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Hey everyone, Not been on in a while but I thought an update might be in order. So, after the birth of my son (in March) and self isolating for months I thought, with the addition of prams and all that babies need I would cheer myself up with a new car. After much searching and bartering with a nearby Skoda dealership I settled on a new (used) 17 plate Skoda Octavia vRS DSG estate. It has the Black Pack 2 (although probably called something different now), sat nav and full colour maxi dot display. Its done 38,000 Miles and only traded in as the owner wanted a new Superb. I know the colour (Rallye Green) isn't to everyone's taste but I quite like the colour and it matched what I wanted in my next car perfectly. Collection date, Tuesday (18/08/20). Thoughts?

To get what? Have you forgotten to add a pic?

Its got a fair few more ponies than your Superb! 😂 and LOADS more toys 😜

SEE ABOVE. You were too fast before I edited my post by adding the EVIDENCE.👆

Vettel on top form again.

Thanks for your suggestion, it really helped out. So, I managed to get the old bolt out and saved the existing thread at the same time. Got hold of the right angled drill bit adaptor you mentioned and this provided the access I needed. Got in there with a 4mm drill bit as a pilot hole and tried my screw/bolt extractor. Unfortunately, this did not work, every time I've tried to use screw/bolt extractors, they've always failed. This left me with the option of drilling the bolt out entirely and re-tapping the hole as you mentioned. Got the 7mm drill bit out and went until the right angled drill bit was too hot to touch and then the old bolt just fell apart, gave it a touch up with an 8mm tap to clean the threads and a new bolt fit in there no problem. Got the ARB attached with some new bushes and drop links and now the car feels much better to drive. Photo below of the aftermath of drilling, excuse the weld mark there, tried welding a bolt onto the old one to try and undo it that way, lack of space caused me to miss and give up on that silly idea!

66 plate Octavia 150 SE L DSG owner for a week based in South Wales. First time I’ve had a Skoda and also first auto box. Driven a couple of hundred miles over the week and love it! Still find myself going to press the clutch in when slowing/ stopping but getting better lol. Very impressed with the fuel economy so far especially given I’ve been playing with both sport mode and acceleration (& it’s alleged my right foot can be heavy on an empty dry dual carriageway), but still getting 47mpg - which is virtually the same as I was getting out of my 1.6l diesel Hyundai i30! I’m not one to do many modifications, I’ve put on a rear seat cover (matches the paint colour) to protect them from the dogs and might get similar for the front (I’ve Dryrobe covers in my van which I love so may get the same) but that’s it!

Something car related for a change, classic car dealer in Burley taken late yesterday evening

You need to change the motor for a 7 pin one to make it work. You can run the coding but it won’t remember the position it was last in nor can it be set.

Not a fan of any dealer clean of any description to be honest. As far as fallout is concerned, I went through a full 200g bar of course clay on my wife’s Focus when it was new and with 7 miles on the clock. That was after I carried out a thorough decontamination wash with fallout remover several time’s. I have to assume it was stored somewhere beside a rail yard or the like. Normally I blame the shocking amount of rubbish that comes from brake pads these days. I used Race Glaze 9H when the paint was cleaned and corrected. That was 2yrs ago and the finish is still as good now. hopefully yours is finished properly when you return to pick it up. Sealants and coatings are fantastic, but only as good as the person that applies them. Regardless, If your still not happy, get a refund and have a good detailer coat it for you instead.

My 2014 Superb was in in June for a service, they did the recall on the indicators but not the emission fix, they know I do not want that done, so they can just do the safety recall.

Quick update. The main dealer quoted me over £100 for a new part - couldn't accept that. I believe there are cheaper parts on Ebay for around £40. I went for a bodge. Don't know how long it will last but this is what I did:- 1. Button assembly removed from tailgate by prising away from panel with a screwdriver. 2. Connector unclipped to allow assembly to be completely removed. 3. Button package dis-assembled (not easy, did break a few retaining clips along the way but not enough to cause a problem) 4. Believe the failure was caused by broken plastic around the white hinge (see photo). This causes the button not to spring back properly after being pressed. 5. Microswitch itself tested and found to be fine. 6. Fashioned a new hinge housing using a cable clip (nail bent to force cable clip in position between housing and white hinge). 7. Reassembled and switch springs back properly after being pressed. 8. Tested on car and works fine after about 100 cycles.

