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Can’t see what’s wrong with his comment tbh. Not his cup of tea, so said it. Then everyone had got their nickers in a twist. Had it been rude and vulgar comments then yeah, but it wasn’t. If you’re going to post on public forums you have to accept opinions will come along soon after. Some you’ll like, others you won’t. Ultimately, it’s your car and you can do what you want with it to your taste.

Hope you find this useful finally some info managed to get this today! doc03662520180614105024.pdf No exciting MY19 changes to the Octavia really but some info on VRS engine availability

Ahem. Allow me to bring this down a peg or two, with a nice, calming image of my Scout/Thule ensemble. Isn't she purrrrrteeee...

A few cheeky photos today - the Octy is such a handsome car

Back in January a workmate decided to sell his 2003 Fabia Estate due to it developing a clutch problem resulting in no drive. He originally offered me it for £250, but after a couple of weeks this dropped to £125 as he wanted it off his drive. He only lived a couple of miles away, so I took my brother in law, and a tow rope, and set off in my Skoda Favorit Pick Up to tow it home. Cash was handed over, and I became the new owner. My original plan was to fix the clutch problem, and use it as a daily driver, due the MoT being due a few weeks later on my Pick Up, and it needing quite a bit of work. At first we thought it might have been a clutch slave cylinder fault as the seals had gone in it, so 1 was ordered from the local motor factors and fitted. We also fitted a clutch master cylinder at the same time, but the problem still remained, so I ordered a clutch kit, and over 3 days, I removed the gearbox, found the problem to be a collapsed/non existant release bearing, so I fitted the clutch kit, a job I hadn't done for a few years. Once everything was refitted, the engine started, 1st gear selected, and a quick drive and everything was fine. A couple of days later, the car was insured, taxed and on the road. I then started looking on Ebay for Fabia bits. I had always liked the look of the GT front spoiler, but couldn't find 1, apart from brand new, and I couldn't justify the cost of almost £190 for that, so I posted a wanted ad on 1 of the Fabia Facebook Groups. A couple of days later, a chap said he had 1 on a bumper in his shed, that I could have, complete for £100, so I asked for some photos. In the meantime I carried on looking through Ebay to see what else I could find, which resulted in me buying a rear roof spoiler, brand new for £19.99 including delivery. Payment was made and a couple of days later the roof spoiler arrived. I unpacked it and went outside to trial fit it. I still have to get around to painting it and fitting it. In the mean time I was still awaiting photos of the GT Spoiler/bumper on Facebook, so a comment was left to remind the chap about said photos. I continued looking through Ebay for other items, before moving on to other Facebook pages, where on 1 of the local car sales groups, I came across a set of alloy wheels, at a reasonable price, so a few messages were exchanged, a price agreed, and a trip to Scunthorpe arranged to collect. A couple of days later, I fitted the wheels, which are 16" 5 spoke VOTEX, also known as VW 'Rave', which I believe were a dealer option on Mk3 Golfs. I then started looking through the Briskoda Classifieds and came across an ad for some Seat Ibiza FR seats, realised I was friends on Facebook with the seller, sent a message via Facebook, and a few days later, another trip to Scunthorpe was made, and a set of FREE seats were collected. I cant understand why nobody bought them when they were for sale at £100, but they were even better now they were free. The following weekend these were fitted, and transformed the interior of the car. The following weekend, I had planned, with a friend, to head up to Cumbria, to watch the Malcolm Wilson Rally. Whilst up there, I got a Facebook message from the chap with the GT Spoiler/bumper. He had finally got around to getting it out of his shed. Upon inspection, he said it had got some damage, but if I still wanted it, I could have it for FREE, as long as I also took a vRS rear bumper and vRS back box as well, but they had to be collected the same weekend. As I was up in Cumbria, I said I would message him later to make arrangements. After the rally, I travelled down to Swallownest, near Sheffield, dropped my mate off, and messaged the chap with the spoiler for his address. I received this straight back, realised I was only 10 minutes away from him, so arranged to collect it whilst in the area. The following day, I decided to trial fit it to see how it looked. I was impressed with the look of it that I left it on for a week, before buying a can of spray paint, and painting it. It's not perfect, but it looks ok, and this is basically where I am up to right now with the car, in less than 2 months of ownership, and all in, I have spent less than £300 so far, including the purchase price of the car. Next on the agenda, is either some lowering springs, or coilovers, some roof bars, and a removable towbar, so if anyone has any of these items cheap, or FREE, please let me know.

