nickfel

Just had a good experience with Hortons. My family have traded with them since 1996 but I was a little apprehensive about taking my vRS in for a service fearing the creation of a job creation scheme, once my car had been in their workshop. But I needn't have worried, no! No pressure was put on me to have anything done and after driving it home, boy does it go better. The guy who worked on it, Daniel Brailsford I believe, did a cracking job and Mike Green, the service advisor, treated me with the uttermost respect, as a customer should expect. Darren Quibell, the technician, came out of the workshop to have a word and show me the vRS Felicia Pick Up they are creating. If they had made a mess of things I would have complained, but they haven't, so well done guys. I'm a happy man. Just popping out to try my car again. PS When you read this Oliver you owe me a drink

Eureka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've finally got my windows fixed. Saw a new old stock motor on ebay for £85. Bought it Monday, got it Tuesday and fitted it Tuesday night. For the first time since last November my windows work.

I've got an 07 Silver one. Registered new in Shropshire but I'm in Lincolnshire. Has a DU area registration number and I've seen quite a few vRS's with it. Think they where ex VW Financial Services cars. Bought mine when it was 3 years old so I guess the lease or something had expired.

Contacted them and they haven't got one. But still a handy place to know about as they're only 50 miles away from me.

Thanks for that. The one on order is at my local retailer and thankfully hasn't been paid for!

Have I heck as like. Eight weeks today I ordered a new one and still no joy. But finding a secondhand one seems no easier.

I'm a bit lost with mine to be honest. Just my windows don't work, the drivers side hasn't worked since last November! Reset them and the passenger side works for a very brief period, a few minutes infact. Sure its the controller thingy gone on the drivers side motor but I've been waiting over 7 weeks for a new one. If I took it to my Skoda dealer and they found it was the motor what the hell would they do!

Polluxtroy69 have you got that secondhand motor? And if you have does it work? I'm still waiting for a new one, after 6 weeks!

Polluxtroy69 that's the same as mine. Renault must have similar motors as I see you can buy repairs for the Temic circuit.

Mines a later 2007 version. It's a bit of pathetic situation, can't even buy a new motor!

I've had the same problem with my 2007 vRS over the past two winters. Windows stopped working last November and drivers hasn't worked since. Passenger side only works if I reset it and then it packs up again anyway. So I've bitten the bullet and ordered a new drivers door unit from my Skoda dealer in Lincoln. Over £160!! Only trouble is I've been waiting 4 weeks and it still hasn't arrived.

I'm fed up with my windows not working. Just had the drivers door trim off to check the wiring with a multimeter. Got 12 volts through to the motor and the drivers side window switch is okay. So I presume I need anew motor? If so I'll have to grin and bear it. Don't really feel like going to my local retailer because every time the car goes their the Service Adviser seems to create a job creation scheme!

Well my 2007 Fabia vRS is a wacking £162 a year. That's correct £162. Fully comprehensive with protected no claims. Admittedly the cars bog standard, I do less than 4k a year in it, have use of another vehicle and live in LN4 postcode. Plus I'm 52 and never had a claim in my life. But the car does stand outside, list my occupation as household duties (I'm currently caring for someone) but nonetheless £162! It doesn't include Legal assistance fees as my breakdown cover does that. Even then it's less than £200. A quote for a 2008 Octavia vRS tdi was something like £250. So turn 52, live in Lincolnshire, never have claim, do a low mileage an you can't go wrong

Me too. I'm afraid. Did the same last winter as well.

My vRS electric windows have packed up again, just like last winter. When it happened two weeks ago I just swapped the two fuses around and they worked again but now, nothing. It always appears to happen in the colder, damp weather. I might disconnect the battery tomorrow and see what happens. Frustrating to say the least.