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I believe so as well. I tried a number of times with my skoda dealer... they either have not heard the whistle or then when I complained repeatedly they said that there's nothing they can do... they tinkered with the door so that it shuts a little bit more tightly... but they said the problem is if they make it too tight - then I'll be running into a problem with closing the door. I would have to shut it with much bigger force. (their tinkering didn't really help in any way with the noise) They also warned me not to put extra seals in... because they might not fit... the door might not close as tightly.... I might get leaks in the rain and so on and so on. Seems like they know what you "shouldn't do" but they really don't know what they should do to fix the problem :(

Are mudflaps helpful at all? I'd say about 90+% of cars on the streets don't have them. How beneficial are they for my car? I know that they are of benefit to the drivers who are following my car.

I seem to be going through a tank of screenwash every few days... will need to keep an eye on how often do those headlights get washed, or maybe be more sensible with my screen washing techniques :)

That's interesting. What is the VW passat's part number that you ordered? How much material have you used altogether on all four doors (length in meters). Don't forget to post an update when you replace the seals with the passat seals and any detailed info about the install process that you can provide would be extremely helpful.

Have you figured out any solution to this wind whistle problem? I hear it from the passenger side. I also thought that the window wasn't shut completely it sounded as if there was a small crack open. I only hear it from the passenger's side not from the driver's side. And obviously it gets more noticeable the faster I drive. I wonder if I should bring it back to the dealer and if there's anything that can be done about it.

I am actually on a vacation at the moment. I emailed the dealer and his advice was also to brake hard multiple times. And also to brake hard when in reverse. As the roads are mostly wet around here and I haven't really been on a long stretch of a road without any traffic, I only had couple chances to brake hard. So I still hear the "rubbing" sound. Here are the pictures of the brakes through the wheels, taken today. http://imgur.com/a/E6BGI The dealer said - if the sound doesn't go away, I should bring the car in and they will inspect it (and possibly clean the brakes). He also said that it would be extremely too soon for the pads to be worn out. That it must be due to the fact that the car has been sitting on a lot for so long. I won't be back until late next week. Until then I guess, I'll try to brake hard every chance I get.

I'm seeing the same message for my MIB2 VIN on the update portal. I wonder what's the changelist for the update. If it's anything significant.

Hello everyone, I'm new to briskoda.net and also a new owner of Skoda Octavia III Combi 1.4 TSI G-TEC (CNG) version. I purchased a one year old car from the Skoda dealer - they run a program in Czech Republic, where you can purchase 1 year old cars (up to 18 months or 30 thousand km) and get a full remaining warranty on the car at pretty significant price cut. The cars were owned by Skoda and used by the Skoda managers before being sold. Anyway, I purchased this car on Tuesday. It's been sitting on the dealer's lot for good 6 months, as it was way overpriced and there isn't such a huge interest/demand for CNG models. Only after they applied some rather large Christmas price-cuts was the price reasonable enough for me to take it. I have test-driven the car a week before purchase and the brakes seemed loud. It was as if the pads were rubbing on the drums. If you turn off the radio and go slowly, you hear them when you're slowing down to stop (ie red light, or backing out of a parking spot). As I've never owned a car before (but I've driven tens of thousands of miles using car rentals) - I was too excited about it the possibility of buying it - and so I forgot to ask the dealer about it. I asked my brother later on when I remembered and he said, that if the car sits without being driven for a long time, then the brakes rust and take a while to scratch off the rust. That I shouldn't worry about it - it will go away. Well, I bought the car, didn't mention the brakes to the dealer since I expected that the noise would eventually go away. I've driven it for almost a thousand kilometers since Tuesday - and they still sound the same. Is it possible that these brake pads need to be replaced? The car itself had 21,000 km when I bought it - it has 22,000 now. That's not even 14 thousand miles. That seems extremely too soon for the brake pads (I'm assuming) replacement, doesn't it? I'm not sure what I should do. They put brand new wheels on the car when I bought it (as I ordered new rims and new winter tires) and they're storing the summer wheels at the dealership. So they must have had a good look at the brakes when they replaced the wheels. However, nobody mentioned anything. Obviously, I didn't talk to the dealer over Christmas... I'll call him on Tuesday, but I'm just wondering if I am worried about nothing or if I should really worry. When (mileage-wise) should I normally expect those brake pads to wear out, or any brake-related service?