That'll be the third vRS thread then

Update to my earlier post, my car is being delivered to the dealer tomorrow and ready to pick up on tues\weds. My build time to delivery seem to be the same as other people on the board so can’t complain too much. Just the dealer hasn’t been all that great and much worse than I have experienced with VW who are owned by the same mother company Marriot. Only thing I couldn’t knock them for was price. I am glad after reading posts on here recently that I put my order in at the right time. I feel for you guys who had expected to get the car in same time frame but have had to wait ridiculous amounts of time and people who have had their ordered completely cancelled. It does seem like a shambles on Skoda’s behalf, this maybe my first but could well be my last. I would expect if paying these sort on sums for cars to at least be respected and updated regularly, at very least. I think that buying a new car is not just about the product but the whole customer journey from order to pulling off for the first time. They should realise who pays for their wages, big name advertisements etc ....customers tend to remember the bad parts but not so much the good.

So pleased i’ve got a MY18 vRS 245 with the twin exhaust... can’t wait for winter to see both breathing

WAS THIS THE BLOKE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELICATE OPENING

Here's a wild thought......... Use your eye's and look at the F@#king map on the screen and the road layout you're on Also there are big thingson the side of the road with information written on them Amazing how good sat have is when combined with a bit of basic cop on.

no one likes a show off.. :-) @penguin17 you don't even have roof rails!!!

The wife has decided its an ideal place for her handbag to sit when she is driving as the rubber mat seems to hold it place , so it now has a second title as handbag holder !!!

It takes 5 mins for the vehicle ecu's to power down after locking the car. During this time there is a higher current draw when compared to everything fully asleep. Leaving the car unlocked prevents the ecu's from going to sleep quicker. With the ECU's awake and ignition off, the current draw will lower the voltage reading and give an impression theres a problem. With Kessy, its harder for the ecu's to go to sleep as they are primed and waiting for an engine start signal. The best way to get a true battery voltage reading is to fully charge the battery, let it stand for a few hours to stabilise then take a voltage reading with it disconnected so that there is no current draw affecting the reading. Any other reading taken is subject to the effects of current draw from the vehicle systems.

The 1.4 TSI with piston issues is the earlier EA111 twincharger engine. The only Skoda this was ever used in was the Fabia VRS. The Mk3 Octavia 1.4 TSI uses a different EA211 engine, so does not suffer from this issue.

You have actually got 100% throttle available at all times BEFORE you get to the detent in all normal driving. It's just that you can't access full throttle if the speed limiter or cruise is operational, with both of those features holding you at a particular preset speed. The detent is a switch that allows you to overide the speed limiter or cruise in an emergency at those times when the throttle is being either fully or partially controlled by the car, and thus not normally allowing you to accelerate beyond a certain speed. So it's easy to get used to, and as said by mrgf, you'll get used to it within hours or days of driving. Why would you not? Most folks don't go around using full throttle all the time...lol!

The DSG is an Automated Manual. Use the gear shifter or paddles for decelerating / slowing down, spirited driving or just trucking along, on descents the DSG can do the slowing if you are off the accelerator. (Coasting function does mess that up a little now...) and with a dsg and manual down shifts you might very very seldom need to touch the brake pedal, even less than you might with a manual, or the same as you might with a manual.

