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Aperture, I know I am dating myself, but I used to find a small print in the boot area with the codes. I could not find such in the SIII. Is the VIN the only way to access the build data?

They look aftermarket to me, too shiny (could have been painted as well). I wonder where the emblem comes from 🤪 I am afraid they might not fit a Scout, at least the OEM, as you have the extra fender lip. At least, when I was looking into them (the Scout was the closest competitor) I did not manage to find anywhere a successful install. I think mudflaps are a divisible argument, but I am with Graham above on the functionality and practicality of it. I would also mention the added safety factor by minimizing road spray thrown to vehicles come behind you. In a way, is also an accessory for increasing respect to the others on the road, something fairly forgotten nowadays. Ask me, they should be compulsory on every single vehicle on the road, regardless of its class or type. Now true, some vehicles with flaps look better than others ... these two rank among by favorites (and not only in the flaps' department!) Fantastic look, and perfect functionality ... ☺️

Tricky indeed. We are a bit off topic, but I feel and agree with both: being a car enthusiast you always want to put a bit of yourself in your ride. At the same time, the choice of the "mods" depend on each one's tastes and wants, capability (both economical and technical), and largely in where you are located. And, I would add with a personal perspective, how long you've been doing it and what are your current expectations. I've spent huge amounts on money on cars, sometimes I've never recovered it, and I am now a bit more 'wary' when choosing something, because I really try but cannot let it go ... ☺️

Oh c'mon you need to embrace and feel that bling bling feeling ... illuminated external door handles gets you into uncharted territory ☺️ Next is illuminated door sills so you can silhouette the car in the dark 😁 Jokes aside, I like the idea of the illuminated door handles 😊

Many years ago I was working for an ALFA Romeo dealership and we were subjected to the same policy of "group servicing" to include also other vehicles from Lancia (back then still had a full lineup) and FIAT. It proved very difficult to harmonize, while many parts and tooling is common, there are specifics that if the main mothercompany does not support adequately, both dealer and customers suffer. For us (I was commercial back then) it was complicated ... not to mention the embittered relationships with other brand-specific dealers in the area. A nightmare of poorly planned and implemented.

What a story ... I would have thought in the civilized island these things do not happen, as opposed to us in "sunny" southern latitudes ... 🙄 I guess this is also "globalization" at play 🤪

I wouldn't know, as I have only one car and spec to try it 🤪 But I did notice in Normal required much more "coaxing" to get into coasting. Another thing I forgot to mention I've noticed, and also applicable to those with drive modes: say you enter a stretch of road you want/can coast, but the car would not get into it, switch drive mode to 'Eco' and it immediately goes into coasting, then if you switch back to 'Comfort' or 'Normal', without touching anything else, it will stay coasting until you depress the brake or touch the DSG. Yes, it is fairly distracting, but as I mentioned, it was a long (boring) drive ... 🙃 Strange logic. I am wondering to disable it next week I have again another long one, and see if the driving results are more pleasant when driving in a 'conventional' manner...

This is correct and I've noticed and used it like that, say you are coasting but the speed increases a bit too much, tap on the brakes, gearbox comes back in, then it continues with the coasting... what I was trying to say is that, I hope some future of the system will be able to recognize a 'light tap' from a 'braking exercise' using speed differential to assess if to remain in coasting even with brakes depressed, or re-engage the gearbox, and I believe it will be so, someday. One thing also related to this, I've noticed the re-engagement of the coasting is right away in Eco, but not so in Comfort, so sometimes you wish to use Eco for the coasting, Sport for the DSG, Comfort for the DCC ... must play with the Individual setting

I am out for work and on a long journey (again, loving it) and on the long hilly sections without much traffic I had the chance to play at length with the controls to understand better the coasting ... The FL model will 'coast' in Eco, Comfort or Normal, will not do in Sport. The difference is the triggering, in Eco it is very aggressive, it takes very little slope or "no-load" on the engine to switch to coasting, whereas in Comfort or Normal is more relaxed (even more in Normal) to make it happen. When reapplying gas and then releasing, again in Eco jumps nearly immediately to coasting, where in the other two modes will be less engaging. You have to release the gas lightly to engage it in Normal and Comfort (very light Normal!), wheres in Eco goes in coasting regardless of how you loose the skinny pedal. This explains why driving "normally" in Normal you rarely see it .... Sometimes, when you enter a section fitting for coasting, but the car delays/lingers going into it, it can be coaxed by a light tap on the gas. Do not ask me the logic behind it, but I've done several times and it works almost every time, also in Normal/Comfort. All this works also regardless of whether the DSG (not the car mode) is in D or S mode. I have not seen any magical improvement in the fuel economy, of course 😝 I would not expect much anyway, as I guess while idling there is a minimum of running, as opposed to the cut-off when the gearbox is "slowing" the car ... true, a FSI on idle must be very economical, but... Nevertheless it is an interesting feature, I was looking forward to coast as much as I could to learn to work with it, and around it. I still would prefer to be able to tap the brakes/brake without deactivating it (I am not a brake lover, rather use the drivetrain to slow down the vehicle, that's how I got used to drive). Obviously ACC cannot be used, but it could if brake usage was allowed with coasting. Will post elsewhere other interesting considerations about long-hauling on the 280 😊

Same here, I find particularly useful the early re-start when the car ahead moves away, or you touch the wheel, and this means you are faster ready to move. However it is true I drive mostly long distances, and thus I manually disabled it as I do not like a turbocharged engine cutting off without a suitable cool-down cycle ... I am actually surprised with all the hi-tech wizardy, the nerds that set up most of the "smart systems" they have not inserted a logic to prevent auto-start and shut-off in such conditions ...

