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I've only just got back home after leaving at 3pm! This wasn't due to bad traffic but a stop off in Headingly then the rest of the day with the family at Castle Howard. Thanks for a great meet up, it was nice to see people again. I'll have to get a pic up in the morning Jim, I reckon the Vectra could now challenge your Fabia for the dirtiest car. Also, I think Chris deserves a 'well done' for managing to eat the biggest battered fish I've ever seen!

I took a few pics too

I was driving home yesterday in a snowfall when computer tells no sensor view for ACC.

well we got home, weather was bloody awful ! nice fish, nice chat, all good only took one picture .. some of the cars....

not sure if i should post in the yeti section . will leave it up to the mods to decide if they want to move it

Thanks for another decent meet guys,it was nice to see the usual suspects as well as meeting some new people too

Great to see you all again. The Fish and Chips were certainly worth the journey. Thank you Andy for organising it. I think I was right and mine was the muckiest. :yes: It will be clean(er) next time I come to a meet. The journey back wasn't bad, nearly 59 mpg when I got home.

Gtechniq Crystal Serum: (Business Grey MKIII Superb)

When I make the occasional mistake when paying my staff I make sure the matter is rectified as fast as possible, I learned a long time ago you simply don't mess with a man's wages!!!

Once again a good meet, thanks to all who turned up. Nice to meet Daddy Dave and Mummy Ash again, Congratulations to you both.

Great to meet you all again today!

Got a surprise email from the dealership this morning to say that have the car! It'll be ready for me to pick up on Wednesday - a nice Christmas present Order placed 11/09/2015 so that makes it just under 14 weeks waiting for a fully loaded L&K 280 estate. I was expecting to wait longer.

Washed ft the car today for the first time. Still can't quite capture the colour in a picture.

VAG obviously doesn't understand the power of GOOD relationships.I would have done it as a running update for no charge during a not cheap scheduled service and told the customer how much I cared about his loyalty........but I guess I'm a bit out of date and suffer from too much vision.

Whilst I agree that no one should pay, the problem there is that people will park in the free hospital car park and then go to Work.

Well I've finally caved in and ordered a new pot of wax..........MItchell&king Lotus it's advertised as being super hydrophobic so we shall see :-)

Well after 1300 miles with my first DSG I thought I would update.... I love it ! BUT ! The weird thing is I drive it almost exclusively in manual mode with just the odd nod at auto. I sometimes use auto when : Pulling away at islands so I can concentrate on what's happening without worrying about gears Pulling away from lights if I think the person who has nipped into the outside lane deserves smoking :-) somehow that's more satisfying in auto ... And that's about it.... I just love the paddles !

I believe that hideous lump of metal is the Volvo Venus Bilo.

Nice meet Thanks for organising Andy

Just cleaned mine before the rain started .... Ignore the damage ..... Ignore the damage ...Ignore the damage ....

Nice to meet some of guys! Hopefully be able to stay a bit longer next time! Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

For gods sake don't post it in Yeti section most of us are of a certain age and it will probably cause palpitations ,heart attacks and goodness knows what else.

I have now driven the car a few more miles and I must say that the Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance tyres, have lowered the noise level to what I consider to be acceptable. However, I will still be adding some sound deadening material to the car at a later date, ie., springtime ! The ride comfort has also improved by effectively making the suspension feel softer and thereby absorbs the small poor road surface bumps found on urban streets. I have read a report that this tyre is now a standard factory fitment on the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, with particular claims in helping reduce noise levels in SUV 4x4 cars. The tyre also performed well in wet weather grip tests, I believe that this is the correct tyre for me ! I did take my car back to the supplying Skoda dealer to evaluate the tyre noise with the Turanza tyres and to be fair, they did compare my car to two other Fabia`s and commented that one of them fitted with Dunlop tyres was a little quieter. Clearly, my Turanza`s could not be replaced under warranty, I never expected this. Here is the BUT, as a goodwill gesture the dealer agreed to replace all four tyres of my choice and cover the cost of two of them and I paid for the other two. The dealer also agreed to price match any online fitted price that I could find. I also kept the original Turanza tyres. As you can imagine, I am more than satisfied and very happy with this result. The dealer was Sandicliffe Skoda in Leicester and I would like to thank Colin and Mark in the car sales dept. for making this happen. It is all too easy to bad mouth main dealers but in my case, I believe a little praise and thanks is due. A Very Happy Christmas to you all.

