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You can still get the SIII estate L&K as TDI DSG 4x4 via configurator in France, Austria, Germany... why not in the UK?

The SIII alloys have a smaller offset - 44 vs 46- and they are 8in, i.e they will sit a little further out, NOT in.

I was going through the configurator, looking at / for a SIII estate L&K TDI 4x4 DSG amongst other things. There seems to be some kind of anomaly. Skoda seem to have stopped selling a TDI 4x4 as L&K, yet it is available as SE L. You can still get a TDI 4x4 as Octavia est, Kodiaq and in the last 2 even as a BiTDI 4x4 with 240 BHP. I do not think Skoda are too worries about the magic £40000 barrier because I can still spec some other models way beyond this.

On the SII the dealer price is 3 digits or you can download the latest maps off some websites and install via DVD or using a maps tool programme via SD card. I use the last.

Even if you clean the roof before you lay the protective mat on, after a motorway trip even in the dry you will have collected some abrasive material under the bag and it will start to sand the paint work. Rain and spray will probably throw up much more.

2mm drill, long 1G socket screw and superglue.

You cannot stall an automatic, so you can keep the stop / start switched on. If any it saves a bit on pollution and fuel. I sometimes stay in D / gear and just pull the handbrake.

This part of BREXIT has never been mentioned or I cared to ignore it. There used to be an agreement about reduced or no checks for parcels and even letters. In many EU countries the UK has been moved into a similar postage bracket, i.e. more expensive, to Switzerland and declarations are required. When sending to the UK it is the UK that is imposing extra VAT and import tax. This also now applies to orders from China, e.g. Aliexpress. So the UK could remove that extra burden for the Brexit loving citizens.

I have used a universal pulling tool. You keep the nut on for leaverage. Do not apply force to the thread. Oil and wriggling might work, but mind the spindle is part of the motor.

and not in 205/45-16, which is a FII size at all.

Are you saying you get a large MPH readout in the Maxidot? What is the coding and what year is yours?

Ours is 2009, i.e. pre face lift. You do not have that many coding options. Some are the old fashioned version of calculating and adding specific values. I do not think I coded needle sweep. The locking is called Auto lock. I think you can set that in the Maxidot....

The TSFI engines had a design "flaw". The piston rings have been changed in later models. Earlier ones had rings that silted up with oil and exhaust debris and lost the ability to keep the oil away from combustion. Thus your "normal" oil consumption.

I will do.

I MOT'd our Superb est. 2L diesel and was a bit surprised..... It passed, but I got one advisory and one print out for a voluntary action. The car has covered 1000 - in words one thousand - miles since the last MOT just before Corona hit. I did not get any advisory last year and still cahnged tyres for winter .... in the hope of going away. Anyway the advisory was that 1000 miles down the road the front brake discs are pitting. Admittedly there is a tiny step which I had noticed a couple of years ago. The voluntary action was re. my omitted dieselgate update. I will still not do it until it becomes compulsory.

I could have fallen into this trap. Stupid question - What makes a car more suitable for towing over a similar model where both cars have the same chassis, the same brakes and only the manufacturer's approval process differs?

Ross-Tech like some of the other VCDS forums ARE picky. I have a genuine VCDS cable, which I bought second hand. I can post in some of their forums, but for some reason I cannot post in others because it had not been ordered through them. Some other VCDS forums also only give full access if bought through them.

The "newer" cars have a chip soldered into the circuit board. The FII chip is still separate. You need an ID48 chip and a frequency of 434 MHz for the remote. Any locksmith can cut the blank blade and some locksmiths are able and willing to clone. You might need to bring your V5C. The complete key cost me £60.

I wanted a spare for my daughter's 2009 FII and ordered one on the internet with an uncut blade. Ours was £4.81 on Amazon. Then go to your local locksmith and have the blade cut and the immobiliser chip cloned. Our PN is 1J0959753DA. Open up your key to check the PN. This is what came up in a search. https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUNDELY®-Button-Remote-VOLKSWAGEN-434MHz/dp/B07LBLPXG7

Going by the weight and load index probably all can use a 91, but the workshop manual states the 1.8 TFSI can.

I started straight away with the spring compressors and used axle stands with a 2 tonne hydraulic jack. I think I would have run out of clearance. I had to change "standard" height springs. Maybe you have more clearance with shorter springs.

He could use a 205/55-16 91V. Recommended by Skoda.

Ask your wife to walk in front of the car, but warn her that she might have to jump....

You have started 2 threads with the same title. I have just replied to the other...

We have a S II from 2014 and I change from summer 18" to winter 16" regularly. The 18" ride comfort is harder but not too bad. The 16" is definitely smoother as you have more rubber to help the suspension. The S II weighs 1600 kg. Its fully loaded weight with passengers and luggage is permitted to be around 2200 kg. I would probably keep the 18" wheels untill the current tyres are worn down, unless the tyres are very old going by the DOT number on them as your car has only done 24000 miles. Winter tyres in the summer are a little worse compared to pure summer tyres, but defintely help in on slippery roads even if London does not see much snow. The S II is o.k. with 205/55-16 tyres and the manual states an ET 45. I had bought a set of Skoda 16" alloys and hated the look - the wheels were sitting about 2 cm within the body and it looked as if the wheels were just far too small. I then sold these and bought a set of VW alloys with an ET 37 - Road America - which makes the 16" look as flush as your current 18" wheels.