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I just thought it would come in handy when i am parked in sainsburys waiting for her indoors, But then again my battery is bad enough in the car without adding to it.

Is it possible to get youtube on my screen, i can get my galaxy phones music on it but thats it....any ideas.

nick i am the same ...always switch it off.

I wouldn't think so mate, they would have to have a team of people constantly going around doing it, they will just be left till the day before there shipped out and then someone will give them a bit of a charge.

jR I suppose every car on all these dealership forecourts for months on end all have the same problem.

I have seen 14.9v a lot but 15v is not uncommon, but as soon as its shut off it drops to 12v or 12.2v.....time will tell where this is going i suppose, I have the skoda breakdown number saved in my phone just incase.

Kenny i have done that and the readings are what i've mentioned. i don't have much confidence in this type of system, just hope we don't get seriously low temps in the next few months.

It does seem to have a life of its own...the voltage that is, i am just used to normal old school car batteries to much i think.

Readings are always taken with everything closed and shut, I think the car was parked on a forecourt for a 10 months because of covid, that couldn't have been to healthy for these type of batteries, But that's just a bricklayers opinion not an auto sparks, And you're second point skoda connected it up to all there specialist equipment and just said its normal.

It goes up and down when i am driving from about 13v to 15v .

On my last visit to Mitchell Skoda Chester 2 weeks ago i mentioned the battery at rest is showing 12.2 volts 10 minutes after a very long drive, And they done a full test on it and a test drive and they told me its working normal, I hooked it up to my smart charger and from 12.2 volts it only takes an hour to say its fully charged but soon as its unplugged its back down again to 12.1-2v, and when i press the start button the volts drop to 7.8v- 9v......so the question are these EFB batteries a load of rubbish or is this battery behaving normal?

why are these vents breaking, they must be the least used part in any car?

I have one more free oil change next year and then i will do it myself, What is can i use after they used castrol for a few years Quantum 5w 30 ?

Roottoot will mine have the same oil in it as the one you have advised to Greg The pirate, i had my service done on thursday at mitchell skoda and he told me they use castrol and it was zero something ? i should of wrote it down...what do you think mate.

I did think that myself but i was obviously wrong, My old berlingo van could take slightly different code numbers yet they all fitted, ahh well we live and learn.

That makes sense 🤣

I bought an air filter last week of Ebay taking care with the code numbers and when i took it out the VW group box it is smaller in length and width and also thickness than the one it was going to replace, so my existing one is VW AG 5Q0.129.620.D.....and the one ive just bought is...VW AG 5Q0.129.620.E.....so one letter makes a big difference....anyone else come across this ?

Hi newbie69...My old workmate bought a audi rs3. think that what its called, 3 litre with a dsg box and launch control, he jump started a hilux i had with a flat battery one time and he let me have a spin and it was the fastest car ive ever been in and brilliant stopping power, how would your JCW stack up against it do you think mate.

what a cracker road to drive down, and superb views mate.

Seat Alhambra is a not the most aerodynamic car ever built either is it Root, it just shows you ay mate.

My 2.0 diesel around town gets about 35-40 mpg, but on a run to north wales last sunday from liverpool i got 67 mpg ......so these big cars petrol or diesel hate around town or short journeys ....driving through france and spain next summer so i should get decent mpg then but lets see.....

Basically what Root means is drive it like you stole it, But in all honesty if you drive those distances you mentioned all the time you are stuffed my friend.

That's your problem the oil won't even be getting up to temperature at that distance, I take mine out for an hour minimum 3 times a week and i thought i wasn't really using the car economically, You could do with a little run around or even a hybrid do you think ?

5 minute trip did you say is that right?

xmans chart is interesting, My 2020 superb with 11k mileage on it starts ok for the 7 months i've had it BUT when at rest the voltage drops back down to 12.2v, ive had it checked by a battery specialist and he said its ok, When i drive it the voltage fluctuates all the way up to 14.8v, but an hour after stopping it goes back to 12.2-3 and its been like that months, Its an EFB exide battery and i put it on charge last week with my Ring smart charger with EFB mode on and it charged to 12.6 in about 4 hours but within an hour or so it was back down to 12.2 again, Question is this shall i ask skoda to change it because it's worrying me with the cold weather round the corner...ps i drive it for over an hour 3 times a week.