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Hi all - I've had this issue a while, and with the wintry weather upon us I figured it best to get fixed (I figured being able to see while driving through torrential rain is kind of a big deal...) Wipers work fine on intermittent mode, and at regular speed, but when pushed to the top maximum speed, they just drag really slowly like the power isn't there to make them work. Has anyone had a similar issue and found a fix? Google suggests a new wiper motor is needed, which makes sense to me on an 11-year-old car (one of the annoying things that starts to drop off a bit). TIA

Yeah that's fair. I'm not sure about the spark plugs tbh - it's my wife's car and she's owned it for about a year and a half and it's had normal services - but I don't think Skoda always include spark plugs in their services... Do you reckon it could be to do with them?

Only done around 30k so you'd like to think it isn't a cam belt issue!

Hi all - can anyone advise on this? 2019 Karoq with 1.5 petrol engine. Runs fine otherwise and no warning lights on, but it doesn't sound right to me... Video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E2GK_yRXzACYMhTic6sgvTi0Fl4_myv_/view?usp=drivesdk Thanks in advance!

Hi all - my boot struts are a bit weak and need replacing, where do you tend to go for new ones? I've seen a pair for around £30 on euspares.co.uk, has anyone used them before? - https://www.euspares.co.uk/parts-catalog/tailgate-struts-10926/skoda/rapid/rapid-spaceback-nh1/39231-1-2-tsi Secondly - has anyone had any luck with ultra-strong struts which you can do the key-fob unlock/auto-opening thing? Cheers!

Yeah I just meant super unleaded basically ( higher than 95). But yeah 7 years old shouldn't be bad really, seemed spot on on the test drive too

Cheers Mick! Yeah that's the exact one, confusing right? The engine is a CBZB and there's no where online that suggests it was ever upgraded to a 16v? Cheers for the advice re: the chain, from looking at forums that seems to be the best advice, regular oil changes etc and the odd dose of 98RON petrol - up until now the car has had regular oil changes by Skoda so it has been looked after. It also seems like the real chain issues were pre 2011/2012 from what I've read so my mind is fairly at ease 🙏🏻

Hi all - I'm looking at buying an (April) 2015 Rapid Spaceback SE Sport. It has done 80k miles, and the garage has changed the timing chain. I have seen issues with early 1.2TSI engines involving the chain, but it's not clear whether/when upgrades were made to later engines that still had the chain. A paid for online check says the car I'm looking to buy has the CBZB EA111 engine, which is supposed to have 8 valves, but Autotrader's check reckons it's got 16? So: - do I need to worry about any chain issues with a 2015 example? - is there any chance the car in question has a 16v version of the CBZB engine? Thanks in advance