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^^^ If getting only 6 hours offpeak tariff then with a 3 pin AC charge cable you can get near 15 kWh in that time, so maybe 60 miles of range. The normal home tariff might be near 1/2 that of the cost of a kWh at public chargers.

I think a test drive before purchase would be mandatory (maybe you can wrangle an extended test over a couple of days since you are a long-time Skoda owner). It may have the herbs you require but consider that it is a two tonne vehicle and driven enthusiastically will probably wear through the tyres quicker than an RS. Surely some sort of home charging would be possible even if at a nominal 2400 watt. That should be enough to provide most daily local requirements and avoid the hassle/costs of regular public charging. I can't believe that warranties on Skoda are still only 3 years in the UK as they are 7 years here is Aus and have been for a while.

Just got to deal with the Grade I I* listing issue though

Sorry I meant to reply to this earlier.... If your distribution board is full there are alternatives. For instance my supply is split after the meter via a Henly block with one set of tails going to the board and another to a weatherproof mini fuse box to feed my charger. All extra wiring is in the existing meter cupboard. There are ways and means.

Did JLR really spend an extra £50 million in marketing because of the adverse publicity? Was this over and above publicity for free from their New Design of car & the Jaguar Dealerships no longer selling any New cars? (Not to mention the potential issue of them going on fire.)

You say you were locked in ! Have you not got a button on the dash to unlock the doors ?

Remember this story from 2024 https://news.sky.com/story/man-jailed-after-falsely-claiming-electric-car-was-out-of-control-on-motorway-13569458

Our Monte Carlo Edition is finally working pretty much as is should following Skoda replacing the ECU and thoroughly testing the car. The only thing that was still annoying was the throttle response especially pulling away from stationary. After some investigation and checking with my insurer I have fitted an IOPedal pedal box made in Germany. It has a good range of settings and now the response is spot on making the car a joy to drive. It can also improve the security on the car by disabling the throttle so the car can't be driven.

Yep, try screwing on/off any tyre inflator including the Skoda one, you let more air out, even if you have smaller fingers. Have to use a manual pump with the lever type connector .

Version 1800 No warrenty your own risk https://mega.nz/file/Mi0QjBAZ#TqU-7_tkt9Zu4LlE4FVA78FABUH2fYqGyOWx-tpR0pc

I haven't had anyone in the rear complain about sharpness of bumps, to be honest. And I've ridden in the back myself, I can say it seems comfortable. What tires and pressures are you running? PS - there are two types of subframe bushings for the rear. Do you maybe have a list of PR codes for your car? I've sent you a PM!

Maybe overfilled at some point and canister is clogged/fuel in it plus check hoses are secure. It could also be a bad evap purge valve but on a 2025 car ?? Alasdair

Unfortunately I have no firmware for MEN3 units :(

From memory the one for my octavia was around £15 Alasdair

It's an usual practice for the VAG ecosystem.

Great thank you both that's very helpful. I'll look for those brands instead as daft to cheap out and end up doing it again!

it's a DIY look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr8IIU1RkLk be sure to pop the airbag cover from underneath in order to not damage it or the dashboard for reference: https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/6q0959263a-heat-limiting-resistor-skoda-5971.html

Any opinions? Sorry for the bump.

Thanks for the replies. After giving the matter further thought and reading up on it, I now believe that the key, being in a tight pocket of my jeans, un-synchronised itself by the buttons being inadvertently pressed a number of times when the the car was out of range. Then when back inside and and furiously fiddling with the fob pressed against the start button, it re-synchronised as it should and at the same time, I must have unwittingly locked the car, thereby activating the safe lock! For that scenario to be correct, it would mean that an un-synchronised key fob will still unlock the car (?). Any thoughts?

I had a 'puncture' quite a fw years ago that I couldn't find. Turned out to be a small sticker on the bead of the tyre that had a crack in it, leaking air through the middle of the sticker. Sticker removed, no further issues.

treid pretty much everything as far as settings goes. cant even get volume through the phone on it`s own..

Do you still have the broken piece? If so, scrub up the chrome face of each piece with abrasive paper or a file, then use araldite to glue it back together with a steel or aluminium reinforcing plate over the chrome to add strength. Araldite is remarkably strong when left to set properly. It won't look great but you will then have the time wait until you find a correct replacement. Contacting sellers who are breaking Superb Mk 1's will surely come up with one eventually.

Could be the prongs in the expansion tank are dirty hence the alarm. Try giving them a scrape with a screw driver and top up to max and monitor it. If theres still white smoke its most likely HG especially with release of pressure and brown coolant. You could run the car stationary without expansion cap and look for bubbles in tank or oil on top. Alasdair

Fitted an NRF one to my old octavia and had no problems. Have a look if febi do one as well. Avoid any brandless ones on ebay etc. Alasdair

I had similar problem. Very slight corrosion on alloys and tyre leaked at bead seal I checked before reinflating as my compressor was borrowed and it was around 25psi and a few bubbles were spotted. Reckon a flake of paint may have caused it and cleared itself once reinflated to proper pressure at garage. Eventually it started to deflate again so I got the local tyre service to remove and clean rim and reseat tyre. Been good since. Never had a bead seal go on steel but alloys seem to be prone. Alasdair