Might be going bit off-topic, and I do not really need (never got so many, pity), but how does the law considers fitting a 4ppl-seat in a 3ppl-seat? And you would be in exceed of the registration documents if seating 2 in the front and 4 in the rear. Or this does not matter in UK or other places?

Well, there is nothing wrong in looking at a reasonable compromise in fuel consumption for "brisk" performance, I'd say. I've used mine mostly in long runs (at least 200km), so cannot say urban MPG, but my best was 36.7, my worst 31.4. Average is on 34.9. Now, if I could keep my foot lighter .... ☺️ For comparison, my S6 Plus (which I am tidying it up for sale, cannot keep all), 4.2 326bhp, on similar circumstances, would do 16/17 MPG. So yes, there is a good tradeoff, I'd say 😊

Actually this is an interesting question ... because sometimes I am "waiting" coasting to come, but it does not. And sometimes when I cut it 'short', it does not resume when I would want to ... which makes me wonder ... is any technical literature available from Skoda describing systems' operation in detail? As an example, over the years (many) I came to appreciate the quality and precision of the Land-Rover technical information. For every vehicle I've possessed (yeah I am caught and drawn to the Green Oval from the times it was actually Black ☺️), systems are described with inputs, outputs, triggers and logic of operation ... marvelous. Even esoteric ones, like my current P38's EAS 😝

Welcome from fairly close! It is not bad you like to play with the car, but make sure woman is nowhere near it to discover it ... 🤪

Welcome! Nice ride, always thought jap models such as yours are vastly underrated, in Europe at least. 😉

Welcome!

Welcome! Approaching 50 I am familiar with the feeling to want to spend more time "in" the car than "under" it! Hope it will! 😀

I like the feature, unfortunately shortly after 'coasting' I have to keep the speed in check and this disables it ... pity. I'd like the system to react differently. I do as above indicated but numbskull ... paddle down or gear lever, or brakes. I'd like coasting to be unaffected if I control speed by braking, but to 'stand down' if I use gear/paddle, this way showing I intend to resume manual control. This way I could also manage when I want to prolong coasting ... Who knows, maybe future versions will allow for this to be setup in a more personalized manner and a more seamless integration. Right now for example I love that I can go 'manual' (say forcing a downshift to keep RPMs up) and shortly after DSG resumes auto. Brilliant! 😊

I guess it depends where you live, here where I am is very dirty, a filter rarely lasts more than an year or a few thousand kilometers. I usually taken them out regularly and dust them with the compressor, but I am replacing them shorter than what you say. Keeping such intervals is unthinkable at my latitudes 🙄

How many kms since last change, for comparison? I have to do this job as well. ...

This FL is starting to suck ... they took away the pleasure of playing! 🤪

Well, you can always swap sides and have them all in 'bronze' ... and then bin them! 😁

Interesting topic. Greece is a wonderful place, and Greeks are wonderful people, but are worth little when we get into car territory. No sense to diss the crowd, but are far down in the list, and no sense to feel disrespected by one of them, much less talking about cars. Wanting to tinker about your own car does not mean you would change it for something "better" if you could, same as we mod our cars others mod them as well. One competitor to the 280 I;ve long considered was the E63 (S212), which has many things you would want to mod a Superb "already done". But curiously, AMG forums are again full of people going for sport(ier) exhausts, even lowered setups, etc. It like a disease we cannot get rid of 🤪😝 Money no object, I would change it for NO other car. Too much money I've wasted on fancy cars. Keep me on earth now. I fancy to get in the garage a 2cv and an old SIIA or SIII and swap them to potter around happily and unworried. And leave the money problems to someone else ... ☺️

Nice to know ... I've had this problem many years ago, in my heavy bling years, and I thought it was something I was doing wrong, either tightening too much or cross-threading the stems. And I remember the caps came with a little "wrench" ... 🤪 With hindsight, I was lucky as few weeks after I got all four caps stolen in a public parking lot. I was going to buy them again, but I remember a friend told me "you know what? since they shine, they get attracted to them like the poor indians were attracted to barter mirrors and glitter for valuable and useful items" Right he was, I got the plastic ugly ones since, I got maybe 2-3 stolen in 25 years ... Now I got the same friend in Whatsapp will remind him of that time 😝

Well, this was a TDI and I did notice it would keep, as you say, the higher gears for long. On the way going on my journey (it was early and we had time and all the nice things) it was just a D thing, on the return leg we made a mountain pass, very little traffic, and I was "chasing" (literally! 😁) my colleague that went to pick up a Tesla suv do not know what, so it was S all the time. I've noticed that if the keeping in the higher gear bothers (say it stays in 5th or 6th instead of 7th), a quick flick back to D solves the problem. And another back to S when needed ... hope the selector like that! 😊