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I have a Skoda Superb 2015 L&K and had desire to install a new sport 3 spoke steering wheel from new Skoda Parts: 1. Steering wheel from Skoda Octavia A8, bought used, like new ~93 EUR 2. Airbag from Skoda Octavia A8, like new ~185 EUR 3. Steering Wheel Plaque / Badge (5E3419685G041 — black, 5E3419685FDPJ — SportLine) cars-equipment For 2 spoke wheel it's different 4. Lin adapter I know two solutions one is from cars-equipment 200 EUR and another one that I bought with ability to code some buttons like TravelAssist, now twice cheaper then first one Removal is very simple, turn wheel to 90 degree and unplug with short screwdriver; and then from another side. Disconnect battery. Need spline New one with Lin adapter Final result All buttons work except TravelAssist(top right), because 2015 Superb doesn't have it. But I switched it to Phone by changing coding. More photos:

Fair run back from SW Scotland to NE England, mostly cruising at the legal A road limits - some spells a bit lower following traffic and for villages/ City bypasses but also some short full throttle overtaking bursts. Screen shot after two and a bit hours in : confirming the potential full tank range of over 1000 miles :2litre diesel, 150 DSRA evo motor.

35mn is already quite long. And with new water pump technology, TDI heats up quite quickly. My TDI190 is already 6 years old, no particular issue about mpg or regen though I only have a 15-20mn commute drive. The only thing is to full throttle sometimes (when engine has reached its normal operating temp) to avoid EGR issue clogged with soot.

It’s all the extra A’s in Jaaaaaaag that add the width. @J.R. EV stuff is all over the place, but most chargers need 32A and some communication cables and CT clamps. https://www.toolstation.com/doncaster-cables-ev-ultra-ev-charger-cable/p44108 This stuff has 5 power cables (3xL+N+E) and a cat5 cable and comes in armoured too. That one is 10mm but for shorter runs it comes in 6mm and longer runs in 16mm. They also do a single phase one. For the small cost I would run the correct size of the 3PH to wherever you might want an EV charger and from a rotary isolator at the DP end into an empty box at the other. The right size would then allow you to connect 1 or 3 Ph @32A, use 2 pairs for 100Mbit eth and connect 2CT clamps to monitor grid and solar. If you can stick a stand alone cat6 length in there too that way all comms and up to 4 CT could be covered. Obviously you need to comply with all local electrical regs etc, but if I was doing work and wanted to be ready that’s what I’d get put in. Once in, don’t forget you can still run a suitable short run from the junction to the charger if it turns out to be on the wrong side, but a 5M type 2 cable will solve most issues.

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Nice figures. I do miss the days of 68-70mpg fuel consumption in my old 2.0CR170 Superb Elegance estate. I'm lucky now if I get 36-38mpg on a run & 26mpg around town. That said, I don't do high mileages any more so the mpg numbers aren't really an issue for me these days. I've only filled once this year since Christmas because we tend to use my wife's EV for most of the local trips. Mine only get used when we go a a trip longer than the EV can manage or, I do a dump run or, I need to remind myself how quick the 280 is 🤫

Impossible, "Tuning" here means a Kevmobile with a sunstrip and every other kind of stick on accessory, it 100% does not mean engine, suspension or brake system work to increase performance and roadholding, "tuned up/modified" is préparation (verb) or préparé. People with remapped vehicles have put them into the main dealers for a service or even recall and warranty work only to find they have reinstated the manufacturers map and are charging them €350 for the priveledge or they wont get their car back

so the car I've test driven is now veto'd by the wife. Fair enough, no-one seems to be wise as to potential cost, and though there's a warranty for 2 years on it, the costs could exceed the 12k limit they place. So that's a no. Another one found closer to home, but it's pre-FL, and with slightly fewer toys (but nothing meaningful is missing); it's lower mileage but hasn't had the cambelt done yet. <sigh>. Will be going to take a look at that next week, as they're not open over the weekend and it's at - to put it politely - the arse end of nowhere (i.e. far away from everything else), It's a 2 hour drive from here, and we're 400km north of Helsinki....weird driving here again after the style difference between BeNeLux and Germany over teh last couple of days. Failed to start my own car this morning in the shopping centre, though - i forgot to put my foot on the clutch, just on the brake... been driving too many automatics recently...

