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What do you think the chances of getting something free from skoda because of the delays? They should at least be enabling all the things you can buy from the skoda store as compensation. I.e. more colours on the led lights, rear light high functionality and cornering fog lights 😅 maybe I should email skoda and suggest

Not much of a replacement tho lee ,scott mills ,just extend ken bruce for me and get shot of jeremy vine aswell 👍

It's probably soot deposits in the cat getting burnt off, best not to mention speeds on here or the safety police tend to show up, I too drive very fast but you won't get me to admit to just how fast... You'll never take me alive copper!

Everyone just bragging about their so called "carbon neutral" EVs. Meanwhile I drive my CNG Octavia on locally produced biogas, fueled 500 feet from the plant. Fuel cost around 0.06€/km 😁

Are you not psychic?

A few taken in the late evening sunshine. Certainly a good night for reflections and the sunset didn't disappoint either!

At least they have a differently able presenter (#BillyWhizz), and the new pitlane guy maybe ticks more than one minority box?

I had to think about that for a moment ...

To continue the theme ...

He's been doing the same show for longer than that as he was on Radio One with the same format back in the 1980s.

Completely agree!

'They' are on a Jolly, on the Gravy Train. Having a nice time paid for by others. Without really letting the general public know and have them along to see the vehicles and get to know what it is all about it is like so much. That is taking the pith of actual Tax Payers of local councils and that pay into the treasury. Money that would be better spent going to charitable causes from some of those Sponsors and Partners IMO. I would like them to go and see if the Grantown on Spey charger has a new screen, if the Tomintoul charger is back working or the one in Aboyne or Braemar.

Never seen that version before. May I borrow it?

I own a 2015 Yeti Outdoor Elegance 1.2TSI DSG with loads of extras. The engine is the 105PS with a timing chain rather than the 110PS with a cam belt which you are considering. In nearly 60 years of driving it is one of the nicest and most practical of cars I have owned. I couldn't get a comfortable driving position in my previous 2010 Octavia II 1.8TSI Estate whereas the heated leather electric driver's seat in the Yeti is extremely adjustable and very comfortable. The car has recently had a P-Torque remap which has increased power to 130hp and torque to 215Nm - modest increases which improve overtaking performance noticeably and are well matched to the DSG. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Yeti but would not buy one with a sunroof given that leaks are problematic and potentially expensive to cure.

Thanks both. Food for thought. My concern - beyond the obvious potential for back-and-forth p!$$ing around getting a dealer to resolve issues - is the residuals on an ageing DCT with a warranty running down and lack of third party options (that cover DCTs to a useful extent) to extend the warranty further. Again though, very grateful for the advice, thank you.

NO!! Do not use Halfrauds.

I think we already established Skoda is not the only one with issues, but still Skoda is one of the worst in this situation (if not the worst). Just wanted to put this out, cause "not only Skoda" sounds like an old excuse.

Quick reply to Goob (and, by the way, welcome to the forum) ....... it's not entirely relevant to your enquiry but I would just say I've had a 1.2 Yeti DSG from new (bought in 2011) and remain very pleased with it. I'm very well aware of the DSG problems in the past and am hopeful that they have been overcome on more recent models. Mine developed clutch judder within warranty and (after a bit of resistance) Skoda agreed to fix it. They fitted a new clutch in November 2013 and I believe they did a software update at the same time. That fixed the problem. They then carried out a DSG recall in October 2014 at 15,000 miles which included changing the transmission oil to mineral oil. I drive it very carefully and with much sympathy for the transmission and the DSG has been pretty much faultless since then with just a tiny hint of judder every now and again - but very insignificant in the scheme of things. It has now done a mere 38,000 miles. The (main dealer) garage has been OK and serviced the car up until a couple years ago but it now goes to a trusted local indie. The indie has said he wouldn't attempt any repairs to the DSG and would recommend a more specialist transmission repairer if needed. I'm very fond of the car and if it were still made would buy a new one (with a DSG box) and take out the longest VAG extended warranty available .... but they don't, so I can't. I'll keep it until something happens to force a change and at that time I would probably buy a Toyota, Honda or Kia on the basis that they are probably the most sensible/reliable bet. The Yaris Cross appeals and has a 10 year warranty if serviced at a Toyota dealer. Lots of people dismiss the dry clutch DSG and speak ill of them - some have owned one and some haven't. I find it easy enough to drive and don't find it troublesome, even in traffic but will admit there are occasional circumstances when it can be caught out and (rarely) it disconnects the drive if it senses the clutch is slipping unduly ... for example any tricky or extended manoeuvring on a steep hill could cause the drive to disconnect as it thinks it's stressing the clutch plates and cuts the drive to prevent it causing damage. You have to stop and re-start: not the end of the world but some might find it unacceptable. Not a lot more to add but ask questions if you wish.

