AnnoyingPentium

Is it sort of rubber-ey, Pete? It's not like a sort of dampener to absorb vibration perhaps? I removed similar from a Vectra I was stripping, they were fitted to the radiator.

Ayrshire registration... quite far from home!

Best of luck! Should be the best thing you do.

Welcome to the correct side of the border. Sanquhar is quite a nice place. I'm up in Ayrshire, barely nudging D&G and the Galloway Forest. I've heard decent enough things about Park's Skoda in Dumfries. My Grampa went and viewed a few Octys through them before buying a brand new one through a dealer in Bournemouth...

Excuses! (I say this like I'm going)

It sounds to me as if the CD changer on your car has disconnected itself from the stereo, and is not receiving power to eject the magazine. The power/data feed to/from the CD changer is a single cable, which runs from under the passenger seat, under the carpet, and into the back of the stereo. I'd be checking two places: the back of the stereo (blue plug in the slots above the standard brown/black ISO connectors) and also where the cable running from the CD changer links to the loom that runs to the stereo. The line has a wide black connector on it close to the seat - to allow removal of the seat, etc. It's possible this has come loose/fallen out if the passenger seat has been moved about. Hope this is of use to you.

Great progress with this one! Really enjoyed reading it.

Just caught up with this. Excellent work as always. 👍

Getting back on my feet (HA!) now... did the initial injury at the start of April. It'd be a long day though. Instead we're taking our cars out around Dumfries & Galloway this year. Maybe next year we'll come down. Looking forward to any photos you get though!

I won't be there this year unfortunately, Gav. The extra distance, expensive accommodation, and the new ticket costs made it less than feasible for our Scottish contingent to continue our annual tradition.

Finally got a roll of 35mm film developed. My mate's Corsa made an excellent subject.

Holy thread revival, Batman! First of all, it's important to note that I done my leg in back in April, by breaking my fibula and tibia in spectacular fashion, by slipping and falling from standard height - so not much has been done with the car. As it stands, I should get the moon boot of doom off next week, and can get fired back into this one. Secondly, not long after MOT time I replaced the brake calipers, discs, and pads. Even on 239s it feels miles sharper. Negates the need for 256s quite yet. Whilst I've been off out of action, I have been ordering parts for it. Stuff I've wanted to do for a while. The Vogtlands are 40mm drop, apparently. Also not pictured are two Bilstein B4s for the front to match the rears, new top mounts, some freshly painted alloy wheels awaiting collection, and I've put the chrome grille trim back on. Those 9N Polo 14" alloys were free from someone I know, all I've done is fit fresh rubber to replace the steels after the MOT in February. I have a spoiler and pre-facelift front bump awaiting paint as well. As it sits now is the same as it was before I broke my right leg. Not bad, eh?

I tend to take photos with either a Minolta Dimage F100 or an S304, depending on the situation. However, my Mum's Kodak EasyShare I found in a drawer. It's not that bad, it kept overexposing slightly in automatic mode, so I've compensated for that when loading the images into Ulead PhotoExpress 3.0 (yeah it's about 25 years old but works bob on).

You'll find it on this thread. - 165 Jennny (Bought Used. Motorpoint, Burnley, 21st October 07)

Your best bet is selling privately if you can. Probably see about £700-£750 tops, especially if the engine light keeps returning.

I could push it over the wee ledge there. Preferably not with a full tank with current fuel prices!

Done about 14k a year with it since buying it at 17 (in 2021). Just laps the miles up no bother at all. 56 plate and keeps going.

That's about 4,000 miles since the MOT test in mid-February. At this rate it'll be nudging 120,000 by June. Not bad for 20 years old this year!

Same here (2006 Ambiente, middle trim model). I believe it was standard equipment on the Elegance but optional on the rest.

I'll hopefully see you there! Aiming to take my Mk1 Fabia for the third time (and my fourth time attending personally).

Annoyingly I've not long dropped a complete cover (including the centre bit) off at the tip. Mine was "repaired" using some really thick double sided tape to stop it going anywhere and/or rattling.

MOT test passed with advisories today. One for the CV joint boot being in a bad way, and the other for a tyre that's due to be replaced. Plan is to farm out the CV boot job to my mate, as I can't be bothered. The tyres are an easier (?) fix, seeing as my alloy wheels are currently away to get refurbished anyway. I presented the car for test with the free steel wheels on anyways. Hoping 2026 will be a decent year for this wee car. Loads of bits to source yet.

Not bad for a car I said I'd keep for a year. Nearly been five years.

Yeah I'm pretty sure mine is an 012 (2006 1.2 HTP), but can double check for you tomorrow - if I remember.

I purchased some brand-new original centre caps with the Skoda emblem on. The eBay item number is 203473088504 and the part number 6U0601151.