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I must say that I read many reviews of the car before buying one and I don't recall any saying it would be difficult to park. You have obviously read different reviews to me, but rest assured not every road test says it will be hard!

No, they certainly don't all look like that on 16s! https://www.dropbox.com/s/ml4nn1ku68zvxkb/20131122_142915.jpg Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 via Tapatalk

The car is also in 4wd every time you pull away from standstill. You can feel the system release to 2wd if you are turning at the time. Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 via Tapatalk

Depends on your phone. It needs to be able to hold more than one simultaneous bluetooth connection. Michael Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 via Tapatalk

Unless you want to spec it to Superb Elegance standards, in which case the Octy is more expensive. Yes, I think you'd have to go for the estate if looking at a Superb. It's not the widest of cars though - you won't get three child seats in the back. Michael Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

"Dealer fitted" - so are they aftermarket ones rather than specced at time of purchase? I also have front and rear sensors but no Park Assist on my March 2013 Elegance. The sensors (front and rear) are not normally on but the system is activated by dropping into reverse or pressing the single button. Michael Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Does it operate this way in any VAG vehicle? If not then I doubt very much we'll see it in VCDS. Michael

Yes - he was quoting the OP.

That advice was on a press release back in March and is nowhere to be seen on the current guidance documents themselves. Doesn't make it incorrect, but the ABI should be consistent if it is the approach to take. Michael Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

There's a significant difference in spec between the SE and Elegance. Personally I would consider getting the 140 if it allows the Elegance. Think about what will give you the most pleasure with your time in the car - extra torque or the comfort and toys of the Elegance. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

That's not my reading of it. The link below gives the Association for British Insurers formal stance on the subject with a list of which insurers need to be notified, and about what, when fitting winter tyres. A few wish to be notified only if the customer "has or is fitting alloy wheels" and a couple wish to be notified only if the customer "has or is fitting alloy and/or wider wheels". However the vast majority of the insurers on the list do not need to be notified at all. The very fact that certain insurers explicitly state they do wish to be notified about alloys with the fitment of winter tyres implies that the others in the same table do not. Michael Link: https://www.abi.org.uk/~/media/Files/Documents/Publications/Public/Migrated/Motor/ABI%20guide%20to%20winter%20tyres%20The%20motor%20insurance%20commitment.ashx

I'd think these will be a given as they are on the new Octavia. Michael

Yes, I believe the dealers (or anyone with VCDS) can adjust the maxidot fuel reading. It is often inaccurate but at least it is consistently inaccurate, so once you have it adjusted it should be pretty good. When you say it's doing 43-45mpg "But nowhere near what it should do" - how have you set your expectations as to what it should do? Don't believe the official figures of course. The best way I know of finding out the true mpg of a car before getting it is Honest John's Real mpg page - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/ . Michael

I remember pulling into a service station in France on the bike and having great difficulty not dropping the bike. The forecourt was quite literally like ice at the pump I stopped at - I had both feet down and could skate them about with my weight on them no problems at all. I quite liked it when it rained - at least you could see the diesel! Michael

I use fuelly too. Maxidot on mine is about 6mpg too optimistic - quite a long way out. Michael