mrchrispy

Mine is a 1.4TSi L&K 4x4, mpg is around 32-34 but thats mostly town driving. PCP is up in about 3 months so starting to think my options, I fancy a 2WD petrol with DSG but there doesnt seem to be any exciting deals around at the moment.

An L&K isnt it?

I'm not convinced mine is 100%. Hardly ever got wheel spin in the old 2.0CR but this new 1.4TSi seems to be a little more spin happy. Considering its got less torque I would have expect it to be the other way around. In the lakes tomorrow so I'll be on the lookout for some slippy stuff

made sure it was well warmed up then spanked mine to within an inch of its life on the first trip out. pretty sure I'd hit double figures on the odometer.

pretty much, mine needed a new surround, the bolero and columbus are exactly the same size and a standard connector on the back. the front surround was the only difference, hence the need for a new one to fit around the columbus (cost around 25 quid from a skoda dealer). You'll also needed a GPS receiver if you go for a columbus but thats not expensive and just sticks on a cross bar just under the box on the top of the dash (dead easy to remove). I've a columbus, surround, GPS and vcds all sitting doing nothing, if someone wants it I'd be happy to help fit and make sure its all working (Manchester area).

Pretty sure all the units are the same size so in theory there is nothing stopping you fitting a bolero, amundsen or columbus. I'd suspect some coding with VCDS would be needed so the new unit would talk to the car correctly. I swapped out a to the car a bolero for a columbus and it was a pretty pain free experience (needed a new surround).

I've a power magic pro on order. Will piggyback it from an always on in the fuse box so it records while parked, but it'll shutdown when the voltage reaches a certain trigger.

You need to give me a heads up next time you are going out to play in the snow. I'll come over and we can convoy it, 2 white snow yeti's would look pretty cool

We'll probably hit 1000miles this weekend. I'll post the numbers up.

That's exactly what I'd expect (and got).

close to 10% on a 1.4TSi L&K and that's with the 0% PCP.

Same with steering, extra wear on your tyres and running gear. I try and only use straight roads.

1.4TSi ordered end of October - delivery mid Jan

its a twin pipe. i reckon the leather is a little nicer that the gobi sand (aka beige) that I had in my elegance. will also have stop/start - wasnt clear in the brochure and was nice to see when I picked it up

Shouldnt you be looking at an L&K with that lot? The factory fitted towbar I ordered was removable