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I'm not bothered about easier to sell I'll probably run it into the ground. Also how much are you going to get for it? It'll literally cost you low thousands if you get it serviced at a dealer for 5 years. Is it going to sell for two or 3 grand more? Good luck with that. Your mileage may differ but if I knew a decent, trustworthy, reliable and reasonable mechanic locally that's where my car would go. It looks like you might know such a person. As regards oil, I think I use 5W/30 but have also used 5W/40 before. I'm not sure about slowing oil use, I did a bit of research once on what oil to use and the consensus seemed to be that I should use 5W30 so that's what I do. I got a low oil light after a few months of owning it and emailed the dealer who sold it to me. I got this in response and just fill it up when needed (it's probably much closer to the first figure than the second, and I've not noticed it reducing - though the car wasnt' new when we bought it). 'I am emailing with reference to your email enquiry regarding the engine oil consumption. I have attached a copy of the Superb manual page and highlighted the paragraph for reference, which makes note that for this specific vehicle/engine, it is not unusual that an engine oil top up may be required up to 0.5 ltr per 1000km/650miles (this normally reduces as the engine covers more mileage) and this figure can adjust to 0.5 ltr per 7500km/4500miles. Different engine and vehicle models mean the engine oil consumption can vary. We always recommend that customer travel with a 1litre top up bottle , just in case and always make sure it is the correct oil specification/grade for your engine type. (i.e. fully synthetic or semi-synthetic) I hope this helps and reassures you, if there is no visible oil leaks evident and the running of the vehicle is fine, this is normal. If this changes then please get in touch and we will examine it for you'.

Is it? I thought VIN was vehicle identification number. Yes that looks like a wing mirror and I need all of it. From the mirror glass to the wiring that plugs into the door. And everything in between. Unfortunately there isn't a little shop at the end of my street with a window full of Skoda wing mirrors, all in different colours. How would I go about getting the right one for the car, please? I presumed I'd start with a part number? I've been lucky so far, as no bits have fallen off my car that cost 500 Euros to replace I've not had to research 2nd hand car parts before.

We've had ours for 6-7 years, it's been very good on the whole, I'd definitely buy another Skoda. Ours is the 1.8 petrol elegance (4 x 4). Bought with about 40k on it and we've doubled that. Ours likes oil which is standard for the petrol models. Just keep filling it up. I don't recall a failed MOT test during that time, just the usual tyres, brakes etc. Recently we've had problems starting sometimes - it doesn't like lockdown (necessitated a new battery and still not very happy about being left outside for ages without moving), but it's only because we've stop using it. Never had a software upgrade. Never been to a main dealer. I doubt Skoda dealers are worse than any other dealer but we learned the hard way not to go to a main dealer with 2 separate VWs we previously had. I can't imagine why anyone would want to go to a main dealer, except if they've been offered a 'free' service as part of purchase. I shouldn't think you've made a mistake.

Not presently in a position to say on account of mislaid log book! Is there a look up on line against vin numbers? Can you elaborate? Is that a part number?

Hi all Had a minor prang the other day which resulted in the loss of my drivers side wing mirror. The whole unit is busted. The person who caused it wants to avoid insurance, and I don't mind doing that. Obviously it will be much cheaper to buy a used one. There are some whole wing mirrors on ebay but not the EXACT model. (The trim of mine is 'elegance' which means there's an extra downlight on the wing mirror unit - not that I'd noticed, admittedly). Does anyone know how I find out the original part number? I figure this will be the first step to finding the actual part - which is presumably a websearch and/or virtual or telephone trawl around scrapyards. Grateful for any clues.