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To say nothing of the transition to heat pumps also.

@lol-lol You should be in PR for some duff utilities companies. What a load of BS you seem to have sooked up. Next you will tell us about the Water Industries in England doing damn well.

Rain held off for a bit so managed to check the front too. Clearance is tight around the calliper but clearance is clearance. Drives fine. Very happy with that. Also filled up the screenwash for what feels like the 1000th time in the four months I’ve owned it!

Greetings to all. I found help and solution from here to my Octavia 2014 Electric chair problem and wanted to make account to say thanks to all.

The Government has already agreed future payments for renewables per mw/h at nearly twice the price of current gas prices. So if the price of electricity is set by the highest cost provision how can they go down . The reduction promised this year is from reducing the add-ons to the cost we pay now not the cost per mw/h

Do you believe all the BS that is out there from parties with a political agenda, in this case the BBC being a government mouthpiece? They are no better then many other sources often quoted who have vested interests in a certain outcome where they gain some benefit from. All of these people so many EV'ers claim are biased against them actually do not know the truth. All they want is the same as me, the freedom to make their own mind up. Like the other examples I have shown you. If the products are really genuinely far superior and the public can see that, then they will migrate towards them naturally, no pressure required. Look back in history and see how many things you used to have/use in your past but you have moved on along with the rest of the world, where are the cassettes, vinyal records, Betamax, VHS, Laser Discs CRT tvs and monitors, Incandescent and CFL lamps, Steam engines, etc., etc.? All gone and no legislation required to make the switch; the consumers did that globally. So they will with EVs if they really are that good and they can prove themselves, but currently, they are not doing a good job of it are they?

To anyone with logic, surely the bleeding way forwards is before you start planning and mandating things, you get the technology in place and working first to ensure the first basic promise that was made to UK public, make damned sure that the UK was 100% self-sufficient for energy, bring the cost down to enable the UK to become competitive again and give families some well-earned respite from crippling bills. Not force the things onto people which is so obviously currently not even remotely possible for vast masses of the population. Be that for physical, financial, or infrastructure reasons, so that practically everybody currently with a ICE car could also afford to switch over. And that does not also involve the other elephant in the room, and that is ensuring that the technology is perfectly safe, or at least as safe as current ICE vehicles are. Until we find methods of doing that, a fire in any car park or anywhere where cars are parked, gathered or stored together is a real major disaster just waiting to happen. We have all witnessed the terrific consequences that a few EV cars bring to car-transporting ships, where only a part of the cargo were EVs, resulting in the total loss of those ships. In a few years almost every car will be EV so that potential will be everywhere. We need politicians to understand why their plans are not working, but that will never happen, I fear, as they lack the vision for the future and the possible consequences of getting it wrong. They only care about themselves and a 5-year plan. If it all goes tits up, they get removed at the next election, and the massive mess they leave behind is left for others.

I think many understand that those with money will be able to benefit from the transition from fossil fuel to a battery powered grid. There will be times in the future when some will be paid to accept the excess from wind to store in their batteries for example. Then benefit from selling it back

Totally agree, the limitations and needs of 100% of the population need to be taken into account not just those of 0.0000001% (excuse the rounding error!).

Interesting on a global scale but of very little relevance to the UK, where the harsh reality is that generation and distribution of electricity simply will not be able to keep up with the demand IF the targets for switchover from ICE to EV are even close to being met.

I completely agree - this is the point I was trying to make. While it may be different for professional drivers on a track, for the average person, or indeed on anyone on an average UK road, I believe understeer poses a much lower risk than oversteer. The most common reaction to oversteer is to brake - something that doesn't quite work, especially in a RWD car. I believe you're meant to counter-steer and gently lift off/apply power. Even if it does work though, I've seen many people recover one slide, only to lose it when the car kicks back the other way (tank-slapper sort of thing, you know what I mean). For me, I instincitvely counter-steered (I was very impressed), lifted off the throttle (again, very impressed) before very rapidly discovering I'd over-corrected and gone straight off. I was particularly suprised (read sha* up) when I encountered the oversteer in my vRS. I hadn't been driving for more than a few years, and I was quite suprised to find I'd lost the rear on my FWD car. It's not a difficult thing to recover from, mind - almost all the times it's happended have been on rough surfaces/unsettled roads.

