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A couple of cricket shots from an evening match this week in Kelso.

Looks great on the original alloys

No point having a dog or paying out on one and wagging your own tail. If a mechanic, technician or fitter over fills the engine oil then have them or their boss confirm they did. If they can not be trusted to do that correctly then the other work they did needs checked by a competent person.

Decades before the current popularity of non-alcoholic beverages (beer, wine) there was an Australian non-alcoholic wine called Claytons with the advertising line "The drink you have when you are not having a drink". It meant the name became an Australian reference to something that is not quite what it appears, or an inferior product. I have often set myself what I would call my 'Clayton' (none binding) sporting objectives. I'd do the training preparation but was not really worried if I didn't compete in the 'target' event (bike, run, or triathlon). However late last year I set myself a realistic 'Clayton' objective of running 10 km on or close to my 70th birthday in January this year. It seemed a fairly achievable target until real life (and medical issues) got in the way of any running, much less regular training. In the past, not competing in an event did not bother me, but at least I was capable if I had really wanted to, this time, however, it actually looked like this was one target I would not be capable of doing and it might slip away. Well today, a bit later than anticipated and a quite a bit slower, I eventually achieved my target distance. Feeling pretty chuffed about it really.

Wonder how many friends with home chargers facilitate other friends without home chargers and then financially share the savings ?

If you have the charm, good looks and brass neck just go into a Skoda Dealership with the reg number and ask them to please print off a "complete record". But then it might not tell you much as it only really lists services and "maintenance work" that has been listed on the computer system, it may exclude some services either done elsewhere or not done at all. A "service" now is little more than an annual (or less) change of engine oil and filter and a look see for other chargeable work, it doesn't really cover the engine let alone the the whole car. If you want a Superb have a look at the relevant Superb forum and ask if anyone has access to such records (as some do with other model(s)). If Cinch have priced for no service history and this id truly reflected in the asking price then if you get the service history you have benefited on the price - but, without any service history you have to accept that the car might not have ever ben serviced or very little absolute warranty minimal so buyer beware.

I agree. There are multiple reasons why super cheap charging is not available to all. Lack of home / work charging is the major one. I'm fortunate that I do have home charging but my smart meter does not connect, so no super cheap charging (although 20p/kWh is cheap motoring) for me. This creates haves / have nots in terms of cheap leccy and disadvantages those struggling to pay bills more than those that are earning enough. My street has a stark reminder of this, the older houses are all heated by storage heaters and losing the BBC signal to switch the meters has lost them cheaper (not cheap!) leccy. The solution is 'fit a smart meter' but that doesn't cut it when you live in a not spot.

The root cause I was given was the incorrect dust cap had been fitted to the socket on the car when the bar was installed. This meant at some point the cap had detached and the socket had gradually filled with road dirt and corroded. So even though the ball head locked into place and showed green indicators , it failed part way into the journey. I’ve always been a bit leery of detachable bars and so always took a lot of care hitching up. On the day in question the ball head was stiff to engage, but since everything was green (and after I jumped up and down on it!) I assumed all was well. Luckily no one was injured as a result of the failure.

Ooooh, a fence sitter 😄

An annoying colleague at my wife's work claims her physically larger Mondeo wagon (Australianese for estate) is super huge and can carry everything, always volunteers to move equipment to events so that lots of people can help load and admire the vehicles internal capacity and her selfless 'volunteering' (in paid work hours of course). Funnily enough she is never able (family commitments?) to bring the stuff back, when there is no one there to impress, so that duty often falls to my wife and our Octavia estate. Not only does my wife fit in equipment complete that had to be disassembled for the Mondeo but on more than one occasion managed a two-trip Mondeo load in one Octavia trip. Wisely, my wife keeps quiet about the Octavia's Tardis interior because you can't argue with an idiot. It really is a 'Swiss army knife' of a car, can deliver near hybrid consumption, more than enough performance (for us) when needed, roomy and a joy to drive interstate. Seriously nothing presently on the (Aus) market worth the expense to change imo and I dislike all the now obligatory safe driving aids in new cars.

