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You are also leaving them in a very dangerous situation on the wrong side of the road for longer than need be. This thread is obviously only going to go one way, so I'll close it now before it turns into the usual debate.

Race Blue VRS FL Hatch - RX61 CZA Causing heart -stopping moments on the A27 in Hampshire (New Forest, Southampton, Portsmouth). Nicely concealed lighting which only "comes alive" if you've been a naughty boy! I suppose the term "sneaky fu**kers would not be inappropriate in this case!

Go to My settings and un-tick the 2 boxes in the Time Zone, save settings and all will be well

and a true one at that

I wonder what the papers will say about the weather? "The Royal Washout" "Long to rain over us" P.S. I'm loling at these comments: http://twitter.com/#!/Queen_UK

I'd personally say if you're having a current problem and VCDS/vagcom is complaining of the steering angle sensor... Suspect it's that which is causing issues. First things first though... Unplug the plug on the steering angle sensor. Inspect it. Clean it with electrical contact cleaner. Insulate it properly with some servisol silicone grease (you can get it from maplins, code RE90X - a fiver when I bought it for a big old tube) - It has to be dielectric grease to keep moisture out... Then give it a run again and see if that remedies your issue. This could purely be corrosion on the plug that is causing voltage leakage across the terminals. The silicone grease should insulate each terminal properly, keeping moisture out preventing corrosion again, and possibly curing your problem. Note - VAG electrical contact plugs are pretty poor for moisture protection and corrosion. They should have put some silicone grease on as part of the initial build in my opinion, but obviously chose not to. Bit of a cost cutting exercise that usually results in electrical components failing. But if you take the time to clean and then properly grease all your electrical contacts, you'll more than likely find it helps a lot. This was highlighted a while ago with things like 'the cage mod' etc.

A Ba'hair as it's correctly known, isn't the hair from a mail appendage rather the combination of two words. Ba, as in Ba'Heid = Bald Head So a Ba'Hair is a "bald hair", and you can't get something much smaller than that! My favorite Irn Bru advert:

Put a deposit down this morning on a very nice MY11 GT-R. One year old, one owner from new and only 3761 miles on the clock. For a good price too via a private advert.

I went down to Shark with mine which was over an hours drive away. Worth every penny, plus don't forget if youre a freedom member on here you get a discount ( or did ) Ben and the team at shark were amazingly helpful and even go out with you on a test drive after its mapped so you can be 100% happy. Best customer service I've ever experienced and would recommend them to anyone.

So i picked my octavia up 2 weeks ago, but due to work commitments had to take it to Portsmouth so i thought this would be a perfect opportunity to practice a bit of photography of my freshly detailed car. Here goes....

looks good im gonna give that a bash this week and see how it turns out so fingers crossed looks good nice vrs

Sorrys just seen the topic title..........12noon Im there!

Cheers mate, have read a little further into your build now...respect!

http://www.goapr.com/revo/code.html

A couple of pics... Not the best colour in the shade, but great in the light. Doesn't matter anyway as I'm having it wrapped in Banana Yellow at the end of the month.

Right click, open with - Notepad.

I'm sure some of his Pals will rally round for him, it might even be the Judge

Just be a little bit careful if you're as hamfisted as me. I've posted (not on this thread) about an experience some time back. The switch on top of the stalk 'arms' the CC, the switch at the end of the stalk actually sets it. Some while back, hacking along a twisty road at some rate of knots, with the arming switch on, in very quick sequence I eased off the accelerator a little, and turned the wheel to the right. I continued to progress into the bend with speed undiminished - because I'd accidentally hit the setting switch with my knuckles. A true squeaky bum moment!

Isn't IE the tool that Micro$oft gives you to download other browsers?

Nah, my only wish is that people in Stockholm would learn how to parallel park. Mirrors seem to be a unfortunate casualty. I think I'm going to start a facebook group to help these innocent victims of this atrocity.... You know, the usual. "Like if you would feed this starving kid."

My Polo Gti managed this ......... Using a Racelogic Performance Box...accurate to 0.1 seconds, 0.1 mph and within 10 cm over 400m. My Sticky tyres play a big part in this.

