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These Academics and others need to remember that there are a high percentage of people without homes where there can be a charger or have no workplace with a charger or maybe even parking nearby or public transport connections near where they live or work. All these politicians and others that forget how many actually use cars that costs them out of their own pockets to run, and not all are 'suits', able to work from home, or fixed work places like offices or even factories. There are trades people who are self employed or contractors that might seldom see or visit the head office.

No connector plug on the harnesses. The cruise control loom just has the terminals to plug into the BCM, the stalk connector, and the engine control unit. It is possible to make one, but by the time you have got the terminals, the labour of making the harness, the stalks (£130), no one would pay it. I've fitted plenty of them in the past.

First Ducklings we've seen this year.......

Formula e Gen 3 Evo car - platform for the Gen 4 cas coming in in about a year and a bit......... Key technical enhancements for the new GEN3 Evo race car include: The quickest accelerating FIA single-seater race car – Capable of 0-60mph in 1.82 seconds (0-100kph in 1.86s), 30% faster than a current F1 car. Faster, stronger, more agile – Performance upgrades providing an estimated 2% performance gain from GEN3, equating to a c.2 secs faster qualifying lap on the Monaco circuit, offering world-class racing on any track. Leaner and meaner – An aggressive new body kit designed to be stronger, more robust and more aerodynamic, delivering closer wheel-to-wheel racing. All-wheel drive (AWD) –A first for a Formula E car, available during qualifying duels, race starts, and ATTACK MODE. This feature maximizes acceleration and control, elevating the thrill of critical race moments and intensifying driver rivalries. AWD enhances both performance and strategy, providing more exciting racing for drivers and fans alike. Better grip – Optimised all-weather Hankook iON tires providing 5-10% more grip, made from 35% recycled and sustainable materials (+9% vs GEN3 spec) The fastest Formula E car: Top speed of 200mph Regenerative braking: Cars optimise the 600kw regenerative braking capacity to generate nearly 50% of the energy needed for a race, during the race itself. Enhanced performance by software: Race performance upgrades made through software engineering. Most efficient Formula car ever: An electric motor with over 90% efficiency, significantly surpassing the 40% efficiency typical of internal combustion engines. Minimising production footprint: The world’s first net zero carbon race car in the world’s first net zero carbon sport. Sustainable battery development: Suppliers of battery cell minerals selected on ethical and sustainable mining standards to ensure a positive or neutral impact on people and the planet. Lifecycle thinking: Life cycle thinking throughout the car’s construction; second life and recycling for battery cells; recycled carbon fibre and natural materials such as linen integrated into the chassis. Conscientious supply chain: All suppliers held to strict sustainability KPIs, achieving FIA 3* Environmental Accreditation certification by Season 9. Race-to-road transfer: Specific road-relevant areas of the car are opened for development by teams and manufacturers, designed for direct tech transfer to automotive industry. Ultra-fast charging capability: A new technological development still in development, designed to allow a 30sec 600kw high-speed charge for additional energy mid-race.

@2cvhound Maybe? I used to work with a guy who "always had Citroens" until he discovered that the then new Xantia had very uncomfortable for him seats.I could drive one all day without a twinge of discomfort and then go out for dinner with friends. So my answer is that "it may be the car or may be you".

As it's supposedly rated at 30 Watts charge I'm hopeful that it's USB-C as I believe USB-A is limited to 18 Watts. Either way, it's 99p and I'll find a use for it as not even sure I'll have it in the car.

Greetings Jez Luckily, my mind's not in the gutter, and I see nothing wrong with having apertures looked after and warmed 😇 Gaz

Update time! Instantly felt an improvement in stability. All round more confidence inspiring. Drove it for a few days with the springs as per konis (front eibach pro, rear eibach pro with assisters). Car was very pointy and the rear although better was a bit too stiff. I took the assisters out a week ago and and the comfort is very good. The car still goes where you want with minimal body roll. It's such a shame I didn't do it this way from the get go. The car feels right. Current setup: Eibach pro from TDI 4x4 dsg Passat estate. Bilstien B6 shocks as above No assisters for now (maybe when loaded for the summer hols) 12mm front spacers 20mm rear spacers White line rear roll bar in stiff setting One comment on the konis. The rear ones rattled. I thought it was the roll bar but turned out to be the shocks! Tech showed me the state of them once off (roughly 30k miles) and they were shot. Car too heavy I guess.

I was about to finalise my order for a combi L&K 2.0TSI 4x4 L&K at the dealer today. When we were finalising the order we noticed that the webasto engine and interior heating is not available on the 2.0TSI. It is available on the 1.5TSI, not on the PHEV (confirmed that it will never come). Has anyone heard anything about a timeline when this might come available. My dealer is going to try to find out on Monday but maybe someone knows. Since i live in Finland it is a needed part of the car

Sounds sensible. I paid £500 for mine lol

Having just carried out this exact process on Friday (26th Apr 24) I can confirm that the new owner of a vehicle less than 12 months old, will pay the 2nd year VED rate. In my case a 2.0 TSI Sportline first registered in Sep 2023 which incurred a VED rate of £1040, I paid £190 for 12 months from 1st April 24 to 31 March 2025.