Where do you get that idea from, you can use all the existing circuits and a standard fuseboard the only additional component is a 3phase residual current device, the individual phases being protected with their own standard single phase RCD's and circuit breakers, you only run 3 phase wiring to the new circuits like the heat pump and EV charger, everything else remains the same. A standard 2 or 3 row fuseboard can be configured for single or 3 phase, granted our fuseboards (tableau électrique) tend to be much bigger than yours as we have far more circuit protection and all circuit isolation is double pole. I could request a 12 or 15KVA 3 phase supply and ERDF would come and replace the 2 wire overhead cable witha 4 wire one, the Linky meter with a 3 phase one and the 650ma single phase main circuit breaker with a 3 phase one, it would cost me €140 and be done within a month.

Future vehicle not next vehicle, that said I intended keeping the Yeti forever or until I moved on to an old EV but the Roomster is looking more and more suited to my next few years after the main groundworks are done as I currently need the 4x4 and ability to tow several tons of aggregate from the quarry and to dispose of soil and rubble using the tipping trailer. But for living in France I would be converting a Roomster to EV power right away, but here even changing a steering wheel is pretty much impossible hence why a Frenchman of my age has an orgasm when they see a MK1 Escort with bubble arches and Carlos Fandango wheels!

The car bought for members of the family to learn to drive in has now clocked up fifty thousand miles! I bought it pre-registered in January 2019, in the 'pre-crazy car price' era for £7500 and in fact it was worth more than its purchase price for at least the first 3 years of its life!! I swopped all 4 tyres for Michelin Cross Climate all-seasons 20k miles ago. Beyond annual servicing, it needed new front discs and pads and the rear drum brakes have never worked satisfactorily, despite repeated attention by 2 different main dealers. Whilst under manufacturer warranty it needed a new electric power steering motor and replacement rear shock absorbers. None of the SEAT main dealers we used were especially helpful, or offered exceptional service, so it now goes to an independent VAG specialist for annual servicing - https://autohausdolby.co.uk/services-volkswagen-passenger-cars/ Despite 'only' 59 BHP it's great fun to drive and has averaged more than 50 mpg (at a fuel cost of 12.5p/mile) thus far👍 Total fuel cost has been £6268.68😳 Despite CO2 emmisions of 96 g/km the government's ill-considered VED policy means I pay the same for annual road Tax as a similarly aged Range Rover😠 I now primarily use it to carry bike(s), which had less effect on MPG than anticipated (September 2023 onwards). I'm hoping for a similarly uneventful next 50k miles, although I guess that might be wishful thinking🤞 In my view it is a sad reflection of the car industry (? possibly driven by government policy) that such inexpensive cars are no longer readily available at reasonable cost.

A couple from last night..........

Obviously any Main Dealership in Scotland will tell you before the car is 3 years old that the brake disks are 80% worn. (They could be with the PHEV in Scotland from lack of use other than having to clear off the rust each time you drive the car.) They might now say the brake fluid is due replacing at 2 year, some might still say at 3 years first and some might tell you nothing. They will say that the AC needs serviced at 2 years old. They will try other Upselling, Offering a Fuel Additive, even if you have a Skoda Enyaq... They might know nothing about the DSG. PS Before the Warranty is out if you service before the MOT they will point out the dampers are leaking / misting but not a warranty claim. Several years later they will still pass a MOT.

for avoidance of doubt:

I think the 190 comes with the 7 speed DSG which can, anecdotally, be problematic. Yes, they do need to be serviced. It’s a chain driven cam set. I don’t have experience of the 190 version of the EA888 engine, but they all suffer from leaking water pumps which is an expensive repair. I rarely get above 24mpg on my very short commute; Eco mode definitely helps. Best I’ve managed on a decent 180 Mile run is 39 mpg, which included the odd spirited sprint and keeping cruise set at 75mph. Its the best car I’ve owned.

As I understand it: A "tethered" charger has the cable connected to the base unit permanently. An "untethered" charger the charging cable can be detached from the base unit. NB In both cases the "charger" is actually in the car with the base unit containing mainly protction devices & relays AFAIK there's no reason (other than regulation) why any competent person couldn't install a Base Unit themselves providing the cable run from the distribution box is correctly rated for the continuous current draw ( I believe that 6MM SWA is more than suitable) and the correct protection device (see link) fitted at the distribution box. You may also want to run in a Cat5 or Cat 6 Data cable at the same time especially if the Base Unit is not WiFi enabled. Regarding communications , most Base Units have some form of Smart Reporting/Control often CLoud Based although some may only need to communicate with a local hub(bit like a Hive unit for your heating)

It turned into a lovely evening last night, despite the earlier ☔️

Solved!!! The issue was the boot switch. sometimes stuck sometimes working. I removed the boot switch assembly, lifted a little bit the plastic cover of the switch assembly to relief extra tension that it has on the switch and was preventing correct operation. This is temporary fix though cuz I didn’t have extra time to figure out how to open the switch assembly completely to fix it. The switch now working every time w/o any problem. cheers!!!

