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Ever such an interesting article in this week's Autocar magazine. One of their journalists took his E-Class, or more accurately... Mercedes-Benz E450D 4Matic AMG Line Premium Plus Estate .....doesn't it just roll off the tongue, from the UK to the northern tip of Denmark, Jutland. I enjoy Autocar Magazine as the articles are a little deeper than AutoExpress. He loved his car and, reading the article, I can understand why. This is what these 6cyl diesel estates were made for - pan Euro mile munching. But I couldn't help asking myself the question about the law of diminishing returns as I finished my read with his question: "Is there a better car for the job?" If money were no object, both the initial purchase, the £190ph labour charges plus complexity and expensive parts, then the answer is as he replied: "I think not. Bravo, Mercedes." But with a list price of £90,770 it dawned on me that this German rocket ship is almost twice as expensive as my newly acquired Superb TSI 265PS 4x4 L&K. I have driven at 130mph on unrestricted German autobahnen and, as the journalist noted about his 155mph stint, the mental load is huge. You scan the dots on the horizon knowing that any middle lane hog who pulls out into Lane 3 is a potential hazard to life and limb. Plus, you can visibly see the needle on the fuel gauge moving to empty. I once found myself allocated a desk next to the Fleet Manager of my employer. She was a dragon from the Kingdom of Fife, but she took a shine to me and would slide the keys of whatever demonstrator she had been gifted for the weekend. A Suburu Impreza STi was one car I was keen to hand back on the Monday, before we destroyed each other (the car and me, not the Fleet Manager). It was then that I learned how there is a point at which fast, is fast enough. I discovered briefly on the A7 southbound that our Superb can dispose of a convoy of traffic without any drama or delay. You're out, past and back in rapidly without any fuss. One test of whether one loves the car is whether we relish the opportunity to embark upon another lengthy journey. And yes, I am. The journey back from Windsor to Scotland is just a couple of days away. Jutland? No, my goodness that Danish peninsular was hideously tedious on our 2014 journey to Urke, Norway. The Scottish Borders? That'll do just nicely thanks. Best wishes. Have a happy Thursday, Arianne. Alnwick, Northumberland. October 2026.

Any new links to 1989, ive tried all on here and none are working please

Think you have a typo amundsen. Same update file if we are talking mib3. Not Garmin... those files are prepped from Here Maps material under contract either in house or not. The old mib2 I did find who was doing their work once. Same Here maps cartography. Proper navigation company unlike Google. With connected services in Europe if cough up its all done for you otherwise you have to get it 100% right like the old mib2 high. No slip, slap handling of the files 🤣.

Hopefully just a blip. Had random problems with my old octavia cluster and removing,cleaning contacts and reseating cured it. Alasdair

I have the Edmundson system and have found it 1005 useless . complained to Skoda and after six visits they took another car out same system. "Oh its a Garmin problem not Skoda so case closed.1 I did tell them I was not happy and they supplied the car so still theres. I was told to leave the map update in the usb slot on one update but not on my 2nd update bit odd.

Hello @pab567, I have a Skoda Columbus RNS 510 stuck in a boot loop (Skoda logo appears, then the unit restarts). My unit details: Part number: 3T0 035 686 N Hardware: H27 Software: 6276 Version: C14 I tried an older Josi firmware, but the update fails with error 010306. Could you please send me the download link for RNS510-6276-Update-VIM+Tm_60_35_5.iso? Thank you very much for your help!

Hi Ords, unfortunately I'm having problems with this. Initially I was unable to copy the folders to the SD card due to 'no disk space'. Which I've managed to sort (including having to delete unneeded Ukraine map data). I deleted the 'Dbinfo.txt' and 'Markets' on the original SD card. And have copied the same from the unzipped portal dload on to the SD card. Now when trying to update in the car SD slot, it's not reading the files. Do I need to copy the contents of the map data folder directly onto the SD card? There are also drop down subfolders within the main folder though, aren't they all required for the update too?

So I went and got an Exide AGM EK720 total cost was €195 + an OBDEleven pro subscription, coding went fine, looks like the battery may have been replaced before as the amperage was wrong was set to 68ah instead of the 70ah fitted, the serial number was set 1111111111, the manufacturer was set to JCB but that's not much of a concern as the manufacturer that was fitted was ERA and is not on the VW OEM list.