I am listening the wire is being sorted as we speak. Just wanted to share video so other people might be able to relate in future. The battery was changed 4 years ago so for a little outlay it was piece of mind

Enjoy today Chaps!! Hope the weather sorts itself out!

The Cadiz wheels on the R are my first diamond cut alloys. I wasn't that keen on them at first, but boy are they easy to keep clean and they look good for much longer when dirty. They still look fairly clean when a silver painted alloy would look caked The only downside is when you kerb them, big repair bills and not everyone will tackle them to a good standard. I have one with a chunk out the rim, not bad in my view, but both repair shops locally with CNC machines have refused. Even TWS who I sent pictures to said they would have a go but would charge close to £200 and wouldn't guarantee results :( Edited for stupid autocorrect :(

You know you want Massive!! LOL

Just washed the vrs (God knows why it's raining already) just need to decide if I want massive fish and chips or a normal portion.

It's probably best left here - even though it will be their loss! ;-)

Got a call from the dealer yesterday to say my one has arrived in early. Ordered on 27th of October. Went for sneak preview this morning and am glad I opted for the Metal Grey! Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

And of course.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc

If you worry about it, you have been terrorised, so they've won.

But I know your aim is improving

I was that old guy selling parts. My head full of part numbers still. Set of contact points for a 1949 v8 Ford Pilot E62A 12199. Steering drag link for 1930s model y Y3304. Crown wheel and pinion 1953 Popular E93A 4209.

Only got this one photo so far after it’s Crystal Serum application (they have taken several others which I will add when they email them to me. So does it look any better? OOOHHH YES!!

Usually an employer would help anyone out who is suffering because of a pay error wouldnt they? Cant you tell them and ask for the cash, or some of it?

Sorry Ken, yes I did know you were slightly younger than me. I was trying to support your comment. To the younger sprogs: Just remember you will be old one day! And to be honest, I find more poor driving from (some) young people, more rudeness from (some) younger people, less manners in (some) young people and more general ignorance from (some) young people.

Oh yes, so very much stuff. I've got close with the forklift one, spun round too quick while I haven't finished bringing the mast down. You can get away with it with loft insulation, so I did the same with gro-bags. Swear I got to 44.5degrees. Went into a shop as I was doing every night, stripped out the herbs and spices section, put the new stand in, filled it back up with stock. Got signed off. The manager remarked how he hadn't been expecting me until the next night, I thought nothing of it, drove out, round the corner, and then saw the shop I should have put the stand in That was a long night. Told someone "yeah, that looks like the water pipe that's there capped off, I'll bang a washer point on it when I get chance." they decided to save me the job, leading to an emergency visit from the gas board. Cutting a scrap car in half to take in, then as I went through the sill, realised the fuel tank wasn't empty. Which lead to a constant stream of fuel piping out to feed the fire. First thought, throw the car out of the unit door. Yep, I hadn't brought the key for the vehicle door with me. Listened to, and believed a recovery driver's diagnosis on a few occassions. Last time I bought a brand new starter motor and fitted it, because there's "no way" it could be a broken solenoid wire. £140 and 3 inches of wire later, guess which it was? Walked up to a server, thought "that hard drive sounds well sketchy" and pulled out the one I thought it was, just as the one next to it that actually was faulty **** its pants. Put a display cabinet together, noticed a couple of downlights were out, and though the famous words "They're only 12v, I'll just reconnect them with it live". It's not the voltage though is it, it's the current that matters, and downlight transformers have quite a lot of that. I grabbed a live connection, got a jolt, went to let go and every time my heart beated, my hand spasmed shut again. I believe my reaction went something like "****! Pete! ****! Pete! ****! Pete! ****! Turn ****! the ****! ****ing ****! power ****! to ****! this ****ing ****! cab-****!inet ****! off" Obviously, everyone rushed to my aid, right after they'd finished collapsing in fits of laughter for several minutes