They aren't deleting all parts. When they get accessory kits made up they will purchase the items and make so many thousands of those kits. When they run out they will re-evaluate the requirement for the kits and weigh it up against predicted sales. The Roomster has been out of production for a number of years and I can imagine the number being sold now by main dealers is pretty small, so not worth them doing it.

I have used them since 2004 in France if it is road planings that you are talking about, "tout venant noir", it has lots of fines and when wackered down looks like tarmac and is very durable. I wanted to use it where I am now, its far cheaper than the white calcaire (limestone) that everyone else uses but my pal who has been in this region much longer than me says it will be untolerable during a hot summer. The other thing that has convinced me to use calcaire I discovered by accident, I wackered it down when it and the ground underneath was wet, the fines rose to the top like over-tamping very wet concrete but its given a good surface and it is nearly as hard and durable as concrete, most people use it as a sub base, dont wacker it and cover it in gravel for the crunchy sound, I have dragging the stones inside so will stick with my method.

Ignore. Wrong question

There is no electrical, electronic or computer connection between the force the driver applies with their leg onto the brake pedal and the resultant force applied to the brake discs (or discs and drums) through the friction material up to the point where ABS cuts in during an emergency stop. The discharged batteries that only exist in your imagination can not cause grabbing brakes period. You will have to translate that for me, I do not understand.

If Lanogard is like Owatrol Oil is stops further rusting in its tracks, its very good for keeping a patina'd look, I have used it on a cast iron garden fountain once the rusting got to the level I wanted. I have 3 roulotte de chantiers (mobile site huts) for storing my stuff in before I extend my basement workshop, all 40 + years old and been outside all of that time, all were very rusted, I used rust convertors then anto-rust primers and paints, they have all rusted through again over the last few years, the only one that hasn't is the Owatrol'd one, it still looks rusty but is no worse than the day I coated it. Lanogard might protect the outside but its perforation from the rusted internal cavities you should be concerned with, Skodas made from 1998 through to 2005 were by far the best protected all over including suspension arms and subframes, my MK1 never had a spot of rust aside from the tailgate around the number plate lights which at the time they would do under the paint warranty but it still recurred for owners that availed themselves of it, that was the only area I needed to touch up other than stone chips, it went to the scrapyard after 19 years still like a new bodyshell. My MK2 Octavia and the Yeti were much worse, your Superb looks appalling.

I've since found a post of a guy that bought a GR Yaris new with high first year tax and sold it before 6 months. He received a refund of the £190 component but not the full 1st years tax. So it would seem any second owner just pays the standard 2nd year cost.

List was around £35k with the options added so I won't be in the £40k+ bracket.

To my understanding you also need to replace the "transmission" tunnel so it will accept a propeller shaft and rear floor from just ahead of the front mounds for the rear suspension on an FWD car. It really is easier to buy a car fitted with a Haldex system.

I can't speak from experience of working on the mechanics (although I have my second O2 4x4) but the parts catalogue page for gearboxes for a 2009 O2 is HERE, and a little navigation will lead you to the other catalogue pages for the rest of the vehicle. From my understanding the 4-wheel drive system is triggered by monitoring the front wheels for slippage via the ABS system, in which case you would need to be looking at wheel sensors, ABS controller, plus wiring. I suspect there will be a 4x4 controller but I haven't looked. I know there are others on the forum who have converted mk1 Octys to 4wd so those posts may be helpful starting points.

Please look at the diagram again. For the left rear door, the cables are only red/white and brown/white inside the door. They change at the connector at the door pillar... That suggests 1.5mm brown/black and 1.5mm red/black between the headunit and door pillar connector.

Really like the cows 👍

sounds like similar issue to golf mk7 owners with 288mm brake discs as the brake system was designed for 312mm discs but to cut costs VW just replaced it with smallers discs and carrier leaving everything else the same, this caused the brakes to be very grabby.

I changed my 19 inch tyres from OEM Bridgestone Potenza to Michelin Cross Climate 2 18 months ago, My average was 32.5 mpg under Bridgestone and interestingly has risen to 34.0 mpg with the Cross Climates. Another benefit was a quieter ride. Tyres were both standard 235/40 R19 and pressures were 36psi. Hope the above helps

smalltownmotion because I was thinking that you were referring to the topic posted here by me, if your car has a problem you will have to post a new topic

@smalltownmotion Welcome to a forum. Maybe if you had started your own thread answers might be more about your car.