It all seems to be working now so thanks

Glad you found and hopefully cured the problem. As for text changing no idea but it happens to me as well?? Alasdair

Folks old fabia 1.9tdi estate bxe had a soild flywheel from factory. From memory it needed a specific clutch with longer softer springs that act as dampers. It may be that it hasn't bed in yet but wonder if the wrong one was fitted with stiffer springs. Check the gearbox mount and dogbone has been tightened as well as drive shafts and also check for wear in mounts and bushes. Alasdair

That's nice and all, but I simply asked you to not repost AI outputs, because it's factually wrong and low-effirt that does more harm than goodm And since AI takes most of its knowledge from the Internet, it will end up in another model and spread the nonsense further. It's different I don't have personal experience, but on paper, the difference will be most noticeable beyond 3000RPM. And I know a lot of Felicia drivers just don't do that. The gearbox would be probably more noticeable during normal driving (going from 3.833 10S to 4.118 14SK adds around 13% of torque to wheels, at the same wheel speed and adds ~500RPM engine speed), especially in the city. Though, to be honest, back in the day, I swapped gearbox in my 50kW Felicia for pre-fl one (136M 10S, around 250RPM less on 5th) and I didn't really notice a difference, but that may be because the 10S gearbox has better spacing between the gears, compared to the newer 14SK type. @D.FYLAKTOS I simply asked you to not copy&paste chatbot outputs, because it's often factually wrong, always low effort and does more harm than good. It's fundamentally different from using the AI yourself. This provides no way to check the original sources (if there are any) and instead ends up cited as a source for another unfortunate person who tries to ask AI for a similar info. So please. Just. Don't. Do. That. If you simply stated YOUR opinion it'd be more useful. I agree, with that it's not worth it. A 40kW in good shape is better than a beaten 50kW.

Finally got to the bottom of the issue with the water ingress. 2 problems, first being the actual sunroof drain hose connector is loose on the spigot, so jubilee clip hopefully solved that and it should`nt now be able to pop off anytime. Second issue is the sleeved worm drive for the sunroof (blue arrow) as there was a lot of water coming out of there too so some automotive sealant applied and will see what happens tomorrow once it`s fully cured. Now for the fun part, putting everything back together.... and why does my text keep going all weird halfway through typing????

If the digital is ok then I reckon ABS/speed sensors are working. It may be a failing speedo in cluster. From memory its a tiny little motor that drives needle or perhaps cluster needs connectors cleaned and refitted. If removing cluster remember to disconnect battery first. Alasdair

Good luck with it. Just got my sons mk1 1.2htp through another MOT Only advisory was tyre worn on one edge. Had to do the front Console bushes etc which wasnt easy to get the bolts out but not bad for a 20 year old car. I love driving it. They are excellent cars with a lot more room inside than others. Alasdair

Good morning guys how's everyone doing, alasdair the info you last shared appears to be rock solid even though, like you, that's wayyy above my area of expertise, and I'm in agreement with you regarding AI , even though it hasn't failed me as yet. At present (ALL) of the recommended part(s) aftermarket for my car has been through AI, so I'm greatful thus far for the guidance, normally this would've been a rather stressful journey to search the web for companies who do stuff for our cars yuh know...anyways back to the main point, I'm very determined to pursue this guidance from you Alasdair1, as I'm not parting ways with my machine, love these little cars very much , from day one. I'm of the opinion that they're person's in Barbados who can sort me out ,it's just a matter of finding them, at the appropriate time I'll share findings as things progress Would be beneficial to the community 👍👍

Gentlemen, to return to the topic, I've not driven a 40kw LX version before, so I don't know how noticeable the difference between it and my 50kw LXi truly is. Would any of you have that experience? In that light would swapping an intake from a 50KW motor provide any benefit? I wonder if I can make smaller changes rather than engine swaps / overhaul, which, as has been noted, is illegal here. To sum up I'm thinking about buying an LX model Felda in a colour I prefer to the flat white my current car is, and part of the consideration is will a 40KW motor be as enjoyable in a light 'city runner' as what I have now?

