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Our OE 2016 battery is still going strong, but I suspect it’ll start to fail in the next 12m, so I’ve added a battery replacement to the RAC renewal. I do condition it regularly with our C-TEK charger which may’ve helped it longevity.

They’re taking the pi$$. I’ve used Skoda main dealers for that last 2 decades but no more, as they’re exactly the same as the others in the VAG. 20 years ago, they were fantastic - nothing was too much trouble and warranty was the norm. Now, nothing is in warranty - it’s normal sir, it’s normal w&t sir, not a warranty issue sir, it’s within tolerance sir or the classic, it seems to be driver abuse…. Sir! If/when it’s out of warranty, dump them and find a great indy; it’s what I’ve done now. There is big difference on the hourly rate, they value your business, they don’t make you wait for weeks for a courtesy (opps, sorry, it’s now a chargeable rental car) and finally, they don’t rip you off, because they want you to come back. SUK Dealers don’t give a toss, as they’re in the business of servicing PCP and leasing companies.

I want your garage… barsteward. 😂 Going to have to build one now!

I’m always fascinated by the true meaning of crap tyres, ditch-finders, widowmakers et al. I’m old enough to remember when Nexen, Toyo, Hankook and Kuhmo first started to be imported to the U.K., they were described with those same terms; funny how times have changed. Who would have thought that they’d be OE global suppliers to Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Ford, Skoda, Renault, Stellantis brands, blah, blah, blah…..

You’ll be fine, but I would buy a full set, then what I suggest - as does Skoda - is that every 6,000 miles you swap NSF to OSR and OSF to NSR. If you’re covering less miles than that, then do it annually. Both the previous owner and I have done this and I’m sure that’s greatly contributed to the original 2016 P7’s covering just under 38k with 2.5mm left on all four tyres. I’ll be replacing them later this year.

The pic above suggests a fix to make a socket - but no idea from this which one - permanently live, which does not seem to be what you are asking? Are you referring to the front, rear or boot socket? I ask as the boot socket is permanently live from the factory - I know this as that’s the one I use to charge the battery - but the two interior units are not.

They’ll have at least £3k profit in there so try to get at least £1k off by offering £23. Presume it’s a one owner car and it’s a trade in? Oh yeah, the Heated/Ventilated seats are great!

I guess actually showing the location of the specific connectors to the OP, hopefully, would have allayed any fears. Anyway, all this is irrelevant now.

well to be accurate it isn’t a light in the mirror glass, it’s an LED, but that’s just as useful and irrelevant as your comment was, in the context of the OP concern regarding the detachment and reattachment of the cable. 🙄

You will; it’s the tiny block connector I’ve circled. I’d imagine it shorted when it broke, hence the warning. The white connector is the auto dim socket and the two prongs are the heated element connectors.

Our MKI Superb also filled with water. Needed a new CCM, main wiring loom, parking sensor loom and 20 hours of labour to fix it. Ridiculously expensive. I also had the pollen filter housing fix done and plenums cleaned out at the same time. I also removed the stupid rubber drains. That was back in 2011. What a dumb design that was. She’s now with another Briskodian and still running fine.

I agree, it’s appalling. But I’m using that as an example of a car which one would possibly presume has been sold in the low ‘00’s, actually being far more “common” than its distant VW cousin. And why on earth would you buy a car which looks like that, with a Bentley badge, but knowing it is actually the same as the car called Cayenne, which is the same car called Q8 or, heaven forbid, Urus? And then over at BMW, there is the X7… or is it a Rolls Royce Cullinan? 🙄

Yeah, it was a reskinned 132; Car magazine called it “Fiats biggest dud!” Oops we have. The Mirafiori had Pirelli P “somethings” which were semi low profiles which lasted about 6,000 miles! I’m not certain which way I’ll go on the 280. I’m very happy with the longevity and wet and dry grip of the Pirelli, but the tyre roar is, well….annoying.

Yep, the 1600 and 2000 Twin Cam engines were fab. And as for the Super Mirafiori, the TC2000; there are just 4 on the road and 14 on SORN. I had an Argenta SR for a while too. There are none licensed and only 2 on SORN.

In 1984, I was stopped for speeding at 80+ on the A3 in our Fiat Mirafiori TC2000. I said to the officer that it wasn’t possible I was going that fast, as the speedo in the Fiat was only showing we were travelling at circa 70. Naturally, he ignored that and went ahead with the ticket, after refusing to sit in the car and have his colleague follow us to confirm what I was saying was true. I was pi$$ed off, so I took the car the following day to Tony Brooks, the Fiat and Lancia dealership in Weybridge and spoke to the Service Manager whom I knew well. He took the car out and was shocked to find the speedo was unbelievably inaccurate from 20+ mph, which got progressively worse as the speed increased. He got permission to give written confirmation of this from Tony Brooks himself, which I then presented as evidence to the court. He also confirmed that it was the original OE factory fitted unit and the fine and endorsement, thankfully, were dismissed. He also very kindly had the speedo unit replaced FOC by Fiat and the original was destroyed. Those were the days. Can’t see any dealership doing that now. Mind you, Brooks were very customer focused. They had 24 hour weekday servicing, so you’d drop your car for a service as late as 21.00 and collect it the next morning after 06.00 and they also had weekend DIY servicing at their workshop, where you rented a bay and ramp by the hour and you were able to service or repair your car yourself, using OE parts, using factory and their own workshop tools; you literally didn’t even need a screwdriver. The SM and a couple of techs were also on hand to help and get one out of the inevitable difficulties. Of course, the dreaded H&S police and insurance regs would never allow that these days…<sigh>

I’ll be interested to know how they turn out, as the P7’s are bloody noisy on rougher surfaces, like the M25/40, but they’re really quiet on smooth tarmac.

Yeah, I hear you, but in my experience with new tyres, unfortunately and annoyingly, in a few ‘000’s miles they’ll be just a noisy internally as the tyres they’ve replaced.

Yeah, but what you need to understand I often talk utter bollo*ks and ****e! Where the heck I got that from is beyond me, but on this occasionI do have an excuse; I’m blaming the C19 booster and flu jabs I had yesterday PM and I feel I cr@p… 😂

So probably would booger-up the speedometer. 🙄

It certainly does!

Doesn’t the larger profile increase the outside diameter?

PS - Would the increase in profile make any significant difference to the indicated speed?

Unfortunately, 235/35/19s are standard on 272/280’s. I think I might well swap to 245/40’s when the P7’s finally need to be replaced. They’re at 37k and still with 3mm all round, so they’re on their last legs.

I’d also thought about retrofitting this; that’ll be another one consigned to the bin… 😕

My 6’5” son has no problem driving our 280 either; seat all the way back and all the way down, but he does raise the front squab.