PetrolDave

I hope you didn't mean 2022 - unless you own a DeLorean time machine?

In the UK & EU E10 means a maximum ethanol content of 10%, so in theory it can be anywhere between 0% and 10%.

It wouldn't solve the need for the paperwork necessary to import the goods into the UK, but it could get round Superskoda not being willing to do the paperwork if the 'entrepreneur' was willing to do the paperwork and charge appropriately of course. Maybe they could do bulk shipments to a UK based warehouse, as I understand it the paperwork and charges are in some part per shipment?

Chinese manufacturer based in Guangzhou who sell direct, via ebay and in Nigeria - wouldn't be my first choice. I have replaced most of the bulbs in my previous (non-Skoda) and my current car with LEDs, but I have used only Philips bulbs - never had a single failure in over 10 years.

VAG - the V8 in the Audi S4 & RS4 (and other vehicles using those engines) all have the timing chain at the back.

That old OBD reader likely isn't compatible with the CAN bus only diagnostics of the Octavia III. If you do fit a new battery then don't forget to code the battery management system so it knows you have fitted a new battery, otherwise it will still assume the old battery is fitted and still be likely to turn off some systems. If the battery is the same capacity and type all you need to do is change one digit in the serial number field.

Who are the suppliers and manufacturers of the LED bulbs? Some of the cheaper ones of Chinese origin are known to lack over voltage protection. Also worth checking the alternator output voltage when charging to make sure you don't have a voltage regulator issue.

Government policy doesn't differentiate between petrol & diesel, from 2030 all new cars have to be hybrids whether petrol or diesel, and from 2035 all new cars have to be electric. And those dates might get brought forward according to some commentators.

Much of the electronics is very voltage sensitive and the battery management system will turn loads off to protect a battery in poor condition. Having said that, if a battery charge doesn't solve the problem then I had a similar set of faults last year on a 2015 Octavia which turned out to be a failed right rear speed sensor - best to get a fault code scan done rather than jump to conclusions.

Report 'hit & run' to Police offering dashcam footage - they have experts who can enhance images. If damage sufficient to want insurance to pay then obviously inform them also.

What we need is an entrepreneur to start up in Northern Ireland acting as an intermediary for shipping, for fee of course.

Usually a white silicone lubricant spray is used, which is much better than WD40 (which is basically a water displacer not a lubricant).

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one - I've had great experience of Tayna over many cars and many years. The price advantage, the difficulty of getting any organisation to honour a warranty and my lack of trust in Halfrauds is just too much for the local vs online factor to overcome (plus I own a HEX-NET2 VCDS cable so coding takes me 5 minutes).

Was the garage a Skoda dealer, an independent specialist or a general garage? Even from a Skoda dealer this sort of product ignorance is sadly not uncommon.

2014 = MIB1 since the MIB 2 only entered production during 2015 (for 2016 MY?). So yes it's a Columbus, but a MIB1.

Correct, CarPlay and Android Auto are SWaP (SoftWare as a Product) which means a code is needed to unlock it, I *think* the code is VIN specific (many are).

I used to use a micro SD card (plus adapter) of over 200GB with around 15,000 MP3 files on a MIB1 Amundsen with no problems. My first guess would be that it's a slow multi-layer memory card causing the problem as if it can read 1 in 20 FLAC files then the file format is probably not the issue - especially as I've had lots of (non-Skoda) problems with those sorts of SD cards.

I've owned an Audi RS4 Avant with full leather for 10 years which just needed basic leather cleaning before sale, and an Octavia III estate with part leather for 6 years which also needed just basic cleaning. Neither were treated with any special care, just used as family workhorses for 'dump runs', DIY store trips etc.

On many country roads there are no white lines for the Lane Assist system to detect and work, so I would say - AND with the Lane Assist systems.

The basic concept is flawed IMHO. The radar just looks straight forward even when you are approaching a bend, so when a car comes round that bend it thinks you're driving straight at that car - which you know you're not as you can see the approaching bend! If they integrated the radar with the GPS and the maps they could make it better...

When I had a MIB1 Amundsen like that I found several genuine Skoda SD cards on eBay (other auction sites are available) for around 10-20% of the cost of a new one. The year doesn't matter buy what you can, then download the latest available from the Skoda portal and update the SD card. BTW Skoda stopped making updates available after 2020 - 5 years after the MIB1 went out of production.

The BMS will still think the old battery is fitted, which won't be helping.

As said this is the Mk3 forum, you would be better posting in the Mk2 forum.

Of my last 3 cars none came with a full size spare. The 1.4TSI Octavia estate came with a steel space saver. The RS4 came with gunk (but I got a space saver spare which had to live in the boot as the 'spare wheel well' was full of battery - no room under the bonnet). The Aygo came with a space saver which soon got replaced with a full size steel spare.

@Gussyfishfood Looks like an admin has moved your post.