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HI yes i found that thank you, they arent taking bookings until 7th Sept though, if i cant get it done by then i'll go through them

Success! I removed the USB Android Auto wifi box, rebooted the Amundsen and my phone, re-connected the box and everything now works as it should. Must have been the hot weather…

EVs are very good at hypermiling. Whilst we tend to see between 3.5 and 5 miles per KWh if one goes in to hypermiling mode and can get close to 10 miles per KWh if one really tries. When Bjorn Nyland does his drive to they die tests he takes with him lithium battery box which has 2.2 KWh and an additional slave battery to feed the main battery / inverter box so he has about 4 KWh. Also sometimes takes a portable solar panel array if it is day time and that can add to the electricity able to go into the EV should one be standed. One can take a jerrycan of fuel but that is a smelly and potentially dangerous option. The EV options are more than the ICE options in my view and these options are improving, as with EVs, at a staggering pace as the performance is rising fast and cost falling equally fast. When I have had a tough choice, only twice in 5 years, once I drove many miles past 0% SOC with no problem and second time just rerouted down the B roads where the route was shorter and economy very much better ie about twice, so got home no problem and topped up on the super cheap home electricity. Far more likely, especially with the current situation with diesel fuel, that diesel drivers will increasingly struggle to get hold of that type of fuel. Electricity is available in over 10M places and can be home stored and generated to put into ones EV.

@titch1 this is what I found much later 🙄

Moved to Octavia MkIII

Hi everyone, I am experiencing a very specific and intermittent issue with my 2014 Škoda Octavia vRS (2.0 TDI, CUPA engine, 135kW, MQB platform). The car currently has 234,000 km on the clock. The problem only occurs while driving. The exact symptoms and sequence on the screen: While driving (the engine is already at operating temperature), the Infotainment screen suddenly shows the message: "Vehicle power consumption is too high". Immediately after, the dashboard displays: "Error: Start-Stop". At the exact same time, the engine idle speed jumps and gets locked around 1100 RPM. Together with this, I can also feel a slight resistance/subtle heaviness in the steering wheel when turning. It is not a major loss of power steering, but a noticeable change in assist. This is not a new symptom; it has always happened alongside the error. Once this happens, the high idle, slight steering resistance, and the error do not go away until I turn the car off. After restarting the engine, everything goes back to normal. This happens completely randomly (intermittently) — the car can run fine for days or weeks in between. What has already been checked and ruled out: Diagnostic Scan: Surprisingly, a diagnostic scan was performed, and there are absolutely no fault codes (DTCs) stored in the ECU or Gateway module regarding this. EGR Cooler: The EGR cooler has been replaced recently. Battery & Start-Stop: Most of the time, the Start-Stop system works completely normally (the car shuts off and restarts at traffic lights), meaning the AGM/EFB battery has good health and capacity. DPF and Injectors: The DPF has been professionally cleaned, the injectors have been tested, and everything is in perfect condition. DPF Regeneration: When the error occurs and I pull over to turn off the engine, the radiator fans are NOT running on high. The car goes quiet immediately, so a cancelled DPF regeneration is definitely ruled out. Because of the specific warning sequence (High consumption → Start-Stop Error) combined with the subtle steering change, it is clear there is a genuine, temporary voltage drop in the system. I strongly suspect either a bad alternator freewheel pulley, an intermittent fault in the alternator voltage regulator, or a loose/oxidized main ground strap. Has anyone experienced this exact issue on the MQB platform, and what was the root cause in your case? Any advice would be greatly appreciated before I take the car back to my mechanic. Thank you for your help!

Or just have to pay a higher tariff and wait longer to charge. One of these things the public have no control over. Weather, Strikes, or wars and fuel price rises or there are shortages. We might all remember various crisis like fuel tanker strikes or wars and rationing.

This has been one of the concerns of many motorists; if this kind of event happened, they could be left stranded or unable to get to work, etc.

They, and other electricity users, are being restricted mainly because the country's power plants are not able to continue producing full electricity they would normally do because the rivers they draw cooling water from are running dry. This is happening in many European countries. France has almost 50 nuclear power stations but the ones that draw from rivers like the Loire just are not able to draw enough water to operate. Whether gas turbine, coal, nuclear they are only about 35% - 45% efficient and hence need vast amounts of colling water to recondense the steam etc. Fortunately in the UK we don't have this problem as I think all or almost all our power stations use sea water as they are positioned on the UK's massive coastline. This will be another factoring in of replacing all these power sources as they become unreliable in hot weather. Romania in big problem as the big nuclear reactor that pulls cooling water of the Danube is having to throttle back big time, it provides 20% of Romania's power. Another problems is these big rivers are becoming unnavigable, Danube and Rhine the big barages are having to carry less cargo or go aground. I think Europe we look at this summer, the fires, the power losses and the massive extra heat related deaths and redouble its effort tto operate in hotter climates in a more resilient way as well as further bear down on reducing their input into the atmosphere of carbon. I was shocked when the UK Grid guys came to my house to oversee my house fuses being derated from 100A to 80A due to global warning when I had my second EV charging box fitted ie UK houses electrical system will not cope with these higher ambient temperatures !!

