Phoenixboy

A low noise rated tyre would be around 68-69db, then a lot is to do with interior noise insulation, too. I've owned many, many cars from the 80's onwards. My current Octavia is certainly not the noisiest car I've owned by far. It also has relatively soft suspension, which I like, certainly more so on my estate version or seemingly so. You can hear more noise coming from the tyres driving over say a concrete road, compared to a tarmac one. When I choose a tyre I tend to go for the exact same noise & load rating that was fitted from factory. I tend to fit them within fours if I can or at least in two's, across the same axle. Your tyres are relatively narrow, so choosing a wider tyre should create more noise, having more friction on the road, too. You could try swapping your front two over to your back two tyres, to see if that also makes a difference. I used to fit winter tyres over the winter periods on a regular basis, I've also used all season tyres, too. Have a full set of summers on at the moment, when I wear them out I'll then decide what to do. GPF's are generally more reliable than DPF's within my opinion & most people that drive cars with GPF's would experience few if any problems. Yes to the North East of England.

I have 4 summer tyres fitted, two match, are Goodyear, other two are a toyo and and hankook. Car came with them you see, all very quiet. I've had winter tyres on different cars within the past that were noisy, probably down to their softer compound and their tread sipes. Although decent all season tyres now are relatively quiet. I wheel bearing noise I'd say was more of a droning type noise, if you are unsure take it to an independent for them to give you their opinion. I've never had an issue with a gpf yet, although most of my journeys are not short. Regards to the "C", lockdown there wasn't one for me I worked through it, as I work in the care industry.

Sounds like tyre noise to me, my Octavia is generally quiet at all speeds, but I have summer tyres fitted at the moment. I've used winter tyres within the past, they tend to be nosier. Although if you say fitted a premium all season tyre, they're generally good for all year round use. Width palys a part, too. I have 205/55 16 tyres fitted as factory standard to my car, I prefer a deeper tyre wall as it also helps with comfort & pothole resilience.

I've owned a few GPF equipped cars in the past, never noticed a regen occur, although I don't do a lot of short journeys. At least if my light were to come on, I'd know what to do. I've also owned a few dpf equipped cars in the past, I normally new when a regen was occurring, kept driving until they'd finished. GPF's should be less problematic in the long run.

Good to know, I'd be amazed if anyone ever needed to regen one of those, as generally they're done passively. I tend to let the momentum of my transmission slow down my car where possible, presumably when the GPF would then be cleaned. I'm very pleased I don't own a dpf now though, that's a different ball game. Not that I ever had an issue with a dpf equipped car, owned 4. Just need to drive them correctly.

There's a good chance it'll have some digital record. I can see that @ApertureSha kindly offered to let you know. I'm missing one service on mine, but next to impossible to track down as it was outside of the warranty period with no digital record then, until the Skoda main dealer had just serviced it for me, recently prior to me buying it.

Check that one of your doors or sills were not half full of water first, giving you the illusion of the swooshing tank, when it's one of those that could be swooshing. Not manufacturer specific, but I've experienced this on a few vauxhalls in the past. Resolved by checking the door & sill drain holes. It could also as you've suggested be the fuel in the tank.

I do know someone that can weld plastic, in fact that's what he specialises in, as he has his own body shop. He'll be a bit further south for you (North East).

I own a 1.5tsi ACT engine, it does idle slightly higher from a cold start, then drops back a bit. It's generally a very smooth engine within hot and cold conditions & it always changes gears smoothly, being an auto (dsg). Mine is a 19 plate with 62k on the clock. It won't regen, as you own an petrol engine or so you've stated.

A lot of cars out there have had previous bumps, hidden stories, then been repaired, not recorded. Go with your gut instinct. Some colours are harder to match than others, especially red within my experience. Then you have to consider the age of the car you are buying, price, too. Make sure all the panels align up. Then obviously have an hpi check done. I'd also check the bottom of the wheel well, make sure it's dry and is not sticky. As my previous Octavia MK3 hatch had an ongoing intermittent water leak into the boot, which I think I sorted prior to selling it on. Wasn't screen washer related, either. Not forgetting it's an used car, won't be perfect, but at least it should look tidy. My current MK3 wagon is as dry as a bone within that department.