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Apparently it would take around 8 to 12 years to build a powerline from Scotland to the south coast, and that would be running about 2 miles away from my front door if they could ever get the final plans approved. Which at the moment is embroiled in loads of red tape with councils and masses of residents all opposed to it and this has been going on for the last 3 years to my knowledge. Hinkley point C is not supposed to be online until well into the mid-2030s and even then will only generate enough power for 6 million homes 7% of UK power need. Building started last year on Sizewell C due on line mid 2030s to 2040 powering 6 million homes, 7% of UK power need. Bradwell B is still in the feaseablity stage, would take an estimated 12 years to build (always run into delays), so if construction starts this year, it would be late 2030s to early 2040s before coming online and power 4 million homes, 4.5% UK power demand. Wylfa power station, if construction starts this year would be broadly the same as the above Bradwell B online mid 2030s to early 2040s, powering 3.5 million homes, 3.5% UK power demand. So where is all this extra power coming from to power all the proposed electric cars, vans, HGVs and buses coming from in 2030, given the massive size of these HGV fleets and buses? Once again, the UK has some very grand ideas and very little forward planning on how to deliver the massive amounts of power of power that would be required to keep people and vital goods mobile then? The above power stations would possibly deliver some 19 million homes then, when we had 30.4 million homes in 2024. Wind and solar cannot make up the rest, as wind does not always blow and I frequently see wind farms where no blades are turning, and no solar at all during the night. Are we living in cloud cuckoo land or what? Hinkley Point C | EDF Building Sizewell C - Sizewell C Homepage - Bradwell B Project Site Wylfa nuclear power station - Wikipedia

Test fit the spare on the rear today. Went on well and no issues. Went for a drive for a few miles and no tpms either. Was going to swap it to the front but it started to rain so that will have to wait for another day. At least I know for sure now if I do have an issue the spare can go on the rear.

I spent several years working for a well known sports car manufacturer who used to hold customer and press days on their private test track. It was very revealing watching how "Joe & Joanne Public" coped with both oversteer and understeer - in most cases oversteer led to a spin (in a few extreme cases a visit to the greenery), but understeer was in the vast majority of cases dealt without any drama after a lift of the throttle and staying on track. This, I believe, clearly shows once again that for a road car driven by a "normal" driver understeer is far safer than oversteer as "normal" drivers can deal with it far more easily and intuitively - hence the normal advice when having 2 new tyres is to fit them on the rear.

It's a terrible user interface for something as simple as a volume control. The 'slider' under the screen isn't illuminated so can't be seen in the dark. The scroll wheel on the steering wheel is not obvious. Terrible design, all to save a few quid on a knob.

Thanks I had a look at the post; perhaps this is causing the issue, though what confuses me is this error didn't show after the drive, but the car still failed to restart after ASS event. The same error did return after my test drive, so perhaps it is this and it just decided to fail

I wouldn't trust them to wash it properly to be honest (which is why I tell them not to wash it!). Who knows? I'm guessing if it says 9,400 miles to next service then they haven't done it?

Not the same as you were talking about when running the whole house and/or charging an EV - so not relevant.

IF they can afford the cost of home batteries, remember many people are NOT eligible for the available grants - and amongst them are those most in need of lower energy costs!

2 days ago GB Energy finally announced the location of the Head Quarters. They are going to get on very well at the pace they do things. Investors obviously are flocking to be involved with this shower of whoevers,.

'UK energy prices around the highest in the world'. UK Industry energy prices 60% higher than elsewhere in Europe. Or such like. While many can fill their boots or save money on cheap tariff electric others are paying high tariffs and daily charges. That is where average prices mentioned often in the UK is a P1$$ take. The POTUS is brokering oil. Seizing tankers and the oil at sea and selling it on. This is the supposed oil rich North America. Niot really so oil rich, they want Heavy Oil that belongs to others.,..

Sorry @Binx1310 it was you who said to get those my bad, thank you very much for recommending it. I found my phone just a bit too big for the front and a pain but armrest is perfect for me I was contemplating having a wireless charger power bank in the arm rest then some plastic covering the edges so the phone didn’t move, but the usb cable sooo much better

The recipe from the workshop says more than 4 litres refill of Mobil1 ESP 5w-30. I did not gauge oil level after service, though I probably should have.

Has it used 4 litres? Did you dip the oil at operating temperature after the Service. It was not you that put in the oil was it at the service?. You got a warning, you have still oil in the sump, it is not empty.

@goatus the VIN was only to allow me to confirm that you have the later version of 1.2 TSI. You have done that yourself, so I can't really help further, except to say that this later version almost certainly has a different arrangement of PCV-related pipework, valves and connections. So trying to reference the earlier 'how to' threads is unlikely to assist you much.

Ooooo stripes in the mats. Fancy.

I use a set of small jewellers screwdrivers to unlock the latches on each pin.

Finland, it's been quite cold here for several weeks.

It's to prevent possible damage to engine by overrevving in neutral gear.

Please let us know how you get on.

All very basic if a TSI. Common sense stuff. Use a search engine and put Briskoda servicing and look in Images and you will see charts. Basically, Fixed or Variable oil changes. so 9,600 miles / 372 days or 24 months / 18,000-20,000 miles. Pollen / Cabin Filter @ 2 years or sooner. Spark Plugs @ 4 years / 40,000 miles. Air Filter @ 60,000 miles / 6 years. CHECK THAT EVERY SERVICE. Brake fluid change is @ 2 years now. It was first at 3 years then each 2. Check tyres regularly. Wiper Blades, Suspension, Brakes etc etc. Cam Belt might now not be til 10 years / 150,000 miles.

