Warrior193

I estimate SS worth around 2-3 MPG on my 8 mile commute. Plus helping to live-up to the £30 VED band.

1.4TSI, 150PS is a great engine, so effortless from a little over 1200 rpm - 2.0 145PS would be a hoot, but can't have everything I guess!

Hello Scuba, the problem seems to be that the fairly small constant drain from the dash-cam causes other systems to not fully shut down when vehicle is off and locked. Combined with the only partially charged state of the battery under usual conditions, this can cause issues with service life.

Spoiler alert - it's a pretty basic tool! I will try to upload a pic of what I made, hopefully my computer skills are better than my metal-working ones Will include approx. sizes.

Hi Noms, I'll check to see if I have some spare alloy strip - will you be able to collect?

What! You mean fitting VW-branded parts to a Skoda won't increase the value?

Before coarse aquisition was turned off by the Americans in the late 90s, civilian GPS used to randomly place plots anywhere inside a 100 metre circle for around 90-95% of the time. Much more accurate since 2000 but you will still get a certain amount of 'randomising' in a civilian GPS receiver - you can check this using tracking mode on a stationary portable receiver over a period - the plot track will show movement of at least 25 to 50 metres over an hour. I suspect car receivers use an algorithm to place the vehicle plot onto the nearest likely road on the map using recent history.

Not in the UK either!

Hi, looks nice. What's the grip like in normal 10 to 2 hand position - do you need driving gloves for reasonable grip?

Hi Strider, welcome to the forum. Unlikely to be standard without electric seats - I suspect will be similar to the Mk 3, my understanding is that this can be coded into the Mk 3 but passenger mirror will not necessarily dip to correct position in relation to drivers seat.

Hi Mark, provided it is cleared with HMRC as legal, I'd say go for it - generous deals like this from the Govt. tend to be not around for very long. Is there an option for owning the vehicle at the end of the lease period?

* A distinct possibility - personnally I'd be looking for someone else for my servicing.

05 plate, 2005.

Due to my wife looking for a replacement vehicle due to her 'roadside decatted' Jazz being written off, please can anyone tell me the actual engine designation of the 1.0 MPI? Apart from the absence to the turbo and direct injection in the MPI, are there any other differences between the two engines? I am encouraging her to look at the TSI rather than the older MPI, am I right in this? 1.0 TSI = EA211 1.0 MPI = ???? Thanks in advance for any info.

As Varaderoguy says that sounds like a leaking gasket/seal on the turbo - not a scheduled service item. Is the vehicle still under any sort of warranty? They are really chancing it on the prices on the plugs and pollen filter, so probably doing the same on the oil leak.

Far too much for plugs and filter for a start. Quality OEM pollen filters retail at less than £15 and only take 5-10 mins to change. Never seen a scheduled servicing requirement on the turbo-chargers - could it be possible they are extracting the urine?

I made up a tool for this, using a narrow strip of alloy about 200mm long, with about 12mm right-angle bend at one end - you can use it to unhook or press down the clip at the end of the damper-rail.

You're probably pushing your luck with that sort of weight on the floor in raised position - one owner recently reported his had collapsed with approx. 200KG loaded on it!

Hi, re. the vaiiable boot floor - yes for the storage underneath, there's a fair amount of space - plenty of room for roof-bars, tow-ropes and tools. I've not seen the divider, although some owners place an additional timber support underneath it as the floor has a max load rating of approx. 80KG in the raised position.

I'll take a guess that they meant to say "the anticorrosion treatment reduces the surface friction of the clutch plate, causing it to slip and overheat, which excess heat then causes the clutch diaphragm springs to fail.

I suggest contacting the manager again and give them 7 days to, at the very least, refund all your out of pocket expenses - failing which you will start legal proceedings. Lets see how keen they are to have the bailiffs around emptying out their showroom or workshop.

How is the road along the coast south of Kaikoura now and are there many big gaps still in ChCh?

That was a very long time ago - 73 Heatway, followed by Caledonian Safari Rally.

I can relate to what you're saying!

Hi Nat, welcome to the forum, phone Halfords and ask the manager if they will code your new, customer-supplied battery. Charge will probably be reasonable as a pretty quick job. Otherwise try a local auto electrician. All that needs to be coded is new battery serial number (to tell charging system to ignore any previous defects recorded) Battery type change (EFB to AGM) and Amp-hour rating (if different)