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Had another go at Bamburgh, Craster and Holy Island Causeway yesterday.

Worth framing IMO

Here’s some shots I took between showers today at Floors Castle. Murdered the processing on a couple , though I quite like it.

Glorious this evening............

In my case only car's GPS get the locationg spoofing, we're starting to think it's not an intended spoofing but a malfunction in the hardware of the vehicle.

wheels are 9x20 ET37, tyres 235/35 you dont let your wife/gf drive on these kind of wheels :D my wife never drove Superb without me in it, she is affraid to scratch it as its too big for her. She drives Opel Adam :D

I don’t suppose this qualifies, but as well as the Octavia, I have the three wheeler…

Looking at petrol kodiaq, skoda tells me the CAMBELT is not a service item Are they belts or chains and surely belts need changing?

Yep thanks @JR RS your guide helped a lot it was just I thought the image with 6c35 in the picture was from your car and I couldn’t work out where 30c5 came from and didn’t understand that c9d2 was a default value But that’s one thing with the people on this forum, always prepared to help and with all the different time zones and knowledge there is always some one to help

The input values in the how-to-guide r just examples. Every car has a different first input value. The second input value is always "c9d2". Glad u got it in the end.

Container sized power banks are becoming much more common working with the Megawatt chargers. Other countries have stipulated all car parks over 80 spaces have solar canopies to help local generation. Costs are plummeting for LFP batteries and sub $20 per KWh coming soon down from current $50 to $40.

Reading the installation change Open this page: https://xor.pw/# Take the first value from the readout Take the second value, C9D2 Enter the new value for the installation change, apply the adjustment, the value reverts, clear the fault memory Auslesen der verbau Änderung Diese Seite öffnen: https://xor.pw/# Erste Wert vom auslesen nehmen Zweite Wert C9D2 nehmen Neuen Wert bei der Verbauänderung eintragen, Anpassung übernehmen, Wert springt zurück, Fehlerspeicher löschen

It is indeed the spiral trunking thing that’s split. The forked tongue thing you mention is just the trim to push it back into the metalwork.

Hum "flexible-ish" black plastic tubing, oh dear - progress! I suppose that you buy a similar product and a suitable joining piece and fit the new tubing to the light/jet and make the join well back inside the body of the car. Edit:- one version is 6V6 956 663 or another 6V6 956 663 A probably depend on the age of your car, maybe estate pipe is longer, it seems to be quite cheap. I'd hope that you can find and buy a joining piece so that you can fit the new hose end to the high level brake light housing jet and just splice in a shortish section and form a join back within the car's body area and so well away from the rear hatch hinge point. Another Edit:- just a typical ebay link Windscreen Washer Pipe Repair Kit - SKODA FABIA - 2000 - 2019 - Tube Fix | eBay UK

Hi I know it's a bit of an old thread but I thought I'd share my experience on the matter. I have a MK2 1.6 TDI Combi. Reverse and 1st have been sticking for some time now. Mostly 1st. After doing some digging I found a video that looked helpful so I tried thought I'd explore that avenue. Although I did cut some corners and not completely do as the guy in the video did but it worked out and fixed the issue. Also it's not not exactly the same model as mine. I removed both items in the 1st picture to expose the leaver in the second. The leaver was loose as in the video. All I did was tighten the nut high lighted and the problem was solved. Hope this is helpful.

Hi all, a question: We enjoy having a 2025 Skoda Kodiaq iV PHEV. In last year's software update, you can now choose (and it is recommended) to have the maximum charge level automatically reset to 80% after a charge. We only charge to 100% occasionally if we know we have to travel further the next day, and then the car automatically resets it to 80% for the next charge so that it never stays at 100% for long, as that would be bad. Our specific question regarding our Kodiaq (and therefore also regarding the VW Tiguan or Cupra Terramar) is the following: Skoda states that the battery has a capacity of 25.7 kWh, of which 19.7 kWh is usable. So if the difference between 0% and 100% is 19.7kWh, is there an extra safeguard built in by, for example, keeping 3kWh at the bottom and top as a margin to prevent deep discharging and maximum full charging, thereby extending the battery's lifespan? So 3kWh at the bottom, then the 19.7kWh usable (0-100%), and then another 3kWh at the top makes that 25.7kWh?? 3kWh + 19.7kWh + 3kWh = 25.7kWh? Incidentally, that would mean the 80% setting would indeed remain well below the "true" 80% of the full 25.7kWh. 25.7 - 3 at the top is 22.7, which would be the 100% you see in the car, and 80% of that is approximately 18.16 kWh. That, in turn, would be 70.6% of the actual 100% (25.7 kWh), which aligns well with what experts say about extending battery life. You read more and more that 70% is even better than 80%? I am curious if anyone has factual information on this and what your view is on it. Thanks for your responses, Leo

They are belts but classed as 'lifetime' so are reinforced and stronger than normal as well as the engines having oval shaped cam gears to reduce load on them. From memory the service requirements are 240,000km / 150,000mls and then only 'inspect'.