DSC_2544 by ~*Martyn*~, on Flickr

Why i can't wait till Friday. Full coilovers, nice fat Tyres, jabba goodies and a whole lot of weight reduction. Should handle like a gokart

Someone really should have given that flag a good ironing before hanging it

As above, £7,000 will get you a minter. I'm in York too but was lucky (after 6 months of searching) to find one in Bolton - still a fair distance to go and view it and then to go back and collect. If you want the right car then you have to be prepared to travel. This sounds right up your street; 2007 petrol vRS, race blue, hatch, low mileage (37K), heavily specced (heated seats, xenon's, front & rear parking sensors, maxidot, curtain airbags, cruise control and bluetooth) - I've never seen such a highly specced pre-FL vRS, all it is missing is leather, sat nav and sunroof! http://www.autotrade...s/vrs?logcode=p It's 150 miles away though, but then that's the risk you have to take to get a 'gud'un'!

I cannot answer all your questions. Bluetooth can be retrofitted - probably about 5 hours work and you can get the kit for about £160 You don't mention if you are going for a DSG Sunset glass is classy. Heated seats take too long to heat up to make much practical difference on a cold morning but work well once going. Red is great colour. Rain sensor - I have one and some people swear by them, I don't use it. It has a nice feature that will close the windows if you leave the car and it rainswhich is great unless you leave the dog inside - you can set it not to. Xenons were expensive but are very impressive, I swear by them but you could go after-market - questionable on the legality front so only you will know where you stand on that. Parking sensors are a no-brainer Are you staying with black roof-rails? Silver ones are quite nice too.

I think bonus points should be awarded for anyone who manages to spot Graham, pulling his caravan, en route to Norfolk.

What does a dyslexic Yorkshire man wear on his head ? A Cat Flap.

Bunting up, Union flags flying, daughter in a diamond jubilee t-shirt and most of the shopping done. Were having a big BBQ, beers,wines, games etc on Monday with some family, freinds and neighbours.Im fed up with all the Anti Royal bah bloody humbug attitudes to be honest, they are a bit boring now (and yes we all have a copy of the Sex Pistols stashed away somewhere so don't rattle that tat off to me) Im no Royalist but hey in these days of economic doom and gloom where folk walk about with faces that make a slapped trout look happy, I dont need an excuse to have a party and a knees up. If the govenment want to give me two extra days off work and call it a Jubilee, then thats the excuse ill use. Why not embace it and (god forbid) try to enjoy it! You never know, your cracked faces might even force a smile! Take a bow Maa'm. Rant over.

Time to go and sit behind the door and wait for the Postie WOOHOO!! :rofl:

No problem oh and I forgot to mention that it is a Skoda designed and built engine too BTW what did you pay if you don't mind my asking?

I solved tailgating several years ago on an old-tech car with a carburettor. I fitted a secondary windscreen washer pump and tank, the outlet pipe from this ran to an auxiliary jet fitted inside the carburettor, the pump ran when I flicked a secret switch. The tank was filled with Redex engine cleaner suitable for squirting into carburettors. As soon as a tailgater appeared I flicked the switch, they then literally disappeared into really dense white smoke pouring from my exhaust. Obviously I could only use this on a private road, for consenting tailgaters! Allegedly.

I took this photo during the RS-klub.cz meeting last month! It was nice to see more FII VRSs at the same time and place and meet nice people:) Greetings from Czech rep.!

absolutely amazing! fantastic job, mate! just a question? what is the model of your navi\multimedia system???

I agree - 16! Those at the far end of the front row are Roomsters or Octi Scouts...I think. (No round fog lights). So 8 in the front row, 7 on the grass bank + 1 Yeti figure = 16. The things we find to do on a bank holiday weekend!!!

Under the steering wheel area remove lower panel and look up ;-)

The gap between the grille and the lights is quite different.

This car has changed the way I feel about red cars!

Looks nice.