If you drive like Miss Daisy then you won't have any trouble, but if you ever descend a very steep hill or drive the car hard then you will experience brake fade due to steam bubbles forming in the calipers as the fluid temperature exceeds 100 °C Brake fluid needs changing occasionally.

some (mainly older) houses only have an 80Amp main fuse on the inbound

All Scala models (including the most powerful models with the biggest front brake discs) can be fitted with 195/65R15 tyres and 6Jx15 ET35 5/100 57.1 rims. This is one of the Skoda approved winter wheel sizes...the other being 195/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 rim. The below link shows Skoda alloy rims for the Scala (from the Skoda accessory catalogue). You should be able to order any of them from a UK VAG parts department using the OEM part number. For example, on the "skoda eshop cz" website, the below silver Nanuq 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 alloy rim has an OEM part number 654071496B 8Z8 and is listed at 3399CZK (about £115 each). 16" alloy rims for Scala (6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 and 6Jx16 ET38 5/100 57.1) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kola/c/alloyWheels?sort=priceAsc&q=%3AscoreDesc%3AcarType%3AScala%2B%282019%2B%29%3ArimDiameter%3A16%22# I doubt 205/55R16 fitted to the 6Jx16 ET35 rim is approved by Skoda, as I suspect that rim specification is reserved for the 195/60R16 winter tyre size. However, I have seen a Skoda dealer listing both 195/60R16 and 205/55R16 for the 6Jx16 ET35 rim...but that doesn't mean that both tyre sizes are approved by Skoda. If in doubt, check the car's CoC (Certificate of Conformity)...which should list all of the Skoda approved wheel sizes. Steel rims are also available for the Scala, with 6Jx15 ET35 5/100 57.1, 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1, and 6Jx16 ET40 5/100 57.1 specifications. One non-standard option is 205/60R15 fitted to 6Jx15 ET35 or 6Jx15 ET38. The 205/60R15 tyre size was quite common on the Skoda Octavia MK1 and MK2. This could be an interesting option if you wanted a little more sidewall than 205/55R16 but considered 195/65R15 to be a little on the skinny side. The Octavia MK4 uses a very similar 205/60R16, ie. 1" bigger diameter, as it's entry level tyre size. Here's a couple of Uniroyal summer tyres in both the 205/60R15 91V and 205/55R16 91V tyre sizes. Notice that these Uniroyal tyres have a different tread pattern for 60 and 55 aspect ratios. I prefer the tread pattern that the 60 aspect ratio tyre uses. Also notice that both the 205/60R15 and 205/55R16 tyre sizes have the same Standard Load index, ie. 91 (615kg). This means that you could use the same tyre pressures with both tyre sizes because they can support exactly the same weight when inflated to the same tyre pressure. I expect most Scala owners would stick to Skoda approved tyre and rim sizes, but the option is there for those that like to have something a little different. 15" rims do have one big advantage over 16" rims...they weigh quite a bit less. The above 16" alloy rims weigh about 9.4kg each, but you can get super lightweight 15" rims (such as Pepperpots from the early Audi A3) that weigh only 5.7kg each. Multiple that by four, and you've got almost a 15kg saving in unsprung weight. Even the 15" steel rims are considerably lighter than the 16" alloy rims, and might save about 8kg to 10kg in unsprung weight...once you multiple the individual weight saving by four. Uniroyal RainExpert 5 205/60R15 91V (Euro label C A 71dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s412p213006/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainExpert_5_205_60_R15_91V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_71dB Uniroyal RainSport 5 205/55R16 91V (Euro label C A 71dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p185913/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainSport_5_205_55_R16_91V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_71dB Outside diameter of tyres 205/60R15 627mm (0.8% smaller outside diameter compared to 205/55R16...up to 1.5% difference is often considered insignificant) 205/55R16 631.9mm Another option for 15" alloy or steel rims, are 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 from the Fabia MK3. Skoda fits 185/60R15 tyres to these Fabia MK3 rims, but bigger tyres such as 205/60R15 would be needed for the Scala. The ET38 offset would be ideal for the Scala, because that's what the 205/55R16 tyres on the Scala normally use, ie. 6Jx16 ET38 5/100 57.1 Skoda 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 alloy rims (from Fabia MK3) (weighs about 8.3kg each) (3629CZK is about £122) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kola/c/alloyWheels?q=%3ApriceAsc%3AcarType%3AFabia%2BIII%2B%282014%2B%29%3ArimDiameter%3A15%22&text=#

