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Hey all, Based in Kildare area, Ireland. Just put deposit down on, and planning on picking up a 2017 280 4x4 next week. Last 2 cars have been JDM fast wagons, a 1997 Mitsubishi Legnum VR4 for 8 years, then a 2004 Subaru Legacy GT for the last 10 years. You can see my history in holding onto cars and treating them well. Looking forward to the new experience, has the Canton stereo, but 1st impressions is seems lacking in bass, but will wait and see, Sub was set to +7, but just on the radio. Also thinking a Stage 1 tune might be in the future.

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So after a 200 mile trip home I'm very happy with it. The DCC definitely makes a difference. The sat nav took me down some great roads between Edinburgh and the M74 and the interior is lovely at night. Only negatives I would say are that it definitely needs a 7th gear on the motorway and it seems to harm the mpg on long motorway runs. I've not had radar cruise before but i think it cuts in a bit early. Pretty sure I put it in the closest setting but I still found it reacting to cars I didn't think I was near to. But looking forward to driving it more.

That has to be one of the best ever examples of "seeing the bigger picture"

The traffic light is most likely red, amber and the two green lights are left and right arrows. The reason it is at the opening of a no entry street is that is facing the oncoming traffic that can only turn left or right.

20mph zones don't have a good record at reducing accidents: Accidents in 20mph zones rise nearly 150% in three years Plus most ICE vehicles have to run in a lower gear producing higher emissions than running at 30mph in a higher gear - so all round the benefit of 20mph zones is very questionable.

"All 4x4 are good in snow." -rubbish! Even a Defender with the diffs locked is useless on snow unless the tyres get a grip - I know!

All 4x4's / AWD's are not good on snow unless on appropriate tyres and all VW Group AWD's do not come on OEM tyres that are good on snow or even cold roads without snow.

I installed Hive myself and found it pretty straightforward. I already had a (non-smart) wireless thermostat so replacing the receiver and transposing the wiring was easy enough. Installation instructions are freely available eg here: https://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/media/ufhs/manuals/hive-thermostat-installation-guide.pdf

Thanks for your help TMB 👍

If in doubt, consult the manual.....periodic wiping is dependent on the driving speed......hmm.....

Yep, all wheel drive and proper tyres is the best solution.

Nice one, Lee! Not seen any of those before. Only difference is that this one definitely had two green and two red lights. Or at least it looked like that on TV.

Both my Citigos.

I know. It's bonkers. lol

Curious as to why oncoming traffic would need a light where there's a no entry sign. Edit. Bottom one could be for cyclists as there's a cycle lane

Hi Paulski, +1 on the left turning traffic - seems to be a bias to the left side on this system. Agree that lots of people rely over much on 'driver aids' although I do wish that I had specced ACC for mine.

Indeed @Warrior193 Grill needs to be replaced, mine was missing but its only ~£7 from the dealer or use SKODA parts link below. https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-parts/Octavia-3/grill.html When it activates you get a big red symbol in the middle of the Dash on the Maxidot and an audible warning too, mine tends to not like someone close turning left sharply and others have commented on this too. Its not to be relied on you still keep your eyes on the cars in front of you , its designed to ASSIST braking in emergencies.

No worries, worth a try. I am just after the foam as I have everything else. Spare is just strapped in boot at the min.

It is OK on snow or icy roads and untreated roads on the right tyres, otherwise just like all the other AWD's that you see sliding into the kerbs hard when off camber on an icy morning as they become big heavy sledges. Not like some people say that all 4x4's are good in snow. Even those that live in countries that get lots of cold or snow.

To start with i've had the sportline 12 month now and covered 6.500 miles in it i'm very happy with the Karoq sportline it a good all-rounder its good at all things i've asked it to do Good Points Looks great, For a sporty SUV Drive train, 2.0 TSI is very good the DSG is great works very well had no problems at all the 4X4 well it one of the thing that in the back ground helping you out if need Roomy, swallowed 4 people and luggage for a weeks hol in scotland doing the NC500 Comfy, the seats are one of the best i've ever sat in on long trips LED headlight, are about the best i've had on a car to date Pan sunroof, lets so much light into the car with a black interior Virtual cockpit, love it should be standard on all Karoq sportlines Bad Points Econorny, was never going to be good but long runs can get 40MPG but its hard work short runs mid 20 MPG to low 30MPG most of the time Wiper, dreadful squeeling things replace with bosch aerotwin as soon as you get the car The fake exhaust trims, why skoda why??? Power, 190 BHP is good but would of like a little more coming from a octy vRS with 300BHP but can add more Verdict The Karoq sportline is a very good all rounder you get a lot of standard kit and it will do all of what you want it to do as a SUV i'm very pleased with my sportline it's one of the best Skoda i've owned

I suggest not to transform this topic into "2WD vs 4WD", "2WD with winter tyres vs 4WD with summer tyres", "vice versa" etc etc etc. Once again, the original post:

Needs VCP to load 6c3 data over and then coding to activate the pins. Then you also get 5 channel EQ but an LC2i, amp and sub will always be better. I do but it’s staying for now as I would prefer a CANTON sub box as the whole thing would be neater that way so I’m keeping it for a bit.

Decided I needed a replacement for the 330d and again the Octavia came out top. Found this one near by as a ‘we’ll just go test drive it see what we think’ as it was the first Octavia we looked at. Really good price And top spec with under 65k miles 2014 car. Some pics as i bought it..

