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PetrolDave

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  1. Conspiracy alert! Has Hamilton really tested positive or is he just making a point about not wanting to drive in a country that he has said has a bad civil rights issue?
  2. What I've been doing since the start of Lockdown 1 in March.
  3. Can you get XL rated tyres for your Yeti? Or maybe tyres intended for SUVs in the correct size for your Yeti? They are usually built with a tougher constructions than tyres intended for cars.
  4. Y is the speed rating, i.e. 186mph - simples!
  5. That's the F1 Autocentre showing the Load Rating combined with the Speed Rating. Load Ratings The clue is it says 92Y XL - which means the tyre has a Y speed rating (186mph/300km/h) and a 92 XL load rating (630kg, higher than a non-XL version of the same tyre due to stiffer sidewalls).
  6. Shy - we're still in National Lockdown until December 2nd, which according to gov.uk means: So enjoy your birthday celebration but admitting on a public forum that you're breaking the lockdown restrictions isn't a particularly bright thing to do?
  7. There's a simple table of what the tyre speed rating letters mean here.
  8. I've had 2 NIPs (one in 2003 and one in 2008) both of which arrived in time so I had to just accept the punishment. First one was 3 points and a fine PLUS a speeding awareness course (I was in potential 6 point territory), the second was just 3 points and a fine.
  9. WOW! That's a 56% to 80% price increase for the 150kW chargers.
  10. I don't think you'll get very far as Skoda clearly quote that the up to 55km is in the WLTP cycle and not in the real world.
  11. Golf 8 deliveries were delayed several months after the press release to enable VW to sort out "software problems" - it sounds like they didn't delay long enough? Worst Golf launch ever?
  12. I'm still on the original battery after over 5 years, start/stop left active.
  13. Manufacturers have to meet strict corporate average emissions and fuel consumption targets or face large fines so for them substance is more important than style.
  14. PetrolDave replied to Monkhai's topic in The Technology Shed
    Contention ratio is the term used to for the number of users that are currently sharing data capacity. If you have a lower contention ratio you will get faster broadband. For example, a contention ratio of 75:1 means that 75 broadband users are currently sharing the same bandwidth. What is contention ratio?
  15. But with newer vehicles eventually going to all EVs the market for petrol & diesel will virtually disappear so filling stations as we know them will also disappear meaning that owners of classic vehicles will need to find some other place to purchase fossil fuels - probably at a much higher price. To me the crazy thing is we'll still be needing lubricants for EVs (grease and lubricating oil for bearings etc.) so we'll likely still be digging up fossil fuels which means the refineries will have to find something to do with the then unwanted fractions that are currently sold as petrol, diesel, heating oil etc. I know they can adjust the cracking process to reduce those fractions, but they can't eliminate them totally - so will those fractions then just be flared off, causing something new for the eco-warriors to complain about?
  16. Sounds like you might need something like this USB to 12V Step-Up Converter
  17. Petrol & diesel prices at the independent garage near where I leave are typically 9p per litre more than the supermarkets in both of the nearest towns, so anyone who shops/works in those towns buys fuel there not locally.
  18. As a start 5E0 = Octavia 3. The rest of the part number tells what it is and version, there are experts on here such as @SashaGraceand @pab567who can answer what infotainment systems and versions that will work with - wait for them to come along and you'll get the answers you need.
  19. I would say it is a very safe bet that the "normal" wing mirrors won't have the motors needed to fold them.
  20. First thing to check is that the DAB antenna lead is securely plugged into the main unit - which is the one in the glovebox (the screen in the centre console is just a screen).
  21. Welcome, and ask away - preferably in the Octavia III forum where other owners of the same Octavia spend most of their time.
  22. Whoever at SEAT answered the question doesn't have a clue - yes EVs and hybrids use Lithium Ion batteries (for the propulsion batteries) but ICE and hybrids use Lead acid batteries (for the non-propulsion batteries).
  23. Just because it can be done on an 8K Audi A4 doesn't mean it can be done on a Skoda Octavia - the Audi has MMI but the Octavia has MIB infotainment systems.

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