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Hi, try power bulbs website where you put your reg; in and it comes up with upgrade options www.powerbulbs.com Phil

Hi all, still have the red Octy, had it from new and still going strong.... The Black one running serious brake i sold a while back and i believe is now dead lol Phil

Wowsers, just logged back on this thread... i had my tensioner go as listed a while back, engine was 1 month in warranty and thankfully tensioner was replaced under warranty. Two years on now and car runs fine although likes a drink of oil, to be honest my 2003 1.8t which i had from new is still going strong on 150k miles and mapped nicely after 6 months, wow i love that car. Working for Toyota i know a thing or two about recalls, all i can say is Skodas lack of admitting a problem is disgusting and many a loyal customer is being faced with huge bills. We as a family are on our third Skoda and both my dad and father in law are on two, Skoda need to get their act together on this issue. VW as well need to do more, although knowing some VW techs they are saying VAG are just keeping quiet on this issue I wish anyone going through this well, i know i had many a sleepless night when my 10K car went pop and im a techie more than capable of stripping the engine Good luck Phil

Darn it Mark, live in Bicester myself and have just had coil pack fail due to leaky rocker gasket, 4 on order from TPS Oxford for Tuesday grrrrrrrrrr Be nice to see your motor as i used to own DaveU old black beast ;-) Running my red one still but also have newer TSI Phil

Cheers for advice all, fitted ebay one that was delivered within 2 days for under £20 and all works fine again..... just hope my 2010 vrs doesnt get the same problem Phil

Wow just come in from breaking my n/s/f door lock motor off, what a pig and im a techie (Toyota) Day off so thought i would have a go at fixing it but motor is completely pooped. I put ebay door motor into search to see if the ebay ones are any good so this will be my next port of call. Just had to dead lock the door to keep it shut until new motor arrives

Pleased for you, mine was serviced on a Saturday then not started until the Monday....boom, tensioner had failed with 30k on the clock and again "luckily" had only jumped 5 teeth. Fully repaired with new tensioner and chain and has been fine since ;-) Must say as a Toyota techie im a little irritated that VAG know about this problem, i have friends who work for all their brands and all have seen/know of the problems...... Phil

Down the road in Bicester mate, what are the front shock absorbers like (complete with springs/mounts) ?? Could pick up if price good Phil

Hi all. just thought i would add again to this topic.... purchased mine this time last year, serviced it myself because im an ATA service technician with Toyota, 2 days later it died..... previous owner only had variable service done less than 9 months previous and me being me i decided i would do the lot, oil air pollen fuel filters etc with a plug change for good measure. Was it he fresh oil or just the complete lousy design of the tensioner..... Luckily mine only jumped 5 teeth so engine had no damage but has thus far been fine with the new tensioner chain and slipper guides fitted. I must say Skoda customer service was brilliant from Merrits in Aylesbury considering they had never seen the car before, they did however comment it was "nice" that i had been a Skoda owner since 2003, still have my red 03 and also the newer 60 plate...(sold DaveU`s old beast a while back) Keep safe Phil

Hi, do you have front shock absorbers complete with coil springs? need to refurb my weiteccs Phil

Darn, need a spare wheel....... anyone want a spare wheel for thier Octy? then perhaps we could split lol Good luck with sale Phil

Totally fine, I too was concerned that the side lights in the top of the headlamp didn't work..... This site put my mind at rest as per normal, and to think im a MOT tester Phil

How much without tyres? Only really need 1 wheel.... Phil

Darn it, need o/s/r one... Good luck with sale though as a very fare price Phil

Mines just activated, checked all tyres which were fine pressure wise....turned out my offside rear brake caliper has decided to seize hence creating a rolling resistance Grrr this 10 plate is causing me more problems than my 03 one Phil

Hi Postie, just down the road from you..... MK was mental yesterday lol Phil

Gutted for you Minm, my 2.0tsi went about a month ago (see tsi engine fail posts) Luckily mine only jumped a few teeth so no major engine damage, just new tensioner chain and an oil valve that they say was clogged???? Hold out as long as you with SUK, mine was all covered under warranty even though i had just done the last service (Toyota Tech) Phil

Nice to hear Nigel, I too was more than happy with Hughes (Aylesbury) they did say mine was the first one they had had in.... luckily for Skoda mine only needed oil valve/tensioner and chain Off to get windows tinted this morning as I now have a little bit more trust in the car and want to start on some TLC to it like my 03 plate has Phil

Can you not put OE back in and start again another day? Not helping much I know bud but as a Techie I know how time can turn against you especially as it starts to get dark Phil

Well I wont go into the legality side of Hid`s for the MOT test then as of March 2013 Phil

Fsi belt Tsi chain I have a Tsi 2010 vrs check out some of my latest posts for issues........ Phil

Ken, give a good friend of mine a call.....Andy at www.autops.co.uk Guys there know their stuff and are only down the road in Brackley Phil

Ring Xenon 120% are quality, great beam pattern, got mine from Allenford on ebay.... Phil

Nice update BB, I too have had mine resolved although mine is still under warranty, my symptoms were similar to yours and being a techie I splashed out on 4 new coils, unfortunately it was the timing that had slipped....Luckily according to the Skoda tech it had jumped 5 teeth but not enough to cause damage. New chain, tensioner and a oil valve have been fitted and all seems fine. I too have lost a little faith in the car especially as warranty runs out at the end of next month, like you I am on my 3rd Vrs (still have 03 one) my father and father in law are both on their second Octavias as well so yes we are loyal Have to back the dealers up as well, I know what its like as I work for Toyota....guys in Aylesbury have been great Phil