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It's a standard pasrt across the VW range. IIRC I get mine from www.skoda-parts.com for a few pounds, genuine. Mine seem to block up every few months. Useless.

Our 2011 A3 had extremely heavy steering, whereas my 2016 Leon was very light. It's nothing like the new stuff, though. Don't complain!

Your bio says you have a 2024 Superb. It's nothing like a 280, is it? Someone on here is keen to get his Gen6 Haldex fiddled with... @travs

That isn't torque steer. Torque steer is when I launched my 350bhp vRS and it scrabbles around from left to right as the LSD works out what to do with the power. You don't get torque steer in a 1.5 Karoq accelerating like @Karykoff did. Not in my opinion or experience anyway. Torque steer is due to drivetrain physics - different driveshaft lengths, setups, geometry, etc. I doubt any of those are an issue in a 2025 car. Out of curiosity, have you had an alignment/geometry check done?

Completely, but that Golf DID open a whole new world up for me. I used to reverse down the side of the house to park in the garden turned driveway. It was a student house. The driveway in question was about 3 inches wider than the car, which was great fun at night. I used to put all my fogs on, and hazards. Not the best experience at 1am when the council had turned the street lighting off to save money, but at least it taught me to park properly!

It’s not important when buying, but just something to make a note of for sorting in the near future. As with any newer car, the main point of failure, beyond consumables, are all the plastics in the engine bay (water pump being a good one). You should be able to get an idea of how well the car has been cared for just by the condition of stuff the dealer wouldn’t touch (brake discs, engine bay cleanliness, etc)

It'll be just as reliable (more so, IIRC) but make sure the Haldex and DSG have been serviced at the right times. Otherwise, walk away.

The only decent reversing light I've had was in a 2021 Golf. The Octavia isn't bad - it's better than my Leon, but a candle was better than that car tbh.

Agreed. If you don't know what you're looking at, I would avoid. If you do, then there is no reason not to proceed with some caution. I've bought some bits on there that I wasn't able to source elsewhere, and I've sold many things on there (genuine calipers, etc). Drop www.skoda-parts.com an email. They are extremely helpful, prompt and quick.

I know the part - if it doesn't say on it, I'm not sure. Sometimes there aren't part numbers on things because they aren't available seperately.

As above, order directly from the OBD11 website when there is a sale on, or Amazon when there isn't. Be careful with the one click apps - make sure you know what they are adapting before you do it. I actually don't mind the Soundaktor, although I had mine replaced by Skoda when I bought the car. I can't comment on the Mk4. Reversing light can't really be sorted - I wouldn't mess around with the LED units.

Find a good VAG indie and stick with them. Even if you're within warranty, having a car serviced outside of the dealer group makes no difference. They'll deny your claim in the same way, after you've paid your inspection fee and been told there is no courtesy car available. I wouldn't trust a main dealer service department as far as I could throw them - and I have pretty extensive experience with Ford, SEAT and now Skoda. Even BMW have been rubbish - and don't get me started on BMW Motorrad. The only decent service department has been Porsche, but that's practically irrelevant (it was also limited experience with a recall too). My chosen VAG garage can do everything a main dealer can do, and more. Do you really think Skoda, VW, BMW or anyone else wants to sell you a service plan to help you out as the customer? What sort of business model is that? They want to keep you trapped into paying endless inspection fees, and £170 for an oil change and cabin filter. Most of the time they don't even do a good/honest/proper job - or at least the ones I've been to don't.

I wouldn't bother with the VW compressor - I picked one up at Halfords that works fine. Same with the tyre sealant. In response to your previous comment - I don't have a jack in the car! I think I do have a scissor jack floating around somehwere, but I just use a trolley jack when required. I have no spare wheel, so I don't see the point in carrying a jack. IIRC, some canned water takes its place.

Try the Mk4 forum - there's usually more traffic there.

If you're replacing the grille frame this can be done from the top of the bumper. If it's the actual grille, then you'll need to remove the bumper. I'm not sure how you'll fare getting it back on. Some of the clips need a bit of force.

The photo is pretty poor. I think it may be 3C0857145. Give your local parts department a ring, or drop an email to skoda-parts.com

The only place worth going to. https://www.skoda-parts.com/catalog/superb-3/spare-parts/accessories/foot-mats-770.html

OE, Bosch or NGK. The part number for OE should be 06Q905601A. These are VW stamped but made by NGK. I use genuine OE from www.skoda-parts.com They’re not much more expensive than OEM NGK here.

We have an 2022 Ibiza FR 1.0 as a runaround - really good little car. That said, we also have several other cars - if it was the only one, I’d probably look at a Golf sized car. The Ibiza is perfectly useable for rear passengers, but while I’m 6 1”, my parents are 5 4”. Similarly, while very good, the boot isn’t quite as good as the A3 it replaced. That being said, as a driver/front passenger, aside from the cheaper materials, it’s a really good little car. Sure, it’s not my vRS or the BMW, but it’s absolutely brilliant. It’s done one or two motorway runs when my car has been incapacitated, and I was pleasantly surprised. My only question would be around a loaded Scala with the 1.0 - the Ibiza does really well but I remember my first car, a 2013 1.0 110ps Focus, being a bit laborious to drive sometimes. If it has ACT/CoD, I’d look at the 1.5 Scala… my 1.4 ACT Leon FR was amazing on fuel.

I saw one of these near me. It’s not something I’d own, but like the new Peugeot and Citroen models - they look good…

You misspelled E46 M3. The B7 can be expensive to run… a B5 is maybe more sensible, unless you can magic up a B6!

A DMF is best utilised in high torque and diesel engines. It’s also used on smaller engines that have increased vibration due to a) being stop start b) having some sort of ACT/CoD and c) being an unbalanced three cylinder.

No idea why the manual says this - bit of a waste of time. Just boot it a few times, and it'll do what needs to be done. I can tell when my vRS regens. It'll be, as @Warrior193 has said, on a closed throttle overrun. In other words, shortly after I've put my foot down, I'll come off the gas (usually on a slip road or the like) and the car will hold the high revs for a few seconds. That's what the manual is trying to get you to do - high rpm (S mode) and overrun (lifting off). FWIW, a GPF is totally different to a DPF. A DPF needs the high temperatures of constant driving to remain clear. With the exhaust being hotter and higher velocity, petrol cars don't need to be taken specially for a regen drive. It's just not needed. Certainly, a GPF has nothing to do with shaking in limp mode (it would also tell you if the limp mode is to do with the emissions system).

I’m reasonably sure the TDI vRS uses the same box as a GTD of that era - a single plate clutch MQ350. It’s a dry clutch - I’m not sure of anything modern and manual that uses a wet clutch, besides bikes. I’m also 99% sure the CUNA has as DMF.

It looks to be a knock-off Autel style unit. FWIW, OBD11 is very good, but it's not on the same level as VCDS.