Great to hear that after 24 years Steve Wrong of Radio 2 will be hanging up his headphones and will no longer be interrupting songs with his inane drivel. It might even be worth listening to Radio 2 again from midday after so long.

There was a 944 parked up... definitely counts as my car of the day!

@wyx087, I have to agree with you about the importance of efficiency. Pre covid there a was biennial solar car race from Darwin to Adelaide where I occasionally went to view the 'cars' at the finish. Remarkable vehicles but no real practicality at all, a bit like Formula 1 cars. It is great that one of best of those competing teams has applied the lessons and tech into a demonstrably practical vehicle. Certainly would be great where I live in Adelaide Australia (about the same latitude as Southern Spain), so potentially lots of sun. One of the first EVs that was available here was the Mitsubishi i-Miev (2010), which was a small kei car with a small battery and relatively low range. It looked fairly futuristic for the time and semi-aero but I was appalled to learn that the drag coefficient was 0.38 which explained a lot why it was reported to be so inefficient on an out of town run. To demonstrate how bad that is my 2003 Toyota Echo has a claimed cd of 0.30 and that is with the drag from ICE radiators and a short stubby body. It is a real disappointment that so many manufacturers currently produce truly inefficient EVs and rely on big expensive batteries to achieve a usable range.

moment of joy - sitting down at 840 this evening with chipper chips and fried chicken after 11 1/2hrs on my feet in steel toe safety boots and an 1hr commute each way... oh the secret life of railway infrastructure.. thank god im not in tomorrow. back in monday though 🙄

Kilen 23131 is the same as Lesjofors 4085732. They are both sold to replace OEM part number 5Q0411105GL. 5Q0411105GL L06 (1) 5Q0 411 105 GL coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue brown 2 PR-L06 https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2016-753/4/411-411030/#1 Kilen and Lesjofors are both made in the same factory in Sweden, and are exactly the same spring. Kilen 23131 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352663646033?epid=248864403&hash=item521c642f51%3Ag%3AEPgAAOSw0FBietkh&LH_ItemCondition=3 Lesjofors 4085732 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185219606467?epid=249310913&hash=item2b1ff2e7c3%3Ag%3AwBIAAOSw~Ihhvbi7&LH_ItemCondition=3

Guess this will be my last Kodiaq then. Only reason I bought 2 of them is because it's a mobile fridge 😃. Seriously though - all the 'simply clever' stuff is slowly but surely disappearing, and the price differential is closing to VW as well. So what's the point of Skoda as a marque now? Where's the USP?

Most 5Q0511115AN rear springs show 8.8 coil turns. There is one incorrectly labelled spring on autodoc, the Suplex 30034 spring which isn't a 5Q0511115AN spring. You can tell the Suplex 30034 isn't a 5Q0511115AN spring because it is too short, too light, and the wire diameter is too thin.

Yes, the car will straighten out after you hit the bump. The point I was making was that if you have to drive over a bad road, you need to consider more than the unladen ride height, but how much the springs will compress when hitting those big bumps in the road. So a 10mm increase in unladen ride height might seem small, but if the spring is now 10% stiffer the in use ride height of the car's body will be a lot more than 10mm, eg. maybe 25mm if you hit a big bump. This 25mm improvement is due to the 10mm increase in unladen ride height that you start with, and also the reduced compression of the suspension due to the 10% stiffer spring. Hence a 10mm increase in front ride height, combined with a 10% stiffer spring, gives a lot more than a 10mm improvement when hitting big bumps in the road.

Haha yes indeed, but i do have family in uk and ireland if in case shipping cannot be done to my country, other arrangements can be made for sure😁

Unpopular colours are a great way of getting a used car bargain, as people really are reluctant to buy them, so the price often needs to be adjusted to make them more attractive to buyers. (Of course, you have to be able to live with a car colour you don't much care for.) IMO, if you're buying new, pick a popular colour to get the best resale value. If buying used, buy an unpopular colour to get the best deal.

I see they are overnight stopping 1/2 mile from me, now if it were proper rally cars I'd go and have a look but a load of milk floats doesn't warrant the shoe leather

The outlander was the vehicle that had them banned from fleet. No range, terrible MPG and charges to replace never charged battery on return. They got VAT relief at a higher rate I believe and hybrids no longer qualify.

installs a sly speed camera onto briskoda site mwahhhhhhhhhhh.

