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First drive! Some random pics from around Wellington. Lots still to sort out but I have a usable car now, and a baseline to go forwards. Very happy indeed. Hmm...

I am very excited

Hi all. Considering coming back to the Skoda fold with a Mk4 vRS and I’ve just viewed a red hatch at Skoda Grimsby. i think it’s a great cat but there seems to be limited options on the uk model when I compare to the German or Czech configurator. The standard UK spec is higher I admit and the price is fair in comparison but I’d really like to add leather/Alcantara seats with the silver trim available on the continent. These have the added bonus of extendable thigh cushions and powered/memory operation, good when you have a bad back like I do. Are Skoda likely to add more options soon or do we think that this is the spec set for the foreseeable future? I’d hate to commit now and see things added after I’d ordered. shown here is the red hatch as it would be rude not to post a picture!

If it's grease then ok, I thought it might be sulphate corrosion from battery fumes.

Very true I'm afraid. I enjoyed my car time. Started with Austin 7's stripped and re-bodied (my first cost me £7.50!!! no battery) But the 750 club in those days was home to the likes of Colin Chapman who became Lotus. His correspondence to the magazines covers his development of the first Lotus 6 . He was just like everyone else a petrol head playing at chassis stiffness etc. Great days! i still have a longing to build a Bugatti type 35 on a Triumph GT6 chassis, but it's a dream only these days . I have built a Lotus 7 lookalike since I retired though!! Stay safe mate!

I agree it's a gamble of trading the extra boot space with the risk of getting a puncture in an inaccessible place. I do carry a bottle of sealant gunk and a plug kit as a sort of last resort but would only use - if it was even feasible - as a real last resort. In my case the 1/3 rd extra boot space was the clincher. Plus my neighbour, a traffic police officer, continually advised me not to try changing a wheel by the side of a road. He had seen too many drivers injured and one tragically killed by passing traffic clipping/colliding with stopped cars. At 74 it just isn't worth it.

Dare I ask, why would you remove the rear wiper? You're not going to be able to see a thing when it rains 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi, So if you want to activate all availiable function for your MIB there are few ways ask OD, ask some one or use pathes as i know there are 2 pathes aviliable: 1 Fec Patch or 2 EL Patch In my opinion El patch much easy for user because no need to eddit Feccontainer, and prepatch part of ifs-root aviliable on the link above. To activate all availiable functions you need to get d-link dub e-100 there are some revision of this lan adaptor see picture( more detailed information you can find in word document above) Let's start: make a backup of your original files 1) put a FAT32 SD card in slot1 2) Run Putty 3) use loggin and password from word document for in my case sw was 1440 so login: root and pass: wsa8ytCc (password will not apear just press enter) 4) send follow comand (to paste copied text in putty press right mouse bottom): ls mount -uw net/mmx/fs/sda0/ on -f rcc /usr/apps/modifyE2P r 0 10000 > /net/mmx/fs/sda0/eeprom.txt cp -r /net/rcc/mnt/efs-persist/FEC/FecContainer.fec /net/mmx/fs/sda0/FecContainer.fec cp -r /net/rcc/mnt/efs-persist/SWDL/Variant.txt /net/mmx/fs/sda0/Variant.txt cat /net/rcc/dev/fs0 > /net/mmx/fs/sda0/rcc_fs0 cat /net/mmx/dev/fs0 > /net/mmx/fs/sda0/mmx_fs0 5) Copy all these files to your PC (now it is your Back up in case of.....) 6) Copy from PC to SD card next files 1 and 2 these 2 files ExceptionList.txt and MIB2.5: ifs-root-part2_MHI2_ER_SKG13_P4526 MU1440_EL_patch.rar if your train is different you must use another one see here 7) Put SD card with 2 files back to your MIB2 slot1 8) Send follow commands: mount -uw /net/mmx/fs/sda0/ mount -uw /net/rcc/mnt/efs-persist on -f rcc cp -r /net/mmx/fs/sda0/ExceptionList.txt /net/rcc/mnt/efs-persist/FEC/ExceptionList.txt on -f rcc flashunlock on -f rcc fla**** -v -a 0x00BA0000 -d -f /net/mmx/fs/sda0/ifs-root-part2.ifs (this name must match with name of the file on SD card if you will use original file it must be ifs-root-part2_MHI2_ER_SKG13_P4526 MU1440_EL_patch.ifs) on -f rcc flashlock mount -ur /net/rcc/mnt/efs-persist on -f rcc /usr/apps/mib2_ioc_flash reboot 9) Hope you did everything right and you cans see all FECs now valid in your unit, you just need to activate them in 5F carplay-activate AA-activate and so on Enjoy you get all function availiable for lifetime period.

