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How secure would anyone that's used wiperblades.co.uk say they were? It's just that I noticed the checkout.php page that requires full billing name and address etc is not encrypted and I was gonna order a set off them....

I'm gonna sing the praises of the FK452s again... still in awe of the grip/traction/feedback of these tyres on my remapped TFSi. What's more, with about 6-7k 'spirited' miles on them they have about 5-6mm of tread left. I'm usually lucky on previous cars/tyres to get 10k before replacing the fronts, so considering the grip levels I'm amazed how well these are lasting. My mate with a 6MPS got them after my recommendation and reckons they are better than the Potenza RE050s he had from factory (but then I had Potenza S-03s before them and they get pwned too imho). Although with his heavier 2.3T and 260bhp I reckon his fronts are wearing faster than mine :P I'm tempted to try Vreds but unless I got a real bargain on them I can't see past the FK452s atm

nvm.

I got mine through Adrian Flux last year when I modded the car. I believe it's like for like replacements on not just the car but any mods you have, and while I think it's ridiculus that factory fit options should be treated as 'mods' at least they should be covered properly by a modified specialist insurer. Also of note for me was that my modified quote (remap and filter) was cheaper through Adrian Flux than the standard quote from directline who I was with previously.

P6000 = Teh SuX0r That would go a long way to explaining your problems described above. Wouldn't put P6000s on the driven wheels of a car with more than 100bhp and half decent torque never mind a 2.0PD that is 'enhanced' :eek:

I've always felt a slight juddery feel in 1st-2nd range with the vRS. No rattle or anything... just a slight judder as it takes up drive. Was never sure if it was summat to do with just hitting turbo spool rpms then dropping back out when going up a gear.... don't like to rev too high in 1st on 'normal' driving so as to keep it in the 'zone' and stop it dropping back out of turbo-on rpms, so maybe this is cause? :confused: Done it since I got the car with 9k miles, now at ~29k.... hasn't got any worse. I think (hope) it's just the way they are made/designed. It often makes me wonder if it's my driving skills that suck but then I just remember how silky smooth my CTR was and know it must be the car and not me... well I hope so at any rate. I find it isn't quite as pronounced with the ESP/traction control off which is my modus operandi anyways

Falken FK452s. I've got them all round now and it's the first time I've got the exact same tyre twice on a car. (Had P Zero Neros, Michies, Potenzas and other so called top names previously). These tyres are way beyond their modest pricing - I just hope they stay that way. My mate with a 6MPS swapped from Potenzas all round to FK452s on my advice and says they stomp all over the RE050s he had. My mate with a CTR had the goodyears, then Toyo T1-Rs, and I finally persuaded him to try the FK452s... he can't wait til his final pair of T1-Rs wear down so he can get FK452s all round I just hope they don't discontinue or over inflate (no pun intended ) the prices of these bad boys so I can get them for ever and ever

*ouch*

I've got a K&N replacement filter fitted. I noticed better throttle response and slightly better pull from mid to high revs. It was a more pronounced improvement than when I fitted a K&N into my old Civic Type-R. I'm guessing because it's Turbo vs. NA. Some don't trust the oil based filters but I've had no issues in ~15k miles since fitted and I know the guy who owns the car parts shop I got it from... he reckons they are better than the foam based filters and sells about 10 K&N for every 1 Pipercross. I get mine at trade price so I'm just going to get a new one every 20k rather than risk cleaning and re-oiling which I reckon could be the cause of probs as I wouldnt trust myself to get the amount of oil just right. (yes I know that's not very eco-friendly of me but it's cheaper than fixing my car)

Not sure about the bit you have mentioned but my brackets for the engine cover mounts on the front facing side went a bit loose. The bolt is a b*****d to get into to tighten, but that stopped my engine bay rattle.

I got a Maxi Cosi Tobi Maxi-Cosi Tobi - Black Reflection Fitted using seatbelt and it's a really nice tight fit in my vRS. Also got the big rubber seat protector thingy (neatseat) in mothercare which helps grip the child seat into place as well as protect car seat Highly recommend... it's got decent side protection, nice headrest which stops head rolling about when asleep in it. Seems very comfortable... my wee boy (just over 1.5yrs) slept in it most of the way from glasgow to nairn on our summer holiday with no complaints when awake.

2.0FSI Sport Official 0-60 was 8.9s iirc, so a bit under 2s slower to 60 than a vRS (on paper at least).

I'll go for this option then Cheers

Just got a call about this from my dealer today? Either they're as 'on the ball' as ever, or the economic downturn has taken longer to affect them before they've had to call in older update work to keep them busy lol. They referred to it as a "recall" too :confused: Just to try and scare you into bringing it in so they get paid perhaps? Anyhoo... is there any more detail on what this is and how important it is? *touch wood* car hasn't gone into limp mode yet or failed to start (if these are issues it resolves?) and let's just say I don't want to have to travel 140 miles to Star Performance and back to get my car back to 'normal' Should I bother booking in for this update? Oh and one more question... if a remap flashes your ecu program (completely rewrites it?), and then getting an ECU flash at dealers wipes your remap... would getting the remap flash back on not just overwrite the standard (updated) stock flash anyway? I think Jim at Star said my GIAC flash had the latest VAG ecu version on it anyway so I'm thinking I don't need to book in but some reassurance would be nice from anyone who knows more about this stuff than me (which would be most of you lol)

I'm on my 3rd skoda atm and havent as yet been directly affected by a similar issue, but reading stuff like this makes me not want to buy another skoda just out of principle. Get your act together Skoda!