Close enough, I think. SK250... does indeed mean it was originally in a mk2 Fabia. Only thing that may not work perfectly is one touch opening/closing if the glass height is different between these models. Direction of movement will be correct.

That is correct, we lost the valve, gained a gear, and the GPF and more restrictive options. Some win, some lose.

Morning Pete, sorry for the late reply, just come off shift! I'll get the VIN later if I get chance, however you are correct, it's belt not chain. Thanks for the reply and help Nick

The normal success screen. Summer has come early, although it doesn't feel like it outside 😉.

@Graham Butcher Westminster is going to have 'Energy Security' for the UK or just England by the importation of Electricity from overseas and it coming in under the sea from Continental Europe as well as further afield. Also importing LNG. They will be prepared to get it from anyplace they can rather from the Nation in the North if they can. For Road / Transport Fuels and Petro Chemicals as long as China Petro are in partnership with Sir Jim Ratcliff / Ineos they will get liquid stock from them regardless of the Refineries in the UK closing. PS. it is not just about powering or heating homes. There is industry and commerce and obviously the 10 x plus or is it 100 times electricity needed for DATA CENTRES for AI.

I got 4 contis for a good price and no complaints

Went with the 115. It drove better than the 95 and thought it was the better car, mechanically at least I'd also add that, bizarrely, the 115 actually proved cheaper to insure than the 95 despite the slightly higher power output. Perhaps the fact that it's also a year older than the 95 we were looking at accounts for that but still. Not complaining!

Got round to doing the Gear Knob swap with the Mk7 Golf/other VAG, added the alcantara to the gear knob and also gaiter which now matches my steering wheel. Very happy with the result and can leave this area of the car alone now.

The chap at RPM was good to talk to. I was looking at one of these; jumped on the phone to see which one was the right one (as I think Cupra Formentor is a better fit for the AWD as opposed to Golf/S3 etc.). He mentioned I might want to look under the car to check I had one as some models had had them removed from 2019 onwards. I don't think it ran in line with EA888.4 engine or the GPF being brought in - either way, quick video under the car with the phone revealed the FL 280 doesn't actually have one.

So the bouncy ride is no more B6 shocks and all new associated parts fitted today, has changed the feel of the car and I am over the moon with it. Feels so much improved with a more planted ride and the floaty feel gone. No more bouncing after going over a speed bump, I ensured I went over loads on the way home

Hi all, Been reading loads on here and you turn regarding Dsg oil change. Seems fairly simple… I was pondering the following- Level car Empty at bottom Fill up at top (roughly about right) Get temp to 40 degrees Open plug to release excess Done What are your thoughts?

As I mentioned I currently have the whole cascade of faults (stability control, parking assist, headlight range, hill-hold assist, TPMS and maybe more). Dealer just called to confirm it's an ABS / wheel sensor fault. Glad I have the extended service + warranty package

So many flavours of Michelin Cross Climates. CrossClimate, CrossClimate +, 1, 2, 3., 3 Sport, SUV.

You throw your kids in the boot?! On a serious note, one great practicality thing are vent covers for the air con exhaust under the front seat. You can pick them up on Amazon. Stops losing stuff up there

Put in a boot liner. Nothing fancy, but will contain the mud when picking up the kids from football! Just a cheap one from Amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/0ekCj4qT

I guess we'll just have to differ then - I know which I prefer. 🤝 A GT4 is a bit like a pendulum with all that weight at the back - once that's lost traction it must be a bit of a bu**er to try and hold it. 😨 A the late Frank Gardner once said "Smell it? I was sitting in it" 😁

I still think that’s incorrect. In a rallying or racing scenario, with an experienced driver, what you’re saying may be true - but for the average Joe, I think understeer is an easier correction. After all, there’s a reason insurance on the M140i is so high. If you’re on a roundabout and begin to understeer, you can ease off the accelerator, tap the brake to bring the weight forward, or ease off the steering. If it’s oversteering, you have far less time to react. The vRS in particular, with its front diff, has a tendency to snap oversteer - or, at least mine does. It requires a pretty quick and sharp reaction. Equally, having lost the rear end on a Porsche GT4, I really don’t think oversteer is easy to correct - that little mistake sent me into the gravel. +1 for this. I get my car done every six months at a minimum, especially on these roads. My Octavia has an issue with the NSF caster - we’ve taken the car apart and can’t find an issue with any component… clearly just one of those things. My Pilot Sport 5s have got around 12,000 miles on them and still have a little life in the fronts - quite impressive for a UHP summer tyre paired with my right foot. FWIW, it doesn’t have to be a Hunter machine - the guy I used to use in Southampton used some machine I’d never heard of, but did a damn good job. As above though, the operator matters far more than the machine itself.