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Need to think carefully what 53FabiaVRS has said for sure.
If money was not an option I would go for the Focus RS, however
even f I couldn't afford it really I would probably still go ahead and maybe regret it!!!
- However the Focus RS is a real raw drivers car in my mind, a normal hatch shoehorned with enthusiasts goodies that just about fit, a real one off.
The Fabia special edition is a upspeced Fabia RS - a great well put together reasonaly priced reliable fun car with good performance, handling and economy, howver it will never turn as many heads in my opinion than a Focus RS, but that element will by the sound of it not come cheap to maintain over time
BTW My nethew has a Focus RS and loves it.
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Im sorry but as a former member of the skoda owners club I have to say that simply isnt true, The owners club magazine had pictures of octavias and fabias on every other page. A great many of the owners club members drive vw era skodas.
There is a concentration there of fans of the older skoda's, but there was no more a anti VW era feeling there than there is an anti old skoda feeling here. I've seen some very misinformed anti old skoda posts around here, particularly back when I first signed up.
There was a trouble making element on their forum back when it existed who flamed modern skoda owners quite badly but such members were banned.
As a member, agree with you totally ugluk-
Its also true that the Skoda Owners Club has no issue with any other make of car, or its members owning any other make, its a car club for like minded people with an interest in the Skoda brand.
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cant remember there being a specific identifier on the car although they did come with a certificate I believe detailing the number out of 100 IIRC
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courtesy cars are the fastest cars in the world
I have heard the opposite from mechanics - they say customers cars are, especially ones with 215bhp tons of torque:rofl:
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Thats for the front though.
Thanks Lummox
edited to include rear info - for some reason I assumed front ....I must learn to read -
From a haynes manual -
FRONT suspension strut
Anti-roll bar
Connecting link nuts 33Nm 24 lbf ft
Suspension
Upper Mounting Nuts 20Nm 15 lbf ft
Upper mounting plate nut 50Nm 37 lbf ft
Swivel hub clamp bolt nut 65Nm 48 lbf ft
A New swivel hub clamp bolt nut and strut upper mounting nuts should be used when reffiting according to haynes manual
REAR Suspension
Lower Mounting bolt nut 55Nm 41 lbf ft
Shock absorber piston nut 15Nm 10 lbf ft
Upper Mounting nut 30Nm 22 lbf ft
A New lower mounting bolt nut should be used when reffiting according to haynes manual
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Thanks for making the effort of uploading the pics some great shots, colour will probably look better when de-waxed:thumbup:
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Unless my Maths is wrong, The " Red " 8 is the Eleventh Didgit.......:confused:............Lummox's List
Didnt check the example that just counted 10 from left
on my chassis numbers as detailed in the texti.e
The tenth digit indicates production location
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You can tell where your Skoda is built by the chassis number.
eg..
TMBDHO1U8Y8123456
The tenth digit indicates production location
2 = Mlada Boleslav (Octavia)
3 = Mlada Boleslav (Fabia)
4 = Mlada Boleslav (Fabia)
6 = Kvasiny (Fabia)
7 = Vrchlabi (Fabia)
8 = Vrchlabi (Octavia)
X = Poznan (Octavia)
Dont have any info on Superb, if someone with a Superb wants to check thier tenth digit and let me know i'll update it.
10 th digit doesn't seem to tie up, seems to be the 11th digit on my 3 cars that ties up with above my Superbs 11th digit is 9
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Dam, other arangments have been made to go out Friday evening - so intend still to come and will have to leave about 20:00! to get home to go out again if that makes sence! Hope some others are going to arrive earlish
1. Chorsley
2. Q
3. Stu
4. Makefish
5. Hedge
6. DaveU (Friday 23rd please)
7. roo
8. Honestcharlie (Mike)
9. Peter (Pedro)
10. SkodiRS
11. Stuart
12. stopan1j (99% sure arrive early leave early )
13. tfboy (lucky number 13 )
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IU9 807 423A (A denotes its the estate variant of the item)
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Its easily replacable unclips from bumper, done mine on my estate after buying a replacement bump strip in CZ dont know the cost in UK- I also changed the internal trim also.
