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It was a small stone alright but stuck on the front not the back well wedged between caliper and disk as initially predicted. for some reason was expecting the friction to create a lot more heat and that threw me off a bit. thanks all anyway.

Hi, don't really agree. I get some good "mpg" and do not drive like "Miss Daisy", maybe like "Mr. Buttercup" at times but defo not "Miss Daisy". :P When ever I am driving a company car I always drive it relaxed about the fuel and Tyre impact as I am not the one paying for it. but my personal car...... that one I pay attention to.......

had to move the car on the parking and no noise until after I turned the wheel / braked first time then it felt like the caliper was "loose" but still doing its job somehow..... will take it to Skoda after work as it is really doing my head in (it is still under warranty).

Hi everyone, have a 1.6 tdi Combi and today have noticed what is a quite loud grinding noise coming somewhere I could not identify yet. Have been going round the car to check for excessive heat from the brakes and there is none ( was assuming some small rock/something else may have gotten stuck between the caliper and the disk and could be causing the noise and would also create some extra heat on account of the extra friction) Does anyone have any ideas? regards Rui

Hi As per above replies, being so easy and dealers not putting them rights would make me wonder what else is lurking that may be more serious/expensive - and also, if they are selling them with a warranty surely they should have all enabled features working.....or can I be wrong?

Hi, Could you please state what you mean by "I followed the instructions in the manual. " - what exactly did you do?

thanks for the advice, the full service was done 3000 kms ago so should be fine and it will be in a garage and have occasional use by the wife anyway, just not regular service as it has seen until now. As for selling, as far as I see it, it is not really a good option. The car is great has no issues and when I bought it was already with the idea to own it for many years/kms - so I just see this as a "help" in that direction as I never really liked company cars as they are seen here, I prefer to get the extra pay than to have the car/maintenance/diesel payed for by the company - If I get that same amount I can make a better use of it, lol. But anyway will not complain for a while, the BMW is a great car with a fantastic engine and I am not paying its bills so will enjoy it for a while (and the German autobahn as well).

Hi All, Due to new job starting in a couple of weeks will be taking delivery of my new 330 d touring f31 BMW and the Skoda will have very little work if any at all for weeks on end.... Any advice on how to keep it in a good shape as I do not want to sell it. thanks

Hi, Check if you have been using air con, or running with the windows opened or even the tyre pressure..... - even if you drive at a prox the same tolerances those can affect it.

Hi everyone, I think the thread has gone terribly wrong, it was just a question, nothing else. As for the correct driving etc my view of it is, live and let live - you like to drive slow then do so, you like to drive at moderate speeds do so, you like to drive fast/hard/etc do it - why argue about that? (and stop going on about being illegal as everyone that drives a car has broken speed limits themselves - either by going into a 50 km/h zone not well signaled at slightly over it or by straying over the limit on one of those days when you just have your mind on something else...)..... I live in Germany now and do a few (unrestricted) motorway runs every once in a while, I have a 1.6 tdi cr combi and I can attest to the fact that the brakes feel like they could sometimes need some help - having said this they never let me down, it is just a "feeling" specially when people pull up without using indicators and you have to brake hard. Now, I bought the 1.6 because I do a fair bit of kms everyday, need the space for my weekend activities and have no love in spending my time in petrol stations, the car, even having a ridiculously small engine does what I need from it perfectly well even reaching - occasionally - 160 to 170 kph in the autobahn (aprox 100mph - and yes, in my 1.6 I reach higher speeds than most of you in your VRS's as I do not have to worry about speed traps :P ). Now, I do not know if the 1.6 has smaller brakes than the others (they are standard on mine) but they do "feel" a bit more bite would not hurt. So now just give the man his information and then go on with your discussion, it is quite entertaining to read, specially when people that seem like quite well mannered adults insult each other just because they can.......hell I do the same with speed and go 160 kph on the motorway for the same reason, because I can. :P

Hi, I have a combi 1.6 TDI cr. I do drive it with some load on the boot (weekends out) that amounts to aprox 160kg. I get averages of 4.3 l/100km which equates to 66 mpg UK. The thing is when I do that I drive with economy in mind (change between 2000/2300 rpm). I get about 4.5 l/100 km (63 mpg) on normal weekly driving to and from work (very steep hills and heavy traffic mix of 45% motorway and 55% b-roads) with no economy in mind but also no extra load on the car (just 2 people). When I am running it sedately I can get as low as 3.9 l/100 km 72 mpg (b-roads sticking to about 80km/h) and when on German Autobahn (I live in Germany but work in Luxembourg) I can get as low as 5.3 l/ 100 km (53 mpg). My regular brim to brim calculations with week runs and weekend loads are 4.4 l/ 100 km which is 64mpg lowering a bit when I have long motorway runs to make. It mainly depends on how you drive it, when my girlfriend drove the car for a few weeks when I was out she only got around 5.1 l/100 km which is 55 mpg. But, that said, I do agree with some of the comments here, I see no sense in changing car for the fractional gains in economy as if you spend an extra 1000 or 2000 on the exchange it will take you 1000's of miles/kms to get that back in fuel savings. Maybe, and please do not take this as an insult or anything like that, just checking the tyre pressure regularly may help with improving the economy (not opening windows etc....) and if the issue is warranty check prices for warranty providers (but check their coverage as well).

I have a 1.6 tdi and so far, in 2.5 years, only 1 H7 bulb. Apart from the stupidity of having to remove the entire unit they seemed easy to replace.

bodywork looks great, but you forgot to clean the wheels......their so dirty they turned black...

I use 1 from Energiser, "Y" shaped, and have had no issues with both on (one for TomTom europe XL - large screen) and girlfriend watching movies on mobile with mobile connected to it on the second port or phone charging. use it on a daily basis, never had any issues. at the end of the trip i just take it off.

1.6 tdi cr/manual, 29.630 kms on the clock just going to service next Monday. 0.00 liters of oil top up so far.