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I'm in the same position, Company Car Tax is a joke, another way to penalise the working public. I have a '65 Octavia vRS Estate, Pano, Leather, Black Pack that is due back in November. I also need to fit 3 kids and a dog in. I had a Passat GTE for the weekend which I took to London, which I really liked, can you order one, no! BMW 330e are a bit pricey, no touring (not much bigger than the saloon tbh) Some good 530e deals no touring version. Volvo V60 no hybrid models available yet. No useful mid range from Audi with low BIK, Mercedes have some low BIK models but the monthly rental is expensive. I'm even toying with getting a Double Cab Pickup, but I hate them with a passion, that loophole should have been closed years ago. I like the vRS, just want a change.

We had a '15 A4 Avant Quattro black edition and had a strange noise coming from the back end turned out to be the tyres sawtoothing, changed the tyres noise was gone.

I've had the Columbus do it previously in my Mk2 and my Mk3 but only in cold weather. Mine is going in for the start stop warning on Tuesday and my traction control that now has a fit eavery now and again on a slight bend with hardly any throttle. Not sure if the tyre fitters have broken something when they changed the tyres :(

I've got them on mine, do you find you end up getting all manner of stuff caught between the mud-flap and the wing

Mine are leaking fluid excessively and are getting changed this week (12k) The A4's don't seem to use the same struts

And just when you get ready to ring the dealer ........ it closes

I've had it when I have gone to close it and stays tilted or when you use the fob to close and the tilt closes then opens. Seems hit and miss will mention it when it goes in for its power boot struts replaced.

Give a thought to SWMBO who is squeezed between 2 child seats in the Octavia VRS Estate. She says we need to get a Kodiaq next.

What is the part number for the boor mat?

I reckon its the S pipe under the inlet manifold? Any takers??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSxH383oFhc

SWMBO was driving back from North Wales about a hour of a trip on the motorway everything was fine when she cam off and was sat in traffic is started making a strange kazoo type noise. She pulled over and called me, when I got there about 10 mins later she started it up and it did it again, it didn't rise with the revs however if you turned the blowers on and off there seemed to be a change in its pitch. It seemed to be right down in the engine or underneath, difficult to tell. It threw the following code 16486 - 163 KWP1281 which is to do with the MAF as it was running bit rough. (New MAF probably about 10k ago) She then drove it to for 5 - 10 mins to where I had a code reader and on the way it stopped doing it. Any ideas I was thinking the secondary air pump but the car had been driving a while and it sounded like a kazoo not a hoover. Thanks, Ste It seemed to be right down in the engine or underneath, difficult to tell.

I've got the rear camera and the main problem is it being exposed all the time so you get rain spots and dirt hindering your view. The C250 had a little flap it hid behind and kept it clean. Still handy though might try some hydrophobic spray on the lens or something see if that helps.

2 more sleeps! :clap: Delivery booked for Thursday!

Ordered 11th August now at UK Port awaiting call off. Octavia VRS 2.0TDI Corrida Red Black Pack, 19" Wheels & Sunset Glass Leather Heated Seats Spare Wheel Columbus Panoramic Sunroof Rear Camera Power Boot Docs due next week, private plate ready to go on I have to wait until the beginning of December for the C250 to get taken back. Yes I'm sending back a Mercedes C250 AMG Line for a Skoda...........and can't wait. :p