numskull

I’d go for it then.

Personally, I’d wait. You need a list of must haves and try to stick to it. Is this around the maximum budget you have? I recognise that pre-owned vehicles have appreciated since I bought the 280 L&K in 2020. And of course, insurance premiums have practically doubled since then, yet settlements have remained stubbornly low. Odd that. I knew what I wanted. It had to be an L&K and it had to be a 280. I was lucky. I “knew” the first 280 owner from Briskoda, it was 4 years old with 20k, FSSH, huge amount of extras and with 13 months Skoda warranty remaining, I had all that it for £19k from a really great independent. I still love it and am still amazed by its performance. So every day, I just keep my fingers crossed neither I nor another idiot come into contact. The reason is, apart from potentially injury or death, I’ll have zero chance of getting a like-for-like replacement, let alone one that comes even close to mine in terms or mileage or spec, and to cap it all, they’ll probably offer a £6k settlement. That’s why when, hopefully, it hits 60k, I’ll be garaging it and keeping it for dry weekends. I think this is going to be a classic.

Is this just the accelerator pedal?

IMHO, I think it’s about £2k too much, especially as you have a £1k of work due now.

So the connection to the sub, or the sub itself is different in earlier cars?

That appears to be identical to the Ali CN one I installed last week.

Sorry? The was achieved just by reversing the polarity of the sub?

Worth a try. It was a bit disconcerting, having the seat suddenly move but it saved me pointlessly spending anywhere from £80 to £300 (oh yes; on eBay one CAN spend more for a used part than for new!) for a replacement module so for that I’m very grateful!

It does.

Mine does, but I do a LOT of very short journeys. Mind you, only around a 1/4 ltr. in 2/3k.

Yep, you know this to be true, Lee!

Since I moved to an excellent Indy, it’s had Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 which meets VW 502 00.

Washed the 280 for the first time in a couple of months. Bloody Sahara dust. It’d stopped beading so it needed a new coating of ceramic wax. I use Turtle Wax Ceramic. I also replaced the air quality sensor with a Chinese “copy” (are they, or are they actually pattern parts?) unit I bought from Ali two or three years ago, as I knew it’d fail at some point. I think it was £13, maybe less. Anyway it works perfectly.

So, an update. On Tuesday afternoon I was going to change the air quality sensor so, as I always do when changing something, I disconnected the battery. Unfortunately, I ran out of time, so I left the battery disconnected overnight. I replaced the sensor and reconnected the battery in the morning and cleared the normal illuminations on the dash. After about 15 mins of driving, I heard the confirmation “bong” for something and my seat then moved to my saved driving position. No idea if the battery disconnection reset the seat module, especially as it’s probably not a permanent live unit. Still, it’s up-and-running again so that’s a ridiculous sum saved for a new or used module and a contortionist job avoided to replace it!

Cheers JS 👍🏻

Unfortunately, I don’t but thanks for the offer. 🙏

Nope, I want to get the memory seat working again, specifically for easy entry as that helps a bit with my back. Tried the usuals but no luck so I’m guessing it’s busted.

Would someone be able to confirm if I need a specific part number for the seat memory unit or will they all work? (Once linked to the car I suspect?). And if someone could pet me know where is the unit located, that too would be great.

Created a specific post…

The seat memory unit has gone kaput in the last couple of days… more bloody expense.

Always used 97/99 or an octane booster when E10 was the only available product. 95% it’s Tesco Momentum.

Me too; it wasn’t! I knew the unit was OK as it completed the arc when I turned the wiper off and on again, so a dirty contact causing it to loose power was my thought. Good idea on removing the arm and leaving it on. 👏🏻

Bought mine for £3.99 of eBay. Perfect fit and it’s exactly the same as the AA branded one at £29.99 (or there abouts!)…

I had the same issue, except it was down on the left. It drove me absolutely insane for months and I spent a small fortune on alignment, realignment and re-realignment. I then inadvertently swapped the two fronts after removing them to clean them properly and it disappeared. This is no guarantee it’ll work for anyone else but it did for me.

Yes, I have. I had exactly the same issue, starting a few ago, except it managed to get 3/4 of the way through the arc. Bloody annoying. I fixed it by raising the blade, switched on the ignition and left it running for an hour whilst I washed the wheels. Yeah, I know, but they were filthy! I think the contacts in the motor had become contaminated/dirty given lack of use and running it for a decent period did the trick. Worth a try anyway.