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There's a dozen comparable cars here that suggest yours may have a problem if that 11L/100km turns out to be a true average: Gasoline consumption: Skoda - Octavia - Spritmonitor.de Bear in mind that people who choose to put their consumption data on sites like that are more likely to be 'hypermiler' types than dragstrip heroes though.

Here are some exterior pics of my Skoda Octavia VRS. Just 2 week old.

@Adr85 I'd run a mile from this outfit! - at the very least, please get an opinion from a reputable mechanic.

Maybe my post do not complies with forum rules and I am so sorry if I'm doing something wrong, but this situation is really serious and against the warranty law: Skoda refuses to fix it, asks for money, with truly incoherent and embarrassing excuses although there is a solution! So I decided to do an upload of the 8755 software file in hopes of doing some good. I'll post the link in the next message so that at least these words can remain. The absurd thing is that many Skoda assistance centers throughout Europe are unaware of the existence of this firmware and they don't even know why. An assistance center, who learned of its existence through me, told me that in official documents 8755 results as compatible only with 695 hardware, but it is not true, as seems that some of you can confirm. The further absurdity? Swing Plus produced since mid-2020 already have the 8755 installed. You can find it by searching, in Google images, "8755 MIB2" or "8755 696", "8755 695" and so on: you will find external labels of the hardware showing the software number. Why are Skoda and VW doing all this to us? We should file a class action and seek compensation, also to avoid other similar problems in the future, but evidently it's one of those situations where solving it ourselves it's more realistic.. and costless. After having struggled for a long time in vain, after being blamed and being told that - the phone is bad or too new (later discovering that it is expressly declared compatible by Skoda) - our cable is faulty, buy another one - to buy the Volkswagen cable which costs a lot and is much worse etc. etc. , all without any written trace, other than threatening them. What a shame. 8755 firmware: https://uploadnow.io/f/3J8v0Br

Congrats on your new car @LuxoviaRS . UK fuel prices tend to be about double ours so I think even self-proclaimed revheads tend to ration their enthusiasm more there than they let on. Nonetheless your 11l/100 (Imperial 25.7mpg) is probably at the worse end of claims submitted for your type of car and driving environment. Probably a good idea turning off stop/start during the running in period (1500km ?) but I think your mechanic is being a bit alarmist about the possible long-term harm to the engine. The starter motor and engine are designed to handle it and the only possible casualty is the battery may last less than 5 years. Depends on how long you intend to keep the car really and then you have to weigh up the cost of relatively early replacement of an expensive AGM battery against the cost of fuel saved. Some people just don't like s/s and turn it off at every opportunity anyway but personally I'd give it a go and see what difference it makes and you will be making your own informed decision. Revs in low gears while fun also use a LOT of fuel. Sad but true. In hot Australian conditions in busy town conditions your car is going to use a lot of fuel, the air-conditioner going full blast, the engine cooling fan too. My 1.4tsi idling in temperate conditions displays 0.5l/hour consumption, on very hot days in traffic that can go up to 1.5L/hour. It would be interesting to know what your 2.0tsi displays at idle. On a highway run at 110kph you will probably get about 6.5 to 7l/100, probably worse punting along on the an enjoyable country twisting section of road

I've got the rear door handle lights on my Jan 2021 Octavia RS. But I thought everyone might find this interesting. A Russian owner has retrofitted rear light strips AND pocket lights. He has three part guide here: https://www.drive2.ru/l/647835000938439674/ It looks super involved, but the pocket lights look doable by the average DIYer. I might even have a go myself.

Good morning................

This is normal. Mine is Always on, when I start the car it also won't display anything until I set it. So no problems here

Thanks to everybody for their comments. For once I can make some comments that I haven't seen elsewhere. Firstly do not attempt to remove the trim. You are likely to do some irreversible damage. It is actually quite simple to adjust the striker plate. The only tool needed is a Torx allen style key size T50. A T50 screwdriver might work. In my case it would have been difficult to apply sufficient torque to release the tension. Access to the screws is obtained by unclipping two plastic cover plates. The attached photos show the clips and where they fit. Peter

So successful that the VED revenue dropped so much (as manufacturers found ways to get meaningless in the real world low CO2 test results and purchasers followed) they had to reverse it!

Stick heaven & moles or maybe 1 mole at work.

OMG At a Sunday School meeting one little child was asked: Where does God live? Oh, God lives in our bathroom. Why do you think that God lives in your bathroom? Every morning daddy bangs on the bathroom door and shouts: 'Oh My God, are you still in there.'

I’ll wait for @ApertureS to give his insight into this….

Understood. Ta. It spends most of its resting periods in the garage - but, yes, I'll continue to look after it. And, yes, the other, little used, car in the household which IS left mainly on the driveway did develop cracks in the Goodyear Vectors after about 5 years. And, I'm sure you're right that low mileage might not ultimately benefit cars but they're inanimate objects to be utilized for our use and gets as much or as little use as is required. 👍

No point in changing coils before they fail, but may be wise to acquire a spare to keep in the glove box.

How many miles on the car? Seems highly unlikely they're original unless the mileage is super-low. If they are, they may be a bit 'sticky-inny' so go gently when trying to undo.

It is about 300,000 Zoes made. Must be a couple of tens of thousand in the UK. Renault have not seen any appreciable bad outcomes with the downgrading of the head level airbag, the shell is the same basic form that got the Zoe 5 stars back in 2013. Whilst the Zoe has about 17 safety features, auto emergency braking, lane departure etc etc this was not enough as the Arkana has about 30 of these safety features and that got it 5 stars.... https://www.renault.co.uk/renault-news/renault-arkana-scores-maximum-five-stars-euro-ncap.html Do I feel unsafe or worried in a Zoe ZE50, no not a bit, as Jonny says........ Just did 200 mile round trip to Manchester, no need to charge even in 5C starting temps. Still had over 30 miles range when got back home.