No there should be no movement and knocking, if they are sliding calipers then my guess is someone has removed the rubber sleeves probably when they blinged up the calipers, I hope it wasn't you!

Sorry just being silly! I get fed up with people saying that after 100K a car is past it. I fully expect this engine to last 300K plus. There is such an expectation to upgrade and replace anything over 3 years old! ( Our newest car is 8 years old with 85K and oldest is 43 years with 140K!)

Need to know engine code as well if you would like me to try to look up wiring info. A quick glance at a guessed CUNA engine circuit suggests there are two oxygen sensors, which surprised me, and possibly the garage that may have replaced the wrong one?

You obviously use a Ouija board to obtain answers that don't help. With no help from this forum but mucho from VW Forum I measured fuel pressure saying injector problem. Seems you lot more interested in Trump than helping each other! Sad!

@nta16, are you sure that what you are seeing is not just a couple of retainer wedges moulded into the body of the parking sensor - and that these just "press into" mating clips on the mounting brackets - so to remove the sensors "safely" ie without pulling the mounting brackets off the inner face of the bumper cover, the plan should be to ease something like a screwdriver in to open" each side of the mounting clips and so allowing you to ease the sensor out from these locking/retaining clips? Having evolved genuine VW Group etc parking sensors to be mounted like you describe, ie a lot like a bulb fitting, sounds to be either progress - or evidence that an aftermarket kit had been fitted to your wife's Fabia. Aftermarket kit designers will normally try to make assembling/fitting of their kits easy for "Joe Bloggs" - genuine original car manufacturer's parts, less so, aiming more for quickness and cheapness at the initial assembly point for that unit.

I don’t think so. But I ´ll use my ‘joker’ and ask @ApertureS

Apologies, I cannot see the video. It's not working. Yes, calipers could be loose, but I cannot see that. Knocking around the suspension area is usually associated with the strut tops though and I suggested you look there as its a known weak point.

Trying to find the rear buzzer/ speaker for Skoda fabia mk2 as it's reporting it has a short circuit on odb reader.. I need to find it to replace it.

@Badgeriferous - Clutch; I'd check the DMF when it's open, and make an informed decision on the replacement at that time.

Actually, they do. Especially the rear ones. They significantly reduce dirt projection on the bottom of the rear bumper, which has a long overhang.

You have spent more than four grand on a very rusty car, I hope you see some benefit from it, at your age (I am close) you probably thought this was a keeper but with that much rust I'm not sure that will work out to be a good idea. You are now £15K + into an 8 year old vehicle, I know second hand prices have gone crazy but that sounds a lot even for a Minter.

Just ordered this one from AliExpress. If you do it as a first order it comes to 99p delivered, otherwise it's £8.52 if not your first order, I already have a Magsafe disc in the car so ordered this one more out of curiosity https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006783744838.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.95dc1802c0QMzb

I'll pray it's just an issue of not being refilled correctly. The light blue streaks under the coolant bottle look suspicious don't you think? I didn't check that area before my trip so no idea how long that has been there. I guess I'll re-fill it and then check for signs of leakage. Hah yes, we'll see. I was feeling so great about the car until this.

If there is no sign of leakage from your recent trip to Italy, it may be the case that when the belt & pump were replaced the coolant system wasn't refilled correctly. It requires the use of a VCDS or similar to ensure all the air is allowed to be purged from the system. When I had my belt & pump done for the first time the garage didn't do it properly and I had the low coolant messages pop up periodically for about 2 weeks after. I topped up the reservoir each time and after a couple of weeks it stabilised. Good choice....maybe.😃

By way of an update for my issue, the car has now been given back to Skoda and I've got a brand new DSG version. I assume they will resale this to some other poor sod instead of keeping it off road. I can bet my yearly wage there will be some sort of recall this year or next but if course according to skoda 'there is no fault' I may be financially out of pocket but that's worth not having the fear of an accident everytime I come to a roundabout. Good luck all.

Hi guys! I thought I would share how I succeeded to transform easily the original smart holder adaptor 3V0061128 for Octavia RS sport seats so that smart holder can be used afterwards. It is a pity that Skoda still did not release an original accessory for RS owners yet. If you are in DIY mood, you can do it in 30 minutes, all you need is a saw to cut both ends shorter, a file and some sandpaper. I advise to draw the cut lines at below dimensions and shape looking at the seat hole shape first and 2-3 mm longer before cut and then file it slowly to shape and dimension testing it periodically until fits perfectly. Finally use sandpaper to make it nice and smooth. I used successfully before this solution different magnetic holders too, attached with double side adhesive tapes, but this solution has two faces for me because the other side of the adaptor can be used to attach a neck pillow with velcro solution. If someone had ever been looking for a neck pillow for sport seats, knows that is again a headache.

