Warrior193
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How about a really nice, restored big-block Challenger or Camaro?
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+1 for the sound of a big V8, arguably the best engine sound around.
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I did a search myself - but couldn't find anything, I'm sure it was relatively simple - but a little time-consuming. Probably something like slowly adding coolant with the engine running, up to temperature and the heater full on. There is possibly an air-bleed valve somewhere. Get the original garage to sort it.
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Put a search for air lock coolant system, I 'm sure I've seen some reference to this problem on the forum before - not experienced it myself.
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Hi, possibly an air lock when the cooling system was refilled.
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Hi Sacundai, welcome to the forum - I'm only a lowly Octavia owner, but I'm sure there are plenty of Superb owners qualified to answer any questions you might have
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My changeover to winters (Alpin5s) is going to be fairly soon - even though snow has been very rare around here for the past three winters, I can say that the extra grip available in the cold and wet conditions is noticeable. They don't appear to notice ice (black or otherwise)
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Hi Paul, If you don't want the inconvenience of changing wheels twice a year - and storage for the unused set, the compromise option of all-weather tyres may be best for you.
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Hi Michael, my Mums Charade didn't do 100mpg - mainly because I had the loud pedal pushed right into the carpet for most of 250 miles on one trip - I even had to get my sister to lie about the time I arrived because I didn't want mum to know how fast I'd been going in her pet. Ah, the good old days.
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For my two pence, I had a loan 1.0 Fabia when my Octavia was in for a warranty repair (engine auto-stop fault) To me, the 1.0 was like a bag of nails compared to the 1.4 - this may be down to the Fabia not being 'run in' yet, but it was like chalk and cheese between the two engines. As a comparison, I drove a 3-cyl. Daihatsu charade many moons ago - that was a rocket in comparison to the Fabia - and the Charade engine felt much more refined too.
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Yes, train them young!
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Hi Stu, I strongly recommend the 1.4 TSI, although this would mean a 2015-2016 model. From the comments I have seen (I've never driven a 1.5 TSI) I think the 1.4 is the better engine.
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Hi Beak, try Googling 'will they fit' - the calculator on that website will give you all the answers you need. The first thing you will need to match is the pitch-circle diameter (PCD) of the wheel bolts.
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In order. Vespa 150 sport. Austin A40 Cambridge. Morris Mini, 850. Austin Cooper S 1071 Mk 2 (rally car) Ford Cortina 1600 Mk 3 Holden HQ 186 station wagon. Toyota Corolla estate. Suzuki 185 trail. Yamaha 250 trail --------------------------- Volvo 360 GLS. Vauxhall Carlton. Isuzu Trooper. Honda Jazz (Swmbos choice) Octavia Combi Mk 111 (present) - Vehicles 1 - 9 in NZ.
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yeah - but this neat cap is a much more elegant solution, not expensive either.
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Did it look as if the 'greyed-out' area might have been some sort of military installation?
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Agreed, some of the suggestions are very like predictive spelling ones.
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Not sure that this change would do what you want - I suspect the taller front sidewalls will just induce more understeer.
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Two on mine, I'd be wary of fitting only one due to the possibility of twisting the hood. I have seen other posters considering fitting only one though. I know there's only a single prop on original fit - but that supports the front of the pretty heavy hood.
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H C ! those corner entry speeds scared me just watching - and he only got slightly offline once that I saw - instantly corrected. Do you know what the lap time was for that?
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+1 for the Febi Bilstein struts (350Nm). I removed the prop and keep it in the storage bay along with the roof bars.
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Hi again, just had a quick look at spec. for 1.5 TSI (2017 - ) it looks as if 5W - 30 is the correct spec. (VW 504/507) - I think 0W - 20 is for some of the larger-engined VRSs To be certain, take a look at the engine code label under the carpet near the spare-wheel well - on the label will be a 4 letter code for the engine - type this, along with fuel type and engine size, into any oil supplier website.
