AnnoyingPentium

The second hand car market is going off it's rocker right now as a result of manufacturing issues and probably some political stuff, but I'm no expert. You've done well in terms of depreciation!

This section of the dash is the same IIRC. My single DIN adapter went in with my Kenwood KDC-BT640U (see my project thread), it was designated for Fabias between '99 and '07. You should be alright I think. Just be sure to make sure you use the right stereo removal keys. I made that mistake, never again.

That's alright, because the logistics behind moving a full watering car in the boot of a car which has a tendency to lean well into corners doesn't seem like a good idea.

Is yours one of the ones up in Dalry? Or down in Dalry, in my case.

Like the one off the old Vectra?

That's more detail than I was willing to go into! The 1.2 Fabia has been given some of the 97 RON stuff from Morrison's the past couple of fill-ups, their "Super Fuel". My MPG is, on average, somewhere in the region of 40-48mpg depending on how I drive and if I'm going up hills a lot. I tend not to let mine go under halfway so it's usually about £30-£35 each time, every 2-3 weeks.

I'm coming from a Mark 1 so it might be completely different as I don't know what the headlights are like on the Mk3 and so on. However, I bought these Philips X-Treme bulbs to replace the candles in mine and wow, they're a lot better. These are the ones I bought, should your car take the H7 fitting then you're all good. I also replaced the H3s in mine, just to be sure.

Hi and welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forums! I hope the Octavia suits your needs better.

That's quite a journey all round! I love Girvan. I have a lot of childhood memories of stopping there with my Gran and Grampa when going to Stranraer during the Summer with the caravan. We'd stop in at the parking area at the far side where the little hut that sells the burgers sits. Good burgers, actually. I do about 150-180 in a week mostly for getting shopping or to make some of the journey to university (the rest is covered by a train). I've found the cheapest bits to be Asda and Morrisons in Ayr for fuel, but only Morrisons does the Super Unleaded. There's a lot of maths I can go into how often I refuel and what it costs me.

Marvellous pics!

Thanks, Ken. I wasn't too sure on the legalities of that.

Very nice Octavia. Welcome to the forums!

I don't think the West End Garage is still in Broxburn (EH525LL I think), but having not been out that way in ages, I'd be none the wiser. I didn't buy the car new either. Might just get one from Glenfield's of Kilmarnock to match the front one then

Very true. Our black Toyota Auris was a right pain. You could blink after washing it and it was filthy! I always thought the Race Blue was a very nice colour and I'm gutted you can't get a standard Mk1 Fab in it... without a respray obviously.

Edited my post to be sure I'm not giving out incorrect information. Thanks!

How about Race Blue, as seen on later Octys and the Fabia vRS SE?

As Wino says. It's most likely the door carriers behind the door cards. When you go to replace those door cards for the ones from that SE then whack a bit of sealant around the bottom of the door carrier and also up the rear edge.

Bumping this for an odd request. Is it possible to get plates done to spec like the original ones provided by the Skoda dealer from where the car was procured? I've got one original dealer plate on the rear and wanted to know if it is possible to get ones emulating this. Image just for reference... Please ignore the grubby tailgate. It actually got washed today, photo was taken yesterday,

I presume you're looking for this guy?

Thanks Colin!

I've got to ask, how does one add purchased trees onto their account? I bought them through Ecologi for Briskoda... if I've done it right, that is.

It was overdue a wash. Was lying on the ground to put some screws back into the doors after taking the cards off and the whole car was filthy from the ground up and gave me some motivation to sort the thing out. Click to the last page for a decent before, and have some afters. All done with the power washer and some "general purpose" car soap. It keeps it looking clean, which is all I wanted.

Welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forums!