Everything posted by Black263
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Replacement Wipers
Put in maintenance mode and really gave it some welly.
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Replacement Wipers
Wouldn't go in at all. The triangular bit went in and no further. Skoda just slid straight in.
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Replacement Wipers
These are the wipers I received. In the comparison image, the two similar are the Bosch. The top one is Skoda.
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Replacement Wipers
No, I had the same Bosch reference from Kwik Fit, National, and the Bosch website, searching both by model and by Reg No. Then I bought from Amazon and their checker agreed.
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Replacement Wipers
Bought from Amazon.
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Replacement Wipers
Chattering madly instead of wiping. New ones are fine.
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Replacement Wipers
Just wouldnt go on. Clip is of similar design but with several differences. Skoda ones just slotted straight in.
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Replacement Wipers
I needed to replace my wipers (2020 Superb iV L&K)and a search on every site I could find, searching by model and Reg No gave the same result. All said the front blades for Mk 3 from2015 to present were the same (Bosch A864S or equivalent), so I bought a set for just under £20. They didnt fit. I went to my local dealer and they looked on their system to find my wipers were a different part number to a 2016 model and took over £50 for a set that worked. When I said they seemed really expensive, the reply was " Yes they are. Difference is that these ones fit"
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Poor tyre wear?
My previous Superb was a "Director's personal car" which had been used "only for commuting". I negotiated an extra discount when I showed them the Youtube video of the car being tested by a journalist with "Press Office" on the number plate.
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Poor tyre wear?
Bought from Marshalls, Northampton who said it was the Finance Manager's car. Marshalls in Bedford did the service. May be a tax scam, but list was £42k (I'm hit by the "luxury" rate of VED) and I paid £29.5k.
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Poor tyre wear?
Sorry. Didn't explain. It was a Skoda manager's company car. I bought it with 7800 on the clock. I've only added 1100 miles in the time I've had it.
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Poor tyre wear?
Only had the car since end of August, so no rotation.
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Poor tyre wear?
That's why I was concerned at the low mileage achieved. I normally change at 3mm and after only 8900 miles we're nearly there. Fortunately, I got an offer of 15% discount on 4 tyres, so will be swapping them for Crossclimate 2 in a few days.
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Poor tyre wear?
I'm a 73 yr old with Rospa Gold and IAM. I don't punish my tyres. However, I'm the second user and the first was a Skoda manager, who put on 7k of the miles, and I've no idea how he drove.
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Poor tyre wear?
Centre is 3.6. Edges are 4.5 on both front tyres. I asked the engineer if it was over-inflation and he said that it wasn't and was normal wear. I think I'll skip rotating the tyres as I used to have Winter/Summer wheels and more recently Crossclimates. I can't remember the last time I went through the Winter on Summer tyres. (At least 20 years), so I'll just bin them before the end of Nov, and go Crossclimate 2.
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Poor tyre wear?
I've just had my first service on my Superb iv and have amber warnings for front tyre wear with 3.6mm remaining after 8900 miles. (Rear tyres 5.6mm) The dealer thinks this is quite reasonable but seems a very short tread life to me. Tyre are Bridgestone Turanza T005. Is this normal, or are the OEM tyres just rubbish for tread wear?
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Can you force the iV to use the petrol engine.
Now I have it, I've also found that if you select E Mode, and then hybrid, you can select a minimum battery level. When battery reaches this, it will go full petrol. Setting the level to 100%, forces petrol from the start.
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Can you force the iV to use the petrol engine.
I am picking up my new (to me) Superb iV on Saturday. On Sunday I am going from Bedfoed to the centre of London, so well beyond electric range. Is it possible to force the car into petrol mode, to save the battery for driving in the city?