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Collected mine this morning WOOOHOOO.

Nothing short of EXCELLENT. Drive home very smooth, car seemed to 'glide' rather than drive. Kept spotting Yetis' on the way home haha Added a couple of DAB radio channels into the memory, but not sure how or when the station ident images will appear. Need to test out the LED headlamps tonight to haha Still need to set up the 'key personalisation' and read a bit of the manual too. VERY pleased with it.

Hi here is my New 2018 Superb Sportline......

The irony is that they're total idiots, because even if you leave it on all the time it does nothing unless the temperature gets above the threshold which never happens in winter, the type of compressor fitted on the Fabia is permanently engaged so it keeps PAG oil circulating whenever the engine's running. Just get the system leak tested and regassed.

Thanks Yes, please share!!!

I found these on the web a while back, you may find them an interesting read. clutch change instructions.pdf gearbox removal instructions.pdf

and you probably never adjust volume via the dial as the power symbol wouldn't be straight?

My only regret is that the wife drives it all of the time.

Sorry, we always seem to have this argument.. I have this work commute, that is about 10 miles there, 10 miles back so 20 miles in total a day, takes about 30 minutes to commute, I've never had this question fully answered, but is it generally frowned upon doing this sort of commute distance on a Diesel with a DPF car? is there a risk of stuffing up the DPF? As for road types, it's generally country roads, 40-60mph crusing speed for the vast majority with only a bit of 20/30mph "town" driving at the end. What's everyones thoughts?

Some of my favourite proverbs which can have driving related links. If in doubt, don't. Pride comes before a fall. Two wrongs don't make a right. All have a relevance in your situation I think. Here endeth the lesson lol.

New pollen filter today and set off the bomb, smells amasing, also did the cleaner to to make sure. All seems very good so far

Looking forward to seeing the car tomorrow and obviously meeting a briskoda member, but mainly the car

A few pics for you : An inside look at the bonnet release handle stopper clip: It can be removed with a flathead screwdriver and the handle pops off. The trim is held on by four clips, it is good to know their exact locations when taking it off: Just be careful not to break anything. The first time getting it off might be really difficult. On the other hand, if you break most of the clips, it'll be easier next time. You can get better leverage on the clips through the lever hole: And when the trim is off, you can see the bonnet release cable actuating mechanism: Quite a simple mechanism but plastic all over. I hope this helps. Edit: If you're a Brit, you'll have to hold the pictures up against a mirror to have the correct orientation.

Yes the dealer dealing with issue is not the suppying dealer.

It was only this morning I read the service report again.It says make & model: Karoq 1.6 TDI SE 5Dr DSG Estat' But my car is a Karoq 1.5 TSI SE Tech Manual ! The dealer who serviced it is not the suppying dealer. I have a lease car. I presume these details are on the Skoda UK/Czech database

Yes definitely. It wasn't my fault anyway, my girlfriend was having a go at me about something on the phone, which made me forget it. Couldn't have possibly been my fault! ;-)

Thanks for photo , looks great in the sunlight , hope your happy with it ?

I hope it takes account of which country you're in (drive on the left vs. drive on the right), and what about if you're in the second, third or fourth lane - will it vear across the traffic on the inside? Sounds like there are too many variables that need to be taken into account for "pulling over" to be correctly judged by an autonomous system...

Don't get the diesel if you are driving in to one of the 45 largest cities in the UK which are moving towards charging cars that produce significant levels of NOX. If the charge is £20 or s, like London, could work out expensive. This seems to be why diesel sales represent less than a thord of new cars sales despite the huge discounts being given off them. Buy one at your peril for residuals and future costs accessing larger cities/towns.

I was assuming that the items which should be done "Every 4 years" - new spark plugs, timing belt inspection, etc - would be due 4 years after the car was first registered, on 16/12/2014. Notice that 4 years from that date is just less than 9 months from now. I found the maintenance manual in this thread. Is this the best reference for the service schedule? @pist0nbr0ke I hoped they might know something. It's not like any of this stuff is magic hidden info. The dealer has since sent me through another screenshot from portal.cpn.vwg which seems to show the Amundsen. Although it doesn't list the ACC, which is shown on a screenshot from HPI "spec check". I think I'll just have to pay it a visit and look over everything carefully.

