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Spoke to the manager. Apparently vw group audit the warranty repairs that are carried out. At random they ask for a few cars to be brought back in for the work to be vetted. Mine was requested.... Got a valet and fuel out of it. Thanks guys.

Hi, I had a warranty repair last year. All is fine with it. Last week I was called by the local dealership and asked to drop the car in for a 'warranty repair audit'. Is this an actual thing? Or is the dealership avoiding telling me they concerns re the previous repair? Thank you.

Hi, I have an existing automatic 63 plate saloon Octavia and I am looking at possibly changing it for a 70 plate automatic Octavia Estate. My current car is an 'Elegance' model and the Estates I am considering are SEs. What components if any can I expect not to be in an SE spec that I currently have please? For example does the SE allow you to close the windows +lock the car from the key fob? Thanks in advance

Thanks for replies. The bumper was replaced last year after someone hit the car. Comments above make me wonder if the company which carries out the insurance work didn't carry out the work properly. The car is silver and its a 63 plate.

Hi, Noticed today a missing paint patch on my bumper. No sign of a dent but it's obviously noticeable. What's the best way to treat this for less than 50 quid please? Thanks

Thanks for the replies. As the problem suddenly arrived and disappeared yesterday, I wanted to test it again today. Just took it for an 1hr 10 min journey (mainly town centre) covering 23 miles. Engine temp took about 1.5 miles to get up to 90 and stayed there, oil temp (once hot) varied from 90-101. Tried air con on (hot and cold), fan without air con (hot and cold), also tried with automatic stop on and off. Engine temperatures didn't vary. I'm gonna book it into Skoda for a service anyway and ask them to check it, but am confused as to whats going on. Is it possible its a loose connection? I was rear ended a few weeks back (all sorted now on their insurance), just wonder if that impact could have caused a connection problem? Cheers

Is that because the temperature is unlikely to have actually changed so erratically so quickly, and then appear fine? I'm obviously happy to take it to Skoda to get it fixed. Its just is it a cannot drive it at all problem or drop it into Skoda mid week type of problem? THanks

Hi, Driving my 63 plate DSG diesel Octavia this afternoon. Doing 40 mpg on a country lane, internal temperature was set to 16 and auto, but AC was not on. External temperature reading 12c. No previous problems with car, I had just parked with the front of the car by some thick bushes, on way home high temperature warning message comes on dash, pull over straight away, can see the car temperature raising from 120 to 130 in a couple of seconds, turn car off. Open bonnet looking for leaks in rad (none found), look for any leaves which could have blown in, none found. Leave it 5 mins, turn car back on, temperature reads as 90 as per normal. Drive a mile up the road and see the temperature again rise from 90 to 110 very quickly, maybe 5 seconds. Turn it all off, lift bonnet checking for more leaves (none found). Turn car on and set internal fan to high temperature and its blows within the cabin. Rev the car, temperature stays at 90. Drive home with front windows open and fan on high temperature, temp remains at 90. Turn fan off, driving home and temperature remains at 90. Turn the temperature of the fan to a more reasonable 18, again temperature remains at 90 and stays that way for the next 5 miles home (including when I put air con on). I find it hard to believe the temperature rose and fell so quickly (seconds), so what am I looking at here? Did some leaves get stuck? Is it a possible fault with the temperature monitoring? Any previous experience or thoughts as to what to do next would be gratefully received. Thanks