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Goodbye summer, again. See you next year… now go and do the winter thing already. Cromer beach the other day, and probably today, and tomorrow. Sorry for the jaunty angle think I was slowly sinking, a week of chips and pasties

Picked up my VRS this evening. Coming from a 2018 Octavia VRS the wait has been 100% worth it. Massive difference in quality and I'm over the moon! What a car, is it really a Skoda? Feels like a totally different car. Ordered in April. Diesel 2.0 DSG VRS in Moon White.

Taken along the A713 near Parton last night from the window of a moving Dacia Duster. Just used my phone, a Samsung Galaxy S7 to take the photograph. I was a passenger, before anyone panics.

Speedboat, fishing boat and a yacht.

The boot liner i bought years ago from TPS, not hugely expensive from memory. Now no longer available I'm afraid. Same story with the boot storage bags, got them off a friend who had a vRS Fabia from new then broke it for spares, they'd been in his boot for 13 years and never been used, so thought they'd fit in just fine on mine, and continue not to be used...

Bought these last year. They’re excellent.

Newbie here. Bought this a couple of months ago. Had a few things changed. Tints,fins,gloss black rims,had a custom badge made,de-badged. Still a few things to change but slowly. Love the car and the drive.

I was taken with the colours in this ripening chilli pepper

Makes you realise why there isn't much European footage on dash cam channels.

@AnnoyingPentium Thank you for the reply, how would I use a multi-meter to check the ground connection? And cleaning means, sanding, or?

I agree Minigill! Having spent a bit of time looking over the brochure it works for the S and SE Comfort models where buyer will probably not bother with any extras. I am not impressed though for those of us looking to personalise their choice. I think I am now going to go for my 2nd choice - a Scala SE with quite a few extras. The Scala has the bigger boot I’m after, a £2250 deposit contribution and is an established model. Still have to bear the 6 to 9 month lead time. It will work out a fair bit cheaper for me as well. I wish I hadn’t waited for the Fabia to be honest.

Just be aware dash cams in some countries are illegal - especially Austria & Potugal.

When you get the new windscreen in, stick a dashcam to it.

Likewise.

Yeah its going in on Friday morning for them to have a look. As you can see below all cables look connected. Things are also connected at the cigarette socket end as well

Seconded... If you haven't got stop/start (or battery monitor) then no need to code the new battery

Yup, on the back of the unit in the glove box. I think it's probably the yellow fakra IIRC. I can't see any reason for them to have disturbed the connector below the climate panel 😕 Might be worth contacting the fitter and asking them to check for you?

Nothing to code then. (disclaimer: to the best of my knowledge)

so I ended up with a 4x4 TDI combi. Pretty happy after an alignment and a new set of tyres (which the seller paid for). Consumption similar to the old Octy is also OK, especially since it's now a diesel - though a few km/h seems to make a big difference in those numbers over 110km/h - I'll be doing some testing in the near future. First up, though, is more light as we're moving up north so there's a lot of driving in the darkness to be done.

The vehicle is local. I think I should refund him, along with a blob of superglue on each coin to ensure they don't slide off the bodywork and get lost

Didn't think I'd see it on the drive this year but arrived yesterday:

40 mph max on the right road of more downs than up might get you 5 miles per kWh at mid teens celsius. Stuffed if the return trip needs the use of the same route. http://renault.co.uk/electric-vehicles/zoe/battery.html

XZN by the sound of it, but be aware that these are sized in a confusing way. The 'M' number of the bit doesn't (always/necessarily/ever??) equate to the thread size 'M' number. Borrowing an image from here: TONE 3TS Triple Square (12P) Socket | Kouei Japan Trading Co., Ltd. (koueitrading.com) If you measure corner to corner on the head you can work out what size bit you need:

Black OEM Air filter boxes like some cars have sitting at the back corner of an engine compartment can get very hot inside. Dark Bonnet closed and sitting in traffic with sun beating down, or before or after a Sprint or Run up a 1/4 mile. Many ways to get intake temps, OBD etc, i use the simplest, a £1.99 Digital Fridge Thermometer works. That is good for reading Cold Air Intake temps, engine compartment temps and many other things like, tyres, brake discs or a passengers temp. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/282048-induction-kit http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/469736-forge-induction I have used them in a dipstick tube to check oil temp. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/461244-help-a-new-2011-vrs-owner/page/4

Must add the build date was the 26th of August so just over 6 weeks for build to delivery?

Hi, check this post and you will see what is needed. https://www.drive2.ru/l/532729877405640338/ The Russians are doing a lot with their cars. Use the translator

Temperature or moisture/condensation could be a factor if you do have a poor connection. Have you looked under the bonnet to see if you can eyeball the wire in question, or get a hand/phone camera to it? Just inboard of the battery, and down a bit, near the gearshift mechanism. Grab a multimeter from anyone you know who has one and measure battery voltage first thing, before putting the keys in the ignition.

