numskull

Weird. I know there is a slam lock setting, which when activated does exactly what you describe. Did you buy the car new? I ask as I guess that could’ve been activated prior to your purchase. PS - what’s the Karla forum?

I had the same question….

When you enter the city, in the bottom left-hand corner, there’s a button marked “Postcd”. Fill her boots…

I would continue using a main dealer for all the above reasons and we have benefited directly with both our MKI and the MKII because of this. However, since the 5 year warranty expired in March, not having an offer of an extension, plus the recent abysmal experience I’ve had with the U.K. dealer network here and in Northern Ireland and then the complete opposite with a local VW specialist, I’ll never use them again. PS - I too would definitely get it switched to variable servicing at the first service.

Ahhh, so it’s the steering rack, not the column. Did you notice this “strange sound” as you took it to the dealer? My experience with dealers and damage caused whilst in their possession is that it’s never covered by anything. A dealer broke the driver door handle on our MKI; they denied they’d done it and said it was like that when I brought it in; I had to pay for the replacement. A dealer failed to replace the oil filler cap on the MKII and the bay was covered in oil. Apparently it must have “fallen off”. Really? Well, I pointed out that’d be their fault and yet they still refused to pay for a replacement and bay clean. I took the 280 to a dealer to replace the right-hand side steering wheel controls. On trying to open the bonnet to disconnect the battery, they broke the cable release. Ahhh, well, there must’ve been something wrong with it and in any event, that wouldn’t be covered by warranty and they then refused to fix it and, thereby, the warranty work too, until I paid for it to be fixed! And SUK and their dealers wonder why they they’ve got such an unfair reputation for ripping-off customers…

We have a heated screen on our 18 year-old For Focus (Ford introduced Quickclear in 1969 in the USA and patented it in ‘77 - it expired in 2011) and only if you try really hard can you see the wire elements. There can be a slight distortion of rear lamps, especially after dusk, but after a few trips, your brain will just ignore it and everything looks normal. I’ve found Quickclear is faster acting than the gold coating which VW have on their version, which is used across various marques and models (the Superb is one) however there are no visible elements.

Sorry. I thought it could be the reason. Can the information displayed be changed in settings? (I add that I have not tried this myself).

Have you got full park pilot, so front, rear and side sensors fitted? If not, it won’t give the display in Pic 2.

Hell’ll freeze over first….

Used part on eBay?

I think the reason is that it is probably for the hatch, but it isn’t clear. 🙄

Very true, albeit should they open the package, they’ll establish the the U.K. cost of the item and then add the VAT based upon that usual landed number. C&E can basically do as they wish.

Lucky you and not necessarily; I’ve had a counter experience with AE. I’ve made a statement of fact Re the U.K. Customs and Excise law, nothing else. Almost certainly, the struts advertised on AE and elsewhere will be made by the same local manufacturers used by VAG for their Chinese production lines and should be of the same “quality” or hopefully, somewhat better!

Obviously you mean except for circa £100 for VAT and 2.5% import duty. VAT and duty are both applicable to anything imported to the U.K. costing >£135. There you go…

£700+ for a couple of bits worth £100 at the most. If they were precision engineered items I could understand it, but it’s clear form the failure rate, they ain’t. God I’m sick of rip-off parts prices, especially when one knows what the mark-ups are on these.

Itl’ bee sheet….

It’s is, feck it…. it’s a sign it’s busted…

Try reducing the ringer volume on the phone.

Got rid of the Skoda, Superb and 4x4 badges on ours last year, Colin. Those L&K stickers on the front wings were also lifting and catching the microfibres when cleaning the car. And they look bloody awful too.

Hmmm… only suspect area is getting to the wiring - that will be a pain for sure but worth it to save £500. EDIT… Doh….. Just saw the attached vid. 🙄 You’re right, seems even I could’ve done that! 😁

How difficult is it to swap over the struts?

Damage always looks worse on white vehicles.

I asked because we had issues with rust in the exact same place on a number of Audi, who staff lived on the coast. It was only those vehicles which were affected. The paint is particularly thin in that area and it can, under some circumstances, remain damp for days and that, combined with the salt in the air, makes for a poor combination. Audi fixed them under warranty via the leasing company.

Are you near the sea, Stevie?

I didn’t have perforation round the numberplate lights on the boot lid on our MKI, but after 7 years SUK approved a replacement.