I've had the same notification. Tempted to ignore it and pretend I'm driving a BMW!

I’ve put together a review of my Superb Estate over on YouTube. i don’t think that anything I say will be groundbreaking for people who come here, but you might enjoy it (or not 🙄). link is here should you want to take a look

I've just had this safety recall - apparently if a front turn indicator fails the fault may not show up on the instrument panel. This doesn't look too serious. Annotingly I have to take the car back to a Skoda dealer for a software fix. Takes an hour. Anyone had it done?

Tbh I've only test drove the car at the moment so can only comment on around 30 mins of driving. It was a little weird at first, the car doing the gear changes and my left foot doing nothing but after a while I got used to it and enjoyed the drive. Definitely going to feel the benefit when stuck in traffic. It will all depend on what you want from the car, where you drive to and from and how you like to drive. I do long motorway drives but during rush hour it's stop/start drives so I need the car to handle both (preferably without an aching leg!) Definitely think I'd go with a DSG in future, can't believe I've waited so long. Some people have found it a bit too bright or bold but I'm with you @shyVRS245 I like it. The lady owner did look after it very well and it makes me feel better that she simply just wanted a different car instead of trading it in as it was faulty or starting down that path. Thank you, the baby's doing brilliantly and it's good to be back!

My lambswool ended up looking like some drunk bloke had sheared it. 😄

Yes that's why I'm surprised, and the choice of Driving Modes is also very useful, so if it doesn't have that I'd definitely look to buy a higher trim level. I think there have been some other recent threads about the wisdom of buying an SE trim car (but I've just realised that was your thread

Or perhaps it's NOT standard on the SE! The latest price & spec list shows Drive Mode Select as an option for the SE and SE Drive, and only becomes standard from SE L upwards. Older cars may be different I suppose, but forum owners would have to advise you on that. 😞

Hi, My wife and I bought a new Fabia Monte Carlo in 2014 and thought it was a wonderful car it certainly was pretty in black over red. Before buying the Fabia we sat in a new Yeti in the showroom but we thought it would be expensive to run and maintain just for the two of us. In 2016 we were invited to a Skoda VIP event. I took along CarWow printouts of the best two deals which were far better then the Skoda special deal; this saved no end of time as I handed over the details. There was a Black Yeti in the corner of the showroom it being a pre-reg with a huge discount of £3,500; customers were climbing in and out of it as the salesman did the usual thing disappearing into the office leaving us looking at the stunning Yeti. When he returned he said he could beat the CarWow figure by a big margin and said the pre reg Yeti would also come with the paint/upholstery treatment thrown in; we were amazed wondering why this superb Yeti hadn't been snapped up; of course it was ours; we got a fair trade in for our beloved Monte and we paid the balance in cash. Riding in the Monte was like riding a skateboard; we felt every ripple in the road due to the sports suspension and rubber band low profile tyres; this Yeti though is a revelation; we step into it not down into it; it's got a lot of room and is just so comfortable; no more teeth rattling either over potholes. It's the Adblue model Yeti SE L 2.0L diesel. We're amazed that insurance is cheaper for the Yeti than the Fabia and with road tax at only £30 per year coupled with diesel economy we both have huge smiles on our faces. We have it fully serviced every year by DMK Wakefield; it's had all the necessary work done on it like brake fluid change and filters etc; servicing costs don't bankrupt us. We also have gap insurance on it taking it to six years old. We usually trade in at three years old but no way are we parting with our wonderful Yeti which is simply brilliant for a modern clone of every other car now made; the Yeti has street cred really standing out but it's also a good all round performer; the only thing I've ever disliked about our Yeti is the automatic stop/start so for every journey however short I switch it off. Since 1990 this Yeti at four years old is the longest we've ever kept a car and we've no intention of parting with it unless it starts to cost a lot in repairs. So in answer to your question buying any car second hand is always a gamble but if you're unsure do the RAC still do used vehicle checks? A nice Yeti will have you smiling every time you drive it. Good luck. I washed the Yeti this morning and have polished it this afternoon; it scrubs up well and still looks like new with only 24,500 miles on it. It's a keeper. Kind regards, Colin.

