djkarlos

Just wondering whether you found any good mk3 paddle shift extensions? Interested in mk3 FL vRS paddle extensions as like you I like to drive at 10-2

You are getting confused.... I am well aware of the "D" in the display and the D/S setting on the selector vs the Mode... I am talking about the Drive setting under the vRS mode settings. In "Individual" mode you can customise the various aspects of the car, "Steering", "DCC", "Air conditioning", "Sound generator" and "Drive". Drive dictates the drive characteristics and the mode the DSG gearbox is in, so if set to Sports then I see an "S" in the display and it sets the DSG to Sport. If I set it to Normal or Comfort then it is "D" in the display and the gearbox is Normal Drive selection. If I set it to Eco then I see "E" in the display. This sets the DSG to Eco and impacts the DSG so that it shifts earlier and coasts when I take my foot off the accelerator. If I have Eco set then when I turn off the ignition and then re-start the car the DSG returns to "D", even though my Driving Mode Selection is still set to "Individual" and has Drive set to Eco, i.e. my DSG is back to normal. If I re-select the "Individual" mode again it sets the DSG back to "E" and I get the Eco behaviour.

I have noticed that on my FL vrs I have set my Individual mode to Drive = eco and DCC = comfort. For some reason I start my car and even though it says I'm running Individual mode the Eco setting is ignored and runs in Normal (shows D in display), although it engages all of my other Individual settings happily (DCC etc). If I re-select Individual again on the screen it switches the drive to eco. I figure it's a software bug as if it was engine temp related then it wouldn't allow my to enable it manually.

I treated my new car to some Gtechniq I1 so hopefully any liquids will be repelled. Failing that plastic sheeting will have to suffice

What I don't get is why the standard seating in a 2014 mk3 had Alcantara leather when the FL doesn't. Seems like a downgrade.

The armrest is faux leather, as is the back of the front seats weirdly

Yeah I'm looking forward to giving it the beans. Only another few hundred miles to go... Luckily I've got a long drive next weekend so that'll help get me close to the end of breaking it in

Agreed

Feeling outnumbered here! Although I guess blue is soooo common

All I can hear is jealous people... But I guess that's to be expected.

Yeah that blue is so full of promise, shame the reality is so disappointing

But all worth it in the end

It does seem to be a bit of a lottery. Mine took 15 weeks, others on here have been waiting longer so expect the worst and you may be pleasantly surprised.

The blue does look good... Although I think I made the right choice with the red

I bought through them and found the communication to be really good. Kept getting update emails every few weeks

Interesting news article about Skoda production and how busy Skoda are! https://auto.ndtv.com/news/volkswagen-has-no-plans-to-shift-skoda-production-1760388

Some more pics

I'll try and get some interiors as well and upload them later in the week. No its the 230, but with black design package option. I think it looks smart, but I suppose I'm biased. So far, only driven 50 miles so far so haven't had a proper chance to enjoy it, but loving it so far!

Here's some pics of my new arrival that I picked up yesterday

The dealer told me that as long as I report anything I find in a timely manner, i.e. the next day or two then let them know and they will get it sorted.

Tomorrow I'll take some more pics and get put them on the fl photos thread.

I have indeed! It so nice, although I'd asked the dealer not to clean it, so when I went to see it all the delivery materials were still on it, plastic sheets, sponge bits, seat covers. I've spent 5 hours this afternoon performing the full works. Looks amazing now!

I ordered mine on 19th June and pick it up tomorrow, that's 15 weeks all told, but got told the predicted build week about 4 weeks after ordering

I wonder if I will sleep tonight. Why you ask... Because I'm picking up my vRS tomorrow lunchtime!

Does anyone know if the UK edition of the FL octy has Auxiliary heating? I figure that would be a great feature for us to have on those icy cold winter mornings, to be able to get in to a pre-warmed, defrosted car!