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Nail, screw stone etc in a tyre is a possibility
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When you see a police car driving along the motorway at 'bang on' 70mph, do you think they do it to see if anyone is brave enough to try and overtake?
Re this one I would expect them to stick to this limit and would think it a bad example to do anything else, I am sure if they exceeded it a few complaints would be sent or phoned in to report them, or it would encorage people to go past even faster as they would say to themselves "if they can break the law so can I".
I am sure they have a bit of a chuckle at traffics behavious i.e dropping in or creeping past
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I would not dismiss the Superb - do a national search on Skodas UK's site for used Superbs nationwide.
I have just looked and prices start from 6995 for 2002 diesel and petrols
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If it helps I have had a the convienience controller stop responding a couple of times on an Octavia whilst interigating with Vagcom, the issue was resolved by disconnecting the cars battery and reconnecting. The unit then responded again and could be interigated and have locking options recoded. Cant tell the dealer to suck eggs but worked for me. Also while the unit was not responding all the units components seemed to be functioning as normal.
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1. Chorsley
2. Q
3. Stu
4. Makefish
5. Hedge
6. DaveU (Friday 23rd please)
7. roo
8. Honestcharlie (Mike)
9. Peter (Pedro)
10. SkodiRS
11. Stuart
12. stopan1j (99% sure)
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The early Favorits had a rather basic switch / contact assembly on the handbrake lever IIRC, any play in the pivot of the handbrake assembly used to cause this kind of problem - thats what I found anyway on the ones I had. I would not think it was caused by the driving with it on, they would have been rear shoes that were changed. The mechanic would have adjusted the cables on the lever so could have distrurbed the switch operation. The switch is easily made visible IIRC so should be obvious to a someone mechanically / electrically minded
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Thats cars for you unfortunetly - they cost money to keep on the road - all the items you mention are normal wear and tear items and cost money especially if they all need replacing together. Your car is high milage for any car and is to be expected - unfortuanety you own the car when they need replacing - cant advise on costs but they seem in right area, prices could be reduced if you could do the work yourself. I used to have a 1999 2.0 slx by the way stil as good as the face lift model that succeeeded it.
Best of luck in your repairs, once they are done you should be fine unless you have engine, gearbox or clutch issues to content with
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How sad for you, lost my parents when I was in my late twenties, as people say you never get over it although things do get easier. I have just lost my twin brother in the last couple of weeks - he lived in America and I never saw him in his lasts days just back from his funeral - hit me hard but the best thing for me was having a good heart when I got back with some with some good friends - in your case if you can open up with your dad that will help
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Great pics, great you are all doing well, regards to your family
John
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skodanut - Added
Atsu - 1.9PDi Elegance - Middlesex
Pault1965 - 1.9 PDi Editon 100 - Monmouthshire
langtone - Superb Elegance 54/2005 TDi130 Mystery Blue, 'solid alloys', solar sunroof Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
ParishBeadle - 1.9 elegance trip. Walsall WMids
westerdam2 - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 Renfrewshire
Octygone - 1.9tdi pd130 classic,Mystery Blue, AMD one click, K&N filter, Rs6 wheels 225 45 17s, Blaupunkt Woodstock HU .....and a towbar Wiltshire
bryan - 130 TDi Elegance,Cork City, Ireland
dja007 - Elegance 1.9TDi Birmingham
Baker21 - PD TDI130 Comfort - Leamington Spa
w1 how - Lancashire.2.8 Elegance Tiptronic,Black with Black Leather
RobS - 1.9 TDi '05 Elegance, Nightfire Blue, Manchester
Matt - 1.9TDi Elegance - Lincoln
stopan1j - 2.8v6 Tiptronic Elegance, mystery blue, ivory leather - nr Cirencester Gloucestershire
Sam, Elegance 1.9 tdi, Notts
Pete, Elegence 2.5 V6, Runcorn, Chehire
GrahamT - 1.9 TDi Elegance, Flamenco Red, 54 (Nov 04) - full leather (Sheffield
Tiptronic - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort Tiptronic (Silver) 04 plate- Somerset
landwomble - 03 1.9PD130 Comfort, in Stockport
Teaeaf - Elegance 130 pd TDi 55/ plate, Silver, black leather Belfast, NI
spencem - 55 plate 1.9-130 Edition 100
Primey - 2.5 V6 TDi Comfort with lots of Elegance addons
SJFisher67 - 1.9 TDi 130 Comfort - Hampshire
SJ Fisher67's Dad - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort - Hampshire?
