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  1. There's the rub. Anything is possible if you feel like stripping the car. I am by no means inept at electrics (I've fitted an Audi towbar to a modern vehicle in the past and I'm currently restoring a classic with sensible, analogue wiring), but there must be an easier way..... Maybe tap into the rear light feed??
  2. This isn't a easy as you might think. In older VAG cars one could move the fuse position to change between switched and permanent. There isn't that facility in the Superb mk3 that I'm aware of, hence my question
  3. Because I already have a Nextbase 612gw front (4K top of the range at the time) and a spare 422gw for the rear. I have no need to buy another set and run the cable. If I wanted to do that, I'd just run a cable to the new one anyway.....
  4. As a minor aside, I have a front dashcam fitted with a piggyback fuse into my fuse box, but I'd like to find a switched live at the rear of the car for a rear camera. Mine's a Superb Saloon. Has anyone fitted a rear camera and found a reasonable rear end 12v switched feed, please? Ta.
  5. Oh, please don't think I took it as such, I didn't 🙂 No need for an apology at all!
  6. I did mention this in my original post, it's irritating but not impossible to deal with. It could just be better.
  7. Thanks for the info. I'm thinking I might invest in a VCDS unit as there are things I do want to do.
  8. Hi all, relatively new to Superb mk3 ownership, and I've used the search function but couldn't turn anything about this up, so please excuse me if it's a repeat! I have a 1.4Tsi ACT DSG Sportline car. It has an eco mode in the drive mode selection, which is great as I need to be as economical as possible in driving. One marginally annoying thing that happens in this mode is that it kind of disengages when I leave the car, return and start it. When I get in and start the car and drive, the gear shows in the display as 'D1', 'D2' etc. However, it doesn't do the normal disengagement of the clutch to 'freewheel' down hills. When I get in, start the engine and then go to drive mode and select 'Eco', it shows 'E1', 'E2' in the gear display, and when going down hills with no throttle applied, goes to 'E' and 'freewheels' (i.e. goes to idle engine speed). Did anyone have any clue as to why it doesn't retain this setting at ignition off/on and why I have to select it every time? Its not particularly difficult, just a tedious thing that ought to not have to be done. I know there are greater things to worry about and occupy my time, so please excuse my question and humour a confused guy. Thanks!
  9. Hi all, long (very long) time lurker here - I've owned many a Skoda in my time on these boards and I now have my third generation Superb (having owned a Mk1 Edition 100 and a Mk2 L&K combi). It's a very nice 1.4TSi Sportline. I drive for a living and had a very bad experience with an Audi A6 Ultra engine, so I'm avoiding diesels at the moment. Anyway, long story short - is there an analogue blind spot mirror option (albeit with heating/dimming) for the Mk3's door mirror, please? My son has a 2009 VW Polo and even that has a convex section at the end for the blind spot. I currently have one of those hideous add on units that are awful looking, though they do the job. I physically check my blind spot with a shoulder look (a throwback of being on a motorcycle all my life), but that's just before I manoeuvre. I could do with an option just to monitor in normal driving. Has anyone found one that doesn't involve retrofitting the digital blind spot warning components? Ta.
  10. Well I've been having major headache with the Skoda files. Tried numerous storage media with different file architecture. Continually have an 'SD card cannot be read' or 'No updates found' error. The VW download then went onto an exFAT 64GB SD card, loaded it onto the slot and the update was recognised. Thanks @MartiniB for your diligent work on finding these packages!
  11. Back in the fold having been here originally since 2007(!). I've been through a few Skodas in my time, Favorit, Felicia, Furby VRs, Superb Mk1 Edition 100, Superb Mk2 L&K..... The wife now has an Enyaq and I am the new owner of a 2018 Superb Mk3 1.4TSi Sportline DSG. Loving it so far, but it needs a few tweaks....
  12. Well, the whole petrol vs diesel question has been rendered moot. I've been offered a ludicrous deal on a brand new car (not a Skoda) that it would be foolish to pass up. Therefore this decision is unlikely to be taken now.... Thanks for all the input though :-)
  13. As per above, I currently drive a Volvo S90 2.0 diesel with Polestar performance map and it returns just shy of 40mpg. I drive it in an average way, not economically or over the top quickly, like you - just how I wish to drive. I don't want to be feathering the throttle and coasting everywhere to save money....
  14. Thanks again all, I'll be doing some motorway miles but mostly extra-urban (often travelling from Leighton Buzzard to Cambridge and back and same to Oxford, with smatterings of other similar journeys - no real sitting in traffic).
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