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I've just bought a 3 year old vrs in corrida red from sandicliffe Skoda Leicester... I have a 1 year warranty, is this a full Skoda warranty or a third party warranty ?

Does it affect/damage cambelt if it go's ?

Hi guys ! I've just put a deposit down on a mk3 vrs without seeing the actual car in the flesh ! Its a 14plate red corrida (with black pack ) TDI vrs with 32k on the clock... Is there anything I need to look out for when I check it over ? Have read about water pumps going on these... Managed to get Skoda sandicliffe down from 14k to 13150 with a bit of haggling ! I would have liked sat nav, but I suppose you can't have everything... I don't normally go for red cars but I saw a red 17plate red vrs with black pack at a Skoda dealer and the more I looked at it, the more I liked it ! I hope it stands out from the, race blue, black and white ones you see most of the time... However... I will be very sorry to see my mk2 PD vrs to go.... I've had her just over 7 years, its done 174k and I've done 120k most pleasurable miles in her ! Not sure now if I'm doing the right thing now in getting rid, but the abs pump has just gone (350ish-400 to repair ) also its on original clutch and dpf... I just hope the mk3 lives up the mk2 ! Can't wait !

No other dash lights on... Very doubtful if I would get a free fix from Skoda as I have no Skoda service history... And I would rather have Stevie wonder work on my car than any Skoda clown/technician after the last time they touched my car lol

Hi My esp light came on this morning and has not gone off.... Any ideas what could the fault could be and... 1. Is it safe to drive 2. Likely cost to repair Not sure if its also abs light, I hope its not a expensive repair bill, as the old girl has done 173k and still on original clutch and dpf.... Would like to see 200k on it, before i even think about getting rid !

Thanks for the advice, not quite sure what to do now, to clean the dpf is just slightly cheaper to do, had quote around £300ish to clean and £380 to gut and remap, only planning on keeping the car for another 3 years max, which is about another 60k in mileage... The new not rules are a bit of a worry though if I decide to gut and remap

Yep, thanks for the reply, I've booked my car in next week to a local garage that also does aircon, most probably rain non stop after it's fixed !

I think my dpf is on its last legs as my vrs is trying to regen most of the time now as it ticks over at 1000rpm.... I suppose I can't Complain as the dpf has done 170k with not much trouble other than the usual stop start traffic and I always manage to get dpf light off if it comes on.... My question is, if it goes into limp mode, can you still gut the dpf or is it tottaly unuseable and you you have to buy a new dpf ? Or is it a good idea to have it done before it goes into limp mode ? Thanks.

How easy is it to replace the aircon-refill valves on a octy vrs ? Was told you couldn't replace the valves as they are part of the pipe, but when I rang Skoda up today to find out how much the pipes were, they said that they sell the valves for about 14 quid each....a lot cheaper than buying the complete pipe ! So, is it a easy job to do ? Many thanks !

I had a similar sort of problem for about 3 years with my vrs, always started until my starter motor died couple of weeks ago... New starter motor fitted and its like new ! Must have been a problem with the starter motor as there's no problems starting a hot engine

Hi, Can anybody recommend me a decent 4300k 35w bulb for a hid kit ? After 6 years, one of them has blown on my vrs... I have no idea what to buy as I have never replaced one of these bulbs before ! Thanks !

Well I've fitted the USB charger... And still no joy, not enough umph to charge anything, only 2.8 volts showing... We have 12 volts supply at the the lighter but as soon as anything is connected, that's when we have a drastic drop in power The only thing I can narrow it down to is a wiring fault between fuse and cig lighter, as everything else has been replaced with new, eg...new CIG lighter, fuse, USB chargers and cables... Anyone got any ideas please !

Ok thanks ! Will give it a try !

Have tried usb chargers and cables in different vehicles and phone charges with no problems ! So I'm really stuck as what to do next...

Changed my cigarette lighter on my 57 plate on my vrs as I thought my old cigarette lighter wasn't working correctly as it wouldnt charge my phone... but the new cigarette lighter isn't working neither... Have changed fuse, tried 3 different phones, 2 brand new usb chargers and cables and it's still not working so I think I may have a wiring problem now... cigarette lighter churning out some strange voltages... With nothing plugged in it reading 12v but there is only 2 volts coming out of sub charger... very strange ! Anybody got any ideas please ! Thanking you very muchly !!!

I do 18k a year in my PD vrs... Full service every 12 months... Oil and filter at 6 months and 9k... Nooo way I'm leaving oil in for 2 years !

Yeah I know what you're saying about the different voltage's 24v... But I've used the same leads in my car and Hgv with no problems until now... And its a big problem now as I've managed to change cigarette lighter and it seems it just doesn't have enough oomph to charge anything ! Have tried to charge 3 different phones and its just not working...managed to get my voltage probes into USB charger and its only reading 2 volts...

Have decided to change my cigarette lighter on my 57 plate on my vrs as it won't charge my phone... Is it easy job to do ? Thought it would be easier to ask first before I do some serious damage as it looks like it could be a pain to do ! Or does anybody know what could be wrong with my cigarette lighter as it is still working but churning out some strange voltages... With nothing plugged in it reading 12v but as soon as I plug my phone in, it won't charge but the after I unplug my phone the reading is 10v, very strange ! Phone,usb charger and leads work in the hgv I drive for work ! Cheers guys

Have decided to change my cigarette lighter on my 57 plate on my vrs as it won't charge my phone... Is it easy job to do ? Thought it would be easier to ask first before I do some serious damage as it looks like it could be a pain to do ! Or does anybody know what could be wrong with my cigarette lighter as it is still working but churning out some strange voltages... With nothing plugged in it reading 12v but as soon as I plug my phone in, it won't charge but the after I unplug my phone the reading is 10v, very strange ! Phone,usb charger and leads work in the hgv I drive for work ! Cheers guys

Anybody tried the phone mirror ? How does it work and is it any good ?

Hi guys Sorry to hijack the thread... I had my cambelt changed last year on my 57 plate PD vRS, so is it still every 4 yours or do I fall in line with the new time interval of 5 years ?

Which one have you ordered ?

I would just like to point out that I have the DNS 810 which is NOT android, so I can't comment on the performance of the DS820 which is this thread... The DNS 810 is a great unit, easy to fit, no additional wiring, apart from double fakra aerial adapter if you want am... Demo here... If you want any more info just ask ! https://youtu.be/JwWQDzvFe2o

Mic is built into actual head unit.

The unit has mirror link in the menu, but I think you need a module for it to work