Swapping is illegal in the majority of cases in GR. Is not my post and only a blind could see it because i write exclusively based in Greek Grammar-Syntax (by the way these are Greek words) ,i do it in purpose and the text isn't. No logical man will ask AI ''should a take the A medicine or the B from internet for cancer?" or ''should i do heart surgery or leave it as is?" but let my give you a characteristic example: a friend of mine want to install Led bulbs in his 40 years old motorcycle and in forums when asked he read posts from ''i don't know-sigh...first time i hear such a joke-do you really have an old motorcycle and you haven't bought a new as i did? don't do it won't work-ha,ha are you serious?" etc or just nobody replied to him, i suggest him to ask the AI just to get an idea because you can not rely 100% on it in crucial matters. He did it, the AI not only suggest to him a simple modification to do in the harness, the specific type of bulbs that needed and pay attention do not buy other design and some other things for the voltage regulator rectifier that no one told him about when he asked. The result? He got rid off the halogen bulb, installed Led, saved many W from the whole electrical system, can see better and the other drivers pay more attention to him at night. All i did what to give a suggestion from what i have found and let me remind you that few years back we had"The other guy" with an attitude: ''do as i told you-What? you ask for further analysis? i know better i am expert your opinion doesn't count-What? you didn't follow my instructions? so i am not talk to you any more-you are now by your own here". What the gained? He argued with bad manners with 99% of the members,caused nothing more than problems in every topic so now that he is away no one is remember him. @keywacat after all this fuss (which i had the prediction that will be continued) what's your decision? You will buy a cheaper 40Kw engine and then pay to make it 50Kw or you will go straight to 50Kw. PS: from my humble experience you need a lot of money lot of money and time in ECU programming-air filter,new air induction-whole exhaust system to get some HP on Felicia.

Using a 185/65 R15 when the rest of the wheels are 195/65 R16 is as much use as a space saver, ie limited speed and distance. No way do I want to do a regular york > Woking trip on a space saver! The car this replaced, a Citygo had a full sized spare as did an earlier Peugeot 3008. Why do car makers assume that we only make short journeys or live within short distances of a decent tyre dealer open 24/7. Madness. And for those interested the last time I had a puncture it was on a Sunday morning heading to the port ahead of a holiday in France. Luckily, I had a full sized spare.

Hi, I have a 2014 Skoda Octavia mk3 VRS 2.0 TDI at 293400km/182310miles Around a month ago I started getting 'check coolant' warnings, and noticed that my coolant level was dropping. There was a clear exhaust smell from the expansion tank, and the exhaust itself would smell sweet. Goggle informed me that this could be an EGR cooler leak. However, since I had little monies to get it looked at, and topping the coolant off seemed to keep the car happy, I ignored the problem. Around 2 days ago, my engine light came on, and a while later I got an overheat warning, and my coolant temp gauge went to the red for the first time, then soon after all the way down. At the same time my oil temperature started rising rapidly I stopped the car and my coolant (which had slowly become more distilled water as I didn't feel like buying coolant just for it to disappear) was boiling. I let the car sit to cool down and drove home. OBD port says there's a fault with the heater matrix, goggle tells me it could be a clog, as my heating doesn't work. (It has also kind of never worked regularly, I've had the car for a year, but I never bothered to look into it). I think around 8 months ago I had the glow plug light turn on, and my car went into limp-mode, but it just disappeared after restarting the engine. Apparently a glow plug issue wouldn't make the car go into limp mode, and when I actually had a glow plug fault it just turned on the check engine light 🫠 Also have a bit of oil consumption, around 1-2l per 1000km. But I read that this isn't unusual and that chances are the engine would need to be rebuilt. Will take it to get looked at, just thought I'd make a post in case anyone had any more insight into this, thanks!

You can see part numbers in the photo post higher up this thread. Only thing it won’t have is the cables. But you may be able to get just the cables from Ali express.

Where I said that? I pointed out quite clearly what's wrong with your post, are you ignoring that on purpose? The point you are trying to make is nowhere to be found in "your" posts. Or are you trying to say that what you posted isn't whatever AI spat out and an actual informed human wrote and fact-checked that? Because it's wrong anyway. Also another point, swapping the engine with a different type is illegal in CZ.

2116 Skoda Fabia 1.2 tsi GLS My analogue Speedometer not showing correctly. When digital speedometer show 30 the analogue show approximately half that speed Any help would be greatly appreciated Smudger

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