You can download an owners manual here if you are interested in how any of the Kodiaq systems work. https://ws.skoda-auto.com/OwnersManualService/Data/en/Kodiaq_NS/05-2020/Manual/Kodiaq/A_SUV_Kodiaq_OwnersManual.pdf?_ga=2.232600155.511528881.1597504605-4ca8e7b3-73ac-4cb6-813a-844cf8e6e5d1

I’m in the middle of correcting the paint on mine, but I’m not fitting a permanent ceramic as mine is used for all the daily running about. It’s easier to repair the odd rub mark from other peoples shopping bags, coats etc if it’s maintained the old fashioned way, ie sealant or wax, now even spray ceramics like turtle wax are fantastic for very little outlay. Permanent coatings are harder to fix as the entire car or even one side may need cut back and reapplied due to the coating changing the paint finish slightly, and making a single panel repair stick out. I’ll add a pic of mine at the minute with no protection at all to give you an idea of what yours should look like when you head back again. This is it inside the garage.

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Of course they even know I painted the brake calipers Skoda Rallye Green. One interesting point which surprised me was when I swapped the wheels over and set the tyre pressures to my choice of 2.5bar allround I didn't need to reset the TPMS as the car was happy with my settings without having to confirm and reset which sometimes happens on our Karoq for example. My average speed has stayed the same for my commute at 43mph BTW regardless of whether running the PS4 or S001.

I guess as long as you stay legal and travel times are within personal tolerance all is good. Do your insurance company know?

Slow times. Friday was substantially quicker. Tyre saving for qually and race I guess?

Nothing wrong with a black Skoda on Audi wheels as my Mk3 has them also. Welcome to Briskoda to you and the hearse.

This is Gerald aka “The Hearse”. I’ve had him a week and he’s gotten new boots (Audi, sorry) and a cut and polish. Tint to come. Second Skoda I’ve owned after an Octavia RS wagon. I’m enjoying the larger car after a Clio RS, which was a cracking fun car.

It’s a daily road car.

I have zero trust in the Gloucestershire / Bristol Skoda dealers so if i get the notice it will be ignored.

They've gone from bugger all to slightly more bugger all? 32K against 2M without a battery (2019) is probably dealers shifting what they had left, that isn't totally a planet killer?

In case this helps anyone else: I did this a few weeks back and spent ages buggering around trying to get the JPT fitted connectors on a couple of looms I was adding to latch into the fusebox. In the end I had to give up and rely on the secondary lock (the purple strip) to hold them in place. It'll be absolutely fine, but frustrating and a job not done 'properly'. Well today I got hold of a similar fusebox from a scrapped car and very quickly realised that JPT will never latch. MCP 2.8 connectors are needed instead! Photo attached - JPT (TE Connectivity AMP Junior Power Timer) crimp terminal at the bottom - I've used these in previous generation fuseboxes (Octavia MK2 etc) and received several ready made looms for current MQB models, to fit to my Octavia MK3, with them attached - so naturally thought they should fit! Whereas top connector, crimped to a cable, is the MCP 2.8 (TE Connectivity AMP Multiple Contact Point) connector that is actually required in fusebox Octavia 3 and other MQB models for minifuse connection. Note different latch position.

Could be many issues. Bad timing (distributor), low fuel pressure, bad coil, bad spark plugs. Show us a video of stuttering / misfiring.