For "drill press" read "pillar drill" as maybe that is what you know them as, Meddings and Fobco 12 and 6 speed pillar drills also known as drill presses, the quill is the central drilling shaft and chuck that is moved up and down by pulling the side handles (usually 3 of them) which gives enough mechanical advantage to compress a coil over spring on a 7 type vehicle, motorcycle or single seater very slowly and surely and the ability to lock it compressed. The decent ones have angled clamp pads to follow the helical form of the road spring but even they can slip if not tightened or untightened progressively as a pair, the cheap ones slip and slide around alarmingly. On all my Skodas there has been very little room to compress the front springs in situ which allows the strut to come out of the steering knuckle without removing the driveshaft, I doubt there would be room for the set you show but I think I will buy some anyway, compressing springs (and releasing) on the car has the advantage that the vehicle weight has already done some of the work for you and the clamps are less likely to slip.

I take it from that that it's a PITA to modify vehicles in France? Here it's possible but they modifications have to meet strict criteria and insurance can get very expensive. Come the bi-annual TuV (MoT) if the testers aren't happy they'll certainly let you know and you could find yourself walking home.

You are quite right to be cautious. It's possible for paired coil spring compressors to slip round when compressing the spring, so one moment they are 180 degrees apart and the next moment (almost instantaneous) they are next to each other...which is a very dangerous occurrence. The type of "MacPherson strut coil spring compressors" shown in the photo below would prevent that dangerous kind of slippage. However, I'm sure it's still possible to have a very nasty accident if you don't use them correctly. Macpherson Strut Coil Spring Compressor (under £80 on ebay) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284354587575

I get 6l/100 from my 4x4 150. I'd expect similar numbers from a 190. BUT: i drive way longer distances than you with minimal town work. If I drive in town, I can see 8. I would like to switch to a 2.0TSI petrol (the 272PS version), but I can't find one and so it will probably be another diesel. realistically, I don't think the 220PS will drink much less than the 272. The same for the 150vs190TDI. My personal expectation with the 2.0TSI would be 7.5l/100 vs 6/100 for the TDIs. That's partly based on a bunch of kms with a rental A6 using the same engine. At 50-60mph on the motorway, I saw a 6 in front of the comma. On the Autobahn or in town, not so much. Translating that back into the real world: at 20000kms/ yr vs 30000kms/yr, that's.. 7.5x200 --> 1500l for the petrol, 1200l for the diesel. If diesel fuel is 15% more expensive than petrol, the petrol makes economic sense... but the difference is only 6% (this table as source: https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/costs/fuel-prices/) so 155 * 6 *200 --> 1860 146*7,5*300 --> 2190 In other words, that's a £25 per month difference at 20k kms or 12 thousand miles. For 30k kms / 20k miles: 155 * 6 * 300 --> 2790 146 * 7.5 * 300 --> 3285 slightly larger difference, but still only 40 per month. Buy on condition and service history is my take on this. remember the 4x4 will need haldex oil changes, making it slightly more expensive to run. Oh, and I'd definitely try them; I like both engines. The TDI in my car is louder than the one in the car I test drove Wednesday; the TSIs I've driven (in different cars and tunes) are quieter and slightly more refined, but not much. The 2.0TDI in the A6 is great but the gearing is so long it's nuts. This is something else I would pay attention to: how the gearing works with the roads you're going to be driving. If you've lots of slow and windy stuff, make sure the car works for you in terms of gearchanges and the gear it picks on those roads. Was also strange testing a couple of V90s the other week - the difference in the two cars, even though they were very close in mileage, was astounding.

I answered about mpg and DPF. Otherwise, I had 3 issues: - Water pump stuck (not that rare with TDI) @62000 km (supported by Skoda France for 90% though warranty was over) - Front DCC shock absorbers starting leaking @95000 km (15% Off from the dealer). But that’s not related to fuel type and won’t help to decide whether going diesel or gasoline. 😁 - Sun roof side seal torn off @ 105000 Still not fuel type related either. 😉 Note: I´ve been the only owner since new. Now 113000km on the clock.

