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I take back everything I have said about Tesla and their charging stations..... They are very convenient

Bled the brakes and Flushed the coolant ahead of going away. Waiting on some sealant to dry. Brake fluid was old. All new stuff through it. Pedals firm and so far no leaks. Old fluid was not great. New stuffs a lot better. Just generic dot 4. Have an eezibleed but just bled it the normal way. Coolant looked perfectly fine but was old. So out it goes. Flushed it with a radiator flushed then 2 runs of deionised water. Refilled with 50/50 mix of coolant and water. That and another new serpentine belt is all I've done to it since. I was at JPCCNI last Sunday in Belfast. In on a reserve. So I got in, but was outside. Had to be up there between 8 and 9. Show didn't start to 11. More or less another dubshed situation where you're there for the whole thing. Weather stayed fairly dry. It was running a bit rough just as I was leaving and I wasn't sure if I should go, but it cleared up after a few miles and I went on. Think I may have fouled the plugs a bit as I was starting it and stopping it moving in and out of the garage. It got a little bit of attention surprisingly. Some pics of it came up online from other people too. They've all got the respective persons watermarks on them. Got them all from Facebook under the mentions for the event. Nice to see people cared about em. Talking to some very nice people at the event too. Opened it up, let people poke around it, etc. Really doesn't bother me having people looking in and around it. And it seemed that was not the general consensus of the event. Probably because I'm roughly a grand into this and some of the cars there could have easily had over 100k spent on them. Kinda glad it's in the state it is because I'm not worried about driving it, but it still seems to turn heads more than you'd expect considering. Retrorides is on this Friday coming. Intentions are to go dublin-holyhead early and take my time over the road. I trust it enough to get me there, mostly. But at the same time I don't want to be stressing it trying to get there on time. Aside from collecting a few more spares this shouldn't need anything more done to it.

If it was from a reputable company go back to them and ask for the correct file... Simples

The sheer complexity of modern diesels is frightening, not to mention dsg gearboxes. I can only imagine what a euro 7 tdi will be like. Toyota hybrids have proved to be mega reliable but the jury is still out on all other makes. A major advantage of full ev is they are simple mechanisms, a major disadvantage is the lack of trained mechanics and equipped workshops if they do need anything.

If I were at that event I would be all over your car! You did absolutely the right thing leaving the wheels as they were, it makes people stop and think "hang on, maybe this is not a restoration and respray, heck look at the paint, its bloomin original!!!!"

10mph faster everywhere 😆

Back with the 'Scalextic car' stuff. Changed name but the same old same old from the member

A pretty basic car then trim and power wise and maybe a good buy. Some of the members with one of these or that have had them can comment. Go on condition, are the tyres matching and with a good enough tread, spare wheel there and tools. (Spare wheels might not have been standard with them.) Maybe a mod moving your post to the Mk2 Fabia section would be an idea. MOT checker. Using reg number. http://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

You are probably correct but using your "old fashioned" analogy with another name, traditional diesels were massively simpler than traditional petrol engines and as time went on the gap became even wider until the 2000's when diesels caught up, they are probably equal now, both far too complicated and potentially unreliable for me to consider anything newer and if my current EU5 engine becomes temperamental then I am going to go real old school and buy a diesel Toyota BJ40 jeep. Modern ignition systems in practical and maintenance terms are light years simpler than a Kettering ignition system although now they have moved to individual cylinder coil packs the pendulum has swung back. My first ever engine was simplicity itself, crankshaft, connecting rod, piston and glowplug, a single cylinder 2 stroke diesel.

Welcome to the forum. What model / trim of Mk2 Fabia is it. What engine size, & petrol / TSI or something else, or diesel and a TDI, 1.2 or 1.6? What gearbox. Manual or DSG? Is there much in the way of servicing history with the car? How do the past MOT,s and the most recent look and any advisories?

You have the Ad Blu system on Euro6 wiesel cars and as well as all the sub system of that, I gather Ad Blu is fed in to the exhaust system to try and bring down the NOX so there is both the install cost of the system plus on going cost of topping it up I gather typical consumption is about 2% of the volume of diesel fuel but can be between 1% and 6% I read. Shame car makers did not adapt to use human urine so one could recycle one's own urine in to the Ad Blu system, bit of a cost saving plus saving the packaging and distribution costs of getting Ad Blu to garages etc. Can see petrol hybrids, with strong battery components replaces diesel in all road transport scenarios, including 44 tonne trucks, so that only ships and trains, that are not already electric, being EV or hybrid by the end of this decade for economic reasons not just law enforcement to achieve climate change objectives.

No more 272, Skoda restored the “lost” power for GPF models for MY21/22

Halleluja OBDEleven device sourced and based on the great information within this thread the setting was changed and traffic reports now back up and running. Thanks again to all the details posted here, GREATLY APPRECIATED.

