KenONeill

Before presuming I needed a new cover gasket I'd check the torque on the cover bolts is right. I've fixed several similar sounding leaks that way for no money and next to no time.

@J.R. Merci bien mon ami.

I wondered that too; It occurred to me that "chazz" could be a typo for "chaz", which is short for "Charles". But the only reference I could find to a scientific or technical use for Charles was in Charles's Law which is gas dynamics and not electrics.

I don't know that this is the case here, but central locking systems usually unlock themselves in cases where the control unit detects a non-working lock.

A piece of dressed wood, rather than scaffolding plank. Asking nicely in a timber merchant may get you something suitable for free.

Well, exactly that.

I'm not totally familiar with the Superb's front suspension, but it sounds plausible. Also, if you have to move the subframe to adjust the caster it will affect both front wheels.

Maybe. I'd get a deep load test from a fast fit place that will do it for free, conditional on them getting the business if the battery fails this test.

@Gyp @SurreyJohn @freelunch I'm not justifying the main stealer's business practices, but I honestly am happy to justify a Hunter operative's time when a car needs adjustment.

Yeah, and what a main stealer will have done is got a quote from someone with a Hunter rig and added a markup plus a charge for the apprentice to take your car there and back. Still, doing the job right on a Hunter will take an hour or so. As for the tyres, the main use for Pirellis is propping up the brand name part of tyre test tables.

Well, 205 was the widest tyre fitted to any Octy1 as stock, on Elegance, L&K and vRS models (some vRS hatch, but not all, have 17" wheels).

I thought most EVs were charged as follows:- Put EV on charger. Go away and have a 3 course lunch plus coffee, and a look round the shops. That's typically how I see them being charged, not just Coarsers and Leaves.

Which suggests to me that you may have a fuel flow problem or no ignition.

Well, I've never driven a Superb, but I can say that it is easily the most comfortable car I've ever been a passenger in.

How fast is it cranking? Does it sound like it it is trying to start or not?

Now about in the front, behind the badge?

Well, I have had a police officer tell me that oversteer had been caused by front tyres more worn than rears! (BTW the oversteer did happen, which is why I'm less than convinced by "better tyres on the rear".)

I think about £120, since you can't buy the sensor without the pedal mechanism attached.

As I said way up thread, that's where the throttle position sensor is.

Just bear in mind that their advice is connected to their wallet, not yours!

Who cares? It comes with chips.

Er, that's like asking for a petrol engine that can really do 200 mpg. It just can't be done. Any aftermarket zorst will sound like someone just f@rted and increase your insurance without making the car actually go faster.

At minimum, the Tidy One owes Jade and Glynn a new shell each. Kudos to Jade for counting her limbs, and then worrying more about Glynn than about herself though.

This, or you have an undiagnosed power drain, see above regarding a DVM.

@Sanqhar @e-Roottoot I was originally treating it as a question of "good driving practice" and was always taught that "coasting in neutral" was "bad driving practice". I was pointing out that, without the so-called "eco mode", you can slow down and/or descend hills more economically by following good practice, and letting the fuel shut-off do its thing. Unless you have a regenerative braking mode on a hybrid or battery electric car, you'll not get more economical than moving forwards using no fuel.