I had this issue with my VRS when I went to CZ last year and it was 38C driving around Prague. The car will start injecting additional fuel into the mixture due to evaporation; you will also find that stop/start maybe disabled during this period too. Its perfectly normal - the car is doing what is meant to do.

I've noticed this too. Seemed to raise the revs from about 27 degrees and up.

Yes I too have had the letter. Don't really want to take mine in as it has not had the emissions software fix done and I don't want the potential hassle it may bring.

Skoda Camberley checked the car today and Bluetooth is up to date and working correctly. Every other phone we have tried works just fine on the car (we've tested iPhone 6s & 7, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S20). So I called Apple and to cut a very long story short (with very long wait times and the representatives following a script) it seems that Apple have changed the Bluetooth hardware and subsequent software in the latest generation of phones and blame the car manufacturer for 'not keeping up'. So beware. iPhone 11 and SE 2nd gen Bluetooth won't work with your Superb Mk3.

Spent the day trying to beat the heat and straightened the sagging right side skirt, which will never be perfect as the jack point is caved in but it’s much better now and cut the mudflaps to put back on with them. Should cut down on the spray up the sides. When it cools down again it needs a wash, but for now I’m much happier.

Not sure how many airbags your car has, but early delvage into wiring diagrams suggests that side airbag crash sensors are probably with the airbag itself, as there are no intermediate wiring connections between airbag control unit and sensor. To my mind that means the sensors can't be in the doors, as that usually would entail a plg/skt connection at the a-pillar.

Town and city centres are dying, stores are closing and footfall is declining, soon they will become ghost towns unless Council's take action to entice people back. Demonising diesels and other forms of personal transport will simply accelerate the decline. Already the busiest sectors are out of town shopping with free parking, now with cinemas, restaurants and other entertainments. Powers that be don't seem to get it that people will not be lectured to and meekly obey their "betters" in a nanny state.

Exactly, you are looking for the best balance between price and condition. Don't overstretch yourselves but if it's within your budget don't be too worried about paying a bit over book to get a Yeti in good condition with a known service history. How frequently have the current owners had it serviced?

I am fully aware that any used car is a a bit of a gamble but we are trying to do as much as we can to mitigate the chances of ending up having to throw a lot of money at. I think we hit a sweet spot with our last car as it was 6 years old in very good condition. Ideally we would like to hit some kind of sweet spot with our next purchase but with the current uncertainty in the world (and our current property) we are pretty nervous about over stretching ourselves. We were originally looking for an Octavia but after a 15 minute test drive my wife is now firmly set on a Yeti

More important is what Dealers / Trader / Private sales are asking in Autotrader and other sites and are those cars selling at the 'Wish & Dream asking prices' or are they sitting unsold. 'What Car' & Parkers are on the side of the Motor Trade / SMMT, and not really in the buyers side of the road IMO. Sometimes ridiculous prices compiled by whatever means. Yeti are in demand though, especially good ones. Check the Full Service History, look & Invoices / receipts & look for rust / paint work / repairs. Zinc Inclusion. Doors front / rear / bottoms.

You are probably better off with the older CR diesel engine than a more "modern" engine encumbered with expensive and complex emissions equipment. The older CR engines are renowned for their longevity and reliability. And be happy you don't have a sunroof!

In these difficult and uncertain times I would advise against entering into any financial agreement that is not absolutely necessary. A newer model would probably last you longer, but you would pay more for it. The one that you are considering sounds like a reasonable proposition.

Try pressing the brake pedal a bit harder and see what happens - mine does the same and couldn't figure it out for ages! Guess it stays at slightly higher revs if you anticipate moving away more quickly. Cheers, Nick

twas 34 degC, what do you think😂😂😂 But yeah, thats A/C running has caused that, if it ticks over at 1,200 you've accidentally knocked the DSG into sport

Are your maps read directly from an SD card? Yes = Amunsen, no =Columbus What year is your Octavia 3? 2014 or earlier = MIB1 2015 = MIB1 until May build, MIB2 after 2016 = MIB2