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Cheapest Scout on Autotrader
Anddenton replied to silver1011's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Seems to have disappeared from Auto Trader and the garages website. Wonder who bought it??? -
Side indicator bulb type? Octavia 2007 Elegance
Anddenton replied to andreasw's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
The bulb will be for the puddle light -
Side indicator bulb type? Octavia 2007 Elegance
Anddenton replied to andreasw's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Its not a bulb, its a sealed LED unit. -
I'm in New Mills (SK22 postcode) if you're out this way at all.
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Cheapest Scout on Autotrader
Anddenton replied to silver1011's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Yes I think we got our Scouts at a similar time and IIRC we both suspected they were ex Skoda UK cars. I regretted getting rid of my previous Santa Fe at 99k and 4.5 year old so was determined not to make the same mistake with the Scout if it proved to be a reliable motor. My previous experience of Hyundai was good so hopefully the I800 will be a good motor and last at least 10 years. As for the VW offerings by way of an 8/9 seater they are just too much money so would of been nearly double what the Hyundai cost. -
Cheapest Scout on Autotrader
Anddenton replied to silver1011's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
@silver1011 yep, traded it for this😁 It was a good motor for the 10 years and 155k miles I had it but if anyone sees this and wants to know all about the exaggeration (and down right lies) in that add just drop me a pm. Even with the questionable description it's still a decent car for the money, possibly needs turbo looking at and a new rear prop shaft coupling (If the garage hasn't already sorted these) even the original DMF, clutch and DPF seemed sound when sold, not bad for 185k. -
Had a set of 15mm hubcentric spacers on the back of my scout for Many years with no problems whatsoever.
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I believe the radio codes can be acquired quite cheaply on eBay these days.
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I was originally convinced it was rear brakes as it only happened when braking (I.e. pads down to the metal) but when I went to change them they were fine. I then realised I could get the noise to stop by accelerating hard uphill and it would come back after a few stops. I then got 3 kids in the back and asked where they thought the sound came from, kid on left said it came from right, kid on right said it came from left and one in middle said it was between their legs. After a bit of crawling around under the car I eventually found the suspect part, I makes a hell of a noise for a bit of metal rubbing on a bit of tin plate. MoT place noted the noise when doing the road brake test could couldn't tell what it was so still passed the MoT.
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I think I know what this is, sounds exactly the same as what I had on my scout. The rear prop shaft coupling is rubber to absorb vibration with a steel balancing ring around the outer circumference, the rubber perishes and allows the steel weight to move slightly front to back (the balance weight still does it's job as the fracture in the rubber is jagged so the balance ring still turns with the rubber coupling). When breaking hard the steel ring moves forward on the coupling and starts catching on a tin exhaust heat shield causing an alarming racket, if you accelerate hard the ring should slide back and stop making a noise until you next brake hard. I solved this (Read bodged) by putting a couple of steel reinforced tie wraps around the coupling/ring to stop the for/aft movement, worked for me but took a good while to work out what it was. I thought brakes at first but kids in the back said the horrible grinding noise was coming from the centre of the car around the transmission tunnel and I'm willing to put a few quid on this is the same issue.
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Which type of clutch/Flywheel
Anddenton replied to eldrak21's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
If the noise disappears when you dip the clutch then surely it's the DMF? All the rest of the transmission keeps turning so would keep making a noise? -
Scout going - whats worth selling separately
Anddenton replied to Anddenton's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Bugger, I've been a freedom member for years, must have lapsed recently. If I sell anything it generally goes on eBay for simplicity, but as it goes on Friday I will only bother to strip off it what there is actually a market for, otherwise I'll just get rid of it all with the car.