New exhaust went on yesterday, a custom 2 1/4 inch diameter up from the standard 2” all the way from flexi and removed the second cat. Booking in for a remap in two weeks so hoping for high 140’s on 99ron. Nice and quiet only a tad louder then oem, no drone at all

Based on that, it's most likely the GPS antenna isn't working or connected... A map update won't help. As for android auto, I assume you mean the mobile signal dropped out rather than the connection between the phone and headunit? If you're using Google maps via AA, you can download areas to ensure mapping always works regardless of signal. You may lose traffic information but the directions should still work.

Hi everyone, picked up a nice 67 plate Edition 2.0 TSI DSG yesterday, in Quartz Grey with a great spec including Pano roof, DCC, Heated rear seats, Area view camera, Park Assist, ACC, Heated windscreen, Virtual Pedal, Interior Light Pack, Spare wheel, Memory seats (both) and more. 6 years old but 1 owner from new, full Skoda history and just serviced. Bought privately so I have a nice thick history file including all the invoices and the original bill of sale too 👍🏻 Pleased with it so far, it’s a nice place to be and the engine seems well suited to the car.

I checked it last week, was spot on, but I will check it tomorrow. I check it weekly as its a TSI. Thank you.

I thought the 2nd cat was the PPF Trev? Or am I wrong? Be good to know if it makes a decent difference removing it, might have to do the same 😂

Axle is in! I got some psb axle bushes as I've given up on the oem ones. They've been fine in the monte, easy to install and reasonably priced so in they went It sucked. Fuel tank is in too. Don't know if I posted this but the steering rack is swapped over too. It is festy and all this gunk under the bellows. But, it doesnt seem to be psf. it's like water got in and stayed there. All wiped off fine. Can't recall it leaking in the vrs. I'll run with it for now. Swapped track rods over and the superpro rack bush too. Have this week off work so was hoping to get the engine into its new home. The justy shouldn't need anything else done to it, and I can't really spare any funds for the Monte before going away so may as well work on this.

The brake switch is usually a double pole unit that sends a signal to the ECU using one of them and the brake lights on the other, it sounds like only half the switch is working.

Here is something that you don't get to see very often, a YT presenter admitting that they got something wrong, but either way he manages to debunk the myth that EV's are going to save the world. The first video is where he made the error and the 2nd one is where he fessed up. If only our politicians would do the same when they screw up.

Only foglight and maybe reversing light I think JR, and the fault is probably just to do with the battery having gone flat.

I'd always had 174mph (well, since 2007 anyway) in my head. Wonder where I got that from. I'll try to forget it, but I expect it's too firmly etched now 😇 G

My Scalextric collection had zero electronics, a Hornby model train transformer, hand controls that would go up in smoke if anything shorted the rails, cars with not even a noise suppression capacitor across the carbon brushes, solder braid pick up contacts, the lap counters were mechanical......................................... What has changed, do they now have particulate filters and urine injection systems?

In the top post, click the ellipsis (...) top right, select "Report", and when that screen opens select "thread in wrong forum" add a narrative of "please move my thread to Fabia 2 forum", and OK.

I have flagged it for a mod to move it. 3 dots up on the right have Report, edit etc. Hopefully all is well with the car and it suits your need.

Guys, the "complex bits" is the electronnicy control systems, and a Scalextric car has just as many of those as an ICE engine one does.

Hiya, thanks for replying. It's a 1.2 petrol manual gearbox. this is from the sellers description: 2011 skoda fabia s 12v 1198cc 5 door hatchback 84000 miles with service history mot February 2024.2 former keeper from New remote central locking alarm immobiliser bluetooth phone prep.electric windows air conditioning fantastic fuel economy immaculate inside and outside first to see will buy aux input floormats Next MOT due 04/02/2024, Grey, 2 owners, £2,750 I done an advanced check on vehicle smart and everything looks ok on that. There were photos of the logbooks until 2018 on the advert but these have been removed. Where would I find details on the MOTs, would I just ask to see these when I look at the car tomorrow? this is from the advanced check as well: Variant: S 12V Range: FABIA Series: MK2 FL (TYP 5J) Class: SUPER MINI it's all pretty alien to me which is why I thought this would be a good place for advice.

Just thought I'd post something slightly interesting and potentially connected... I've had no TMC for what seems like a few months in the Swift but last week the messages suddenly reappeared and I did nothing to the head unit. I'm not complaining as they are working and showing in the sat nav but just made me wonder if it was connected in some way to the issues here.

Correct, it's a market thing. we're still getting the 220 here in Australia. We also still get the 280 here, instead of the 272.