I would be very surprised that Skoda upgrade the 4x4 with a new generation Haldex on a model which is close to its end of life. I would better understand if Gen 6 were implemented on Superb Mk4... But who knows... 🫤 @leolito Here are the OEM references: Both Haldex pump seals kit: 0CQ598305 (approx €27 in february 2023). But my memory fooled me. Both screws to mount the Haldex pump back in place are not part of the kit mentionned above. They're sold separately. Ref N10554005. It seems they don't have to be replaced upon pump removal, since they don't figure on the invoice I've got. Nevertheless the draining plug and the filling plug DO have to be changed for new ones upon Haldex oil replacement. Draining plug: N91082701 (approx. €4.20) Filling plug : N90281802 (approx €4.80) Oil : G0600175A2 (approx. €49) Note: Haldex oil can only contains 850ml, while the quantity to fill in the Haldex is approximately 650 to 750 ml. Thus better check twice that the can is correctly filled when you buy it. Use the level indicator on the side of the can for that. It happened to me last time. Though bought by my local dealer, there were roughly 100ml missing in the brand new oil can. Also better avoid any spillage when operating.

Hi this is my newly acquired superb, its been a bit of a project needing a few bits done but it feels good to drive despite age.

My e-bike's charger has just died. Checked the fuse, which is okay and the extent of my skill level Can't really complain as it's been used probably three times a week over the last eight years. I don't suppose we've got an e-bike charger specialist on the forum (you never know!). Gaz Edit: Well would you Adam and Eve it. As it was dead I decided to perform an autopsy (undid four screws and pulled the two casing sides apart). Saw nothing exciting, exploded or burned. Put it back together, not before losing one screw down the kitchen sink, plugged it in, and lo' and behold it came on and charged the battery as per normal 😁 Maybe that fact I'd found a cheaper (E6002) charger online gave it a reality check as to its future and being replaced by a younger model - threats and jealousy having the desired effect?

Another Trip to the UK Went to Melbourne for straight liners. Not a terrible run, mostly straight shot on the motorway so fairly little trouble. Got there VERY early so hung around York for a bit and then went to the air museum nearby. Even loaded with stuff it sat fairly well. Ended up sleeping in it, didn't bother taking a tent. Was a fantastic place, they even had a Saracen Did a few runs on Saturday And set some mediocre times. Soft limiter stopped me revving high enough so kept bogging off the line. First run was fastest and kept getting slower as the day went on. Exhaust would start rattling every time I finished a run and would stopped when I pushed it. Help from a friend bending the rearmost bracket solved most of it. Fastest time was a 10.61, slowest being 10.99 and the rest of the day was struggling in the 10.8s. Amazingly original clutch took it fine, aside from injector tick it ran fine the whole time too. Car drove very nicely over and back with the new suspension, even got 60 mpg on the way over. Pretty good weekend in all, definitely going again. Injector tick is getting worse and worse but still driving fine. It will need changed when it goes.

Cars tracked and all done there. Now a full service kit, all genuine. Genuine Air, Oil, Fuel, Pollen and wipers. Quantum oil of course. Only 10k on this. Been tracking down a few leaks, boost mostly. Seen weeping here. So put a new seal on the damper, genuine of course. Cleaned all up well and replaced. Egr seal on the intake manifold was suspect too, so again changed it for genuine. All back together and tightened. Tightened and replaced some suspect boost clamps too. Cleaned them all out when I was at it. Replaced the MAF for one off the parts car too. Running much better now, a lot more responsive Replaced the undertray and tec screwed the back onto the subframe as it was lower than I'd like. Plywood somehow holding up still Got some new steel rivnuts for the BAF K brace, seems a better job than the soft aluminium ones, somehow. Sitting well on the new suspension, rides very well and has fantastic roadholding. Can't recommend the ST shock and spring kit enough. Solid rubber wishbone bushes feel fantastic, roadholding is very good too. Few other small things, but bulk of it is up to scratch for now.

The update files for the update can be found here, credit to @Giannis20 for providing these. megaload link: https://mega.nz/file/994DUTwL key to access file on Mega u22UzB0cTcz6sutXBEx3ivis5DycYea_mq8KFY2vBm4 The megaload will likely limit your bandwidth and make you wait to download the files in three stages with 5 hour waits in between. If you want to avoid this follow @Faab advice: For those who are having trouble with the maximum 5GB limit at Mega; you can get around it via a VPN. Get there desktop application, create a fake account using a spam email account (i have..) and register. Once registered, start the VPN, download the first 4.something GB and wait for the limit. Close the application, disconnect VPN, reconnect VPN, open the Mega desktop client and get the next 4.something GB. Do this once more to get the last few 100mb... IF you do not have a VPN, than you have to wait 2x 6 hours.. They say the limit is 5GB, but it caps out at 4.something GB.. and since the download is above 9GB, it will take 3 attempts.