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Hissing is often an indication of low refrigerant quantity.

6 years later I've been doing the exact same thing thought i had the 2 bottom ones out ive been trying to manouver the glovebox out but won't come. Will go look for those other 2 thankyou

Aircon noise behind dashboard then no cold air but clicking on and of ?

I’m wondering if anyone has fitted the sideskirts from an Audi A4 onto their Octavia? They’re not obtrusive, but are noticeable. It’s the sort of thing I’d like to do although also very likely I’ll never do!…. so just wondering if it’s been done by anyone here? Picture of skirt for reference….

Can You visualize the OFF ROAD menu having the PERFORMANCE/SPORT menu activated? I mean can You visualize both of the options OR have You to choose one of them?

@lol-lol You just do not get it do you? . All those that do not stay at street level or one level up in a property. High rise flats in blocks etc. Multi Storey living. Streets of houses, tenement housing where you might never get a vehicle near your property or a lamp post or pavement side charger. These are in towns and cities and some might have a charger or 3, but dozens of residences and both sides of the streets lined with parked cars. Re a Highland 500 mile loop / North Coast 500. With a 200-250 + mile range you only need a TESLAS charge in Fort William or Inverness then 1 or 2 charges on a 50 kW charger maybe costing 70 pence kWh. (Highland Region, but there ere EVolt from 56 pence to Osprey @ 89 pence, PodPoint and others.) No issues there, just find a working one that is available.

Anyone got dealer level access to give me some part numbers? Local dealer not helping and want to try some breakers but Skodas are way less common here in NZ so trying to help me along. Happy to PM you my VIN number - need numbers for under body trays and a couple other bits. Thanks

There are multiple ways to help those without drive ways. I like the roll of street charging and lampposts are one good way as well as standalone street chargers. When my employer owned Source London I was involved in the import of the equipment and it is surprising hyst how expensive these units are. Those of use who have chargers fitted to our houses it is paid for one way or another. Partial grant under the lady Con government softened the financial cost but it still was hundres of pounds to fork out. Wallbox fitment is standard rated for VAT so UK government got a dose of tax from that at the time. My first two properties i lived in did not have drives but third onward did and having EVs is just logical. Yes I do publuc charge and whilst Sunak entirely dodged the full VAT rate on public charging i would like to see public charging VAT rate come down to get more ICE vehicles off the road as part of the carrot rather than just ever higher oil prices due to Middke East wars and gready oil and gas companies. Like previous governments gave remote areas excise cuts of about 10% i would like to see similar for EV charging as I want to do the 500 mile Highland loop as good chargers everywhere in the uk should be a thing.

Just to conclude. I finally got this thing largely finished, enjoyed it for roughly a week and then it stalled at a roundabout, and when eventually started it sounded like a bag of spanners. Timing has jumped. It will run but it pains me doing so. My best mate has expressed an interest in the rescue of the thing, so rebuild could be on the cards hopefully. New thread for new car is here:

Bought it from Radcliffe! Started life supplied by Robert Eardley & Sons and went to someone in Sandbach who owned it for quite some time. I'm keeper number 5, but the last two have spent decent money before parting ways - not sure how to look at that yet. Main thing is that it's tidier than my last one. I was going to put my own plate on, but I might keep the knob reg for a laugh.

Looks like ECS tuning one but with a different sticker like here

The location of the tank and pump depends on exactly which model. On the 280tsi it is behind the front right wheel arch but I think in most other models it is front left wheel arch. Where is your filler cap, as this shows which side? One can get an infection of algae “bug” which clogs the filter gauze etc (there is a gauze filter on the pump inlet) and /or there could be a leak somewhere. For the bug problem, having cleaned it out I would put a small amount of Milton in the fluid from time to time, to prevent it from re-growing

You could just buy this silver estate too, make a matching set https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1RnXgdzneJ/?

@mattbacon Who ever told you the DSG you had was sealed for life? Wet Clutch 6 speed DQ250 DSG,s were never sealed for life. They were @40,000 miles. DQ200 7 Speed Twin Dry Clutch DSG,s had no Service Schedule. They were and are not sealed for life. A 7 speed DQ381 DSG schedule is at 80,000 miles and Skoda / Skoda Dealers say the Oil filter needs changed at the 2nd Service. A total nonsense really. Best you decide if you want to have done sooner and the filter changed at each service.