You could do it in your more or less empty Enyaq, if there were no major holdups or diversions and all possible chargers were actually available. The reality can become a different story when loaded to any degree and when the random things that affect long journeys occur. I tried to make an Enyaq work for me for 25,000 miles and the infrastructure isn’t there, also 3.5 miles/kWh was a good average on a journey for me. I never got near 4.5, it would need to be a lot of downhill, summer and aircon off and max 65 mph to get that out of mine. ps domhall, I love your videos on YouTube (particularly before I collected my Enyaq and whilst I had it), and you are doing a great job of promoting EVs and the Enyaq in particular. I think regular out and back from a home charger or on preplanned journey it works, but go off the script anywhere and it can start to become difficult.

Grant Shapps MP says the Government will not be having a price guarantee on energy this winter. We will see. He is talking of Tax Cuts. Well tax on Electricity for transportation getting cut for public charging is needed, not just business users getting VAT back. VW need to get on and actually have for sale the VW ID2 and the very low prices they keep spinning.

@wyx087I have just done 60,000 miles in the 3 years and that is with all season or winter tyres fitted and it is pretty much 3.1 miles per kWh that the car has done. They are not EV only cars and i am not doing local miles much at 30 mph so it is at 60 or 70 mph speed limits and pretty much averaging 50-55 mph on journeys. Real world in a different location and in different weathers / temperatures and still under £1,200 spent on public charging and £30 on a 3 pin charger.

So I attempted to fit the spacers last night after work... First barrier was the neighbour blocked the joint driveway with dumpy bags of sand blocks as he's having work done in his back garden! So, I parked across the drive and jacked the car up which was far from ideal. The point of getting the spacers on for this weekend was I am visiting Caffeine and Machine with a friend today and then driving around Wales tomorrow. I wanted to see if the wider track would make it handle any better. I got front and rear on one side on, then turned the car around and attempted to fit the rear on the other side. Except, the locking wheel bolt was edging towards being rounded. The locking wheel key would slip meaning I couldn't get it off. Thinking back, I asked the guys at the alignment place to torque up all bolts... I rang a mechanic mate and drove over there, one side with spacers and one side without! By this point it was 8.30 and starting to get dark. Once I told him the problem he figured a way of putting enough pressure on the wrench so the key wouldnt slip. The legend only got it off! A quick check to make sure the other front could undo and away I went. I had already decided I liked the 20mm on the rear but was unsure of the 15mm on front. The front needs something but 15mm is too much for me. I suspect I may get 5mm spacers and potentially get some hub extenders which I saw on Awesome GTI. There's also the point of increasing the scrub radius, which I'm sure VAG have done alot of research to get to. I knew that increasing rear track would help a little more and it certainly hasn't done the facelift VRS any issues. A few quick photos. With spacers Without spacers Once I got home I fitted the rear 20mm, took the 1 front 15mm off and torqued everything up. Took it to a local self clean and gave it a quick rinse. I also splashed out on genuine Skoda wheelcaps from a local dealer which I fitted... £62.45!!! But the car is looking and feeling good. Time to test it out over a weekend of driving!

Meet up with my Director boss during the week and he has taken the plunge, as he is based at Heathrow ie inside the new ULEZ zone, should not have been surprised at all really, as he is a BMW fan boy, and he has gone for the ubiquitous 530-e, as do many a senior manager not wanting to get too whacked for tax. Got rid of his 2015 Euro 5 diesel which he would have been paying the £12.50 a day ULEZ charge upon. Reminded myself of the spec ie 290-ish hp, 0-62 in less than 6 seconds, 20 to 30 miles on electric. PHEV with a 12 kwh battery since 2020 or so. Like the etch Clio I am picking up today I suppose it is self charging some of the time. I expect many 530e and 545e drivers do not plug it in at every opportunity, just to much faff to save less than a fiver's worth of gas. Whilst it appears that fully electric cars continue to increase their percentage of cars over both PHEVs and pure petrol cars. BMW little X1 is the only BMW EV in the top 20. Sales of petrol only cars still the biggest section but diesels have now fallen behind pure electric...... https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-17-8-in-june-battery-electric-15-1-market-share/#:~:text=In the first half of,21% lower compared to 2019. New car registrations: +17.8% in June, battery electric 15.1% market share Fuel types of new cars In June, the battery-electric car market share surged from 10.7% to 15.1%, overtaking diesel share for the first time. Hybrid-electric cars remained the second-most popular choice among new car buyers, representing 24.3% of the market. However, petrol cars retained the largest share, accounting for 36.3%. In June, the EU petrol car market grew 11%, totalling 379,067 units. However, the market share decreased to 36.3% from 38.5% in June 2022. The growth was primarily driven by solid gains in the four largest EU markets, particularly Germany (+19.8%) and Spain (+11.9%). Over 2 million petrol cars were sold in the EU in the first half of the year, a notable 15.9% increase compared to 2022. In contrast, the EU market for diesel cars continued to decline (-9.4%) last month, despite growth in Germany (+10.3%) and Central European markets, particularly Romania (+22.4%). Diesel cars now represent a market share of 13.4%, down from 17.4% in June last year.