My replacement car was delivered Monday and has now done all of 70 miles. At a high level it is essentially the same as the car it replaced - a 2.0 tdi 150 Manual hatch SEL but this one has hill start assist that I didn't spec on the last one. I is even the same colour. Differences: As expected Amundsen instead of Columbus, slightly smaller screen but has wifi which I think is new on Amundsen(I never used it on the Columbus) but doesn't have the HDD (which I never used). It doesn't have a CD drive which the last one did (I never used it). It does have two USB ports so I can plug the ipod in and one of the i-phones. Need some time to play to find my way around apple play. It has the side assist warning - not expected It has KESSY which I would rather not have although it does allow me to close the boot from the fob. It doesn't appear to have the adaptive lights which were on the spec list in January but are not even mentioned in the brochure now. It has leather instead of alcantara - from my point of view a step down. It has rear vehicle assist to detect approaching cars when reversing It has front and rear parking sensors - the last one was rear only. It also gives an overhead picture on the infotainment screen. Fancy LED lights and chrome trim on the boot but I don't see them from the driving seat. I don't like the wide white/pale grey rim to the dials, it makes it harder to read the numbers but I will get used to where the common speeds are on the dial. It has adblue and is saying Range is 12,500 so at that rate it will need filling once a year! There is only one umbrella - as expected. Drives just the same as you would expect but needs running in which in current circumstances will take me a year! Will add to this if I find any more differences

Well it failed on Wednesday but fortunately nothing serious just rear brakes needed sorting retest this morning and job done. All I gotta do now is find the money for the the dam insurance can't believe how expensive that is for such an old git like me lol

my current Golf GTi was bought via DTD, my local VW dealer won’t even quote me once I showed their quote, told me to buy from them, so I did. when I bought my Mk3 vRS in 2014 my local dealer matched CarWow, which was the best I could find at the time but I was right at the end of the sales quarter so I think I helped them over the line on a quota

I went for this.

More pics:

OK, that's good; just ruling out a charging system fault (very common one). Whereabouts are you based? Could do with hooking up VCDS to it.

Please check it looks like what you are looking for....

Spot on mate.

Look at the fusible strip on top of the battery for signs of damage, you may have the dreaded but quite common cracked fuse.

I'll just add what most have said. I have just bought a Superb too. went for the hatch versus the estate as I didnt need size, plus I think the hatch looks better. I also looked at Octavia, both hatch and estate, but got sick of looking for the spec I wanted (leather, heated seats) and also wanted 4x4 which meant diesel in the Octavia. I also looked at Seat Ateca's but we'll not get into the SUV argument! I stumbled across a 280 4x4 SEL-Exec quite by accident locally and just knew I had to have it. Its a great car. Boot is big enough. Has everything I need spec wise (OK heated screen would be nice) but the power it has is great, and on the flip side if you drive it economically you should be able to get 35-40mpg out of it!

Your new windscreen should already have a rear view mirror mount attached

Sorry, I don't know,i don't have MIB 2 STD, try to ask here. There are also some Information hope it helps.

Seems like Skoda have resolved the issue by no longer fitting them at all!

First time out in the dark last night and it DOES have adaptive front lights . Weird driving past a line of cars with the headlights on main beam wondering why no-one is flashing you.

