Mr.P

Can't remember where abouts in the East Riding you are, do you use Hull or York for the dealers - I use Hull, and while they've yet to do anything wrong in terms of mucking things up, they're not exactly speedy, been made to wait far too many times, time keeping is something which they don't excel in!!!

Does anyone know the make and comparison model of the offical skoda roof box seen here I just want to compare the price for a non skoda branded one. Somewhere I've read that it's a Thule, but I'm struggling to figure which one! Cheers Mr.P

While I can see your point, I would argue that fuel duty is not a fair tax. If all the money I paid on fuel went on roads (maybe the Humber bridge could be free then!) then I can see that being fair. But why should I subsidise things for someone who doesn't drive but maybe earns more money than me?? Surely if you believe that income tax is fair (the richer pay more etc) then that is a better system for taxation then fuel duty. At the end of the day, drivers just seem to be an easy target for the tax man.

Thanks Mike - anyone else able to answer any of the question?? Many thanks in advance, Mr.P

You won't be disappointed - I've been driving round in mine for 24hours trying hard to get some slippage, and we have tons of snow in East Yorks, but they seem to stick tightly to the road. On an empty slush/ice road, I was very impressed with how quickly the Yeti and Vredesteins stopped in a smooth and controlled manner!! How to make a Yeti driver smile more - got to work with no issues only to hear of 100 other staff tell their tales of sorrow!!!!

To save a new thread, and because I got confused reading all previous posts, I seek some help from the knowledge that you all posses. I currently have on my winter 215/60 R16s. I plan to get chains for a few runs to the Alps this season. So my questions are as follows 1) Can I fit chains to just the rear? The manual implies this! 2) On page 221 of the manual, it refers to a depth of 45mm, what does this refer to? 3) Are these any good? My link 4) Would these be betterhttp://snowchains.co.uk/main/mof_rts_info.htm 5) Would these work on the front? My link Many Thanks Mr.P

I also spoke to Will about this, he is investigating. I will be ringing him about the on Monday to see if he has got to the bottom of the issue.

I have also just sent an email of complaint for the lack of folding mirrors and also the lack of what they advertised in the RRP. Hopefully that will pay for a dog guard and roof rack!

In all honesty, I reckon DAB will go the same way as the mini disk, the future will probably be streaming music.....

Nope - she does not have folding mirrors. I would find that more useful than boarding spots, which I still have not found a use for.....

I got mine locally from http://www.tyremen.co.uk they also deliver. I got a set of Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme for about £120 a corner. On the note of insurance for a different set of wheels (Audi), I rang Skoda insurance, who spoke to the underwriters and they said no problem, at no extra cost

I trawled through my manual (all 200+ pages) and nothing.....

I went for the Elegance I think for the seats and headlights, and while the seats are lovely, bloody hell the bi-xenon are amazing!!!

Having had Roxy 14 days now, can conform that the electric (!) chair is wonderful, as well as the demist and dimming wing mirrors - but fold and unfold they do not. Am and I happy with out it ? Hell Yes! I still feel very smug every time I get in and drive :D I did scare myself the other day, when I floored it for the first time, I wasn't quite expecting to get to the other side of the roundabout so quickly!!!

I suppose the problem with speakers is how much do you want to pay? From experience, I've ran the JBL power series from an amp and head unit and they are very good quality. I'm not sure what size the SM takes yet, but these are roughly the thing. http://jblcaraudio.co.uk/p6560c-2-way-16-5cm-components Laterally I installed some focal speakers, which reproduce sound better then the JBLs (just), I had something like http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-focal-165vb_p-24094.htm I was going to go for the speaker upgrade, but for the same price, I can install quality as opposed to quantity ....... Part of it depends on what sort of music you listen to, and there is a good argument that if you are listening to MP3s, at anything less than 320kbs, then it's wasted money.