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Yep, had something similar happen recently. Was a rear door lock actuator that had failed. All the other doors would lock ok except one so every time the speed went past the limit it would try and lock again. Also meant locking when leaving the car had to be done manually using the child lock. Replaced the door lock mechanism and was fine after that.

I experience the same drop outs with CarPlay at the same sections of roads - it's very consistent. My theory is that there's speed trap radar in place at these road sections that causes the disconnection.

They meant whatever is the cheapest fuel, so likely 91 or e10 depending on the price cycles. Yes that was a typo and should be 95. No link to a fuel leak, just another anecdote. I can't really remember the details but it is more likely a coolant leak. Point was, so far this all seems like a bunch of anecdotes with little evidence available. We seem to have to trust VAG or the AIP (and the rest of the oil industry), all are likely to have a lot of bias and conflicting interests, all with many examples of misleading and lying.

4 friends and a sibling have Skodas, all 2019 or newer. I see dozens every day and many parked in my neighbourhood when I m out walking. I recently did ask all the people I know that have them what fuel they put in and they all go for whatever is cheapest, except for one. The two that had bought new had not been told by their dealer about fuel choice. The one that always went for 9t is the only one out of the lot with engine issues, some sort of leak that has corroded electrical systems and stopped the turbo working. Anyway, these are just anecdotes and not really statistical of anything but I appreciate your comments and I am reconsidering my e10 choice. However, I do like this quote from https://www.goauto.com.au/news/conflicting-claims-about-australian-fuel-quality/2021-11-01/86245.html "Fuels supplied to the Australian market are far better than the regulated standards. For example, the regulated standard for premium unleaded petrol is 50ppm of sulphur and in 2020 the average level of sulphur was 21ppm" Realise this doesn’t address e10. There’s this from The average sulfur in ULP in Melbourne is 60ppm, and in Sydney is 26ppm. o The average sulfur in PULP in Melbourne is 28ppm, and in Sydney is 16ppm. o Almost half of the PULP supplied to Sydney is below 10ppm sulfur.

I only use e10 (Melbourne), have done for years. And I have lots of Skoda driving friends who only use 91 and have never even thought about RONs. No issues at all. Have tried 95 for a 6 months to see if there was any change in efficiency - there was not.