Look for an independent glass specialist rather than a chain & get someone to actually look at it, rather than their computer screen. It looks to me like the bonding to the screen is fine, it's the housing that's separated.

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FOR SALE – 73/100 Registered 1 March 2002 A rare opportunity to purchase one of the remaining 16 Octavia WRC 100 Edition cars left in the UK. 73/100 was fully restored by Des Jansen (delcac on here) during 2015/16/17. Des lived in Kent and he and Pete Drury who owned 66/100 decided to carry out a joint restoration of the two WRCs. Whatever was done to No 66 was also done to No 73 and Pete maintained a blog of the restoration of No 66 - see attached link: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/370561-wrc-66100-and-88100/ Back in 2016 the two cars were considered as the best WRCs in the country. Approximately £16,000 was spent on the restoration of No 73 turning it into an almost brand new Octavia WRC. All parts replaced were new genuine from Skoda. I purchased the car in May 2018 with the mileage on 113600 and it has been a privilege to own a piece of Skoda history. It still looks and drives like a new car. The only imperfection is a dent on the bonnet where I dropped a hammer! Link attached to the BriSkoda advert when I bought it as it shows lots of information and pictures of the restoration which paint the full picture: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/448221-mk1-octavia-wrc-limited-edition-no-73-of-100-for-sale/#comment-5040729 Total mileage now is 119,800 so I have only added 6200 miles since the restoration in 8 years. It is a well known car on the forums and I will be sad to see it go. Reason for the reluctant sale is the purchase of a Audi S2 Avant dressed up as an RS2 which is my dream car so 73/100 has to go. The cherished plate V100 WRC goes with the car as it makes the car unique. I also have lots of spares to go with the car including another Decal set from the original supplier to Skoda (about £1200 value). I have 2 folders of receipts and photos of the restoration including a very rare certificate of authenticity from Skoda. The original service history is included and I have maintained the car with annual oil changes added to the service book. The MOT is valid to March 2027. Photo taken at the MOT in March 2026. No advisories since the restoration! This is a rare opportunity for the buyer to own a piece of automotive history as these cars do not come onto the market very often. The car is located in South Wales, 25 minutes from Cardiff. I believe I have priced it fairly at £12,995 or very near offer. Please contact me at <Removed> Please use the PM (Private Messaging) function to contact members in the first instance. If the PM function is not yet available to you, tagging the member and asking them to start a conversation will work. Strictly interested parties only; No timewasters please. Personal contact details removed. Briskoda admin.

A posse of Police EV,s charging at the public hub today. Including an unmarked Polestar. Public tariff is 60 pence a kWh and and an overstay fee of £10 after 1 hour 10 minutes. I wonder if that is being waived by Angus Council for the Police vehicles as 1 was into the overstay.

The car has been at Skoda today and as expected they have stated the warranty will not cover it. Oddly they won't even price up a new screen. They have just said contact a windscreen company who should be able to reattach it. National windscreens have said they wouldn't reattach it, just supply and fit a new screen. I argued that it shouldn't have failed, but Skoda have taken the stance that they don't know the history of the car before they sold it to us, which I find odd given it was an approved used car from a Skoda main dealership. I have raised a case with Skoda UK. Waiting to hear from them. To say I'm frustrated is an understatement. Don't expect this from a 6 year old car, the bonding should last the lifetime of the screen.