Oh most definitely, yes!! Or at least they did about a year ago - The warranty was also free and was 6 years, not 5. However, they do not have every model of TV in stock at every branch all the time. They may have to order in the exact one you wanted, which can take a couple of days. So... if you INSIST on going home TODAY with a shiny new TV in your boot that costs more than my car, but don't give a toss about this one blowing up like the last one, then you will have to shop at Currys with the shortest warranty and the least customer support, accept that they will try to shaft you with all manner of expensive add-ons that don't actually do anything, and possibly even walk out with a TV that's already been dropped more than once by their staff...... You will also not be spoken to by your husband for a couple of days, for being such a stupid **** and ignoring all his sagely advice - My wife learned all this the hard way!!!

What's the connection between DSG and long life brakes? I'd a DSG Karoq on loan and I had to use the brakes when going into an off motorway roundabout in D7! In my manual I'd have been in a lower gear and maybe not used the brakes. Pad and disc life has been variable over my last few cars. Sticking pistons and salty corroding discs were a big variable. But, even so, pads last much longer nowadays. I never had to change discs in the 70s and 80s, just pads every 5000 miles or so iirc.

I would personally consider using an accredited dealer for a couple of things; one is that the goodwill if something major goes wrong will be larger if the car is there from the beginning. Second, there's no longer a service book so it would be difficult to prove a service history if / when you wanted to sell. If it's a cost difference of £160 vs £125, I don't see the point of not using the main dealer, provided the service you get is acceptable. But I suspect that not to be the case... and I agree with OFfski that the specialists are generally a good shout, especially when they only charge for what is used. Re longlife vs fixed: the oil is a different spec for longlife. IIRC, for petrols it's 502 for fixed and 504 for long life. At the store here, I pay €40 for 4l of the long life stuff, and €30 for fixed. Is it worth it? The car does 5k per year, maybe less, but it sits still a lot, so I run fixed. It's your call as to what makes the most sense for you. Changing fixed to variable and back is eminently possible in VCDS but it would be pointless to do that when the other oil's in place. As to making sense to go to fixed if using a specialist... err, no, not really. But I'd want to drop the car in once per year before MoT time to get it checked over anyway. At least then someone might be able to warn you before something goes wrong. - Bret

Our old FL with xenons altered the pattern based on GPS location. The new one with LED’s requires the manual adjustment via the settings. Seems a backward step to me.

From what you've posted above, your 'new' setup will 'poke' out 7.7mm less than the current set up. The face of the wheel will be tucked 7.7mm further into the arch than current setup - less flush with the arch. The 'new' tyre size is the biggest concern for me. Ride height gain of 1.55cm and speedo under reading by almost 5%. In short, wheel dimensions are OK, but different tyres needed for 'new' setup on your vehicle IMHO

my vRS

Thanks to those who got in touch to show interest in the car. It has now sold, thankfully to another Briskoda member. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I'm selling my beloved Mk1 VRS. It was first registered in May 2004 and has had one owner - me. It is in Magic Black and has 11 months MOT on it. The mileage is a genuine 96k. The cambelt and water pump were changed 2 or 3 years ago. New front disks were fitted around two months ago. The car is pretty much standard - the only change is the head-unit for a MP3 / Bluetooth unit. The original unit is included in the sale. It's in good condition and has been serviced regularly, with stamps in the book, though it is due an oil change soon. Everything works as it should and the car is very clean and tidy. The floor mats have been recently replaced. The interior is good as it has usually only been me in the car. I've really loved this car but sadly it's come to the time to replace it for something that works better for my current lifestyle. I've never been a heavy footed driver and it has rarely been pushed. I've attached a couple of photos to give you an idea of the condition. It you'd like more or want more information, please PM me and I'll see what I can do. The car is in Winchester in Hampshire. I'm looking for £1400 ono for it. Cheers, Mike

Hello Hi Everyone! I am currently the proud owner of a 2010 Yeti 2.0 D 2wd. She’s been in our family for about 3 years and we love her! I’ve stumbled across this fantastic site after searching for a problem she was suffering with and would like to be able to contribute with anything I have found out while owning our Yeti.

