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Take it you have seen the latest one were he is kitting it out with vrs interior and getting it resprayed.

My 2016 dsg got its first service at 18,000 and it was noted the pads had less than 10 percent wear, I asked was that good going and the tech person told it is how they mainly judge how a car has been treated and the people with low brake wear are usually the ones achieving good mpg. A friend of mine has a Audi and every 25,000 has to have the pads changed, but I am not surprised, even a very slight bend that you can clearly see around, foot on brake and drops down a gear, the same slight bends I just back of the accelerator going into the bend and then accelerate out including when I drive my wife's Dacia which I will happily keep in 5th gear if I can keep the speed above 45mph.

If it helps anyone https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nextbase-112-dash-cam-39-currys-free-cc-save-10-2953043

I got a Brink fixed tow bar with dedicated electrics, supplied and fitted for £245 @ sallop towing in Shrewsbury. It was only 7 pin electrics but that was all I need for my erde trailer and pre 2000 bailey caravan. I put my bike rack on the erde trailer when camping, or inside the caravan when touring.

Had enough of motoring costs now, why I do like my Octavia my next car will be a 1.0 litre Dacia Logan in basic trim at just over £7k. Don't need air con and never bother with the radio and will just go back to having a Garmin sat nav. Cheap reliable motoring, would rather spend the money on my family from now on, friends have the Dacia sandero at £5995 OTR, drives okay and gets them from a to b cheaply.

When I got my towbar fitted by scallop towing in Shrewsbury they gave me the crash bar back. Mine was a fixed brink towbar with dedicated wiring. Maybe you could ask your dealer if they have one you could have they have that they recently removed from a other towbar fitted car, especially since they kept the one belonging to your car, would not surprise if they sell it as a new part as mine still looks brand new, guess being hidden behind the bumper keeps it protected and clean.

That is very impressive for 1.0 even if it is turbocharged.

Would be interesting to know the towing weight with the 1.0 engine, I am sure it is capable power wise but would feel harsh making the small engine pull a 1200kg Caravan with a family of 5 plus luggage.

Slightly different being a day but my car gets itself in 7th hear from 43mph and above, assuming that is one of the reasons I can get well over 60mpg on a daily basis, plus very little braking as always keep a good few seconds distance from the car in front.

Hi, It is fixed but I find it great for my use, either pulling my 1100kg caravan or my erde 143 trailer full of camping gear. Been fitted for 10 months now and all works as it should, so for example you select reverse and it comes up with a trailer symbol and disables the reverse sensors. They also handed me back the rear crash bar they removed to fit the tow bar as the brink kit came with its own crash bar. Also if it helps direct towing in wrexham quoted £260 and was recommended by my Skoda dealer in Oswestry, obviously never used them so can not say how good a job they would have done compared to sallop towing.

Hi, had my car just over 15 months and a few days ago the car display started saying replace key fob battery, On my past new cars (Hyundai) the key fob batteries lasted several years and never had to replace one before as sold the car by then, I thought they would at least last 3-5 years, anyway are they easy to replace?

If it helps I paid £240 for a brink fixed towbar supplied and fitted at sallop towing in Shrewsbury, included dedicated wiring kit. This is on a late 2016 Octavia sport.

Not sure if this is any help but maplin are selling nextbase dashcams at great prices, I got halfords to price compare on the 112 and 212 models. Also if you can find stock they have micro SD cards at good prices. http://www.halfords.com/cycling/cycling-technology/helmet-cameras/toshiba-32gb-micro-sd-card?_$ja=kw:drytinder|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-drytinder-_-TopLink

I have put 25,000 on my 2016 Octavia diesel and have never seen the regen light come on, Does it only illuminate if there is a fault or after a couple of regen attempts that have failed to complete, I guess if it is just a case that the light has come on because the car has only had several short journeys lately why stuck with the dealer then it is nothing to worry about.