So while you're stuck in the wilds of Dartmoor wondering how many miles you'll have to walk and in which direction just to get a mobile signal (like wot I was) I'll be crouched at the side of the road fitting a genuine spare and away in ten minutes! Seriously though, I must be unlucky. In another thread, I think you said you'd had one puncture in ten years. Likewise Graham, who travels more miles off-road than I travel on it. But a couple of years ago, I had three punctures in as many weeks and I would not have wanted to travel without a spare. Looking ahead, it seems I may have no choice as fewer and fewer cars have the option of a spare. Perhaps I just need to drag myself into the 21st Century

The plastic shapes that are part of the official spare wheel kit have "pockets" either side of the wheel. The boot floor that's part of the official spare wheel kit has "hinges" to allow the floor sides to fold up to allow access to these pockets. By opening up these flaps, the suitable depth for the bag holders is restored and harmony is reestablished. Of course this also relies upon you not having a boot full of junk or a boot liner that stops the flaps from being raised. You beat me to it!

Yes mate I remove the rear wiper arm on my old Vauxhall and I use Rain-X and other special chemicals haven't had a need to use a rear wiper for 12 years so I'm going to give it a go on the Octavia plus it will make the car look better I do not think I will run into a problem at this present moment I have got rain x on it and not use the rear wipers since I've bought the car

Here you are

Hi, I have a little problem. Octavia 1.6cr 2014 somewhere the cooling water is draining I have to fill it every 2 weeks. Has anyone had this before? 320,000km of control has been replaced by factory all the water pump too! Thanks!!!

No sorry. Also just found out my AC compressor may be on the blink too.

Nope... There is a thread about it on VCDS forum: https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/22068/

I reached out to Skoda folks. They are aware of the issues and are working on resolving them. Soon there will be an update and all of the issues with Skoda Connect will be resolved. That is what I have been promised from Skoda Europe HQ.

An update for the updates. 😄 I reached out to Skoda directly folks. By directly, I mean DIRECTLY in the Czech Republic. I have listed all of the annoying things about the car including Skoda Connect and so on.. They are well aware of the issues we are experiencing. They promised me they will get to the bottom of everything and will deliver and update soon.

Actually with the whole COVID19 going on, I couldn't actually see and feel the new Octavia so me and my wife looked at the Mk3. We were a bit disappointed. We already have a Skoda Rapid 2017 in the family and it was not miles off that car, just a bit bigger and basically the same. Then a week before I bought mine, they brought the very first Lava Blue mk4. The quality of the materials and the difference is mind boggling. You can go in the showroom and see for yourself. As for road noise they have added one more rubber stripping in the doors (like in the Passat) to make it quieter. All in all I think money wise you cannot get better than this. That's IMHO. My second/third choice would be a Hybrid Toyota Corolla Wagon or my wife's favorite Tuscon.

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The mirror switch should be removable on its own. Whether or not this can be done without taking more of the door card off, I can't remember off hand. It's been a couple of years since I did the wiring loom on mine. You could try prying it out with a plastic trim tool. You should be able to tell once you get the door handle grip off again. And by that point you're just a few screws/bolts and a good pull and it's off anyway and you'll be able to check the plug is in or push the switch out if you need to go further in-depth.

I've given up going shopping, I just get it all delivered

When we go shopping we have 6 bags across the boot floor no room for them move and no need for hooks

I think that this engine is an E211 family along with the 1.2TSI 16V, it seems that there have been a few, maybe 9 members of this forum, that have had a bolt sheared its head, these bolts, 4 of them, secure the high pressure fuel rail to the cylinder head, and it has been reported that Skoda, who's factories build at least all the 1.2TSI 16V versions, found that they need to amend the equipment or process used to torque up these bolts at initial assembly and that your engine, if also built in the same Skoda factory, would have been built within the time period where Skoda expected to see some failures occur, but they never carried out an official recall, just a workshop action plan for when failures occurred, nice eh? Typically it is the bolt nearest the RHS of the rail that fails due to not being tightened up correctly, that allows high pressure fuel to escape from the now loose injector for cylinder one - these bolts secure the high pressure fuel rail to the engine and that is how the injectors are clamped in position and sealed in normal service.. The official fix is a kit of seals, bolts, and it seems a new high pressure fuel rail. Now, if this pans out to be what has happened to your engine, which seems strange that it has taken so long for this to happen, then Skoda should either up in full, or you should offer to get help to make them pay up in full (court action and/or public shaming). If something happened to cause this then please come back and tell us about it. Edit:- this is the Fabia MK3 topic I was referring to

Replace the standard 2025 battery with a 2032. It's slightly thicker but does fit and lasts longer than a 2025.

