VRS_White_Hatch

That's 10kg of underlay, and 10kg's of filth. Great thread. The seats clean up really well.

Dash cam saves the day again. Nice thread. I watched some footage from my Nextbase the other day on the laptop, it's a very good cleam picture. It displays my speed too, and the VRS looks fast when your making progress.

So come on then, spill the beans .... Do the Police chip 'em or what?

Usually the system just needs a reset, It's something like this depending on car / year etc , someone will be along with exact way for your car soon but ... Disconnect battery for 2 mins. Re-connect. Fully open and close window a couple of times but keep your finger on the button when it hits the stops for a couple of seconds so system learns where its fully open and fully shut and won't rebound from those points again.

Its all about the tyres.

you need one of these Train Horn Pranks #10 - Bing video

I diid a speed awareness course during lockdown, it was held on zoom. Better than the points and over quickly.

exterior temp sensor failure

What did you paint them with? Looks great.

Hey where can we get them from, sound perfect??

I got a small telescopic black unbrella that fits perfectly frrom Home Bargains store, about £2.99 I think. I also have a larger one that fits across the back of the boot that's somewhere between a normal brolley and a golf one. You know the kind of size, not quite big enough to shield 2 of you when its raining.

I doubt many buyers would care. It's been garage serviced, if it still looks good and goes well they will take it. Your trusted garage makes a good point though, Skoda full service does very little. E-RootToot (or similar) is the world's expert on what is and isn't done on a main service if you need any advice look at one of his answers to the many questions on this topic.

The 500 looks great, funny how they are only slightly different to the Ford KA but twice as smart looks wise.

I did something similar, but using cardboard boxes rather than a brick wall.

I'm not going to order one. I don't need one, mine is on 13k miles. They do look nice though. But it would be madness. I wonder if, no never mind. Anyway, what would the wife say? If I got a white one would she notice? I want one!!

There was a story in the local rag about a family in a nice area where they were sitting at home one evening and heard glass smash at the back, the Dad rushed to the back to see masked men breaking into the conservatory. Where you'd expect them to flee seeing the homeowner they just continued, he locked the back door between house and conservatory and started shouting, his wife and kids ran out the front and alerted neighbors and rang the police. The robbers smashed the back door and threatened him with a hammer and a knife for the keys to his Golf R. They got away with his lease car but left the family terrified. It was in a nice area. Whatever security you had you'd give it up in those circumstances.

Won't be much different to any other car, if you use a bradawl to make the inner most fixing hole (which is easy) you can fit them wheels on, if you want to drill holes - its only into a plastic arch liner - then its wheels off. I did front and rear in about an hour and a half and I take my time. A dab of grease on every fixing etc.

The MOT info is superb, Game, Set and Match as far as I can see. Claim denied.

Very interesting, I await the result of this thread. Great to be able to show it wasn't you in the accident, first time ever that failing an MOT and a parts mix up actually pays off!!

These finance deals where you get a Skoda contribution, do you think you could do it on finance, cancel after a couple of weeks and pay it off, and effectively get another couple of grand discount from the finance contribution?

But if your a real tight arse like me the question is ... Would you do it in warranty? I had my last car from new 10 years. It had no dealer servicing. I probably saved a minimum 2.5K. My wife's car was from 08 until this year. Probably saved £1.5k Neither required any warrantee work. I have the funds but not the inclination to pay £180 for an oil and filter change, never mind the £285 I was quoted. But what about the Warrantee?? I'll take my chances again I think. (Await the thread where I complain bitterly about a problem they won't fix!!)

I completely agree, no way would an air filter be left 6 years. When you look at what you actually get some of the services are an oil and filter change for a fortune. Partly why I don't believe the service's are anything like good value. I stuck a Pipercross panel filter in mine at 6k miles. They cost less than £40 and are lifetime filters. I tried it in and out on the dyno runs and it made just less than a 2% difference power increase - a massive 5bhp so the huge power gains people get on 1.0ltr Corsa's could be a smidge exaggerated. I'll clean it about every 10,000 - On previous cars I usually stick the OEM paper filter back in for a day or two while it dries out. On the subject of what they do or don't replace a little anecdote from my Daughters recent Kia service. She has a Sportage lease car with a very good value 4 year annual service deal. I dropped it off a couple of weeks ago and left my phone number for them to ring me when its ready. They rang with a ridiculous list of recommended extra work like aircon sanitizing, Fuel system cleaner (redex) and a pollen filter. I'd read the service deal and ALL FILTERS were included. When I pointed it out they actually said "Well if it was done at the last service then it doesn't need doing" - So If daughter is paying it does need doing, if not then it doesn't? I checked the receipt from last service - low and behold it wasn't done. I rang them back and priced a pollen filter fitted, they said £50 + VAT. (Actually not too bad a price for a main dealer) I then told them I would like that refunded x 2 as it hadn't been done at last service and they were saying it didn't need doing this time. They said they would look into it. The service mgr called me back and said it was a misunderstanding by the receptionist, it wasn't due last service but would be done this time included in the package. It doesn't matter what manufacturer, dealers are all the bloody same!!

Have a look on the door pillars, my sticker (Octavia) is on the drivers side door pillar. If you cant find them do them all at 2.2bar (32 psi) and you wont be far out.

Thanks for the reminder, I've got an inspection message to clear. Oil service is due shortly, why anyone would do them on different dates is anybody's guess.

It aint gonna last for ever, is it a 2006 or 56 plate? I'm not a reg snob btw, I keep cars a long time, I traded a 59 plate Saab last year and a 2008 Ford KA my wife drove, but unless you get under the car yourself and treat/paint every stone chip and weld seam then they are going to rust. 14 years is good, and the MOT guy recons it'll last a couple more. If you want it to keep going longer some rust treatment to the underbody won't be that difficult, but probably only going to add an extra couple of years anyway unless really thorough. I'd be tempted to start looking at something newer - you can get too attached to a car and start spending more on keeping than trading.