PXed my 60 plate Superb back in 2013 with 120K on the clock for an E350 E Class estate and bought another E Class 350 in Sept 2015 which is now due for replacement (103K miles on it, tried the new E Class and couldn't get comfortable in it and the price! Went from the Merc dealer to the Skoda dealer next door and tried a Kodiaq Edition, what a cracking piece of Kit!. New one on order for delivery September, 190 Edition 4x4 in Velvet red and Beige interior with 7 seats, towbar, Canton Sound system, heated screen and washers, spare wheel and rearview camera. 6th Skoda we've had and all from same salesman wife's now on her 4th Octavia (2016 150 TDI DSG SEL estate) looking forward to being back on the site

My mistake, I thought mine was 2”, I think the guy on the phone asked for the gap between bumper and ball, but as the website says it’s bumper to centre of ball. I guess it’s good to know how to measure one’s ball

Im more than happy to fill in any survey or questionnaire, they can only improve on what information/ feedback is given to them. Unfortunately some people choose to ignore or make them up. Constructive feedback always helps customers long term and if I can help make someone else’s experience better then that’s great. Also with given feedback there there are many advantages such as vouchers and freebies. I have gained £50 in the last three months by just giving feedback on purchases.

For those awaiting their first new Skoda, bear in mind you will get an "experience" questionnaire shortly after handover. In addition to any other fusses well and truly kicked up, that's another chance to say how you feel about the dealer and about the brand.

Indeed. Not the best for clambering around in the boot!

It is, Skoda just added the white top coat over it.

Come on, your's isn't even Meteor Grey.. go home..

Audi drivers will be Audi drivers....

one touch i did like is they put the chassis number on a plaque on the dash with what number the car is.

Rayx @ yes these were the pistons installed as the picture confirm it. Engine is now complete reassembled and will take 2-3 more days to have the car back. Overall repair cost with new water pump, new clutch assembly and engine parts up 3500E.

what he said...

Speak for yourself

I went from a 150 TDI (Leon Mk3) > 184 TDI (then remapped that to 230ps, Leon Mk3) > 150 TDI (Superb 3, Sportline) > 280 TSI (Sportline). I test drove the 220 and 280 TSI's back to back and the difference between the TSI's and the TDI's is astonishing. As much as I thought the current VAG diesels are fairly smooth and refined, you'll get into a TSI and swear stop-start had kicked in and cut the engine. Even with a TDI under the bonnet the Superb is a refined car IME but it's just so much nicer with a smooth and vibration free petrol/TSI. There's actually little difference between the 220 and 280 unless you're really giving it the beans (same torque output, so the 280 only really 'wins' at high revs). I was in my brothers Octavia 184 Scout last week and it sounded like a tractor and the interior quality, space and general refinement isn't a touch on the Superb. I was in my local dealers recently and got inside a vRS 245 hatch and while the interior is nice and I think better than the Leon and the Golf but it's nowhere near as nice as that of the Superb. I'll be honest, I find the 184/190 TDI a bit of a let down, it just never feels like it produces the numbers that the spec sheet states unless you're working the engine pretty hard and by then you're in license losing territory. I was so disappointed in the engine when I owned a mk3 Leon FR that I had it remapped; much better. I found it to be the same in the Superb 3 so just went back to the 150TDI. The 220 is a fab engine and I think it's perfectly suited to the DSG gearbox and the Superb. If I was doing more miles then I'd have gone for one over the 280 and would still see it as an improvement on my previous Superb Sportline. Don't get me wrong that wasn't a bad car, I loved it; it's just the TSI's make a good car even better.

Was preparing some photos for this thread (sorry not really scenic shots), as it was a pic by @drewellis earlier in this thread that helped me pic moon white and wished to share my experiences with the colour. I have to say I have not regretted my decision to get moon white, its classy and people can tell its a different type of white without know why (when car is clean). When the car has a film of road dirt it makes the colour look more like a flat white even though it still can look clean, so to keep this car looking its best I can say that its harder to keep than a black car (of which I had many), that and the tar spots , stone chips on the front bumper show as black spots, like bug remains but cannot be removed, very annoying. Love the car and haven't had any issues in 20k KM due to the car at least, Windscreen has been replaced, the back bumper resprayed and a front tyre has been sliced somehow (glad I had a full sized spare as I had to wait a few days to source the correct size).