Hello Micky 2018 vintage is hardly an old automobile. I still consider my 2018 GTI to be a young 'un Gaz

8 mile an hour was the charging rate. You are free to use the 2kw in 8 minutes on the motorway

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I think i have read that the maximum amperage for single phase household electricity supply is 100 amps but that would be for the whole house An electric shower can now be 40amp, so if you had a 7kw wall point for the car 32 amp. There is talk of banning gas for heating A heat pump can need up to 14kw (65amp?) and if they do that for cooking? we are up to a potential 140amp just for three events. What effect i wonder is this going to have for the national grid in planning future supply to an estate of 100 houses Converting a house to three phase electricity would cost at least £3,000

Did they move it's location then? I replaced mine a few years back and it was at the base of the windscreen beneath the wiper arms and scuttle panel.

The cabling side of things I am completely familiar with although some of your acronyms mean nothing to me: 3PH - 3 phase? CT clamps?????????? 2CT, 4CT clamps? I think I am correct in the first oine as you speak of 3xL + N + E, I am not trying to create a rapid high speed charging station for the public but simply want to charge my own EV in the future overnight like Root but with a dedicated higher ampere circuit, our plug circuits are 20 amp anyway and the commercially available single phase charge points are 3.7 and 7.4 kw. No way do I want to go to a 3 phase supply, the property had this when I bought it but overcurrent on one phase results in all 3 phases being tripped, I had 9kva Triphasé which would trip at 3kw on one phase, now I have 6KVA Monophasé which has a much lower standing charge and double the tripping current, I can go up to 9KVA (at a higher standing charge) on the existing overhead wiring, they will change it FOC to larger coductors if I choose to go to the maximum monophasé supply of 12KVA, they replaced the cables a year ago when I went from 3 phase to single phase. Both you and Winston Woof advocate having Ethernet cabling, I have the same question for you both that I asked earlier, why would I need or have to have data communications to put a battery on charge overnight? Who is it communicating with? The power company or me? If the latter I cant see any reason why I would want to be disturbed but maybe I am missing something.

Give you the documented one I pulled together from the thread here. Bigade1 and PCBBC work with thanks. https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/threads/updating-the-inbuilt-mib2-satnav-mib2-tricks-and-mib1.388586/page-136#post-5037297 You don't need the steps 1-12 with the overall.nds file in that. That's only for Seats, you got mapcare on Skoda for life. No coding is required thanks to Pcbbc's module copy. Use option b of the text above. Discussion thread is here but gets punctuated with comments and discussion so I pulled it out as above for Seat users:

If you have keyless start then keyless entry requires Door handle antennas (with wiring) Replacement KESSY control module Underbody antennas (with wiring) Software modifications ( not just coding) We've done the above a few times on MQBevo now

Fixed Oil Services with the PHEV. The 1.4 TSI used with the PHEV will have the same Cambelt change as Skoda / VW announced last July. Long time no bother mister all night long. Years and years no touch. Oil needs changed each year, 9,400 miles, Fixed Regime. Gearbox is a DQ400-e, 6 speed wet clutch, needs the oil changed each 40,000 miles. Spark plugs will still be at 40,000 miles even if the petrol engine is used very seldom.

Very good thread and guide. the only thing id note is the main screw for the steering wheel. Don’t put fresh loctite on it! The correct method is to mark the face of it with a centre punch and refit with no fresh loctite. The screw is good for 5 reuses (a centre punch per reuse) and only after that does it need replacing. and have you got a link to the codable cheaper lin adapter?

Ha I’m not that stupid. At the time of me asking the question, I had no idea whether the wheels were Skoda wheels or copies or where they were bought. Since someone directed me to that website, I’ve put two and two together, this seller isn’t too far away from the car dealer I bought the Octavia from.

Further to the DAB comment above, also check whether there any curtain airbags above the doors. If so, make sure the camera cable doesn’t foul them and affect their operation. “Wiggling a flexible wire thingy through the headlining” sounds a bit risky to me if there are airbags. Maybe route the cable along the floor to be certain?

All the more reason I will never use AliExpress or places like Temu There's a lot of evidence they use 'dropshippers' who disappear when orders have been placed.

I like the reviews of this Ali-Express type 2 charger! 🤣 "It was more expensive for 26 days, through the Holy it was more expensive for 2 days, the packaging of the Boule was not mixed in the middle of the new, the charger itself was packed at the water-penetrating bag, as it was on the leap region, mazhe pratsuvati without Earth, maximum string 16A" And "Having bought three such charging annexes. One working on the drink of rock. Alone without working through tizhdena. Without turning a penny, and the guarantee is not to be lost. Not Raju kupuwati from The Tsogo seller."

