jakecharnock

ah, got ya. I imagine a lot of people would just put 95 in when they bought them new.

wow, didn't realise there was much in them. just normal fuel and dear fuel haha. forgive the ignorance, but what's bore wash haha?

ah ok. i stuck v power in the other day. at least there's a tesco near me. luckily

its had services every uear even though it did 30k in the first three years then 18 in the next. pretty sure it had an oil change at each one, now reading the threads you kindly linked has me thinking it was probably on a fixed schedule and so would not have been down for long life oil? I'm not sure. I'll ask for the 5W 40FS. if it does have thicker oil in it i dont suppose I'd know if its an oil burner this early on. I'll know more by saturday. hopefully all is well.

i think i read the thread you're referring to. chap ended up selling it as spares/repairs...? im wondering wether or not its worth taking out a warranty prior to the service for chance they do pick up on oil burning or dsg troubles, anything like that. Christ, ive never fretted like this over a car haha.

The oil was an issue I was wondering about. if I was to arrange 5w 40 oil that might not be recommended by Skoda, regardless of if it's better for the engine or not, would they not use it as ammo against you if the engine were to fail at a later date? the plugs I think were changed about 10k ago. brake fluid is down for a change at extra cost obviously plus another few things i forgot, ill have to ring back to see what they said haha, was busy when they rung. I think its £152 for the service and lass ont phone said its not down for a big service. (its about 3 months/ 7500k miles early lol) wasn't aware the price was negotiable...? Im working away atm and left the service booklet at home ffs lol. btw, how much are people paying for skoda warranties? I've got a third party one but theres no chance itll cover an engine change. touch wood. love the car btw haha.

it's booked into simpsons in Colne on Saturday for a service. anything I should be asking before i take it?

nice one

fair do's, I'll give it a try. I can't check the manual however as the previous owner lost it...

i checked the oil earlier about half hour after switching off. i live on a hill ffs so cold checkings gonna be a pain haha. ill check somewhere tomorrow. showed as bang on between the top and bottom mark on the dipstick. I'll keep a check on it. ill set the TPMS tomorrow too. gonna get it in a VAG specialist next week at some point to give it a proper service with someone in the know. is there anywhere on here where someone could recommend a decent local specialist? there's one near me, would just like to know if anyone else has used them?

also whats this lol?

erm nope and nope haha. howd i do that lol. also what pressures are needed?

these are the stickers in the boot. anyone shed any light on them?

same can be said for most cars i suppose. I've made my peace with running costs being higher than before as it's a performance model, just don't fancy any hefty bills haha. it all seemed square, interior condition seemed to match the mileage lol. there were a few stickers in the boot if i remember correctly. full skoda service history and comes with a warranty covering all parts. fingers crossed i dont need it.

god i hate it lol. Mrs is from Accy so that's what happened there. Blackburn originally, miles better, roads are no better mind. cheers, we'll know tomorrow.