Very bad habit - If you dislike auto idle stop so much why not simply switch it off each time you drive? - keeping the car in gear with the clutch down places a lot of unnecessary wear on the clutch release and can also lead to unfortunate consequent issues, say, if your foot slips off the pedal for any reason.

All models should get XDS - it's a function of the ABS module which requires no additional hardware. At least based on the UK Nov 2017 brochure I have which lists XDS against the base S model. The VAQ is only fitted to higher output engines and VAG believe the TDi vRS at 184p, it isn't sufficiently powerful enough to require one I'm pretty sure even the Golf GTi only got a VAQ as part of the optional performance pack.

There is a new bunch of EV charges at Tothill on the A34 just south of Newbury. Couple of weeks ago did Worcester to Southampton to pickup a LNG powered cruise ship, did that leg using less than half the battery. After cruise did a just over 10 minute DC charge at Tothill and got home with tens of miles still left. An absolute pleasure. More EV charging points than petrol/diesel pumps now at Tothill Services. Octopus van there and I used my free £10 Octopus, well £8 of it, and then went on my way. Better the Tescos vouchers for a few quid of fuel.

I just drove my VW camper to France and back. Filled up as we left and then again at Winchester before we boarded the ferry. it whoed 559 miles of range (in the end it did 380 miles) Had to stop at Penrith for a pee, then on the M6 for lunch, then for diesel at Winchester and then for dinner before we got to Portsmouth. 4 stops. Longest leg we did was 190 miles which took 3 hours 15 minutes. My conclusion was that I could have done all of this just as easily inmy 60 kWh Enyaq. took me 15 minutes to fill up at WInchester but then was at the restaurant for an hour for dinner - they had EV chargers too. Lunch was an hour and again there were chargers. On the return leg we queued 20 minutes for diesel in Birmingham. I hated the drive of the diesel. Averaging 4.5 m/kWh in the Enyaq this week, 16 degrees today

I put a guide on how to do the update a few pages back.

Glad to hear you are all sorted. I have had a telephone conversation with Skoda head office today. They have offered me a free years subscription to all Skoda connect services when my present subscription ends! By way of an apology.

As I was cycling home, over the Polegate by-pass this afternoon, I saw some tell tale LED DRL's and a flash red Polo come off the Cophall roundabout slip road. Mrs Gaz was on her way back from Crowborough (funeral directors and solicitors) - what are the odds of me cycling over it at the exact time Mrs Gaz was driving under it? She beat me home 🙄 Said she didn't see me..... in my dayglo orange hi-viz cycling top, bathed in bright sunshine, cloak of invisibility Gaz

@SandgroperIt has a Chain if a 1.2 TSI. The belt 1.2 TSI is introduced in the Fabia Mk3 from 2014 until those were dropped and they got the 1.0 TSI with a cam belt.

Basically everything requires energy / power so fuel. Heating, cooling, ventilation. Even producing energy requires energy. But the difference can be between Ooo & Ahha, or a Ba,s hair. Open the windows, close the windows, run the heating cooling or AC as you want and if a few litres more difference in a year matter then maybe walk or use a bike.

Yeah won't let me upload the videos, will take some pictures in due course

If it's an Amundsen (needs an SD card for navigation to work) then as it's a 2019 it will be a MIB2 Amundsen (change from MIB1 happened in mid 2015). Does the location shown on the sat nav when you drive? Is an SD card (a genuine Skoda one) plugged in?

My 220 is doing 530Nm at the wheels. I'm running an APR Stage 1 Hi-torque ECU tune, paired with a DSG tune.

Excellent thread so far! Really thinking about doing some of these easy stuff to mine.

It seems the offer is still going. See: https://www.skoda.com.au/own/service-packs where it says: If you purchased a Škoda prior to 1st September 2022, you may be eligible to upgrade to a 7 Year Warranty⁴⁴ by purchasing either a 7 Year Service Pack, 2 Year or 4 Year Top Up Service Pack or 4 Year Used Car Service Pack. Please see terms and conditions for details⁴⁵. Offer ends 31/12/2023. I filled in the form there and for my car, new on May 2021 and having had 2 annual services so far, it offers a 4 service pack for $2100 with the warranty extension thrown in and the offer is valid to 31/12/2023. I might even take it up before then. It works out at $525 per service. My first two cost $385 and $650 and the next 4, according to the website, will cost $533, $996, $533 and $706. so I could save $668 AND get 2 years extra warranty.

I have largely done nothing to/with this car. The Fabia has sooked up any remaining time. In tha meantime, the car, which was already known to 'car spotters' (like myself) due to its rarity, has made it on the interweb courtesy of someone that isn't me! It looks better here, less grim, if you will.