Mine was removed, repaired and resealed at the dealers under warranty. 2017 L&K.

Old thread now, but the question was asked: what would you replace it with? I just traded my 1.8TSI Elegance in for a Vitara S (1.4 turbo, 4wd, 6-sp auto with multiple modes). I paid £8k to do this, for something 5y younger, lower mileage, more capable and performant in multiple ways, with no known reliability problems. My Yeti had started down the path of oil consumption, had a small patch of the documented paint problem in two door corners, had a small water pump leak and had developed an intermittent rattle under moderate load at 2k revs in the lower gears (undiagnosed, but the timescale correlates with that of the oil consumption rise). It was also of the period that was vulnerable to camchain tensioner failure. I had it nearly 3y, two of which were covered by warranty, it was ok but I would never have bought it had I fully researched the above problems beforehand. I wouldn't have been comfortable selling it privately, but part-exchanging it to a (Skoda) dealer was my solution in the end. The Vitara is better in every way except two: it has a higher waistline so less glass (like every one of the newer designs), and the steering weight isn't quite so good. Very glad I switched, after a lot of reading, a couple of weeks and a few hundred miles. Back in the 80s/90s I had Scirocco, Corrado and a T4 van, they weren't without problems but I loved them. Never felt the same about the Yeti somehow and I'm very glad to see the back of it.

Just seen it’s on the UK configurator!

Saw this decent walk around video earlier, looks fantastic in Grey Estate form too.

After a heavy downpour and some nice beading with the Autoglym wax polish applied by the dealer.

From Madrid,Spain. Regards!

17/10/20... Small update on the Golf, Done a bit of Mileage in the Car over the past Week as I went down to Peterborough from Sheffield last Weekend to visit Family and then from Sheffield to Cleethorpes and back on Monday. Car covered around 500 Miles mostly Motorway and averaged 63MPG which is exceptional. Reason for the trip to Cleethorpes was that I managed to bag a bit of a Bargain off ebay and got a set of 4 x 16" Winter Steels fitted with Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Tyres in 205/55R16 fitment all with 5-6MM of Tread remaining. The Wheels & Tyres were used for 1 x Winter Season on a MK7 Golf but the Seller was changing Cars so the Wheels/Tyres were no longer required. I only paid £170 for the Wheels/Tyres Collected which I was pleased about, I also purchased a set of VW Caddy Centre Caps for just £10 off Facebook Marketplace which are Satin Black and 5x112 so slot over the Wheel Nuts and tidy the appearance. Happy Days! Early start Today and fitted the Winter Wheels, Also gave the Car a bit of a Maintenance Wash including Full Rinse, Pre Wash inc Snowfoam, Wash using 2BM, Autoglym Polar Seal application. Fitted the Genuine Rubber Floor Mats too now that Winter is fast approaching.

Hi all, new here and found this topic. Picked up an Octavia SEL First edition last week and loving it so far. Couple of niggles though, the main one being my phone won't automatically connect via Bluetooth. It's paired up and the phone and car find each other but I have to manually select my phone from the list on the car each time. Once done it works seamlessly for music, calls, etc. Any ideas? It's a Samsung note 10 on Android 10. Skoda chat said there's issues with android 10 and Bluetooth but wouldn't expand on whether that was in general or specifically with these Columbus units. The android auto wireless doesn't connect for me either although I wasn't expecting it to (it is a ticked option in the phone settings menu though). Anybody know what the latest software versions should be too? Skoda UK chat kept ignoring that request when I asked what it should be. Thanks

Swings and roundabouts. Some children play games pretending to drive cars and some adults drive cars and pretend to be children!! Built this for my 9yr old.

That's £1549 cheaper than what Currys are currently selling it for!

Polo and Golf, Fiesta and Focus :( The exception seems to be chocolate, which is definitely becoming smaller!