EstorilBlue - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 55 plate - Bristol
EstorilBlue's Dad - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 - Bristol?
Edd - 1.9TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Dark Metallic Blue)
Trevor Powis - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort - Walsall
Wendy J - 2.0TDi 140 Elegance (sahara Beige)- Winchester
Peterc10 - 2.5TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Titan Grey) - South East
Micky G - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort (Silver) - Bradford
Spectrum - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort (Sahara Beige) 2002 52 Plate - Padstow, Cornwall
THE KICK INSIDE - 2.5 v6 TDi Comfort manual 6 speed + sat nav - Stoke on Trent
3000GT - 2004 2.5 V6 TDI Tiptronic Elegance (black magic) + sat nav
MichaelID - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 manual - Lancashire
ole f - 06 Comfort 1.8T Sahara Beige / black leather interior - Denmark
Keddzs - 1.9 130 Comfort Pale Blue, Solids the only customisation - Stroud, Glos
harry lawrence- Comfort 1.9 Tdi 130 - Gloucestershire
sumodog - 130 Elegance Silve - Cradley Heath (nr Birmingham)
jessand - Classic 1.9Tdi 100, in Black Magic
FreudianSlip - 54 Reg Comfort 1.9 tdi 130, bright red,solid alloys - Mansfield
blarkdirth - CLassic 1.9TDI 100 in Black Magic, Metan Alloys - Bedfordshire
superbaker - Elegance 2.0TDI 6 spd manual Black Magic-Sunset privacy-solids-Bath
Martyn - 1.8T Comfort - Black Magic, Ivory Interior - EBC Grooved discs and greenstuff pads - Oxfordshire
Unelmavävy - 1.8T Comfort -05 Black Magic - Finland
Avtar - 1.9Tdi Comfort 2003, (Silver) - Toldeo, Spain
Yannick28 - 2.5 V6 TDi Praha (Elegance) Tiptronic - Dreux, France
Jonny Bravo - 53 Reg 1.8T Comfort - Surrey
SEvans - 2.0TDi 140 Elegance, Black Magic - Bedfordshire
bryanp - 1.8T Comfort, Nightfire Blue - Leicester
iann - 1.9 PD130 Elegance - North Hampshire
Len - Silver Elegance with Black Leather - Belfast
Megashorts - 1.9 PD100 Classic 05 plate, Red - Milton Keynes
kprm77 (Kevin Mc) - 1.9PD 130 '55' reg Edition 100 - Hinckley, Leicestershire
Drummond28 - 1.9 TDi Elegance 06 plate, Mystery Blue, Revo Remap to 170bhp - West Wales
Superbum - 1.8T Classic - Nottingham
Wrenko - 2.5 V6 TDI Tip Elegance Anthracite Grey - Berkshire
Billy Balthorpe (The Man with No Name) 1.9 130 BHP PD gunmetal grey Elegance
s0nyericss0n - 1.9 PD130 Comfort 05 plate, Sahara Beige - Brampton, Cumbria
slydog18 - 1.9 PD130 Comfort 03 plate, Nightfire Blue - Luton, Bedfordshire
johannapam1 - 2.5 V6 TDi Elegance, Red - Kent
geoffb - 1.9 PD130 Elegance 56 plate, Diamond Silver - Kent
Wheelnut - 1.9 PD130 Elegance, Nightfire Blue - Milton Keynes
pumpy - 1.9 PD130 Elegance, Blue - Sheffield
rotodiesel - 1.9 PD130 Classic 54 plate
20VLIL - 2.5 V6 TDi Comfort 2002, Nightfire Blue - Isle Of Wight
SuperBen - 1.9 PD130 Comfort, Nightfire Blue - Croydon
grechers - 1.9 PD130 Elegance, Titan Grey - SW Scotland
superb555 - 1.9 PD130 Elegance, Nightfire Blue - Ipswich
cfr22 -1.9 PD130 Elegance 53 plate, Maroon - Brampton, Cumbria
JP01 - 1.9 PD130 Classic 03 plate - East Midlands
Kari - 1,8T Comfort -03 Stockholm
