Sheldon.Cooper

Depends on your wheel size

VAG cars always had cheap/thin coatings in that area. Mk5 Golfs are notorious for it. Never did find a solution to remove the scratches fully.

The horn may be loose but the airbag bolts to the base of the steering wheel not the top cover. If that's loose then Skoda have a big problem as the nut runner that torques the nuts down has it's data recorded for traceability purposes and must be kept for something like a minimum of 5 years and the job shouldn't have left the work station without a confirmation of data being written correctly and within limits. Take it to a Skoda garage, better to be safe than sorry with airbags.

I've had 5 cars remapped over the years. Only 1 went bang due to the engine injesting the turbo blades (VW 1.9 TDI 150) the others have been fine. It will make a difference but go into it with your eyes open. Inform your insurance and if the worst happens be prepared to pay big.

take the box off. Boot the car Does it happen? If everything is fine it's the stupid box.

This topic is over 3 years old with no response from the poster as to status. The fact that the auto transmission was dangerously low on fluid will have significant impact on driveability and the slipping clutch symptoms are directly related to that. Having no power can be engine related. Putting your foot down and the transmission slipping so no power is transmitted is totally different but could be reported as having no power. It did sound like the op had 101 problems but no.1 would have been get the auto fluid replaced correctly then see how the car drives which is something that was never done in this thread as his local garage seemed to always be waiting parts.

Yes you can tell in a manual and it's much better than the DSG which just holds the gear forever.

There's every chance the chassis is slightly twisted. In a front or rear impact the car channels the impact force around the chassis and metalwork rather than absorb it in a single place so the sun glasses holder buzzing is an indication that what it's bolted to isn't quite where it used to be. If they were doing 30 and you took the full impact then I'm surprised the airbags didn't go off. If you want to screw them there's plenty of ambulance chasers who'll get you extra compensation unless you like not having your car and the inconvienece caused.

The speed is limited. Try taking your foot off the brake pedal the car will drop out of auto park once something like 5mph is exceeded.

Had my Octy 3 years probably used it 20 or so times. Just fun letting it park for you while all you do is watch it's doing it right. Also really good for picking tight spots that visually I thought was too small. If it says it's ok then it really will fit. Bought it for the front sensors but price wise it wasn't much more so went for it. It kerbed the alloys once and left me 2ft from the kerb another time so maybe a 90% success rate. Funniest thing was having my family in and I pretended to be using my phone to park (swiping finger across a blank screen) as it did it's thing. Their expression was priceless.

I had the sports suspension and 18" Golus on my 2.0TDI and although it didn't totally transform the car it was certainly liveable with, high speed was very stable and lively cornering a bit neutral but not altogether bad.

The boxes come with adjustable maps but I always had that niggly feeling that all it was doing was fooling the ECU whereas a remap is the real map in the ECU working. The difference is about 10% more from a remap. Very very important that you pick a reputable tuner of which you're choices are good so no problem there. You are on a slippery slope though.... after it's been updated you'll find yourself wanting even more in a few months time!

A 1.4TSI will never be a VRS. Everything depends what you want from it. Try both then decide what's right for you. Some VRS owners report 40mpg but the majority get nowhere near and that's driven sedately. When I drove a 1.4 I thought it was good for a 1.4 but it soon gets to the point of oh that's it.... A 230 is fun all the time.

The difference in price is that the box can be removed, sold on etc. So a premium is added for that. The Map can't. I've had 2 boxes and 5 maps on different cars. The maps are far superior.

So the official manual says 1 litre of oil every 1000 miles and you're going through 220ish ml every 1000 miles since your recent service? 1. Sounds like it's using 25% of what they consider normal. 2. A thinner oil was used at the service hence the increase in consumption. Sounds like you've got no comeback against Skoda, your options seem to be get it serviced again by a different garage and ask for a thicker oil to be used or check and top up every 1000miles.

The reflectors are also there to reflect other people's headlights when you're parked up and they're driving towards you at night. Worst case you chav them black. They don't reflect, someone drives into you and you end up paying as it's an illegal mod.

Worth investigating but should be very easy to add it. Was always quite a simple job on VAG cars for about £130.

Eco mode nearly caused an accident.....slowing down, put foot on accelerator and gearbox just constantly changed gears and revved without any increase in speed, put foot further down and more gear changes up and down and still no acceleration. As soon as I lifted off and starred to brake the clutch engaged and had drive. In fact the drive mode select on a diesel DSG is pathetic. eco dangerous and sport is useless. I've driven 4 VAG cars with drive mode and it's ok in a manual. I'm looking at moving country next year to one which has never heard of Skoda and a 3.6litre V6 SUV is number one on my shopping list. even if i wasnt going anywhere I'm done with the brand.

From a cold start, first roundabout less than 30 seconds from my house and if I stop the stop/start kicks in before car has actually stopped. terrible if road clears and you go to accelerate and there's a second pause before engine restarts and you get drive again. Awful system. Trying to keep the system from auto stopping by holding the brake pedal in just the right position is terrible. literally creeping forward with groaning noises or the moment you stop by feathering the brake pedal down a bit 1mS later and the engine stops. The 2 things I hated on my Octy was the stop start and eco mode. Never getting another.

You went for a long slow drive. averaging 52mph is not quick so why are you surprised with 50mpg? you do not have 300hp and 50mpg..... one or the other but not both at the same time.

Can't help with solution but my hatch with sunroof did the exact same thing. If you close the mesh screen it went away. As it was a lease I just lived with it for 3 years. must be a design/build fault. good luck fixing it.

There are canbus to 12v signal converters used primarily for wiring up aftermarket stereos that require 12v signals for lights, ignition etc. I know you can get them with a switched 12v signal when moving as it disables the video screen if playing a DVD. A Google search should see you right.

Take the turbo off, leave submerged in petrol overnight, fully dry and refit. Problem will be fixed. Total cost £5 for a few litres of fuel compared to £££'s for a new turbo just because the VNT mechanism inside is carbon'd up.

What about Campbells tuning in Marske? They will do a before and after dyno and ensure the car is fit to be tuned along with rectify any issues found prior to mapping.

Folding mirrors should automatically unfold, I can't remember whether it's when you unlock the car or when you turn the ignition on but there should be no manual intervention.