If I were you I’d cancel your order and buy a car without leather seats as standard.

Not sure if it is found in the later mk2 fabias but the 1.4 16v naturally aspirated engine may be worth looking at, its faster than the 1.2 htp but still very economical and providing its been serviced properly I understand its very reliable too. I had one for 5 years and never had an engine issue, now my brother has it and its still going strong.

I have a similar car 1.5 DSG SE L from new and I feel the exact same thing with the brake judder. I drive more economically minded so I can not imagine that I have overheated and warped the discs. I think the opposite as mentioned by @J.R. I don't drive that often too so a gradual build up of "stuff" maybe causing the issue. I had the MK3 1.6 tdi DSG before I got this one and it still had original brakes on it when returned 4 years 75,000 miles no issues at all. Will try the Italian tune up / scrubbing the brakes as mentioned when I next get the chance. I don't think it a big issue for me as I had to do an emergency stop yesterday and it was fast and controlled deceleration. @Rich66 I would dry scrubbing the brakes as its cost free and might solve the problem. If it doesn't and you feel you need to, then you can just get the parts replaced few weeks before your trip to allow time to bed them in nicely before heading to the faster roads in France. Does the Auto hold potentially cause the issue? Coming to a quick stop at a traffic light and the brakes held on may cause uneven cooling around the disc? Though I expect only the rear discs to work on the Auto hold, not all 4....

This is sorta what I was thinking or a push in panel grommet. Hole saw it out and then use the lip to hold it in position.

17's are much more comortable and more affordable than the bigger diameters, for posing and track days you'd want bigger for marginally better tyres, though for posing and track days much better cars are available 😁

Now that's one thing we Do agree on! 😀

One here on Ebay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202047381550 But if you want to be sure of quality.....then compare price / order from your local Skoda, VW or Audi dealer P/N 6Q0959263A

The top bearings for the front shock absorbers on the Octavia MK3 Scout have OEM part number 5Q0412249E. 5Q0412249E 2 5Q0 412 249 E deep groove ball thrust bearng 2 https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2016-753/4/411-411002/#2 Top bearings for front shock absorbers with OEM part numbers 6N0412249C and 6N0412249E aren't correct for your car.

The 5Q0411105DR front springs from the Karoq and Kodiaq might be an option for the Octavia MK3 Scout to replace the 5Q0411105HS. This might raise the front ride height by about 10mm. Although the 5Q0411105DR only has an uncompressed length 3mm more than the 5Q0411105HS spring, it has the same number of coil turns, and the extra 0.5mm wire thickness will mean that it's stiffer and will therefore compress less. The result should be an increase in unladen front ride height of about 10mm. Because the 5Q0411105DR front spring is about 10% stiffer than the 5Q0411105HS front spring, the car's front ride height should be more than 10mm when the car is loaded, and considerably more clearance when going over bumps because the 10% stiffer front springs will compress less. Front springs 5Q0411105DR (Length 333mm, Coil turns 4.8, Wire thickness 13.5mm) (from Karoq and Kodiaq) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18259219 Front springs 5Q0411105HS (Length 330mm, Coil turns 4.8, Wire thickness 13.0mm) (from Octavia MK3 Scout) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112496

You typed: 1К0411105DК I think you mean: 1K0411105DK The K's in your OEM part number aren't actually K's as in the English alphabet. Are you using a foreign keyboard where the K isn't actually a K, but just looks like a K? 1K0411105DK is an Octavia MK2 front spring which has 5.7 coil turns, whereas the 5Q0411105HS is an Octavia MK3 front spring and only has 4.8 coil turns. The Octavia MK2's front spring will be much softer than the Octavia MK3's front spring because of these extra coil turns, ie. 18.75% more coil turns, if everything else about the springs were identical (there are other differences). I don't know if they are physically interchangeable. Octavia MK3 front spring 5Q0411105HS (4.8 coil turns) Octavia MK2 front spring 1K0411105DK (5.7 coil turns) Octavia MK2 1K0411105DM 1K0411105DN front spring (5.3 coil turns) gknautomotive lists 1K0411105DM and 1K0411105DN for the Octavia MK2 Scout 4x4 front springs https://web.tecalliance.net/gkn/en/parts/cars/part/1/86454/detail?targetId=19821&typeNumber=19821&groups=188#@brc/brands:Car;targetType:cars/assem:SKODA%20OCTAVIA%20II%20Combi%20(1Z5)%202.0%20TDI%204x4;targetType:cars;targetId:19821;typeNumber:19821/lnkparts:Coil%20Springs;targetType:cars;assemblyGroupId:100113;targetId:19821;typeNumber:19821;page:0;brands:1;groups:188;c100:VA%2CHA/assignedPartDetail:86454;targetType:cars;brandId:1;articleNo:86454;targetId:19821;typeNumber:19821;groups:188 1K0411105DK 1K0411105DL 1K0411105DM 1K0411105DN (1) 1K0 411 105 DK coil spring 3 paint marks orange 2 PR-L60 (1) 1K0 411 105 DL coil spring 4 colour strokes orange 2 PR-L61 (1) 1K0 411 105 DM coil spring 2 paint marks violet 2 PR-L66 (1) 1K0 411 105 DN coil spring 3 paint marks 1 paint mark also marked with: 3 paint marks pink brown violet 2 PR-L67 https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2012-663/4/411-411012/ 1K0411105DN should give a similar stiffness to 5Q0411105HS, so a better choice than 1K0411105DK if it will physically fit. However, it would raise the ride height by about 26mm and that's not 26mm more than an old sagging suspension but 26mm more than a new full height suspension. Then it wouldn't match the rear ride height. Many owners want to overcompensate when their suspension is sagging when all they need is to bring their suspension back into new condition, ie. the ride height it had when it left the factory.