Burnsey - 2.5 v6 TDi Comfort 2004, Dark blue metallic, Glasgow
Del80y -1.9 PD100 Classic 52 Plate.Titan Grey(TAXI) - E.k Glasgow
skodanut - 2.0 PD140 Comfort 56 model, black - Portsmouth
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Del80y - Added
Atsu - 1.9PDi Elegance - Middlesex
Pault1965 - 1.9 PDi Editon 100 - Monmouthshire
langtone - Superb Elegance 54/2005 TDi130 Mystery Blue, 'solid alloys', solar sunroof Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
ParishBeadle - 1.9 elegance trip. Walsall WMids
westerdam2 - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 Renfrewshire
Octygone - 1.9tdi pd130 classic,Mystery Blue, AMD one click, K&N filter, Rs6 wheels 225 45 17s, Blaupunkt Woodstock HU .....and a towbar Wiltshire
bryan - 130 TDi Elegance,Cork City, Ireland
dja007 - Elegance 1.9TDi Birmingham
Baker21 - PD TDI130 Comfort - Leamington Spa
w1 how - Lancashire.2.8 Elegance Tiptronic,Black with Black Leather
RobS - 1.9 TDi '05 Elegance, Nightfire Blue, Manchester
Matt - 1.9TDi Elegance - Lincoln
stopan1j - 2.8v6 Tiptronic Elegance, mystery blue, ivory leather - nr Cirencester Gloucestershire
Sam, Elegance 1.9 tdi, Notts
Pete, Elegence 2.5 V6, Runcorn, Chehire
GrahamT - 1.9 TDi Elegance, Flamenco Red, 54 (Nov 04) - full leather (Sheffield
Tiptronic - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort Tiptronic (Silver) 04 plate- Somerset
landwomble - 03 1.9PD130 Comfort, in Stockport
Teaeaf - Elegance 130 pd TDi 55/ plate, Silver, black leather Belfast, NI
spencem - 55 plate 1.9-130 Edition 100
Primey - 2.5 V6 TDi Comfort with lots of Elegance addons
SJFisher67 - 1.9 TDi 130 Comfort - Hampshire
SJ Fisher67's Dad - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort - Hampshire?
EstorilBlue - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 55 plate - Bristol
EstorilBlue's Dad - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 - Bristol?
Edd - 1.9TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Dark Metallic Blue)
Trevor Powis - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort - Walsall
Wendy J - 2.0TDi 140 Elegance (sahara Beige)- Winchester
Peterc10 - 2.5TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Titan Grey) - South East
Micky G - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort (Silver) - Bradford
Spectrum - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort (Sahara Beige) 2002 52 Plate - Padstow, Cornwall
THE KICK INSIDE - 2.5 v6 TDi Comfort manual 6 speed + sat nav - Stoke on Trent
3000GT - 2004 2.5 V6 TDI Tiptronic Elegance (black magic) + sat nav
MichaelID - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 manual - Lancashire
ole f - 06 Comfort 1.8T Sahara Beige / black leather interior - Denmark
Keddzs - 1.9 130 Comfort Pale Blue, Solids the only customisation - Stroud, Glos
harry lawrence- Comfort 1.9 Tdi 130 - Gloucestershire
sumodog - 130 Elegance Silve - Cradley Heath (nr Birmingham)
jessand - Classic 1.9Tdi 100, in Black Magic
FreudianSlip - 54 Reg Comfort 1.9 tdi 130, bright red,solid alloys - Mansfield
blarkdirth - CLassic 1.9TDI 100 in Black Magic, Metan Alloys - Bedfordshire
superbaker - Elegance 2.0TDI 6 spd manual Black Magic-Sunset privacy-solids-Bath