Just think who much turkey and Christmas cake that equals. Stuff yourself over Christmas with no loss of performance on the road.Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Having seen a VRS 230 advertised on its site at a special offer price of £23830, I asked a dealer for a PX quote on my Jan 15 VRS with 10k miles and specced to the same level as 230 barring diff/nav/electric seats and the vital Nurburgring lap timer. This spec as per my signature block below was approx £27K list price. I was flabbergasted, £16K now and £14 in 20 weeks time when the car would be built. Much as I wanted the Diff and extra 10 Bhp, I can't justify trading in at almost 50% off list price after 18 months. I also thought that the advert is probably disingenuous as the deal had to be agreed to and would be 'honoured' with the Skoda Loyalty bonus already included in it, there is no mention of this on the website. It's either a special offer or it isn't. I have always defended dealers on this forum and appreciate that you lose money on new cars and dealers need to make a living. I have seen lots of similar comments on depreciation from regular contributors like Pipsyreturns etc and thought the final value forecasts were a bit harsh but it appears they are spot on. I advise owners of good-condition MkII petrol and possibly TDI owners to stick with them unless they really need the extra toys and slightly more room, power/torque. The MkIII is a better car and is the one for you if you don't mind the current loss of value.

How do you know that it's a manual, you can't see the box

Decided i'm going to keep my set of Octy vrs 312mm calipers and get them fitted. So my wheel choice isnt restricted as much. Theyre in pretty bad condition as they have about 5mm of corroded paint on them [emoji23] Stripped them down.. Ill get some pics up once i get them out the shot blaster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad you're getting it sorted. Unfortunately, there probably wasn't any need to change the alternator either. Just as a heads-up there are two other common Fabia 'gotchas' that can cost people lots of money when mis-diagnosed. The strip-fuse on top of the battery that supplies the ABS pump often cracks and diagnostic readers tend to make garages think it's a problem that requires a new ABS unit, rather than just a fuse. The solenoid wire on the starter motor breaks, causing some to think they need a new starter motor. All three are free or very cheap repairs.

Metal grey is now called quartz grey iirc. Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Point is All Seasons are quite capable of handling mud, snow and temperature down to -5C at the very least. Unless you are in snow week after week I do not see the trade of the slightly better snow performance, even that debatable by the AE report, than having to use H or below rated tyres that tend to be less stiff carcass, noisier and less economical. 3 cars on All Seasons, one on Winters currently and all ready for whatever we get, maybe even the -20C we sometimes get here though hopefully not needed and just the cold and wet weather to handle.

Ha Ha, Its not Sudbury thats the problem Mick, Its across the border into Essex (Gary boys you know). I work in Braintree.... you need to wear hard hats and Flack Jackets to drive around Essex! Sudbury Suffolk sounds much the same as your Sudbury, coffin dodgers and tractors. More horses than cars pass my house each day!

Don't recommend it Ed, I tried that first about a year ago, it wasn't the best of conversaions I've ever had and I'll try to remember the way it went Basically they've 3 types of bulb upgrade, lets call them Bright, Brighter and Fn Bright. All are street legal, none have a wattage on them or a temperature !!! Errrrrrr and none are available in H7, H8 and H15 so WTF Haven't been back to Halfords since. Yeah it is to do with the Court Order cos yes I did tell them whaat I thought of them Regards T

aye, all excellent advice, thanks a bunch people. It's made my shiny new dogbone all horrible :no: If it is the cam cover gasket, are these easy enough to source and replace? I am very keen to have a go at things myself as much as possible but will let the professionals do major engine work.. I have replaced brakes, taken EGR off and cleaned, self service etc, so that's my level of mechanicing

Photo taking mission:

absolute quality. Have just laughed my ass off. But so true. Bags in the boot. Shopping at the check out. Agghhhhh!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk