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The hinges on the drivers door are starting to wear a bit, door drops about 2mm when opening, has anyone replaced them and how problematic was it ? Any assistance welcomed 5J0 833 412 B Lower 5J0 833 402 C Upper

Ah yes. Good call. Will do that now.

As some of you will have realised, I have been a little disappointed by my 'upgrade' from a Mk3 to Mk4 Superb. In many ways, the older car was just easier to live with. But this week was a revelation. Due to roadworks on the A1M with a 45-60 minute delay, the sat-nav automatically re-routed me to the B6278 across the County Durham moorland. Now, that's really not an obvious route, but it proved to be only a few minutes longer than the original A1M journey would have been without the delays. So, a bonus point to the car for intelligent dynamic re-routeing. And the alternative road across the moors? I can highly recommend it for an entertaining drive. Here's a typical section (courtesy of google): The Superb handled it - superbly! I drove briskly within the speed limits and was rewarded with a fast journey along a great road. For a big heavy car, the Superb took the corners smoothly and swiftly with no twitchy moments at all. When pressed into overtaking the only two other cars I saw along the whole route, it was a completely trouble-free experience. Let's award a handful of extra points to the car for an exhilarating and safe drive. I have always held up the Superb as a sublime long-distance motorway cruiser. Now I can add that it is also a fun cross-country sports car. It's only in dense traffic in town, and especially slow speed manoeuvring, that it's not quite perfect. That's a compromise that I am starting to come to terms with.

Put a couple of cable ties round the clip and hose. Should hold it in place forever. Alasdair

Cant remember if I had to remove my sons door card when I replaced his. Pretty sure I had to to get to the bolts holding mirror etc. From memory the triangle plastic interior bit clips into place. Alasdair

No probs. They are compatible to the MIB3 which is what you have yep. Earlier models had MIB2/2.5 which ran on different software.

Ooooh forgot you had oil filler. Washer fluid, coolant, then petrol cap I think is the last one. I also got magnetic plugs - 1 for sump, 1 for haldex and 2 for diff/front transfer box. They’ll go in as and when done though.

Thanks travs. I assume the files are compatible with my particular hardware? Or are they all the same?

I've already posted this on the 'About To Buy a Skoda?' section, but thought I would ask on the 'Scala' forum. I'm thinking of buying a new Scala Monte Carlo and have been looking at the list of options, I would appreciate members views on what are deemed 'Essential' options and what are not worth having. These are the options I'm considering; Skoda Sound System which comes with space saver spare wheel. Headlamp Washers. Variable Boot Floor. Assisted Drive package, The package integrates driver-assistance systems to enhance driving comfort. Predictive adaptive cruise control and adaptive lane assist keep the vehicle in lane and maintains speed and distance from the vehicle ahead. Convenience plus package with park assist, This pack adds park assist to the convenience plus package. Park assist is an automated system for pulling into and out of parking space - the system detects a suitable space for both parrallel and bay parking and assists with the manoeuvre, the Plus package also brings electrically operated boot with a virtual pedal to allow you to open and close the boot lid with ease. I would also like Underseat Storage Bins but cannot find them mentioned on Skoda site, but I'm sure I've seen them mentioned somewhere? Please comment with your thoughts on the above options and any others you may deem worthy of having. Thanks. Regards Walone.

@iannwright did you do any upgrades in the meantime? Or just got used to the ride?

To give credit, this is the original instagram post that drew me to it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfFyywNtp4m/?cplk=MWwxMWh1cWJsNGxydw== When looking at it it’s the hard plastic joiners that have cracked rather than the rubber pipe. All three had gone and almost right through. So ran the self amalgamating tape right along the section. The clips don’t quite do up but I don’t want to force them as I’ll probably replace the pipe at some point in the future. For now, the noise has gone and it seems to be sealed. Thanks @imart143 for the tips.

It's manual. An adjuster on each side. Any idea how you go about checking the cables? Guessing need to remove the door card

How much of a rush are you in? I’m probably going to remove my full rear wiper assembly soon

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/adhesives-sealants-tapes/tapes/self-amalgamating-tapes/

Thank you for the comprehensive suggestions. I already have PIR lights over the drive but they trigger much too late to do any good. I've coated the glass on her car with Rain X, although I've never seen much improvement with it before. I'll consider the LED bulbs. I noticed earlier there are two reversing lights, I'll check later to see if they both work

Some arrived from Amazon this morning and the job this afternoon is to fit it! Thanks for the tips.

I use self vulcanisated tape to fix it. Better than new. https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/adhesives-sealants-tapes/tapes/self-amalgamating-tapes/

Damn :-( What did the bloody idiot say ?

I wonder if fitting a steering wheel cover would help make it less sensitive.

All In been available to buy on daughter's Kamiq since I first looked a good couple of weeks ago - car turns 3 on 3rd Nov. Apparently it should show up 30 days before. Bought it today, and everything in the plan, including the service element, is dated from 3rd Nov. Agree it's daft - surely many owners will get the MOT and 3rd service done elsewhere and then be lost to the franchise network for ever? That said, if nearly two months lead-time for servicing, as it is at our dealer, is common, then I don't suppose the dealers are bothered. As best I can gather from the Tiguan forum, some posters talk about getting the 3rd service done on All In, but one of them definitely had it done a week late, which obviously would work but I wouldn't want to risk any VW Group brand getting iffy about warranty. And you'd have to sort the MOT out separately - or just not use the car for a few days. Another Tiguan forum poster says that his service and MOT was done on time under All In, but it was back when there had to be an inspection - and that's exactly what happened when we had our Tiguan, just before it turned 6. I couldn't take the plan as the car was covered by extended warranty. Dealer serviced it 31st Aug, the plan started 1st Sep. Car was 6 on 2nd Sept. Yet they managed to charge the the service and MOT to All In. Our Skoda dealer insisted this was impossible, and also that All In could never be used on day it was taken out under any circumstances - they said it has to be 48hrs prior.

A few from me taken today on my cameraphone

Hello @pab567 Can you send the MEN2_EU_SKGPx_P0080L_8755 thanks so much. I have 8742

I live in Somerset, but come from Fife, and can vouch for the ease of travelling up there in my 2018 Superb SE Executive. I had it for 4 1/2 years and it never let me down. We parted company last month and so last weekend I rented a car from Enterprise for a trip to Stirling in Scotland. I had a Mercedes GLC which although nice wasn't a patch on my Superb. Getting a new Superb diesel next month, and can't wait. (But I'll have to)

2019 Octavia vRS Petrol Car starts in Normal mode. Press the vRS button to change the "mode" and you cycle through Sport, Custom, Eco and back to Normal. Press vRS button and it opens the mode menu. So if I want to move to Sport mode, I have to press vRS twice. Can I use OBDeleven to set it so I press vRS button once and it goes in to Sport Mode and THEN subsequent presses scroll through the options?

Looks smart that 👌🏼 you just need some other bits to compliment it now 😎im in process of putting some more racing line bits too...so far oil filter housing and dipstick. Next one might be screenwash cap and coolant cap