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It's leather on the door panels plus painted plastics, i have done them many years ago. The limit here in Greece is 38% light restriction, the rear membrane yes is one click darker but this saves me many times at night because some stupids buy cheap chinese xenon lights which spread the light irregularly. It's a crossroad in Athens, the front is small for one car only (where the pedestrian is) and on my left is a main road enough wide for a car and a motorcycle or a big vehicle. Up and left you can see the wheel of another parked car, one step away from the ''line'' of the end of the door and the orange cone and ''i am done''. Usually the drivers of the busses-trucks horn to me from a distance because they afraid that i will move to the left and they will crush me. It's dangerous and tedious but some things must be repaired and i can not visit the repair-shop often.

@nta16 : below is a characteristic example of me working on the side of the road, hot sun-rain-wind-cold and cars-busses-trucks passing 1m far away from my tools, if i make a mistake of one step away from the orange cone i am gonna get hit and injured or die. I took the risk so many times, i can't do this especially for things that need space and proper tools (work on valves, pistons, shaft, fuel line etc).

I have posted some photos showing me working (i have not a private parking) in the side of the road, many times at winter, my tools are down in the ashpalt and the other car passing close to me. I have done it so many times (although is dangerous) but since i have no one to help me i don't mess with some things that i mention before because if something goes wrong i will have to abandon my car and try to find another way to go to work plus i have to wait for the road assistance truck to carry my car in the local repair-shop. All these mean money and time and i don't have that luxury. Work outside for the bike-for the car-for the house, many times i have catched a cold, i got a pain in my back, i have to take medicines etc...i am tired ! 8-8,5 ltr / 100 Km it's not a bad consumption for a ''mixed'' driving.

I have it as a principle since i was young. No matter if it is my motorcycle or my car I do not touch a gearbox,a piston, a ball bearing, a shaft etc. I do not want to take responsibility, it's a huge risk for me.

I have seen even 5 litre per 100 Km this way but in city traffic the things are very different.

On national highway?

I don't want to open the cover and touch anything inside, if i do something wrong "i will pay the bride" as we say here which means "it will cost me a lot". It's a risk for me.

It's very easy, 2 allen screws and one plug and it's out. For the gap you can buy a filler tool but as is from the factory i think it's OK.

What? With what kind of traffic,speed?

So now every cold start in the morning is fine as back in th good-old days?

These about G11 and the others.

@HappySkoda : Have you ever clean the inside of the 4 black sockets (mpouzopipes in Greek) of the ignition coil? The spark plugs are as the factory ones, Champion RC89PYC ?

The factory specifications are: G11 1994 ,VW TL 774 C G12 / G12+ 1996 ,VW TL 774 D/F G12++ 2005 ,VW TL 774 G G13 2008 ,VW TL 774 J Felicia had G11 Green colour from the factory, G11 now can be found in Blue colour in many brands. @HappySkoda : is your air filter clean or new? Is your throttle cleaned with spray lately?

Go to a Skoda repair shop or another if there is no one close to you. The mechanic will connect a laptop or another device to your OBD 1 port that you have and after a short scanning he will see if there are any errors (from sensor etc) and he wiil erase them.

4-5 minutes when you are static or while moving?

@nta16 : No problem, the more you digging for some things the more you learn. Articles like this gave me the idea to look more for the air intake section, an extra fog light that i have added beside the factory fog light i think restricts the incoming air somehow. I have to do some corrections.

@Joob : So finally we have Case Closed?

Things in Athens especially close to the centre are far more difficult than other cities. Finding a parking space is from difficult to impossible.If you find it, it will be just enough to fit your car.If you put it near the sidewalk you will scratch the rims, if you put it outside then a truck-jeep-bus will break your mirror or will scratch your door. Other times the place is so narrow that you have to ride on the sidewalk. At night things are even more difficult because you can not see well through the mirrors but also because the drivers behind you honk if you are late. Everything is under pressure, traffic, frequent touching of bumpers, very often repairs on the roads (so then there are patches that protrude), many potholes etc. Things like in the movies with shiny cars and chrome rims parked comfortable in the side of a wide road are just fantasies in Athens that's why it's very often to see scratched rims (some guys paint them often with spary or Plasti Dip) or see talking of ''how are the sides of your tyre, soft or hard?'' in auto-forums.

Only from start in the basement 5 floors below where the air is less and restricted flow than outside. I posted the article for informational purpose. 😎

Is in my mind but according to my theory: I will have better grip in the dry and better braking, i will have worse braking in the wet and greater hydrolysis, i will have better acceleration but a small lose in final speed, i will probably have more gasoline consumption. Am i right or no? I would like to hear your opinion. If you are living in a big city and you park your car outside then at least 2 times per day (house to work and work to house) you have to put your car close to pavement, except if you are a rich guy and you have a private parking. Especially at night it's inevitable that your tyre will touch the pavement and when other cars are waiting behind you and you are in a hurry. City drivers have scratched rims too for this reason.

They are not for sport driving, they are soft on the sides which means problem while parking in city (pavements). Me previous Potenza were very good in rain but they needed some time to get warmed, more than Michelin.

My Felicia has ECU-chip, BMC filter,custom exhaust manifold-pipes-muffler and tail pipe. 320mm new steering wheel, 3mm lowered springs, Koni shock absorbers, strut bar, anti-roll bar, new top-mount and 14 inch Tecnomagnesio rims. I use my car for few Km daily route at city (work-house) ,for sport driving at mountain roads and when i am on the highway a speed of 100-120 Km is fine for me. I hesitate to turn to 165 as i had when i bought my Trusty plus the expenses to buy new 13 inch rims.

Here are my Toyo today, i have them since 2016.

The clock is ticking and i am ready to oped a champagne. 🥂

From the factory 1.3 i had 165/70R13 79T 4.5Jx13 and i thought that the next choice was 175/60R14 79T 5.5Jx14, in Greece you can find some options https://www.skroutz.gr/c/578/lastixa-autokinitou.html?keyphrase=175%2F60%2F14&o=175%2F60%2F14 Unfortunately the Bridgestone RE88 and the Michelin Pilot Exalto (i have use both of them in 175/60/14) can not be found, now i have Toyo Proxes CF-2 175/60/14 (actually i have used 6 tyres) and i am on the search for something else. In 175/65/14 in Greece the options are more https://www.skroutz.gr/c/578/lastixa-autokinitou/f/560126/epivatiko.html?keyphrase=175%2F65%2F14&o=175%2F65%2F14&custom_range[718][min]=14&custom_range[718][max]=14 i am interesting for Fuel index mainly (we don't have too much rain here) and the price is not a problem. As for the transformation i am hesitate a bit https://tire-calc.com/comparison/175-65-r14-and-175-60-r14-inch/ because i don't know what's going to happen with fuel consumption and there will be a confuse with odometer, the oil change intervals etc. I don't want to go to 185 for fuel consumption and braking factors.