By reference to aftermarket spring catalogues you can work out some OEM part numbers for the Octavia MK3 2.0TDI 4x4 front springs. These include standard ride height front springs, reduced ride height front springs, and increased ride height front springs. Kilen spring catalogue https://www.kilensprings.com/springs-catalouges/onlinecatalogue.asp KYB spring catalogue https://kyb-europe.com/catalogue/ gknautomotive spring catalogue https://web.tecalliance.net/gkn/en/home?sessionArticleCountry=GB&sessionTargetCountry=GB Standard ride height front springs for Octavia MK3 2.0TDI 4x4 5Q0411105GL L06 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105gl?search=OEN+5Q0411105GL 5Q0411105GM L07 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105gm?search=OEN+5Q0411105GM 5Q0411105GN L08 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105gn?search=OEN+5Q0411105GN (1) 5Q0 411 105 GL coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue brown 2 PR-L06 (1) 5Q0 411 105 GM coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue grey 2 PR-L07 (1) 5Q0 411 105 GN coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark green white 2 PR-L08 Reduced ride height front springs for Octavia MK3 2.0TDI 4x4 5Q0411105HE L18 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105he?search=OEN+5Q0411105HE 5Q0411105HF L19 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105hf?search=OEN+5Q0411105HF (1) 5Q0 411 105 HE coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark brown yellow 2 PR-L18 (1) 5Q0 411 105 HF coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark brown orange 2 PR-L19 Increased ride height front springs for Octavia MK3 2.0TDI 4x4 5Q0411105HR L30 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105hr?search=OEN+5Q0411105HR 5Q0411105HS L31 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105hs?search=OEN+5Q0411105HS (1) 5Q0 411 105 HR coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark grey violet 2 PR-L30 (1) 5Q0 411 105 HS coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark grey blue 2 PR-L31 5Q0411105KM, 5Q0411105KN, and 5Q0411105KP might not be related to 5Q0411105HS. Even if they increased the ride height, you would have to find matching rear springs so that the car was level. However, the suspension and drivetrain isn't designed for a higher ride height than the Scout's ride height. It might be best to measure the current unladen ride height to determine if old springs and shock absorbers (or incorrect springs and shock absorbers) are causing the car to sag. It's unlikely that aftermarket shock absorbers would closely match the Scout's OEM shock absorbers, because the aftermarket is geared to standard ride height cars. If someone has already fitted aftermarket shock absorbers that might cause the car to have a lower ride height. To increase the ride height of a Scout, I would first look at whether the car is riding at it's correct ride height and not sagging, and then look at fitting oversize 215/65R16 tyres on 6Jx16 ET43 rims from the Karoq. Compared to 215/60R16 tyres, 215/65R16 tyres will increase the gearing by 3.2%. Compared to 225/50R17 tyres, 215/65R16 tyres will increase the gearing by 4.4%. Or maybe 225/55R17 on the standard 7Jx17 ET45 rims. 225/55/R17 will raise the gearing by 3.4% compared to 225/50R17. Changing 225/50R17 to 225/55R17 will raise the car by 11.25mm. Changing 225/50R17 to 215/65R16 will raise the car by 14.55mm.

Hi all, This is my DIY project. https://youtube.com/shorts/3Ge97Z5Y1Oc?feature=share