I think that you may have a sensor fault, mine light up the road the same regardless of the load.

thank you!

so the Octavia went in PX the other week for a Superb. There's only really one reason for the Superb: I got a decent deal on the Octy's trade-in value, and the Superb is higher mileage but relatively new. It's also a diesel. Final numbers from Spritmonitor: 6.08l/100 over 40000kms. Not bad. The Superb's just matched that on the initial runs to Kuopio and back and to the office, so with a bit of luck and slower speeds in the winter, I should see a 5 at the front. Thanks for the support and knowledge, I'll be over on the Superb side for a while now .Bret

Does this help? Or perhaps a spudger.

Not at all.. I think there's enough people like RTech have supplied, fitted and advocated them that they can't be all that bad.. although I am, historically, very anti-cone (not even panel filters get a look in usually, I've only ever had 1 car that has benefitted from one). Ok, hardly scientific.. On a warm day, normal driving, not sat in traffic, then sat idling outside the house for a few minutes, the thermometer thingy indicated 32 degrees and was climbing quite steadily. Can't remember if I posted in my thread about fitting the gold reflective tape.. but I did that.. and then.. On a cooler day, a little A-road traffic, after a very spirited drive and sat outside idling for a few minutes, we had 27.5 degrees and slowly climbing. With nothing to compare it to I don't know whether that's good, bad or ugly.. doesn't seem much noisier with the cone though.. which is ok, my neighbours appreciate it, I'm sure.

Stored exactly like new cars are for weeks or months on Runways of airports. As happened just the same for months but over a winter as Skoda waited for WLTP Certification then export just a few years back and those vehicles are just going out of warranty now. So new cars not yet run in. Rather different from used cars that no longer are new so less protection on them that sit at Dealerships / Compounds / Car supermarkets or Car Hire pounds for weeks, month or even years as some have now during lockdown. At least in the Czech Republic the TSI's will not be sitting with a few litres of pre winter spec E10 95 ron petrol in the tanks maybe just pre winter spec E5. The TDI's might be getting Winter Spec Diesel put in at the factory in expectation of them sitting out in what might be a hard winter. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/green-row-over-scots-council-25072357

Yes, it still works. Its two different systems so they are made to work separate but it is great that they work even better combined together. If you can have blind spot assist - don’t skip it!

i'd imagine the superb is a totally different car to drive than the focus st, should be a lot more comfortable and no engine noise probably seems strange till you get used to it. Good to hear your happy with the dealer, i've just ordered a superb from them and will probably collect but it's a 400 mile or so trip for me 😂 and great yarmouth is a bit awkward to get to as well i could get them to drive the car to stansted airport, as flights from glasgow can be had for under £30 , just not keen on an unknown driving my brand new car for 100 miles or so 😂

Few mine after recent suspension upgrade 😎

Missed the sunset this evening

I would get it scanned to see what it is. It might get worse if you wait and lead onto other issues

PM sent 👍

TPI = Technical Product Information. A bit like an internal dealer memo that warns of defects and recalls. Creaking can come from worn strut top bearings.

Lovely sunset this evening - astonishing to see the sheer range of colours in the space of a few minutes

Exactly why I chose it! When clean it really does look a great colour especially with my wheel colour imho of course!

1932 Restored Convertible Skoda

Awesome project mate. I have been reading this topic from beginning to the present in these last two hours. It's just... amazing. The hundreds or thousands of hours you have put in this car!!! Just a question that could help me. Where did you get the "genuine Skoda accessory boot bags, and a new genuine Skoda boot liner"? Because they look awesome and I could definitely use them so I can free some boot space. Half of it is taken by my tools, but I reckon I'll have enough for some wrenches or screwdrivers in those bags. And the boot liner! Clean.

Looks like a job well done fella.... You shouldn't need to splice into the obd port, an ELM327 Bluetooth adapter (double check that - it's been a while) should connect to the Torque app on your head unit - I'm assuming it has Bluetooth..

rare one, but i think justified... recent works completed on one of our bridges, a full rope accessed vegetation removal, major instream scour protection works carried out (in a special area of conservation... thank god i wasnt involved in that bit) and also a deep ckean and repointing of mortar joints. 150 ish yrs old, its looking brand new other than the handrails...

Makes perfect sense, thanks!

Will this even fit when I do the fmic...

The only place I could find them was on Facebook. They did reply to my message quite fast. Quoted £95 for the brace. Here is a bit more info if you need it. Tel number-- 07973746353 [email protected]. I notice they go underneath the scuttle panel out of sight. So if they don't slightly improve handling, you can't really see it for cosmetic effect either.

So remove the large bit at the bottom (hopefully my trim removal tools will ensure no lost bits) then the window frame piece. Perfect. And thank you 😊