carbman

Hi, after 11 years of ownership, my rear windscreen wiper has just developed a life of its' own. Operating itself whenever it chooses. Can anyone help please?

Thanks Mike, that's great. We don't normally leave the dogs in the car (because the alarm goes off) but we've just booked a holiday in Dorset and will be taking them with us, so it will be useful to be able to leave them in sometimes. Thanks very much for your help.

When the dogs are left in the car the alarm acvtivates when they move. My wife says it didn't used to happen when we first got the car 8 years ago. Any ideas how to stop it happening please?

Thanks mac11irl. That's sorted that out for me. Thanks for the advice on the respective merits of the different manufacturers.

I am looking to buy spare H7 bulbs. What is the difference between 499 and 477 types please?

I've had my Octavia 2 for 7 years (first diesel and first automatic.) it has been pretty faultless, except for one day last December it decided to stop and refuse to start, at a traffic light. After recovery home before waiting for recovery to a garage the next morning, I tested it and it fired up, and has been fine ever since. However, after a conversation yesterday with a friend, he told me that his father once told him that automatic gearboxes are fine as long as the oil is changed regularly. As far as I know my gearbox oil has never been changed, 73000 miles and he also told me that garages do not like changing automatic gearbox oil, (often refuse to touch them). My question is, how easy is it to change my gearbox oil please? I'm not averse to doing the job myself, done it enough times on manual gearboxes.