Bonnet struts, washer fluid funnel/cap and new badge on bonnet.

I've looked at the brake lines and fittings, you will need new copper crush washers for the banjo bolts, but the lines *should* fit, they might be a little tighter than before. I generally get the part number from catcar.info (or other part catalogue website), and paste that into a parts site and it feeds me a list of all the matching parts. Polo GTI calipers & carriers are a great choice, they're a guaranteed bolt on swap (along with the knuckle of course), they're also red painted, so should look neat when they're all done and dusted.

Update time again Well my sportline is 12 months old now and had its first service on friday and i get them to fit my alcantara steering that had on my octy vRS to the sportline need to mod one or two thing switch needed changing and i need a octy 2018 model air bag to fit it but i had got all the thing need to do it. I think it looks good something a little bit different and works with the alcantara armrest cover

Usually, this would be down to a poor earth or corrosion on bulb holders, but since you have retried the filament ones, this seems less likely - unless the new LEDs actually draw more current than the filament bulbs, which would be unusual (possible if they are very bright though). I'd try connecting only one of the LEDs at a time, and retesting by turning on the headlights. It might tell us something. Many LEDs have a diode bridge incorporated, so they can work in either polarity, but others do not and only work one way round. Trying with each LED unit in turn, switch polarity, retest with headlights, and let us know the effect (if any). Lastly, LED units can generate electrical noise, which can upset other electronics - some brands are worse than others. You may be better off returning them for a refund and buying a well-known brand (++£) if possible, from a big, established website-based supplier - eBay is not always a good source for Chinese electronics....

I would disagree with this as it’s a bit like just hitting your car with a power washer. Yes the loose large stuff will come but and road traffic film will need to be manually removed by touching. Not unless you’ve got some serious chemical assistance in your washer bottle. I have the “cheap knock off”’as you put it and I haven’t cleaned it or the car since last Sunday. Here’s the pic after my commute this morning on torrential rain. As you can see it’s really not that bad and a quick wipe with a finger when I was in the boot cleans it up. Well worth the money saved over the OEM system that’s ghastly overpriced to say the least but then that’s how big business works I suppose.

Just renewed my insurance for half the cost of the previous car. I'm smiling now.

Sasha, do you happen to have the spare wheel foam Insert left over from this?

You just need to remove the 3 bolts from the pulley and detach the pulley. Then remove the bolts holding the pump to the engine. I use blue threadlocker on waterpump bolts. Some people say you shouldn't. But then again i've never had one of them back out because of it. Neither did i have problems cracking them loose with threadlocker on them. The lowest bolt hole beneath the pump in the block is prone to catching oil and coolant. Which messes with your torque reading. So if you aren't using threadlocker at least make sure you pay extra attention cleaning and drying that hole in particular before putting a bolt back in and torquing it down.

I have 2 Labradors in the back of my Octavia estate , while its a little bit snug I've never heard them complain.

Yes. It is optional on certain levels of trim. We have one and it's a bloody nuisance, so always folded back!

@SashaGrace would probably have the answers to most of your questions.

No. 007 - on 68k in Northumberland. Completely standard. Drives likes it has just come out of the factory...

Yep MIB toolbox, I just need to get better at graphic design to do something cool with it!

All cars can have them...

Possibly becoming a bit obsolete with our ever increasing march towards contactless and digital ‘everything’. Certainly does come in handy on the odd occasion though.

So the guys who did the M4 video posted a little earlier also posted this one. Looks a hoot

Best thing about lane assist is when it is switched off.

There are several ways to check if it’s Amundsen or Columbus, so here’s just a couple... Select Media > Source. If you have an option of ‘Jukebox’ then it’s Columbus as that’s the music/video storage partition of the internal HDD (the same HDD that also stores the map data). Alternatively remove all SD cards and if you still have mapping in the Navigation mode and can select a destination then, again, you have Columbus.

The 10 years of the winter driving I did in the Alps I occasionally had to drive works vans that had more grip on the front, either just snowies on the front (all season on back) or with snowies all round and needing chains. If you're gentle you can get away with it, but the limit is surpisingly low AND that's in a 90BHP van! Being bored I tried swapping the grip to the rear instead, it meant the tail did't step out, but as you just couldn't steer or get traction (or both) it didn't help - Great fun in a car park! I would never mix tyre types on a vehicle I own. A good laugh is seeing a RWD with just one set of chains and them trying each end (neither really works) - but occasionally I would be behind them and then it's no fun so I'd throw a spare (usually discarded) set of chains on the opposite end so they could having steering and have power, I'd collect the chains from their accomodation and €20, or get €100 if they kept them. Always retighten chains after a few yards unless they're very posh ratchet chains - rubber band type do work but only if tightened.

Narrow chisel hammered at 45 degrees downward on left of head. Should loosen fairly easily.

I would suggest you check with whoever removed component protection to save an expensive mistake...

15 & 20mm spacers fitted. Makes a massive difference and sits perfect. Gave it a clean too and a half arsed wipe down under the bonnet.

Had a spare few hours today.. Order arrived of centre caps and ‘Skoda’ ‘Octavia’ badges. Decided agains fitting the letters as i quite like it clean. Will probably get rid of the VRS badge too when i donthe Skoda badge.

15mm and 20mm spacers arrived. Should make it look alot better as the wheels are proper tucked in the arch since lowering.