Bit cooler this evening 😁👍

Tsk...it's election day - time to take a stand! If the car was on fire and you could only rescue one type of mat....???😁

Latest Updated Speedcams - June, 2024. Here's the latest update of my customised version of EUR Speedcams ( June, 2024 ). They consist of the full EUROPE speed cameras which I've split up into four consolidated poi categories i.e. Fixed Speedcams, Average Speedcams, Variable Speedcams and Redlight Speedcams. They come supplied with my own preferred personal choice of icons, shown below, to match each of the speedcam categories. Remember to Install them as I explained in the first post in this thread i.e. after extracting the zip file remember to open the newly extracted folder and place only the PersonalPOI folder and metainfo2.txt file onto your sd card ( Please Note: a usb stick will not work! ). Also, please remember to select/tick the relevant newly added poi categories and the poi audible warning alert in your infotainment map menu settings after performing the update or they will not display on your map or audibly alert you. Hope you all enjoy them! EUR Speedcams - June, 2024.zip * Credit, past and present, to Nyky from Gpsurl for the use of his database without which these files would not be compiled.

I recently did a trip down to Italy in a 2.0 TDI SE Business. Was a very comfortable journey cruising at 130 km/h through France, Switzerland, and Italy. Fuel economy was excellent around 60 mpg. If you check my post history, I ended up with a lemon that did give me some problems once I arrived in Italy, but I think that was bad luck. I'm planning to buy another Superb because I still love what it offers.

"A great mind once said 'I'm not going to modify it'. And for he was right. For he was not going to modify it... someone else was going to do it for him!" Well with the Darkside Octi being stripped for bits because I've moved on (And sort of partly a blessing because ULEZ area and that car wouldn't have been a good mix!) I stepped up a bit and landed a very decent 2017 face lift VRS estate. It's very clean, low miles and it's been looked after really well. I had always been a bit meh about autos, but with such a heavy clutch in the old Octi and the M25 being stop-start all the time during home time from work, I thought I'd have another look at them. Took a bit of adjustment, but I'm quite liking it now. Not really used the paddles or the semi-auto with the stick, just slipped it into D and went on my way. Because it was so clean underneth and hardly any rust at all, I thought this would be the best time to try out this Lanogaurd I see posted everywhere online. So washed the under carrage, dried it out with the blower and set to work with the spray bottle. People didn't lie when they said it smells like wet sheep... Will report back next year and see if there's any change or difference. Other than that, I know I always say I'm not going to modify it to my parents... bbuuutttt... I did say *I* wasn't going to mod it, someone else will 😂

hi if i called into a skoda main dealers and offered to pay would they print out the service history for my car

@Blue8793841 There could be also a posibilitly of faulty ones, next time i will replace them myself to avoid all the issues. :))

To clarify things about the topic, my issue is a brief engine whine noise at cold engine start. I dont know if it is related to catalyst pre heat or oil pump for 100%. The mention about waste gate rattle was just a misunderstanding of the statement "engine start noise" of the title. That's on me. But the info was useful anyway cuz i'm having this issue also. Anyway, i will upload a video of the issue so anyone can clearly understand what the issue is. Thanks.

If the service desk reception person had an issue and thinks they are the Gate keeper of knowledge and awkward ask for their Service manager and if they are gods gift to the world of secrecy then the Dealer Principal is the best person to ask for. Then it seems fair to give them a big up online / on the socials if very helpful and a mention if not.

Thanks for the info I will have a drive to the skoda dealers and ask them so thanks again to everyone who replied