OEM Sport Suspension

https://mega.nz/file/dgNAADwQ#h7p60yQb9OmM0pQ2O9nZvIPsi_k9TMnwOm83pBj3hmY

The 'car info' on @bertJ's forum Profile is unhelpful, but the content of his earlier postings indicates that his Fabia is a Mk 4 SE L model that was brand-new in mid-2025. He bought the car in late-2025 when the vehicle was 6-months old and had a mileage of 700. In the 2024/2025 forum topic I provided a link to in my yesterday's posting, owners of Fabia Mk 4 models observed that Skoda's recommended 'normal load' 2.5bar (36.25psi) inflation-pressures for the Fabia's front and rear tyres (15"/16"/17"/18" wheels) was unusually high (for a small 'family' hatchback car) and, consequently, translated to a firm/harsh ride quality - which is definitely the case for my own Fabia Mk4 SE L on some of the UK's badly-surfaced roads. In the final posting of the 2024/2025 forum topic I said ...The recommended pressures are indeed high, but that does not mean they are somehow wrong and, if Fabia Mk 4 owners choose to use lower pressures, there is nothing to prevent them doing so. If driving on UK's poorly maintained roads at UK legal speeds, reducing the sticker pressures by 0.2/0.3 bar (3 to 4psi) should be fine, but, if I were regularly cruising a Fabia Monte Carlo at 200kmh on a German unrestricted autobahn, I'd definitely choose to use the sticker pressures.... I echo Evolution13's advice, but I suspect that - to produce a really significantly softer ride on UK roads - a drop in pressure to at least 2.0bar/29psi (front and rear wheels) would be required. The recommended inflation-pressures for my 2009 Skoda Roomster's 15" tyres are 2.2bar/32psi (front) and 2.1bar/30psi (rear) and, when the pressures naturally drop over time or in cold weather by (say) 0.2bar/3psi, I can (usually) notice the difference when I begin to drive the Roomster on roads I'm very familiar with. But my 2024 Fabia's ride (at the 2.5bar tyre pressures) is noticeably firmer than the Roomster's and (although I haven't experimented) I'm pretty sure I'd need to reduce the Fabia's pressures well down to make a major ride-quality difference.

They do look utterly lovely. But looking at the first pic, and the profile of the wheels to tyres, my Mrs would utterly ruin those rims in a New York minute.

Firmware: MHI2_ER_SKG13_P4526_1_AIO_MU1440_20230504 2.12 GB file on MEGANo warrenty

GRACENOTE V24 https://mega.nz/file/oisyETLb#_O9j1BLcGZMqdeMefJ_P2JsvR9vdwPPx11-xZWTWaTw No warrenty

The car looks magnificent. What are the wheel dimensions (diameter, offset, rim depth)?

The house is filled with speakers in my SONOS music system. Lossless format is essential to get the most out of it. All of my files are stored on my home server so makes sense just to copy the files I want from the server onto a usb stick and plug it in to the car… It took quite a while to rip all those cds but well worth it. All the original cds sit in my loft now gathering dust.

My mk4 2.0 TDi 190hp, split is about 60% rural, 30% city, 10% motorway. Results from from last year…

All very well if you want to subscribe to streaming services but as the owner of 2000+ cds, all of which I converted to flac (for my own personal use) I can’t justify paying for the music all over again. All my favourite music is pre-mid eighties so not interested in any newer stuff other than a few exceptions. Every other car I’ve owned has managed the very simple task of playing back the music I choose in the order I choose so why can’t Skoda manage it on the mk4? My mk3 Superb had no problems with this..

Added small green stripe on top of black line on the side and wrapped center caps also in green

If your spare wheel is a Steel wheel, the saving of space is so little, as I would suppose you would have a compressor, jack & wheel brace instead..... Plus, you get the benefit & assurance of having a Spare if you ever get a puncture. ☺️

to reset the inspection reminder follow the same procedure as service reminder, but with the hazard lights on, it worked for me last time i tried.

Yes, the antenna and, as @Edela mentioned, maybe the OCU firmware or replacement as well.

Octavias are known for this issue. Some need OCU replacement or even simple FW update. Mine was fixed by replacing antenna on the roof. Apart of wrong GPS position it was giving SOS call errors.

An ICE car at 140 mph will be getting about one eighth of the mpg that it would get at 70 mph so well down in single figures mpghebce these pursuits rarely last more than half hour when in combination with tge radio ahead abd road block. At indicated 155 my Octavia VRS was probably doing about 6 mpg. Not quite at James May's 12 minutes at 250 mph for the 26 gallon tank for the Veyron but all cars gulp fuel at full chat. Only hybrids and EVs with their regen can go big distances on much less fuel putting back massive the amounts of energy can put back in the system as with the new F1 hybrid cars and even more so with GEN4 Formula e cars.