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It's not a pre reg as such where a dealer buys a quantity of vehicles from the manufacturer at a substantial discount and then registers them so that they can be sold. It sounds as though it's been registered as a demo or courtesy car so that they can be seen to keeping up with the manufacturers operating conditions and will receive a rebate from the manufacturer if they kept the vehicle for a minimum period.
The dealer is trying to get it both ways, the manufacturers rebate and the sale revenue in a short time period. There was a fuss some years ago about manufacturers manipulating the sales figures by registering cars, since then things have tightened up and the three month rule is the result.
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Why not attach a couple of wires to the battery, one positive the other negative, route them down to an accessible location behind the bumper, insulate them and then they are readily available should this happen again. The wires only need be capable of carrying 10 amps, can be fused and the door locks wont take much current.
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Confusion reigns between service campaigns/product quality improvements or whatever the manufacturer calls them and recalls. The safety related faults are recalls where VOSA have said that they've got to be done in the case of VW, whereas some manufacturers with a bit more integrity will get them started sooner.
A recall has to follow a set procedure of gathering registration data and notifying customers and you can have the recall work carried out for as long as the recall is open which may well be years after the warranty has expired.
You'd be hard pushed to get a service campaign done free of charge once the car is out of warranty.
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The starter motor is usually under the battery, so remove the undertray and you should be able to see it.
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Didn't assume anything; you made a statement, not a question or query, then threw your toys out the pram cos you got called on it and got all defensive. Quite simple really.
Stop derailing the topic and give it a rest.
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It looks like a screw head cover which covers a countersunk screw in a piece of trim. Your second picture shows the exposed part of it which would mean that whatever it fits into will have the same appearance. It could be for a seat valence.
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Smoke from the exhaust in cold weather is usually water vapour which is a by product of combustion, so nothing to worry about.
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That steering wheel needs to go in the bin.
Not quite, a bit of research shows that it's around £200 new. It's now been replaced by the original which is in as new condition. A set of new shock absorbers fitted today has made it noticeably less bouncy.
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Have you tried a reset of the system by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes?
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The car gets revved to its maximum governed speed, if the speed is 2500 rpm in neutral then that's the speed it's tested at.
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Before the smoke test we should take an oil temperature reading, if the tester was like me I'd appreciate that the engine is up to working temperature as it will save time on the test.
I failed one the other day as I couldn't test it due to over full oil, it retested fine after 1.5 litres had been drained.
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Had a bit of time on it yesterday to find out what needs doing. New shock absorbers all round, sort out the 40 mph steering wheel wobble, look at the brakes. It had done only 65 miles over the last 3 years.
Gave it an oil & filter change, checked the gearbox and back axle oil levels, inspected the cam belt and cleaned the cover, drove it a little and took some pictures. The foam on the wings is quite oily, so hopefully no major rot problems.
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The Sierra is going strong, it did nearly 500 miles at the weekend without a problem.
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Ever since I sold my 1.6 Crusader daily driver 4 years ago, I've wanted another one for best.
I took the plunge at the weekend and spent £5900 on this 37,000 mile one owner car, that despite being over 30 years old has yet to see a paint gun or a welding torch. It's had some (mostly reversible) customisation from new with some not so obvious changes as well. It's a 2 litre manual and it'll do very well.
Here are the advert pictures and I'll add some of my own at a later date.
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I had my car done on the half price MOT by Halfords without any problems. If it's the shop and not the Auto Centres doing this check, does that mean that non working headlamp bulbs will get replaced by out of focus, dazzling, incorrectly fitted headlamp bulbs?
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I saw a misfuelled Diesel Jaguar XF the other week, it needed a new high pressure pump, injectors, fuel lines, filter and the tank removed for cleaning. The bill was around £4500. Petrol in a modern diesel can cause a lot of damage, whereas diesel in a petrol isn't much to worry about.
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Whilst going through a comparison site, Adrian Flux phoned me at home and sorted an insurance policy for me in a very professional and courteous manner.
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It's the lambda sensor which has the greatest affect on the fuelling, check it very closely for any breaks in it's wiring, if OK it might need replacing.
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Have you tried a reset?, take the window all the way up and hold the switch in the up position for a few seconds.
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If was a PDI fault, I would have thought that it would have been apparent within 1500 miles, my bet would be on attempted theft.
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And don't start having digs at people based on what they do for a living and what they believe in.
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However good/bad VAG is at recall/not recall, design faults, etc, at least they've a better record than Toyota over the past decade or so. Brake systems, fuel systems, airbags, airbag sensors, suspensions, incorrect tyres, seats, steering columns - the list goes on. 6.4 million vehicles for Toyota in 2014 alone.
Just my opinion, that's all. No great loyalty to VAG.
The difference is that Toyota have been honest and saving money has not been their number 1 priority. When the Fabia 1 automatic was released some of them had an engine cutting out problem in light rain, it turned out to be the engine ECU picking up interference from the intermittent wipers. Did Skoda announce a recall to replace all the affected engine ECUs, did they hell. They issued an instruction that they should only be replaced in the event of a customer complaint.
If VW group take the same approach as Toyota, their recall list will be just as big.
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It's Skodas responsibility, they either approve or decline the warranty claims that are submitted by the dealer. I expect that the dealer doesn't want to get in the position of doing the repair and having the claim declined, leaving them £100s out of pocket.
As a customer you'll have more influence on Skoda to get them to pay for the repair than what the dealer will have. The dealer won't be too bothered whether it's warranty or not, as long as they get paid for doing the repair.
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The affected transmissions were built before this factory opened.
Rev's Surging on 1.9TDI ?
in Skoda Fabia Mk II (2007-2014)
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Throttle pedal fault, it might respond to cleaning and lubricating, otherwise it needs replacing.