The Connect services use a separate sim which you don't get access to, only through the Connect App or the buttons on the ceiling so this works pretty much independently from the WLAN functions of the car. My system is Amundsen but there should be some similarities. Turn on tethering (Personal Hotspot on iPhone) on your mobile, go to hotspot settings on your infotainment and connect your infotainment system to your personal hotspot. Once connected this will give your WLAN access to the internet, which you can connect the kids devices to, etc. it also brings the SAT NAV to life in terms of announcements for road works, etc (even if you don't have SAT NAV displayed or a destination set), the online services should also work (if available in the main menu of the infotainment). I mainly use the data connection to download destinations I have sent to the car via the connect app, much easier to enter on a mobile, if your SATNAV under destinations, has an online option then there must be another way to do this without connect. Other uses, tomorrow I have a 5 hour round trip (a date with Taylor Swift), I have the tablet holder for the rear centre arm rest and the tablet connected to the cars WLAN and to the cars bluetooth, using my phone as internet access, my young passengers can stream their Spotify playlists (I am guessing Taylor Swift ) through the cars speakers. I already know this is a bad idea just don't know how bad, yet! rSap is for Columbus system, the manual seems to suggest that is only for connecting a mobile phone for internet access (using bluetooth rather than wifi) and only if it has the sim module but I'm sure about this.

Firstly, "variable service" is intended for cars doing high annual mileage, not as a means of delaying (in time) service for a car doing a low annual mileage made of infrequent but mostly long (duration) trips.

Favorit has slightly different engine mounting. It doesn't have lower gearbox mount, instead there is second engine mount on bottom, near right suspension arm. That's the one that should be removed

I'm a bit confused over this seemingly excess attention to fuel mileage - particularly with annual driving of around 8000 miles/12800 km per year. The difference between 40 mpg and 50 mpg results in a difference in annual fuel use of 180 liters/40 gallons. At a typical price in the UK of 130p/liter, this is a difference of £234/year. Not a significant sum for most people. With only about 1000 miles on the car, my fuel consumption is not really representative as yet, but it has varied between 40 and 50 mpg. Mixture of many very short trips and a few motorway journeys. My experience with Skoda Diesels - Octavia PD and two Yeti's over the last 14 years has been that there have been no problems with the DPF or any other things diesel related. The engine management system in the current Karoq is quite complicated, but serves to heat the engine up very quickly - 90°C cooling water temperature after just 2-3 miles - so I am not really concerned over the diesel for short trips, as long as you get a good high speed run a few times per month. The controls of the DSG is really very harmonious with the 2.0 TDI - much better than the same gear in my short sojourn in a T-Roc with the 2.0 190 hp petrol engine. I do not NEED the 2.0 diesel nor the 4x4 drive, but it sure fits my style of driving and I thoroughly enjoy it's performance - almost as good handling as the old yeti.

Very nice plate Mr Massie (I’m into plates too)

Make sure you get the toolkit too, jack and wheel brace. Goo equipped cars don't have the toolkit.

It'll take you a week, then you'll forget its there. If you drive appropriately around town, you won't even know anyway!

Here's a picture of my Petrol Blue/Beige interior car after nearly three years and 36K of not really cleaning it! Also I wear blue jeans all the time, I have cleaned off the blue about three times. Picture is high resolution so you can zoom in for a good look at the wear!

Gone are the days where parts are repaired, they're replaced nowadays. You won't find body shops making plastic repairs to bumpers anymore. If the headlight has been pushed back and the headlight wash system has been impacted to the point it leaks then a new headlight sounds reasonable to me. They are bi-xenon headlights, so if the ballast or ignitor mounted to the back of the light is also damaged then it'll be an expensive fix. Definately an insurance job. Let them take care of it.

The two lines are the breather system for the fuel tank such that as the tank empties and you refuel, the vapour vents through the carbon canister and not direct to the atmosphere. Part of the emissions control system. For my mk1 Octavia vrs, I have deleted the SAI and simplified the vacuum system together with a catch can but left the carbon canister in place.