Fatalistic

Mine was in the boot along with; a lidded insert that acts as a bin for the door pocket; the nets for the boot; the Velcro backed retainers that attach to the boot floor; four foot-well mats.

I’ve just set my display to duplicate yours and the same wording appears, even after it’s been reset, so it appears to be part of the standard format when you’ve elected to display the trip.

Apologies if this doesn’t work…. Beneath the silver scroll button on the right-hand side of the steering wheel are two buttons, side-by-side. Pressing the left-arrowed button should bring up a display of options on the virtual dash that you can then scroll up and down through, using the scroll button. Trip reset is in there. Once ‘Trip’ is displayed, press and hold the scroll button to reset.

A quick update on the ownership experience with our new 1.5 DSG Sportline. Put it down to a combination of new car syndrome/lack of familiarity/use mostly in town, but I hadn’t realised immediately that the steering wheel was slightly on the wonk. Took it into a tyre outlet and they were able to show that the road wheel alignment was perfect but the steering box was slightly off, leaving the steering wheel wonky. Sorted for £20 (and I chucked ‘em a tenner for their tea-fund). Can’t remove certain features from the digital display such as oil temp, that I really can live without. Can’t reset the trip meter without having to access the settings menu (eventually worked out how to do that from the steering wheel controls but what a faff!) LED headlights are amazing but, they seem to have a bias for illuminating the offside verge more than the nearside and despite the settings giving an option to switch between left/right-side road use, seems to make no difference. There is a subtle but distinct line on the road that projects further away to the right and it’s also visible when on main beam. I’m currently using Sport mode whilst running in: it up-shifts just over 3,000rpm and keeps the revs above 2,000 so the theory is that the piston rings will be working more efficiently against the cylinder bore and that should help to smooth any machining imperfections and create a better seal. Still getting above 35mpg with a mix of town and dual carriageway so that should only improve once I’ve done ****ing about. I have noticed that in Sport, matching engine and road speed when down-shifting during decelerating below 15mph is accompanied by a pronounced lurch. Currently on 18 inch rims with extra-load rated all-season tyres and the ride quality is good. Slightly firm bias but pliant and comfortable. It’s definitely not ‘sporty’ and I can only wonder why the standard rims are 19’s. Overall, it’s quiet, refined and a pleasure to drive.

For anyone looking to buy tyres at the moment, I got my Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons in 225/45 R18 XL from Halfords, fitted at home, for less than £490. The 225/45 R18 is closer in diameter to the 225/40 R19 I took off than the 215/50 R18 that came on the new rims. The 225/45 was also a fair bit cheaper than the 215/50.

I agree. We took delivery on the 9th Jan of our 1.5 DSG Sportline: a model running on 225/40 R19 Bridgestone’s. Someone else has mentioned the smooth start quality and that is very true. However, chuck an incline into the equation and no amount of gentle feathering will avoid some wheel slippage when moving off. I’ve had the benefit of professional training and the experience of a wide variety of vehicle types, driven without limit, on the public highway, so I recognise the difference between a vehicles limitations and me screwing-up. I started using winter tyres some years ago, recognising that their performance in cold weather is superior to summer tyre (that’s a generic term that even the retailers are happy to use, acknowledging that their performance drops-off in cold weather). I bought a set of new rims from Rainworth Skoda at Mansfield and had a set of Goodyear all-season tyres fitted. They are performing far better. They grip. The tread pattern also works better when crossing Sheffield’s tram lines: they don’t squirm. They’re also quieter. It’s unlikely that my period of ownership would pass without having to buy another set of tyres, so at least this way, I’m optimising the performance and safety of the car, particularly for when my missus uses it and extending the life of each set even though I’d replace them well before they wear down to the tread wear indicators. Running tyres to 1.6mm is a false economy.

I fancied the SEL but opted for the Sportline as the lease was cheaper. Sportline comes with 19” rims and during the week I ran them, it felt OK. It’s now on 18” rims with all-season XL tyres and whilst the ride quality hasn’t changed, the grip is definitely better. Hope your ownership experience is good.

As long as the MOT history is clean and the service record is comprehensive, a high-mileage motor can be a good option. I’ll be interested to hear how you get on.