You buy on condition and inspection, road test perhaps, knowledge obtained from places like Briskoda where owners have owned the model and actually used it, in and out of warranty if the model is older enough. You can say which engine it has and find out if any engine have particular flaws, same for gearbox, suspension etc.. Of course you do need to be a lot more specific with details, if you put the actual car up and who's selling it where sometimes members might even know the car or actually looked at it for sale now or before. Most on here (not me, I'm the opposite, why people buy modern VWs is almost beyond me) will perhaps be biased towards the good elements of the car and marque but there are so many threads and posts here to also find the issues. As I put if you have the VIN some even have access to look up details including perhaps service history. One thing to note is that last year VW UK finally fell in line with VW in the rest of Europe (the world) and admitted the rubber cambelts didn't need changing at 50K-miles/5yrs (to late for me and others). I'd want to plug in a scan tool and see what error codes have been left or are on the vehicle but I expected you might have to do that out of sight of the sales people, it'd be part of any inspection check on a modern car, I'd work them into any negotiations, if negotiations are still available now. To know how good any car is as an example of that model you'd probably need to drive a few others, preferably same engine, gearbox, suspension, age/mileage. Cinch style buying seem simple poke and hope buying which suits many - but you only have a short time to bounce it back if you've made a mistake.

Service history as it used to be was killed by electronic service records and gdpr. It’s unfortunate but nothing can now be done to get anything detailed about a car such as the one you want from cinch. The dealers of basically all types, franchise, and car supermarkets don’t care as long as there is a minimal history on the online system to satisfy the definition of service history, or say it hasn’t got history and knock a few hundred quid off. Their view is anything else that could break will be covered by a warranty or will be the buyers bad luck. As you say Woohah the best you can possibly get is a printout of the basic service history.

I am so brand new mats. Hey presto!

Ah, but there is - the rescued mats can be put on the living room floor in front of the sofa, where the unfortunate owner can sit and make car engine noises and turn an invisible steering wheel until the insurance pays out! Assuming they are fully comp.

Someone else recently had the same issue, it was the plastic behind the speakers which broke Pretty sure he reckoned it could be caused by the doors closing and over the years just broke if i were you I’d remove one door panel and speaker and investigate, if its had it then get new ones, if they’re fine then not sure

If there is a big leak those additives are not going to save you. They supposed keep the O rings-gaskets-bushings etc soft so they seal as they should be so no leaks. Don't relay on them, in the past some use them to "patch things" so they will sell the car to the next byer as "used but with no problems".

Ok thanks I will do so.and feed back, I hope it’s as simple as that, iwasworried it could be some kind computer / reader issue

From my experience of having had several of these lately, I needed a new ABS pump (which contributed the ABS and ESP lights). However, if they have diagnosed sensor issues, I would ask how thorough their examination was. Some garages see the fault is in the sensor and then just replace the sensor - but what if the sensor is fine but the wiring is faulty? A split or snapped wire will register the same error and changing the sensor won't help. I'd go for a second opinion there; I have had a garage that did this the lazy way and when I asked "what about the wiring?" they just said, "well, where do you start?" "Can I have my key please so I can go somewhere else, thanks!" The light on the left just suggests a recent battery disconnexion which makes sense if work has been done, I think that should go on its own. The tyre pressure one may well be unrelated to the others, and just be a tyre pressure issue. Appearing at the same time could just be a coincidence that makes it seem like a bigger problem. Also belt up to get rid of the red one.

I've had 4 Fabia's from new since 2015. Two Mk'3's (1.2tsi & 1.0tsi) & two Mk4's (1.0tsi & 1.5tsi). All have been suberb, aside from an airbag recall on the Mk4 1.0tsi, none have needed to go into the garage for work. Now, I will preface this by saying I normally swap cars before the 3yr mark so they are untested past the warranty stage. Aside from some interior squeeks every now and again, I really cant fault the quality of car. The price of them new however is a bit steep depending on what spec your after. Like Derek said, there are some solid alternatives at this price point.

Yep and why the model below Sportline (SEL UK, Style elsewhere) does not get Matrix LED and is a very expensive option. Standard in other markets.

Have you tried running with the A/C off and rechecking the fuel consumption?

These "What Car?" articles may be of interest. https://www.whatcar.com/skoda/fabia/hatchback/used-review/n808/reliability https://www.whatcar.com/news/reliability-survey-most-reliable-small-cars/n26142 What you would like to know is how many Fabia Mk4 cars (not just those marketed in the UK) have needed under-warranty work since they were sold and what that work involved, but that information will be commercial-in-confidence and there's no chance that Skoda would release the data. You haven't said what your '21-plate Fabia Mk3's problems have been, but - if they have involved the car's 'tech' - it wouldn't surprise me if Fabia Mk4 cars (even more loaded with user-unfriendly techie stuff) prove to be problematic in this area. Statistically, you'd be better changing to a new Honda, Toyota or Suzuki....

