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The Wind Turbines all around Scotland & also are up in Beauty Spots and so are Pylons like from Beauly to the South and East. (within 1 mile of the Fasned planned site) Many turbines paid to not generate or not to provide electricity to that region. Not enough Battery Storage to take the energy or Hydrogen production plants. The Sub Stations are being blocked in planning and some are started to be built but not being allowed to be extended and are not up and running. NIMBY,s.

The Wheels and Tyres are 'Unsprung weight'. How much lighter will the narrower tyres be? It will depend on what is fitted, type, tread depth, reinforced sidewalls or not. Plenty have changed to that size, maybe for Winter Tyres. Lots of threads on this forum.

2017, a wish and a bl00dy dream... Nothing but delay and bluster and money available and not spent wisely if even spent on equipment. Plenty spent on Professional Fees and Meetings and planning and contracts. Not on actual equipment and where there is chargers they are 50 kW max and not fit for purpose within a decade.

I am watching this with interest to see just how long this takes to get opened. It will be one of Scotlands most important charging places on the totally hopeless 'Electric A9 Highway' as far as Ultra Rapid charging. Within sight of the many many wind turbines just north of this. & next to the Upgraded Pylons & Transmission route North South. As to this article. Not a MOTORWAY as is obvious by the name A9 not M9.

If they have the alternative solutions then great. Sadly this is the UK and sadly very little if anything is built on time to the budget and fit for purpose and if it is that does not mean there is a competent Local Authority making sure that the rest of the infrastructure is in place. The Future looks bright, but sadly because it is the UK it keeps being in the future............. Flight delays today. Disruption with Air Flight Control. National Air Traffic Services (Nats) Prestwick Centre. That is Air, Rail, Water & Electricity that is pretty crap in the UK, and roads and deliveries dependent on HGV charging for EV,s will be just the same old same old.

The National Grid in England will not be fit for purpose for many a year. And the Transmission Lines due to be passing the New Hub in Forfar on their way south are struggling to get planning approval as are the Sub Stations along the way north and south. Kintore and Tealing. Local Solar and Wind and Battery Storage is a necessity. It is a POSTCODE Lottery, location location location. Just imagine that while these projects and already built facilities struggle to get the required electricity new MEGA / HYPER SCALE DATA CENTRES are built in the region.

Purpose built HGV Charging hubs might well have the appropriate local Battery Storage & not National Grid supplies. You would damn well hope when Developing Low Carbon Hubs. BUT, this marvellous planned hub is only 100 yards from where there is 4 Unreliable Angus Council 50 kW chargers & 6 7 kW AC with 2 out of order for months and 4 22 kW ports that seldom even give 11 kW even with just one car plugged in.

@Awesam Yes it is a DQ200 DSG.

@munnst AI very often has the answers that they give from Briskoda threads and posts and many no matter which question you ask will be from posts / links by me under whatever name i used over the post 14 years or so. I can guarantee that i have read every thread & post on this forum ever made about DSG,s. Maybe even know better what the discussion was on the subject better than AI. It is still learning and gets things very wrong quite often.

& often in Scotland 50 kW max chargers might give only 26kW and be at Local Council provided chargers with a max 40 minutes allowed or 60 minutes max chearging time.

Is the recommended spec for that TDI from that year not VW 508 00 / 509 00,. so 0w 20 FS IV but actually 0w 30 FS III, which is as they were before that year. VW 504 00 / 507 00, but just not as it was & 5w 30 FSIII

Exactly. Speed down at 5 or 6 mph and not dropped to 1st . It has not come to a halt. There are 7 gears, all can be used by 50 mph. But shifter to D or S at a stop selects 1st . Stopped and use manual you can not select 2 M

Is the Skoda CZ or Skoda Israel rather than just staff at a Dealership!

Have you asked a Skoda Dealership in Israel for the cost of new replacement parts? If the new ones faded because of Climate / Environment are new ones not just going to go the same way? A Skoda Fundamental Design, Engineering, manufacturing, material fault and a product not suitable for your region. TELL THEM!.

As far a cracking / leaking & also the accumulator cracking. 2017 there was a Service Campaign started on 2013-2016 DQ200,s., 3 times recalled in Australia. (There are repair kits and upgrades, but not from VW. ) This was '34H5' a software update. This is nothing to do with '34F7' 2009-2012 Changed synthetic to mineral oil and a software update. Millions recalled globally but only a service campaign in the EU / Europe. IMPORTANT. No point comparing issues. 2009-2012, or 2013-2015/16 with the DQ200,s built 2015 on and the issues. Then the 1.5TSI Kangerooing issue up to 2019/20 was Manual or DSG, and there were Updates. Maybe more hidden with a DSG. Later Stop / Start , cutting out issues and another Kettle of Fish, or Can of Worms. As to this link... There were Clutch Upgrades and software updates. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/439395-the-story-of-the-famous-dq200-clutch-slip

@thamestrader A DQ200 DSG should not start of in 2nd regardless of fitted to a TSI or TDI from 70 ps - 192 ps. There is a small filter in the MCU, but that needs to be off and opened to change it. @munnst Who is it that advises changing the MCU oil at 40,000 miles? Can you link something to this affect? There is so many Chinese Whispers stuff regarding this online. If changing the Oil change both oils, if you know what you are doing. IMO. Cleaning out the stoor in beside the clutches is more important as far as i am concerned.

Only doing 7,000 miles a year is the very reason to change from how they leave the factory on variable / flexible servicing and go to fixed / annual oil and filter changed and an inspection Annually unless doing regular checks yourself. As advised by VW group / Skoda.

I thought they were not building in the USA in 2026 until dealerships clear stock.

The British Gas, Open Reach or Water vehicles are regularly sitting charging around this way so either the worker on a break / lunch or just sitting being paid while charging happening.

Loads of works vans about now, contractors for Councils housing repairs using them. Lots of utility companies as well.

I would like to know how many hours were spent plugged in for 300 charge cycles with them averaging 207 miles per charge cycle. Also what the average speed was from the time driving.

@Lar Only 2,000 miles, but over 4 years, maybe the low miles mean your pads do lots of cleaning off surface rust on the discs. Or you just use the brakes lots.

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@Nipa Does switching on the Fog light as you reverse into your drive help any? As to fogged windows & mirrors, time to get your glass well cleaned, FoG X, Rain X , or Clear Vue etc on the glass and Damp traps in the car. Cut down on the danger anyplace not just reversing into your drive. Maybe clean the glass before driving or reversing. PS putting some Solar lighting in your drive might be 'Simply Clever'.

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