Spend a fiver on an air duster aerosol with a thin straw that you can direct down there to blow out the crap.

8755 firmware: https://uploadnow.io/f/3J8v0Br

Thank you for your reply. I will definitely try lubricating before possibly removing door card. Cheers 👍

As promised, an update on the front brake upgrade. The front pads were up for replacement, and the discs were coming soon so I decided to sell this opportunity to the misses to also upgrade the pads and discs. And while we're at it, why not also brake lines and oil, right? After quite a bit of a search for parts, and dealing with some availability (not wanting to pay outrageous import and handling fees if I were to buy parts from the UK, and get them in NL), I landed on a nice combination of brands: - Tarox Strada Pads - Zimmerman Z-sport discs (could barely contain myself, but decided with all the holidays coming up not to splurge and go for the 2-part discs) - Goodridge braided lines - Goodridge Performance Brake Fluid All in all, I think money very much well spent! The brake pedal feel stiffer, the bite of the brakes is much firmer and more direct and overall feel of the brakes has just improved. Haven't had it in real extreme circumstances (repetitive hard braking) yet, but so far the brakes just give more confidence than OEM that they are going to stop and stop every time. Very happy with this upgrade! I also like the looks of these drilled discs, makes them look more purposeful and another hint of the performance potential of the car. I am doubting if I should paint the callipers, to make the whole set-up look a bit more sporty. But I do like the understated sleeper look of the car, and with a new set of aftermarket wheels going on in the spring, painted brake callipers might be a bit much... Now first get the winter tires sorted, and then a winter browsing for the summer wheel upgrade! (Any ideas? Preferably would go lighter than the OEM 19x8 Vegas I'm currently running, nearly 14kgs each...) And as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words, so hereby: Old vs. New Before bedding in: After bedding in:

? Maybe @lol-lolwill be able to tell us how many Death Trap Renault Zoe there are in this world now. Or in the UK. All this fire and explosion stuff is a real horror show. Not. What is is the Park and Ride rapid chargers at Edinburgh Airport still being out of service. Thank goodness I am in a diesel. Not seen any cars on fire or exploding for ages now. Other than on vids on here.

Well it's night now about 21c but during the day it was about 28 C when I bought the fuel. I turn off the stop start generally have been advised by a mechanic that it eventually can wear out the engine and do the starter motor in. 95.

Ok so just for the o/s people that are not from Australia. Here down under we measure fuel consumption based on how many L which is a volume of fuel is used per every 100km which is the amount driven. So the lower the volume measured in L (litres) of amount of fuel used per the distance travelled in km the more economical the vehicle is. I hope that helps a little.

Ignore what Marcii is saying, I'm not sure why they are quoting my post from another forum regarding enabling cornering fogs but it certainly won't have any relevance to your issue, That being said, the behaviour you've described does sound a little odd. - Is this a new issue? - Have you had any coding performed? - Any errors on the dash/infotainment? - Do you have access to VCDS or similar to perform an autoscan to check for any fault codes etc?

I'm sorry if I annoyed you... yes, you're right, what I changed above has no relevance to my problem 🫣🫣

Try looking at all your rear bulbs too, when I looked at the Leuchte channels on my Octavia it looked like there could be an error which reports a faulty rear bulb (can't remember which one) as a front left sidelight.

Yes, changing the relay cured the problem, the car is running and starting as it should. I now carry a spare just in case.

I wonder what the models are saying about Co2 now?

Just got a 120L for a fair price with just minor things to get it running. excitingly waiting for the winter!

The newest Felicia Workshop Manual is dating from July 2000. It is the German edition. I have attached the editions update page and also the page about engine oil.

Locknut will have been loose and the threads fretting backwards and forwards for a very long time letting water in by capillary action , water, bare metal, fretting movement, perfect recipe for wearing away the threads. I expect the track rod end will have been equally worn.

It is a 2009 fabia mk 3

Yes mine also came with 1790 from the factory and this time I updated to 1798 and then 1800 without any issues. Android auto now works on my Xiaomi device.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/517146-what-is-this-oil-leak The fix has not worked. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/518213-my-dsg-gearbox-seems-playing-up

There is something wrong. It is going to let you down and very likely sooner than later. It might have been an idea to stick this in the thread you already have.

Glad to hear you're getting back into it as well. Good to see you posting too, hope you're well.

Modifications time with@ApertureSwhen fitment off the facelift taillights happened Que loads of photos taken by Elliott received_6843981992383132.mp4 20231118_193020.mp4

NSW as it has colourful language. This guy does several strands of funny clips, one of his funniest is called "Destination F'd" or something approximating that

I've just got my first Rehab Physiotherapy appointment, arranged for next month. This'll be post surgery physio following my hip replacement in October 2020. Better late than never I suppose. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Gaz

Welcome, If you think they did something wrong have them correct it. I take it this is a DQ200 DSG. ? How much did you pay the Dealer? If it was a Genuine Replacement part you have a 2 year parts and labour warranty so they need to do the job properly.

Posing on the Sun🌞🌞🌞🌞

Cleavage to make your eyes water?

Switch on Auto Hold. Press the footbrake. Make sure the wee green light is on the dash and the light is illuminated on the electric parking brake. You should only need to do that step a couple of times to familiarise yourself with the process to ensure that the parking brake is engaged, Leave the gear selector in D. When the lights change press the accelerator and drive off.

I use www.vwaudiforum.co.uk hope it helps