73henny

Its the primary reason I no longer have my vRS. I'd thought my pain was from my dodgy 7 handicap golf swing, but ironically it was the car's unreliability that highlighted the problem to me (2 break-downs in its first 6 months). Whilst driving the loan Elegance they gave me while my car was repaired, my lower back pain disappeared. 15 mins after getting my car back, the pain had returned. The seat base only lowering at the back means your knees are raised, and then your weight is all on your backside. Its then exacerbated by the overly firm suspension. In the 12k miles I've covered since in my 3 series - no back pain. No coincidence.

I've bought many cars from the dealer in the background. Best dealer I've ever used from any manufacturer.

Did you end up getting them at that price?

Its 'normal' according to Skoda. Its ludicrous that the car is lighting the other side of the road at speeds up to 60mph. I don't have the car anymore - the firm ride and seats gave me a bad back. My new car (3 series) also has adaptive lights but they only have a wide spread at speeds less than 30mph. Much better in my opinion. The only thing you can do is turn the lighting switch from auto to dipped headlights. Pretty poor really.

That's the same as what mine did. Except the other side of the road of course. Absolutely bizarre that Skoda thought this was a good idea.

I got rid of my car because the seats were killing my lower back. I'm 6ft, and like the seat as low as possible, but stupidly only the back of the base is lowered when you put the seat down thus increasing knee bend as mentioned above. Ironically it was having the much softer sprung Octy SE courtesy car (after my car had broken down for the 2nd time) that made me realise why I had a sore back. I think you'll find having the seat as high as you can tolerate will help. They'll be fine for someone who doesn't have the seat all the way down. I'm now in a new 3 series with a tilt adjustable base (I have it almost flat), and now no sore back at all. The base is extendable too which helps further. Even had a European driving holiday this summer, which would have been unthinkable with the vRS.

Thats correct unfortunately. But it was the bad back I had from the firm ride which prompted me to sell.

Mine broke down twice in the first 6 months of its life. I no longer have it. Where are the unrestricted Autobahns that are 15 mins away from Luxembourg?

Can I ask where that photo was taken. Looks familiar.

If you've suffered from a sore back and cover a fair mileage, check that the GTD's suspension isn't too firm. Doesn't matter how good it looks or how it handles if you've got a sore back. 2 week after trading in my vRS, my sore back has gone. No coincidence.

No, never worn glasses. Haven't needed to. Any time I'm a passenger in a car with a heated screen I see the elements straight away.

I had the heated screen on my vRS. Might have used it half a dozen times during the winter, but I hated the added glare from the elements catching the light from approaching car headlights (especially when raining), and during the day you can see the elements against a light sky.

After 8 months and 12k miles I got rid of the vRS yesterday. Some of you may remember the this thread and the two breakdowns the car had, and my concern over whether the issue had been repaired. Well every now and then a hesitancy from the engine would leave wondering when, not if it'd breakdown again. Some other niggles too - tyre pressure warnings that activated when there was no issue with the pressures for example. Coolant warnings (can't remember the last car I had that needed topped up) was another. But the main thing was my back. Despite trying every seating and driving position possible I ended up with a sore lower back after 30 mins in the car. What highlighted this to me was in my 3 series I had no back pain at all. I'm convinced it was caused by two things - I like the seat low, but lowering the base just tilts the base down at the rear leaving the front of the seat base higher. This leads to bent legs thus my weight is all supported by my backside. This added to the overly firm ride causes jarring on my back and therefore my back pain. So the car had to go. It undoubtably has some strong points but the weaknesses are just to much to live with. This post is not intended to knock the car per se, but simply explain why its no longer on my drive.

Agreed - but did they find and fix the issue?

Where did you go to cover that mileage in France alone?