Canton wasn't an option when I ordered it, so I guess it's just the hole where the canton speaker would be!

Just getting cheaper and cheaper to run an EV.................................

Very sensible to get off the motorway and take a break. Interesting you mention aircon and sinuses; I suffer with dry eye and the aircon can play havoc unless I drink plenty of water - which usually means plenty of pee stops 🙄

They often fail on zipping them. Us mere mortals use 7zip they probably use some Linux Library and make a pigs ear of it. The same output is given to the brands which is designed to be used across the brands... just not zipped. That's when they make a pigs ear of it in the final stage of putting it on their servers.

The language of this forum is English please. Also use of capitals is regarded as shouting.

Well I have a MIB2 in a 2017 Rapid and I updated to 2024/2025 maps and I just updated the Speed Cameras with the new download and it seems fine.

Cinch have done a check anyway using their system and could show you. Since they are car dealers and are being asked they should tell you what they know. Hiding anything they know and do not tell when asked catched these morons out. They wanted to know the history as much as possible before buying it. Just as a main dealer or Skoda customer services contracted customer services. So what is the car and age and miles?

This was the Sky video that went through the export data..... There other things other than metal that are excluded from some export stats. When we do customs entries for aircraft they are also not included. Very high value but flit around the world. Some of the customs warehouse I have looked at like Bristol Car customs WH compound tens of thousands, technical not imported yet as in "bond", like the LME metal. If the Uk also adds the countervailing duty on cars etc I would expect thousands of cars to be put in to Uk Free Circulation the day before just to avoid the countervailing duty. Did similar for a Korean car company some years ago. Lies, damn lies and statistics. Do we feel like a highly successful exporting economy ? Werll there are some bright spots but the B event is still not helping at all.

This is how it looks to get really low consumption, no A/C or heat, good ambient temp, low traffic.... 400km at 130kph.

completely disagree, I have 17" wheels on mine and I don't think they look like toy wheels

Well, i managed to retrofit rear usb ports. As i mentioned i bought the plastic trim with the USBs holes. (5E3863618 (9B9) The USB module with 2 USBs - C ports is the 3G5035954A An cheap sourch is from a Poland site named SkodaParts (https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/3g5035954a-usb-c-connector-skoda-38659.html) I did the wiring. I bought some plugs for this purpose. The black to connect the wiring to the car's (needs a little modification), the red to connect the existing contact of the front seats and the brown for the rear seats USB. The black plug (female) needs a bit of cutting to get the male red plug in. Please see the photo below: And this is the wiring Each plug has 4 pins. Connect 1 to 1, 2 to 2 and 3 to 3 to all plugs. 4 only needs to be connected from the black female to the red male. The new USBs that we will put back do not need to be connected to No.4. This is the schematic This is the result of the preparation.

For my 2017 Yeti, I couldn’t find a replacement touchscreen for less than £50 incl delivery and taxes etc (bought on eBay and shipped from Poland to UK). Anyhoo, bought it, fitted it last night and it worked 🙂 like a brand new infotainment panel. Just to be clear, you DO NOT REMOVE THE OLD TOUCHSCREEN, just the silver frame and bond the new touchscreen panel over the old one (get some good glass cleaner first). There are quite a lot of torx screws to remove to gain access. Message me through here if you need any help.

There is a video on youtube showing how to fix it yourself - it's not difficult - just basic screws and clips - no knowledge of electronics or soldering needed. Then you can do it yourself for about £25 - the cost of a replacement digitiser from ebay/aliexpress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZAVyxZF8IM If you don't fancy trying it yourself, these guys in Coventry have fixed a number of them for owners over on the Yeti Owners Club forum: http://www.vagretrofits.co.uk/