My friend is currently in a help for heroes home after returning from afghanistan. I think its worthwhile to note they don't just help soldiers who have lost limbs or 'gone off the deep end'. They are currently helping him to readjust to civilian life with some great stuff like teaching him to cook! He really talks positively about it so i think its money well spent.

Why not get the deficit from Cyclists? They use the same road network, and cost the councils millions every year in creation of cycle lanes. Bobs your uncle, problem solved. Even better, when you've got some way of identifying a cyclist, the police can actually start prosecuting them for the dumb things some of them do every day, like jumping red lights.

And it's taken you nearly six years to come to this conclusion If it was that bad you surely would have got rid a long time ago

I think some people on here have missed their vocation - the Moonies, Plymouth Bettheren and Jehovah's witness would die for the level of evangelical zeal tbat' s been expressed here in favour of DDs. No need to fret, 'cause in all likelihood when I get round to changing supplier I probably will opt for DD. But not now. But there is one issue which still is of concern to me. I presume that If I were to pay by DD tbat I would be doing so monthly and tbat I woukd still only get a quarterly statement of account from BT in arrears. So in effect I would be paying in advance for services yet to be invoiced and although the larger portion of the DD charged would be composed of charges arising from fixed pricing plans which are known in advance (And some are charged in advance), there is an element relating to actual usuage which can only be known once the charge period has ended and an invoice has been built. The result is if you go into dispute with the supplier over the charges or services for a particular quarter and if you also pay by DD, then you have no leverage as they've already got your money for the disputed period, whereas with paying as I do, I can withhold 3 months worth of dosh. I've found on a couple of occasions in the last two years that this action definitely helps focus "Customer Service" minds to ,obtain a favourable resolution to problems - I've found that withholding money usually results in the elevation of the issue to a senior manager and avoids wasting time being kicked around by the Call centre bods. And I get the benefit of 3 months interest on the invoiced amount. Given the option of payment in advance or payment in arrears, I would prefer in arrears, especially when the quantity consumed is likely to be variable and in circumstances where suppliers are constantly changing fixed price charge plans and services provided. Each to his own . . . . Nick

Hmmh. Cheapish fastish family car that swallows returning offspring's belongings from uni effortlessly. Returns 37-40 on the motorway at more than the legal limit with quiet effortless acceleration. It is not a track day car, Ferrari, Lotus. It does what it's supposed to do and better than my 5 series or Mondeo TDCI. It puts many cars toshame. 200bhp more than enough for most. In 20 years time even if there's petrol will they still give you as much bang for buck or will it be Kilowatt for a euro. (joking about the Euro obviously)

Welcome to the forum. 50p says veins are sticking on the VNT mechanism.

Grumpy old man, perhaps witth justification. The service you get, particularly from the big organisations has IMHO deteriorated over the last 25 years - mainly due to under investment and the neglect of the development of admin systems. This is typically characterised by these bloody call centres. But obviously, BTs syztems coukd do with a bit of uprating. It. would appear that "The market" if left to its own devices doesn't solve these problems. Since I"ve been retired, I had to deal in serial order with a number of public an private sectior organisations and it bas really brought it home to me how some aspects of commercial and business life and standards have changed over the last 25 years, and not always for the better. On the one hand you can order some rare inessential off of Amazon and receive it the morning of the next day, but if you have a simple query to resolve with utility provider, banking service, pension provider, you have to budget for a couple of days on and off the phone. And even then you can"t be guarenteed a result. I haven't got the time and shouldn't be required to sort out defects in service providers admin systems. Postscript Watchout ! I'm getting even grumpier as I watch today's guest at the Leveson enquiry and compare the answers given with my recent previous work experience ! Nick

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Have any of you actually read the article!? This mule is very heavily disguised. Look how the bonnet / wing shutline goes through the headlight - it's a sticker. Same on the rear light clusters. Look at the fake door shutlines. The UK car will be a hatchback, not a saloon, the saloon will be for mainland Europe. The final car will look much more like the Mission L. Looks like Skoda's diversionary tactics worked!

I will be using this challenge as a great excuse to go cow tipping =D

Regarding Facebook, there's already a Fabia vRS group on there. Join