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We also had wet footwells on our 2000 Felicia. We had the local Skoda Garage replace the front window SEAL. I'm sure the cost of the seal was under £20 with approx an hour labour. Just looked up the bill from 29/05/2009 £73.75 all in £16.25 for the genuine Skoda Seal (6U0845121) £57.50 for the labour Replacing the seal fixed our wet footwells problem. I'm sure there could be other reasons for the wet footwell but this fix cured it for us.

We were going to give it to our Son, free, gratis. I think he looked around at insuring it and was put off with the VERY HIGH quotes as it's a 1.3 litre. As he has failed his theory twice he kind of lost interest and hasn't had any driving lessons since. As we follow the aircooled vw's (hence my 1967 LHD Beetle based VW Wizard Roadster), he fancies some ratted shed of a car that he's not afraid to scratch/scrape but his mind changes on a daily basis. Thanks for all the comments guys (not forgetting any gals that maybe reading this).

Keep us updated if you do trade it in, especially with it's replacement. Sorry it hasn't got any better for you Jon, I was rooting for you on this one.

Hi Jon, Did the garage actually drive both cars back to back, just as you did to be able to see the difference you are talking about? (Your car and the one they loaned you) If you can tell the difference, surely they can. I know how disappointed you must feel when it's not as it should be. I have now added my fuelly to my posts and you can see what pathetic consumption I get. As you state: Drive it like my Nan. I would still try to get the garage to test the 2 cars back to back, if they can't see/feel it then they sound like they are fleecing you. Good Luck. Pete.

Hi Mike, it's stupid how we can become so attached to something that at the end of the day is as you say 'a big lump of steel'. So Mike what are you replacing it with or is it tooooooooo sooooon to talk about it? I know just how you feel. I once owned a Red, mark 2, Renault 5 Turbo, phase 1, 1986, D reg. Got it with 7,000 miles and sold it when I had done over 100,000 in it. What a fantastic A to B car, just loved driving it, completely standard, no silly mods as they did at the time to these cars. It was just mental for it's time. When I sold it and watched it drive off the estate, my wife called me inside and told me to stop being stupid and sentimental. Suppose that's how I feel about this car, it's in such good condition for a Felicia, low miles and has been pretty reliable. We shall have to set up a thread for owners of past departed cars that are so fondly remembered. Na I think I'm just being stupid.

Cracking stuff Ken, it's amazing how you guys (the modifiers) come up with all the different ideas to change/alter/modify bits and pieces to get them to fit and work. We only see the photos and finished items, never the time and effort put in to achieve these fantastic results. Keep up the good work.

Great read Tom, loved the way the car is NEVER finished, you think it is but something else always turns up. That's what projects are all about. How are you going to move the engine back on the pass side? Will you have to modify the reworked inner arch and uprated mounting plate and mount? What sort of amount of engine movement (mm/inches) are you aiming for? You've done an amazing job of the conversion and getting rid of the poor bodywork. Any changes we will still need to see the updates. Thanks once again for the link. Cheers Pete.

This model although basic does have a rev counter (from my photos), 7000rpm Mmmmmmm don't think so. Would love my son to use it but as I said he's got other ideas what a poor teenager (19) should drive and lowly Felicia’s don't come into the mix. As I said it’s in better condition than a lot of others I see on the road, with minimal work to keep the dreaded rust at bay (if you’ve looked at the photobucket links:) http://s149.photobucket.com/user/vwroadster/library/For%20Sale/2000%20W%20Skoda%20Felicia%20Jan2014%20FOR%20SALE?sort=2&page=1 Still waiting for a dry weekend (hopefully this Saturday) to take some decent photos of the whole car and not just the bad bits as shown in the link. We took it to Cornwall from Bristol with a roofbox on and it drove nicely on the motorway at 65/70 with loads of luggage and four onboard. It may be slow but everything is slow when (to quote Jon Dimond) I 'drive it like my nan'. It was good on fuel economy too.

I would assume that it is the bodywork mounting that protrudes into the boot. Where the rear shock absorber bolts through. I imagine it's similar to the Felicia model for rear shock mount? Correct me if I'm wrong Favorit owners. If you have access to the vehicle can you see the corrosion? Either from underneath or by pulling the rear side cover off in the boot.

Hi Darren Hope you aren't falling into the same trap as my post. 'What is it worth' Anyway I hope you manage to achieve the mods to your car that you have floating round in your head. It's always a problem when funds are tight and you want them all NOW, yes it happens to us all. One for: @TeflonTom Have you posted any info on the conversion on your Felicia to the 1.8T, would love to see it and understand the complexity of the fitment. I am on several VAG based forums and love to read the upgrades people do to their cars. I often wonder about the complications of actually getting the modified car insured once these upgrades have been completed. Good luck with your upgrades Darren and keep us up to date with your progress. Cheers Pete

So sad to hear that Mike, especially if it's a roadworthy car. Such cheap motoring. I would hate to see this Felicia Scrapped, it's rarely let us down. Only 3 things come to mind that stopped the wife driving it. 1. The battery failed. (Replaced with a new one) 2. The Accelerator Cable snapped at the pedal end (again a new cable) 3. She dropped her ignition key. On hitting the floor it popped open and the transponder? fell out. That took me a good hour on my hands and knees searching the tarmac for what looked like a piece of tarmac. It ended in success though and we ended up getting another key cut and programmed just in case it happened again, cause we didn't have a spare. The only reason we got the wife another car was that she always wanted a T*Y*T@ Y@R!S. To top it all this one has PAS, mmmmmmm lovely. The teenager is adamant that he doesn't want a Skoda Felicia to drive round in. Shame he can't see how versatile it is with 5 doors and a big boot with the rear seats down for his BMX and Mountain Bike. Kids today, who'd have em.

Once I am upgraded I will post the info in the FOR SALE area and see what responses I get in there.

Thanks Tom, always nice to be given an update or extra info. Just to add to the topic, cause we have had the car SORN, so it has no tax or mot, it would be helpful to know if it's worth getting an mot and tax? As the car is 14 years old that begs the question: is it worth it? Hence my question about what the car is worth. I don't want to spend more to get it roadworthy than what I can sell it for. So my next question is: How do we find out the info I have originally posted if this kind of topic/posting is frowned upon, I have reread my original posting and cannot see any major problem with the questions I have asked. Maybe I was too direct with asking what it's worth. Hopefully some positive comments/hints will be forth coming. Thanks once again, Pete

I've just paid to join as a Freedom member. How long before it shows on my account/User Name? "You sent a payment of ***** GBP to SUMMIT 360 Limited ([email protected]) "

Sorry, didn't know asking that kind of question was frowned upon.