jzc008

I've got an ASR OFF button on mine but when I press it there is no indication that it's done anything i.e. no lights go on or off on either the buton or the instruments.

I worked out how to do it when I first got the car but turned it off as I was always exceeding it (but only by a little)

Can I have some too as I live there

There have been other threads where this has been discussed, I'm hoping that when the tyres are changed there will be an improvement. I've got Goodyear Eagle NCT5's but I don't know how they comapare with others though.

Nor my Elegance, or not that I've noticed and I think I would have. Maybe the L&K's are graced with it.

I don't think the waterpump should need replacing at 34,000 miles but maybe others with experience of what happens if it fails may know better. I fo think that £669 seems to be a lot for a service, what else are they doing for this other than the normal checks and oil change ?

I suggest you read this : http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/leather/162032/

If you haven't got it on your new1.4 TSI then it could be just another example of Skoda UK not being very good at getting the details correct in the brochure. I wouldn't be too concerned, whilst it may be a nice feature, I think most people have been driving long enough to know when to change gear by themselves without being distracted by the maxidot to tell them.

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My wife's Polo recently needed a replacment wing mirror and the glass just unclipped from a round plastic moulding behind it. I also saw a BMW without the glass in the mirror and it appeared to be the same. I presume it's similar in the Octavia too and there were two wires which just clipped on to connectors. If you can get the glass off then you should be able to check there is power going to it with a meter and also if the heating element in the glass isn't open circuit.

In the VW Golf brochure it states that "Some parts of leather interior will contain artificial leather" but it doesn't mention this in the Octavia brochure (or at least not in the July 2009 one).

If there's a clause in the contract which means that they will never pay any claim then the contract should be declared void and they should refund any premiums paid otherwise they are getting payment without providing anything for it.

Just to clarify, not originally posted by jzc008 but by simbo99

As I see it VW have set a precedent and it should apply to the whole VW group.

I don't know whether this is because the glass is (supposed to be) too hot to touch or whether it's because the mirror can get stained with heated fingerprints.