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The 19s in black are harder to find because they were pretty much only fitted to Prefacelift 230s, earlier 245 'Edition' cars and the 245 Challenge.

Wouldn't pin much worth on that list - I've successfully used 4 different phones with mine, none of which are on the list.

It wasn't activated as standard on a 2015 vehicle regardless of whether you have the appropriate hardware (ie MIB2). You need to get it enabled, there are people / companies who offer this service outside of the dealer network for a relatively reasonable fee. If the car was advertised as having it, you could try to persuade the dealer to enable for free as it missold to you.

Would certainly seem so, whilst I know some businesses will tolerate a loss trying to disrupt a marketplace enough to leave themselves dominant, Cazoo have posted hundreds of millions in losses in just a couple of years along with now starting to heavily cut staff. I don't see how it's going to be sustainable.

I don't think it's capable of those type of services... 😉

Is that £300 for just VAQ service and new plugs?

I think it's part of the low pressure fuel pump, not designed to be a serviceable item.

I'd have pointed the finger of suspicion at 'retrofitted' before GPS errors personally. I'd be inclined to try and find someone who could perhaps double check the coding associated with the retrofit has been done correctly.

The closest thing you'll see is... 5.2.3. Tyres You only need to inspect the tyres fitted to the road wheels at the time of the inspection. If you notice a defect on a spare tyre, you should advise the vehicle presenter. Taking the spare out "just in case" is a total waste of time and effort.

See this said a lot but never found such a clause in the MOT inspection manual, would be interested to see it if you know which clause it is.

We're a long way off EVs that'll meet the sort of ultra range, charge in 5 minutes requirements being discussed here. Those sort of requirements are an outlier compared to the average motorist and so its not going to be a key development focus for many, if any, of the manufacturers. For most customers, a requirement to smash out 300 miles plus without a break, so routinely that a half hour charge is such an inconvenience as to dismiss a car, is just not needed. When you look at the average mileages people do, a 300 mile range would last your average motorist a week or two. Even when I was racking up nearly 20k a year, I can think of a literal handful of times that I did more than 200 miles without an opportunity that I could have topped up an EV. Edit - and as for the original question, my best measured (rather than obc) full tank average mpg from a 245 is 44.63mpg

Part of the problem is that £12k isn't much of a budget for a Mk3 vRS TSI estate in the current market - no matter where you're looking or how often, you won't see cars come up at this sort of price very often. If £12k is a hard limit, then accept that your search will be long, drawn out and with cars appearing very sporadically.

I recall reading another post recently, though can't find it to link, with someone else who couldn't remove the Nav SD Card - it turned out the slot had been fitted with a locking device due to previous use a hire car, so nobody nicked the card during hire.

It folds and sticks to the boot floor like velcro to hold things in place. Obviously doesn't work with rubber or plastic boot liners.

Any improvement in driving feel or not yet had a chance to give it a proper go?