My columbus on a 2013 Skoda superb is going on and off inconsistently (with a pop) How can i find you in north Yorkshire to get a repair or replacement?

Just wondered if anyone had had an airbag recall letter? I've seen on various Up! forums etc. that some owners have started receiving recall letters for issues with Takata airbags.

Well a large box from Autodoc has arrived this morning which should be most of what I need for the wheelarches. I'm still waiting for the adapters from LLL Parts but they should be here shortly. After that it's fuel filler cap off, clean and treat any rust, and fit the liners. I've also got a new pollen filter to fit and an Auto headlight switch module too. Should keep me quiet for an hour or so...

Hi all just to update on tsi fabia slugish, gone through general things plugs,leads, fuel system all found ok took air filter, new filter fitted then notice air pipe from turbo out not fitted correct,so check parts to and cleaned them, insalled together. then tested along same bit of road, wow what a difference. So heres what happened, Fabia purchased from Copart front pasenger side damaged. Cost 1100 , wing repaired new n/s lower arm, 2 new lower ball joints front New head light, new fog drive light n/s, two track rod ends 1 control arm, new windscreen, and front airbags and seat belt tensioners front, inner wheel arch, new power steering pump. Front shock absorbers, diagnostic calbration on all vehicle. Total cost 1,200 and a labour of love and training for my son. Hence time frame iam disabled using crutch Alas no getting on floor of drive.

Reckon the bearings will be sealed but a spray of penetrating oil wouldnt do any harm if you can get to the bearings. Could be its being used a lot more due to the hot weather. Had a volvo 940 that fan never came on until one really hot day. There was so much dust I thought engine had gone on fire and noise was terrible .Dont think it had been on for years and had seized up due to lack of use. Alasdair

I read that in Hungary there are companies including Shell and Eon making restriction on EV charging because of power grid concerns. Restriction the power of Ultra fast chargers in the evening, and some are increasing the price or disabling chargers for a period of time.

Apologies for the resurrection, but I’m having this issue. However I’ve tried to blow through my N80 valve, but no air passes through, I’ve also run the engine with the pipe to the canister off and can feel it operating, so looks like the valve is good. Either way, the canister needs replacing, because it’s been contaminated, but has anyone DIY’ed it? Any issue with the fuel tank being full-ish when replacing the canister, and any tips for easy removal of the pipe work without snapping anything.

The bulbs are shaped to mimic xenon beam spread. And being in projector globes I think it limits this issue as it controls the reflection more. I’ve had the bulbs in over 6 months and not anyone flash me so I’m taking that as meaning that they are ok! If I get issues or it gets pulled up at MOT then of course I will Change back to xenon

Have you considered the likely issue of excessive headlight glare from reflectors that were not designed for leds? Over the past few years there has been an increasing problem with oncoming drivers being 'blinded' by excess headlight glare - I suspect that a lot of these instances are the result of illegal headlight conversion. In my experience, most of the current offenders are not high-riding SUVs. I hope that the current Government investigation results in tighter scrutiny of all vehicle lighting, particularly high-power headlight conversion beam spreads.

Were there any developments on your misfire Deereman44? I currently have the same issue on my Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.2 TSI Sport. I’m nothing short of taking it for a walnut blasting or trading it in. Cheers!

Yes, we've had some pretty large wildfires, fields, woods and building fires, had some fire engines destroyed and many fire fighters hospitalised, as has many other places across the UK. Almost an annual event these wildfires and so many are the result of people being careless when smoking, with barbecues etc. Hoping we get some rain soon, we need to fill the resivours again solve this national drought.

Some rain due here Monday and today only suppose to hit about 30c after yesterday's 38c. I have never known anything like it in this country as the feel of the temperature here was more like Southern European weather. 1976 was the year Punk started rather than 1977 that many think. Anarchy in the UK was out and we had The Damned and The Ramones starting to knock out their hits. Last year of senior skool for me and already planning my escape to run away to sea to see the world. The Repperbahn, back forth across The Pond, Basrah, Oz and many other places on visiting route. Hope we don't get standpipes as part of water use restriction as that is a pain.

Mine would be the same as 2019 model year so good to know.

Pishing down here. After the glorious 12th which was not so glorious everyplace the weather has broken. So seasonal as pretty much usual. Every summer has not been as fantastic as the summer of 1976. Kiki Dee and Elton John. Don't go breaking my heart. Motorbikes, playing pool while the jukebox played and drinking and just a time when the price of petrol or drink did not matter. And on an apprentices wage plus some freebies from working in a garage.

It is officially @3:years / 30,000 miles in the UK for MK3 Octavia, but tuners like Awesome GTI they recommended 20,000 miles. MK4 Octavia are officially @2 years / 20,000 miles. I remember the thread that got a bit heated on the VAQ diff. I remember all threads I post in. But I think it was deleted because of abuse by a member and it was not me. It was a member that did not like this forum because we bullied him. Because we did not take what he said as being fact, because it was not.

The Sun shining on the righteous. Here one can now smell burning in the air. Stourbridge is only 19 miles away but I gather there are fires in Pershore too which is only 7 miles away. Wind us from the West currently so perhaps the fire that can be smelt is out west somewhere ie farm land or houses out to the west. Some of the grass is turning black as if self combusting.