Over the years I've had various advisories which haven't been done, only for the following year it not be mentioned Examples include: In 2012 I had 2 advisories about the windscreen - never changed it & hasn't featured again 2015 - an advisory for a noisy wheel bearing, never changed it & 50k miles later still not mentioned again Don't get hung up on it. I had a similar one for brake hoses but i did change them myself. My back box was corroded on the outer skin so I just pulled away the rough looking bits. The antiroll bar links might be worth doing before the next one Also one year my car was going to fail because of the factory fitted xenons - nothing to do with alignment, the garage thought they were modified which isn't allowed. I argued & showed them the original order form & page in the manual which shows the D2S bulb, they then passed it

I bought PHILIPS RacingVision GT200. They claim up to 200% more brightness. If the "more" is correct then that means 300% in total but I suspect that is a marketing hype. Note that brigher bulbs don't last as long. Don't buy LED bulbs as it has been announced in the UK that coming soon it will an MOT failure to use LEDs in lights not designed for them. I supect that your county will follow. This makes sense as I can easily tell which cars have retrofitted LEDs by the amount of scattered light sent towards me as a halo of light and the way they light up reflective signs that are out of the envelope of normal lights.. It is not common for dashboard light to go dim. They are usually normal or not working. I suspect yours is a dash panel fault such as dry solder joint.

It's only just over an inch longer, too! Mind you it only has 2 seats and is slightly lower, which isn't the best use of space, perhaps. But boy, the mini seriously needs to go on a diet. Can you "fat shame" a car?

dacia compared to skoda is rubbish, cheap car with smelly interior (always smell of plastics and glue in the sun) skoda scala is ok car with ok price dacia is ****ty car too exoensive for what you get tried different dacia models and they are not even close to skoda I am not a fan of newer skoda models, but dacia (I frove sandero/duster/jogger) and skoda are not comparble the thing that I made comparisson betwen scala and dacia (all models) is because scala as rapis previously was, is a budget model, most value for money model I drove rapid - it is a good car to me Scala is better, but it is compared to new fabia cheap model, budget model - not in sense of quality build, or materials used, but ina sense of design and what it is supposed to be Scala is supposed to be on a platform of polo battling with golf or other models like golf And it does it in a ok way - it is not narrow as rapid which was narrow as fabia, but dimensions are similar or better than golf.....but the materials in golf are better, suspension in golf is more mature etc. Value for money = scala dacia cannot be any value to be precise i was driving all fabia models, rapid, scala, kamiq, and all golf models except golf mark1 scala give a lot to the user because it is bigger than fabia, it is more cheaper and slight bigger than kamiq, it is spacious inside as golf or slightly more with bigger boot and if configured well with 1.0 tsi (wich vibrates) it can cost 21-22 tEUR same engine, same equipment golf 8 is around 26-27 tEUR and dacia jogger (not hybrid) in my country would be around 21 tEUR when driving jogger i feel like i am in the privious century - narrow as sandero, 2. seat row higher so you watch in front of self in a roof, with not so many leg space in 2. row, smell of plastics/glue, stickers on the cars side and not bumpers etc. I drpove duster 1.5 dci 4x4 2 weeks ago - rubbish, boring, like tractor too be more objective I mus say that not many cars can give me smile on my face because I often dont find in them why are they so expensive and being previous motorcycle rider - speed, acceleration and cornering is not what I look for when driving "civilian" cars....the car rarely takes my attention while few years back I did the same streets at 2x or even 4x of speed that I drive with my car. Wanting to stay alive nowadays I drive........only Scala

As per Numskulls thoughts- I would be arguing its due to the failure of a component ( rocker cover gasket ?) and the oil leak is merely the obvious symptom of the failure. And suggest youre right- the work proposed adds up equivalent to “a major component” of the vehicle? good luck.

Here is a picture of mine:

This might help, it is the wheels with pictures and part codes Colour is usually part of the part code https://www.skoda-auto.com/_doc/a1a05a53-26b1-4278-9251-515531f22ecb

OP says he checked it.

The instructions online won’t win a crystal clear clarity award. But simply put in your vin https://updateportal.skoda-auto.com/en-GB and download. Unzip and stick usb-c into one of the 2 front ports. And leave. It does it in the background whilst driving after a day or so. You won’t see any notification or status bar until the map ID changes to 23.12 or something like that to show it’s from month 12 of 2023

Had no issues using VCDS enabling this on the MKII or III.