I think 'blinkered' is the operative word...

You must've gone a long way for that... Its a Deeside registration! Not sure I could drive a Knob registration... 🤣

Tesla sells electricity @ 28 pence in the Northern UK far above the North / Manchester. during the cheapest hours at some hubs but then there are only 8 hubs north of Edinburgh and those can be along way away from where people live and drive. Yes regional tariffs that have lower tariffs for near to where the electricity can and is generated might be simply clever. That is certainly not the Midlands or the South West of England. As far as Scotland many Tens of Millions has been thrown at there being Public Chargers that are now out of service or no longer fit for purpose & now the regions are leaving Charge Place Scotland and some are away from Swarco. But that is another story. The point i made was it is a nonsense to keep on about peoples ability to get CHEAP HOME CHARGING or BUDDY up with someone to use there property to charge. That might well suit some. But it is THE SOCIAL DIVIDE. As is Business / Commercial users.

You have chosen well. Just the wrong colour 🤣

My Mk1 1.2 decided to expire the other week there, and I was left car-less. As many of you will know, this cannot do, nor can owning something made after 2007. Therefore, I've been out and bought this. Things it isn't: newer than my last one, in a colour I'd have liked, and most critically, it isn't functional either. Things it is: better specification, has a longer MOT, didn't cost the earth, and has had a recent cambelt. Oh yeah, and it has knob in the number plate. A belt? I hear you ask, one would presume I'd bought another 1.2 12v, but no, I've taken it one step further. Yaaaaaaarp she's a 1.4 16v, baby! 100 raging ponies... allegedly. Goes like hell when it works at least. Critically, it's a really clean old thing, with 87k on the clock. Dead posh too, with heated seats, heated mirrors, heated washer jets, ice cold air conditioning, alloy wheels, and parking sensors! It's not far off being quite the minter I don't think, bodywork needs minimal attention. Interior needs a couple of trim pieces, etc. that I can take from the red one without affecting its functionality (more on this soon) but it's no more than a couple days' work. As alluded to previously though, I'm having a couple of teething issues with this car. Yes, it was cheap (always important), but I didn't quite expect for it to lose all throttle response on the M6 and it has done a couple of times since then too. It's currently with my mechanic who is struggling to replicate the faults, but I've handed him a printout of the fault codes. It's either an earthing issue, an unknown vacuum leak (checked servo line and it's fine), or an ECU fault. If all else fails, either one of these three godawful possibilities can be sorted fairly cheaply as my mate down in Dumfries & Galloway as quite a few parts for these BBZ engines. I've not got the modification bug for this one like I did for the red one, and I'm okay with that. Primarily I just want to make sure it's as good as it can be without deviating from originality if I can help it. Exciting stuff, I know.

Public charging is a business of course. Tesla can sell electricity for charging at 23p per kwh here in the West Midland and also cheap in the South West of England. Are you asking for more subsidies for Northern Scotland from Edinburgh and or Westminster ?

Obviously far too early to worry about this in our 2025 TDI DSG L&K, but I'm wondering what the current thinking on transmission oil changes is. On our 2012 170 TDI DSG, I think we were initially told the transmission was "sealed for life" but after a while we took to getting a full transmission oil change every 3 years at the main dealer service. Whether that had anything to do with it, the DSG operated flawlessly throughout our ownership and continues to do so for its new owner (I still do business with the repair shop owner who sold it on, so I keep up with how it's going..). So what's the expectation for the MkIV? And for anyone who had a MkIII before their IV, did you change the transmission oil at any specific intervals? best, M.

Very nice 👍🏻 i like it a lot 😊 would you be kind enough to share link to it?

Hi! My car just spat out this errorcode, so I'm guessing that sensor is ready to be switched out. Where is it located? Can someone help me?

Pick it up tomorrow, pics will follow...

@lol-lol So we have those that can Home charge, those that can maybe use others charging locations & the many many millions of drivers that might never ever be able to have either. There is no getting away from facts and real world. Location location and people way they live and where they live.