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Interesting that they dropped the standard size from 19” to 18”. But I agree, the Propus Aero wheels are ghastly and impossible to clean the inner rim too, so why don’t you change them for another 18” wheel in the range? However, the performance will be the same as the 19” and the 18” tyres will be quieter due to the deeper sidewall and cheaper to replace too. And it seems you’re not the only one complaining about the Propus wheels on their Skoda… see here.

According to my brother, who was a lightning engineer and designer for 35 years, during which he worked for Thorn, GE and Schneider, that statement is, I’m afraid, a complete myth; they won’t become brighter with use. Additionally, it is a myth than an LED will last for 20,000 hours. It might still “illuminate” (albeit the vast majority of Far Eastern LED’s are cheaply made and poor quality and may last 20% of those hours) but by that time, it will also be 90% less efficient than it was when it was new and is therefore, effectively useless.

No, it didn’t. I have a Racechip XLR trotted controller and the lag has gone, even when it’s set to “Normal”.

Well that is disappointing, to say the least, given Osram claims - 220% more of this, and 5,000 more metres of that! I’ll just hang on to the OE bulbs ‘til they’ve had it, as forking-out £150 for an early zero, to a potentially mediocre improvement, is a daft idea.

Yeah, it does. Interestingly, last week, JR RS explained what SLA is. I was confused, as I’d previously tried to find this abbreviation in the manual without luck, because it’s referred to as Dynamic Light Assist in the printed and online manuals I have.

In my experience, auto braking is a last resort, such as when reversing and it senses a pedestrian or vehicle. I happened the other day as I was reversing from a space in Tesco and an idiot exited a space opposite to my left and turned past the back of the car. It was a BMW driver so naturally he had the right of way. I’ve had the front warning come on several times and it did brake once when I was weaving between cars in a narrow road. I was able to override it immediately by keeping my foot on the accelerator as I wasn’t in any danger of hitting the parked car in front of me.

Yep, they look excellent; thanks JR RS. So it’s definitely a wheels off and arch liners out, to get to the headlights to change the bulbs? If so, I wonder if it’ll be possible to cut flaps - a la Audi - into the liners so their removal would not be required again?

So before I fork-out £150+ for Xenon upgrades to replace the current 7 y/o OE units (which are still fine AFAIK), could anyone who’s made the leap and upgraded, post their experiences and if they’re happy/disappointed/overjoyed etc.? I’m looking at the Osram Xenarc Nightbreaker Gen 2, which seem to be fairly new to market. Thanks in advance everyone 👍🏻

Don’t take any of their bullsh1te. They need to get leak sorted the carpets out and dried asap. As for the “courtesy” (rental) car, if they don’t have one, they can rent one or the Sales, Service or General Manager should give-up their demo car. Jesus, the complete lack of customer service from dealers these days beggar belief and that’s why I’ve dumped using them and have used a great local independent for the past two years.

Me too, as I’m planning to replace the OE units with Osram Xenarc Gen 2.

Ahhh, right.. Thanks, I thought it might be that but wasn’t sure. I’m thinking about replacing the current OE Xenon’s with Osram Xenarc Gen 2, but the fitting seems to be ridiculously difficult, so may leave it til the weather improves.

What do you mean when you say your lights are non sla? But you’re certainly brave; I hope they don’t melt your headlamp housings.

Looks like a trip to a good independent then.

Any white smoke out the back? If not, it’s unlikely to be the turbo. Oil pressure switch failure?

I expect those that will be able to help will ask what model head unit do you have?

I had this happen once a couple of years ago and a window reset seem to’ve cured it. Open all the windows. Pull all four window buttons up and keep them held-up all the way and once closed, continue to hold them up for 10-odd seconds. Keeping the ignition on, then set your mirror positions to the normal driving position and then store that position on all three memory switches. Then start the car, select reverse and position the NS mirror to the park position and store that to position one. Return the car to Park. Turn off the ignition and the NS mirror should now return to the normal driving position. Exit, close and lock the car and the drivers mirror should not move.

Those screen errors would seem to be associated with a wheel sensor, but I don’t think that wouldn’t make the car go into limp.

What he said re the camera. The quality of image is excellent on our 280.

Cheers Lee👍🏻. That should be good for maintenance of the screen. Also, I need to use the CO on SWMBO Focus screen as it’s covered in wiper scratches, so I’ll get the rayon pad from Slims…

I think you are touching the door handle whilst washing the car!

Odd. I’ve owned this car for nearly 4 years and I’ve changed the battery once during that time, immediately after getting the dash warning. IIRC it was about a year ago.

Looks like the same one is used on both DSG models.

The best average I’ve ever had is 37mpg, but had to drive like a Granny to get it, so everything in “E”, coasting whenever it was possible, never going above 70 and taking a week to get there! Full urban I get 25, which is still better than the Missus 2003 2.0 Focus!

TBH, service costs are already not that dissimilar to ICE vehicles and you can absolutely guarantee they’ll increase. Obviously there are far less wet consumables with an electric vehicle, but items such as brakes pads/discs, suspension parts costs (which will have higher wear rates due to the weight of batteries) will be ramped-up. I’m sure they’ll also start bringing in more expensive service items, such as (pointless) battery “conditioning”, which will be mandatory to protect revenue.

Mine lasted 6 years but obviously it’s not the smart key. The spare is still fine.