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Thanks guys, bit of wood and a hammer + a more stable jack than the one they supplied with my roomster and she is finally off!

Thanks guys, bit of wood and a hammer + a more stable jack than the one they supplied with my roomster and she is finally off!

Thanks for replying so fast! Ok, good to know I'm not being completely stupid then. The little skoda badge in the centre of the wheel doesn't need to come off, does it? Just the 5 bolts... Not that keen on hitting it so hard when it's on those small jacks, but I guess if I put the spare wheel underneath the car then it will be safer.

Flat rear tyre due to large nail. Alloy wheels, jacked it up, removed the 5 bolts, but the wheel isn't moving at all, not even turning - is that normal? Went online and found that it's common for the wheel to be seized, so tried removing the jack, rocking the car, even rolling her down hill a few feet, finally hitting from the underside with a mallet, all to no avail. The fact that the wheel is not even turning when jacked up is making me think that perhaps I'm missing something really obvious? Otherwise, is there anything else I can do?

Flat tyre due to large nail. Alloy wheels, jacked it up, removed the 5 bolts, but the wheel isn't moving at all, not even turning - is that normal? Went online and found that it's common for the wheel to be seized, so tried removing the jack, rocking the car, even rolling her down hill a few feet, finally hitting from the underside with a mallet, all to no avail. The fact that the wheel is not even turning when jacked up is making me think that perhaps I'm missing something really obvious? Otherwise, is there anything else I can do?

Thanks for all your replies. I filled her up over the past month and this is what I got, with a few journeys over 1 hour, the rest just short trips. 50 litres: 906km. So about 5.5 litres per 100km, which is pretty average as far as I can tell on sites like these: https://car-emissions.com/cars/model/SKODA/Roomster So nothing to worry about! Thanks for preventing me taking it to the garage!

Had the car nearly two years, but I drive very little and although it may sound strange I don't know what MPG or L/km I was getting previously (I never worked it out) but the gauge is going down noticeably faster now. Would the best thing to do now be to fill it up and calculate exactly how many miles I do before it gets to near empty?

DPF warning light has only just come on unfortunately, this issue started some weeks ago. It hasn't had the emissions fix, will check now if it needs it - thanks for providing the link!

Hi all, Unfortunately due to the type of driving I have to do sometimes, I've encountered the DPF warning light on a number of occasions. I just wanted some advice on the best way to do an active regeneration as I have been told two different things, basically to put it in 5th gear or to put it in 3rd gear and go high revs. Which would be better? There are no motorways near me so it would be easier for me to do the 3rd gear option, as I find it hard to get the revs up in 5th gear near where I live. Thanks!

Hi all, Wondering if any if you may be able to shed some light on this before I take my roomster to the garage: Car seems to be running fine, but going through diesel at an alarming rate. Estimated miles to refill does not change when I do not drive the car for a week or so, which (I think) rules out a leak) but if I go for a 20 mile drive, the estimated miles to refill will go down 40 etc. I'm not driving like a maniac and I'm worried that excess fuel is being wasted somehow. Any ideas?