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They don’t need much really. Regular oil and filter changes pollen, air and fuel filters at regular intervals, earlier than recommended some times. brake fluid every 2 years. Cambelt kit as per manufacturer interval for your engine. fan belt perhaps if never been replaced in your ownership?

You will also likely get a spark from the red terminal when touching the battery post/terminal, makes me jump everytime. So make it quick action to drop the connection onto the battery post.

I always found it easier from the sender under the rear seat when our Golf Mk5 was written off. Engine bay also an option fuel filter area or pipe coming from fuel tank. Using a manual siphon pump. You don’t mind leaving it not working when car is to be taken away. Depends if your car is still a runner how much damage to pipes and fuel lines you can do. Important petrol especially is very dangerous and fumes can be ignited by a spark proceed with caution. Diesel not as bad but still be careful.

What a great topic. Admins should pin this one to Octavia and Superb forums. I have broken mine, car is 17 years old on my 05 Octy. I just push it through from the boot as there is a way to open it from the other side also.

The wheel nut covers has been common on VAG cars for quite a few years. I believe people say caused by hand car washes. Some people have managed to clean up or buy cheap replacements. Was a thread in a forum recently where someone used some clear lacquer of sorts to prevent it happening again. Given how new the car is you could complain to the supplying dealer.

Not sure I can help with heating issues, but a fluctuating needle on a DSG is down to the DSG stat nearly all the time. Do a search on here.

The general consensus on here on some threads. 17” was a good compromise between the factory 16-19 available options. Maybe from looks and costs.

I had to look back at my notes steels are ET45 7J or 7.5j on Superb my Octy wheels are ET50 6.5J both the same 16” tyres

I just went with black steel 205/55/16 Tyres given the low use the tyres have stayed on for a few years. I tried a set of 05 Octavia Vega 16” alloys they don’t look right. Might be because the offset difference. That stuff always confuses me ET45 vs ET50 I think.

Try some of these threads and start with the drivers door loom. If you search it’s happened to loads on this forum.

This is the mark 2 area of the forum. there are mk2 ones also available as below https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-LH-RH-for-Skoda-Superb-2010-2015-2-0TDI-Electric-Tailgate-Strut-3T9827851A-/184890662747?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Those are for 3V not 3T. Are they backwards compatible?

Pretty sure taxi drivers buy those bespoke leather seat covers for cabs @DEL80Y?

Sometimes it’s a bulb on its way out. Process of elimination swap out one by one or ignore until one actually goes ?

You have a 1.9 BKC engined Octy it will go on for miles. Hardly any depreciation at its age now. So yes you are seeing the £s being spent. The replacement would be losing about 1k a year in normal climates, current car prices aside. Should be a keeper. My 1.9 2005 BKC on 255k. Best car I have owned for the money at 4 years old to me. Served me well. Rust is the only thing letting it down really had a motorway life in all weathers

Annually or 10k you can’t go wrong. Have the service computer amended at the service to that schedule.

I only lost about a cup of coolant when changed the stat. In any case I have a bottle of the appropriate g12/g13 pink stuff whatever is compatible. Hopefully someone will be along shortly to confirm. You can top up with water also as the coolant is mixed with water when replaced ie when you have a cambelt/water pump change .

For my 170 2011 CFGB OE part number I bought the MAHLE one for about £25 from Autodoc. With all things brexit this is likely not to be the case. eBay has loads come back from this part number including Mahle 1K0 121 113 A

old post for you

It’s the DSG stat most likely had it myself and so have loads of others. Easy to replace and cheap. Do a search part numbers and instructions are on this forum.

A thread link

There are plenty of people who have had the same issue on here 1. repair solder extend 2. replace whole loom 3. use the repair plug kit with short wires from eBay to replace the whole loom from multiplug to inside the door. Please do a search some of the threads were recent. Mine was replaced within the last few years by the dealer. Started with maxidot not seeing the door open or closed. The door locks stopped drivers and passenger followed by some of the windows inoperable. Hope you manage to sort it

Can’t you just push the wires in with your fingers saves unclipping and associated damage.

Heated screen should work as you have one. The issue might be it’s too slow I find mine takes an ages on frosty mornings to clear the screen.