughly 1300 a year which means it pays for itself in just over 12 months, the only concern is additional servicing costs for the gas system as it seems I may need to have 2 services a year 1 on the car and 1 on the LPG system at 300£
  11. Any advice on whether an LPG conversion is a good idea on my 2.0lt VRS TFSI haven't had any experience with this but am looking for any feedback if anyone has had this done usual questions, is it cost effective any performance issues? valve compression an issue or injectors? any useful advice would be greatly appreciated
  12. Hi Yeah I'm nr oxford, theres a jewsons skoda in oxford but unsure of other ones as i had my local mechanic do the last octavia, being as this is a vrs i think it deserves to be treated a bit nicer tho
  13. Will take that under advisement, what is the difference between variable and fixed rate servicing anyway? is it just the length of time between services or does one cost more/involve more work?
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