I followed a Quartz Grey Karoq heading towards Knutsford, Cheshire from the M56. The first one I have seen so far. It wasn't hanging around, but looks perfectly ok from the rear!

Thanks a lot! I know I said there would be a break in the extras and mods for this car but if there is one thing you should all know about me it's that I am a liar and have no self control. It's a cheap mod this time though, I promise!

There's always BOTB if you're feeling LUCKY!

The first owner may have specified larger alloys from new (say 17" or 18") which could easily bump up the co2 into the next road tax band. Have seen this over the years when ordering new cars from the brochures, generally extra drag from wider tyres or less rolling resistance.

Every time I open the bonnet he has to inspect the engine. Petrol/diesel, no difference. Luckily he doesn't like sitting on paintwork.

+1

And I spotted him over on seatcupra.net.

Badges and tips look great, nice one

Very easy to repair as well. They only have one small circuit board. They have bags, but they're cheap.

Very very nice!! Wish I could tune the 245 to that spec. All we need now is a video!!

Just get a Henry if you want a cylinder type, or a Sebo X4 upright. Both have bags (so no hidden filters to change to prevent "loss of suction" as you change the filter every time you put a new bag in), both are corded so plenty of power and won't run out just when you forget to charge it one day, and the battery in it won't need changing any time soon I bet.

I have a cd changer assembly in the workshop (from a Bolero) if you wanna swap it out, and then you can try and evict your cds from the old unit.

I'm using Huawei P9 with no problems at all. If looking for a 200£ phone, I'd go with the new Nokia 6 just released (https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/new-product/mobile-phone/nokia-6-2018-uk-3668928/). All Nokias come with vanilla Android (meaning Android as Google wants it to be) with no skins, EMUIs, bloatware etc in them. This means Google services are 100% guaranteed to work. If looking for Nokias, just make sure to get the new 2018 model 6 and not the last years model.

I used to have a journey like yours - diesel was not the best of ideas. Get yourself a petrol. Since I switched to 60 mile round trips - it became more worth it and more so when it became 300+mile round trips. So.. to reiterate - get yourself a petrol and if you find your mileage jumping up to something silly - then invest in a diesel.

Discs not disks. Disks go in a computer.

Yeah, we're a bit funny about cars bursting into flames.

What a car. Really impressive! Love it!

Yessss...good news at last! Am pleased for you. My Karoq should be ready to collect next week or the week after, so considering we ordered on the same day, thats not too bad. Mine is a different spec I think SE L whilst yours is an Edition?

I will just drop this here... https://imgur.com/gallery/02v9a6P Weather was nice today, so I got the Cupra washed.

I have always used Brodit and they are great, not cheap though. Than I saw "SashaGrace's" post and got one of these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/YOSH-Rubber-Magnetic-Tablets-devices/dp/B0746JM5PK/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1524236177&sr=8-13&keywords=yosh+magnetic+phone+holder Cheap but works well. My phone is cased so magnet is on inside of the case. Holds the phone really well. Seconds to fit and for £6.99 it's a steal.

Should have them for Wednesday. Turns out he mis-quoted as the web price is actually €17 (I'd spotted that but assumed he'd given me a little discount for the full set) but he was good enough to hold the quoted price. If it all works out OK, worth bearing in mind as a source for stuff. Many thanks to TheRoq for the tip

Thanks teaser for later!

Very rare I’m able to wash the car during a weekday evening!

So are you saying avoid ebay alloy wheel bargains for a week...wink wink

Still putting a smile on my face every time I drive it

Just a boring update. Carried out the first clean of the year after the winter. Fitted a tow bar as wanted a way to transport bicycles without using a bike rack, so will go for a tow bar mounted rack - also, wanted a way to transport my motorbike when I move house in the next year (pic attached for those who care), usually costs approx £150 for a company to transport, so thought id buy a single bike trailer also. Also getting bored of the Prosport coilovers. Seems they've been on a few years and to be honest, you can tell they're cheap and slightly crashy! So, have opted to go for Bilsteins coupled with H&R -20mm, so will possibly raise the height a small amount, but I'm sure will feel better on the new suspension. Just have to find time to get them fitted!

Ours number 66/100 with Delcacs awesome 73/100 with a slightly lesser vehicle spoiling the pic

Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile (new album out today).

Here's a photo of my Meteor Grey Monte (See post #123 for spec)