Martyn - 1.8T Comfort - Black Magic, Ivory Interior - EBC Grooved discs and greenstuff pads - Oxfordshire
Unelmav
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Burnsey Added
Atsu - 1.9PDi Elegance - Middlesex
Pault1965 - 1.9 PDi Editon 100 - Monmouthshire
langtone - Superb Elegance 54/2005 TDi130 Mystery Blue, 'solid alloys', solar sunroof Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
ParishBeadle - 1.9 elegance trip. Walsall WMids
westerdam2 - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 Renfrewshire
Octygone - 1.9tdi pd130 classic,Mystery Blue, AMD one click, K&N filter, Rs6 wheels 225 45 17s, Blaupunkt Woodstock HU .....and a towbar Wiltshire
bryan - 130 TDi Elegance,Cork City, Ireland
dja007 - Elegance 1.9TDi Birmingham
Baker21 - PD TDI130 Comfort - Leamington Spa
w1 how - Lancashire.2.8 Elegance Tiptronic,Black with Black Leather
RobS - 1.9 TDi '05 Elegance, Nightfire Blue, Manchester
Matt - 1.9TDi Elegance - Lincoln
stopan1j - 2.8v6 Tiptronic Elegance, mystery blue, ivory leather - nr Cirencester Gloucestershire
Sam, Elegance 1.9 tdi, Notts
Pete, Elegence 2.5 V6, Runcorn, Chehire
GrahamT - 1.9 TDi Elegance, Flamenco Red, 54 (Nov 04) - full leather (Sheffield
Tiptronic - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort Tiptronic (Silver) 04 plate- Somerset
landwomble - 03 1.9PD130 Comfort, in Stockport
Teaeaf - Elegance 130 pd TDi 55/ plate, Silver, black leather Belfast, NI
spencem - 55 plate 1.9-130 Edition 100
Primey - 2.5 V6 TDi Comfort with lots of Elegance addons
SJFisher67 - 1.9 TDi 130 Comfort - Hampshire
SJ Fisher67's Dad - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort - Hampshire?
EstorilBlue - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 55 plate - Bristol
EstorilBlue's Dad - 1.9TDi 130 Edition 100 - Bristol?
Edd - 1.9TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Dark Metallic Blue)
Trevor Powis - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort - Walsall
Wendy J - 2.0TDi 140 Elegance (sahara Beige)- Winchester
Peterc10 - 2.5TDi Elegance Tiptronic (Titan Grey) - South East
Micky G - 1.9TDi 130 Comfort (Silver) - Bradford
Spectrum - 1.9Tdi 130 Comfort (Sahara Beige) 2002 52 Plate - Padstow, Cornwall
THE KICK INSIDE - 2.5 v6 TDi Comfort manual 6 speed + sat nav - Stoke on Trent
3000GT - 2004 2.5 V6 TDI Tiptronic Elegance (black magic) + sat nav
MichaelID - Superb Elegance 2.8 V6 manual - Lancashire
ole f - 06 Comfort 1.8T Sahara Beige / black leather interior - Denmark
Keddzs - 1.9 130 Comfort Pale Blue, Solids the only customisation - Stroud, Glos
harry lawrence- Comfort 1.9 Tdi 130 - Gloucestershire
sumodog - 130 Elegance Silve - Cradley Heath (nr Birmingham)
jessand - Classic 1.9Tdi 100, in Black Magic
FreudianSlip - 54 Reg Comfort 1.9 tdi 130, bright red,solid alloys - Mansfield
blarkdirth - CLassic 1.9TDI 100 in Black Magic, Metan Alloys - Bedfordshire
superbaker - Elegance 2.0TDI 6 spd manual Black Magic-Sunset privacy-solids-Bath
Martyn - 1.8T Comfort - Black Magic, Ivory Interior - EBC Grooved discs and greenstuff pads - Oxfordshire
Unelmav
edited to include rear info - for some reason I assumed front ....I must learn to read
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