Sondy

Another good service experience at Beadles Maidstone. Booked in at relatively short notice for a Saturday morning, left the Superb with them and took the dog for a walk. Heavens opened so spent an hour sitting in the waiting area reading a good selection of magazines with a wet dog at my feet! Service was carried out promptly, all paperwork sorted with minimal fuss and even fitted some new sidelight bulbs for me FOC. Matt on service desk should get a pat on the back!

I had mine installed by the dealer so I can't help there I'm afraid. The installation for the Superb is neat and is in the cubby hole under the front centre armrest though. Good luck!

You may find, as I do, that your iPod will occasionally 'freeze' and need resetting. If your iPod is in the boot, this could be a little tricky!

Is that your car or a picture from space?! Doesn't look good. Good luck with the dealer.

I've just collected my car after a trip to Beadles in Maidstone. I needed the right sided scroll wheel on the multi-function wheel replacing and so I asked, seeing as the car was still under warranty, could they swap the badges too as they were all showing signs of corrosion. They ordered in the 'old' style ones but then I asked if they could swap them for the new ones. They couldn't have been more helpful, ordered in the new parts and fitted them without any fuss. I'd explained about breaking off the plastic nodules and given them a link to a thread from here showing how it was done. The car looks fantastic from such a minor change, and it just shows that there are some good dealers out there!

You'd think wouldn't you! But have you seen how much some breeds of puppy go for these days? And not just pedigree ones either. In some cases double the cost of Chris's cage!

This is where I got mine from, reasonable at about £40 but very well built. Obviously depends on what size of cage you need as to how much it will cost. http://www.doghealth.co.uk/collections/cages-crates Chris - that's two big dogs!!!

What type of dog do you have? Would it not be easier, and safer, to get a travel cage? I have a springer spaniel and have a 2 door cage which I lift in and out of the boot as required. I have a rubber liner on the floor of the boot which stops it slipping around and use the metal fixing bar of the adjustable boot set to secure it further.

Can't comment on the manual gearbox but have had my DSG Superb for about 2 months now, mated to the 2.0TDi (170) engine and have to say that I love it. Lends itself to the car very well and is easy to drive. If you prefer quicker upshifts then you have the Sports mode but also the option to self-shift if you so wish. Am very pleased!

Anyone else want to know what the outcome of this was?! Dave???!!!

Mine went the other way, wouldn't drop then all of a sudden it started. The wing mirror selector was in the same position the whole time!

3 months is a pretty standard delivery time whichever brand you purchase I think, if it is built from scratch. If you're lucky a dealer can amend the spec of a car already in the system, which means that you only wait, say, 6 weeks for your car, but that car has still been 'in the system' for around 3 months. Enjoy the wait though, you'll definitely enjoy the car!

Assuming that you won the bidding process, the dealer would have to be very careful about not giving your money back should you change your mind (for any reason) under the Distance Selling Regulations. Good luck though!

I fitted a set of these to a previous BMW 3 Series replacing the standard fit bulbs, and have to say that other than being a bit 'whiter', I didn't really notice a notable increase in the performance - not compared to what I expected when reading the '70% more light' claim!!

Thanks for advice, have adjusted the Aux Level to low and this seems to have improved the sound although still not completely happy. Going to call dealers today and talk it through with them, see about changing the lead.