Just upgraded my h7 dipped bulbs with these, not that my original set were that bad, a bit extra won't harm. I've had a lot worse, previously owning mainly vauxhalls. £20 for the pair of bulbs, can't grumble.

Its a very easy job, took mine out yesterday to replace my 12v power socket fuse, as I wanted to put some air within my tyres. I also managed to unhook the damper arm and put it back on again without taking the side panel off. Just need a long narrow screwdriver to do so. I also hooked the damper arm on fully extended, prior to pushing the bottom clips in. You can fit the screwdriver down the left-hand side of the glove box whilst its open to unhook it. Once the glovebox is out you can see the pollen filter cover at the right hand side. Maybe I just got lucky with my technique lol.

Good to know.

I've always seen the change intervals as a guidance, anyway. As if they were to snap early out of warranty then that would be up to the individual to foot the bill. I'm pleased I don't have one of the more modern wet belts to pay for & they seem more problematic with certain manufacturers. I've owned mainly vauxhalls since the 80's on, decided to switch to Skoda a few years ago, hoping for better reliability than the recent Stellantis rubbish. Have you had many reports of snapped belt with the 1.5tsi on here? Although as you've pointed out with the water pump, I'd expect those could fail first. I like my 1.5tsi engine & especially now it's fitted to a wagon, just took me a while to get there. Thanks for the info.

Yes even better, as you have an auto, same as I. Although you have no choice but to leave it in park to extract your keys. Sticking brakes prior to setting off after the car has been left for a while is common & not manufacturer specific. As it doesn't take long for the discs to start rusting, mine is the same, especially after I've washed it for obvious reasons.

A slight clunk is not uncommon after moving off when the car been stood for a while. If you were parked on level ground, you could always leave it in 1st gear with your handbrake off it it bothered you that much. You could also try reversing it back a few inches slowly before then moving off again, may reduce the noise.

It's 10 years or above as far as I can gather. It's just a guidance though. I'm now onto my second 1.5tsi, I now own the estate version. It's covered 62k on an 19 plate. I won't be replacing mine until I'm out of extended Skoda warranty, I could keep that going for another 3 years, so if the belt were to snap it would cover that. If I still own my car in 3 years time, I'd have it changed. Although I was advised that the belt was now for the lifetime of that engine by the Skoda used car sales staff😂

Just for info I will be unable to clarify whether my software fault would be fixable via a software update or a new module, as I've now exchanged my Scala for an Octavia Estate.

It's not occurred since, but it's booked in at the dealers at the end of this month for the free software update.

I've just rung my local Skoda dealer up to book it in, they said its a common issue accross the brand, 99% of the time it's a new module that needs replacing and there's a 6 to 8 week wait for the part. So basically vag are producing cars that are not fully tested before being sold to consumers. The previous owner to my car must have put up with this intermittent issue coming up for years, prior to me buying it from a Skoda dealer.

Thanks for the info. If it comes on again I'll book it in at the dealers. No doubt its probably been an ongoing intermittent issue thst the previous owner had probably ignored.

Mine popped up 3 times this morning, now gone off. Although I bought it a week a go from a Skoda dealer, wouldn't you have thought they would have applied any outstanding software patches already or maybe it's a case of they would if it were to occur. Cheers.

Thanks for the info, it's now gone out, so obviously an intermittent issue that'll probably return again. I also have a years extended Skoda warranty. I'll see if it comes back, if it does I'll book it in. Was just trying to avoid more trips to dealership again, as I'd had plenty of visits with my previous Octavia.

I've just had this message come up on my dash this morning a couple of times prior to starting the engine. Anyone else had this and is there a fix? Software gremlin?

Thanks for the info. So either H or V from new then on the 16's. Which would make sense, probably what's available at the time. As with new tyres V seems to be a more common size. As I now know what my car left the factory with, I'll probably stick with V's, even W's, as long as all four match and they're all reasonably priced. Although my car had just flew through its first mot with 3, 91v rated tyres and a 94v rated tyre by the Skoda dealership to whom I bought it from, as far as they're concerned it's road legal, which it is. There's no way I could live with a tyre on that had a different load rating long term than the rest though, as the tyres are getting down, nows a good time to change all 4. Just had a thought the new Scalas are 110bhp, mine being 116, so the new ones must be an emmisions detuned version of my engine?