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very nice indeed- well wear as we say!

Hi Folks, my vrs tdi was serviced yesterday afternoon, oil,fuel filter , air filter etc, at 80K km its always run fine, it just feels a bit slow especially under 4K RPM where usually there is a lot of torque, feels like there's a restrictor on the accelerator pedal and it hesitates in first gear, it also sounds a bit louder as if the air box is faulty, there was an extra 15KM on it which seems more than a test run after servicing also which worries me! it will be going back tomorrow but has anyone ever had this experience and how to argue it out with the garage if I still feel its not right?

the new VW Golf GTD has this sound generator "The test car we tried also came with a sound actuator that will be available as an option this year. It uses sensors in the exhaust and a speaker in the bulkhead to amplify engine noise in the cabin but it adds a strangely synthetic petrol warble that seems bizarre on a TDI-powered car Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/64271/new-volkswagen-golf-gtd#ixzz2VTW30X70

Had a drive this afternoon in a 1.6 diesel elegance, impressed with the fit and quality of the interior,boot had a much softer damping than the mkII and its enormous, bolero touchscreen is very smart with nice graphics for the heating etc, but its still so noisy and boomy coming from the rear as with the mkII, was hoping this wouldbe sorted but alas not, the dealer reckoned it was the green tyres but its just down to skoda scrimping on sound insulation I guess, i know its only a small niggle but have gone thru a few tyre choice on my own to try and minimise this and before you say just turn the radio up , that didnt help

Hi Folks, just saw this on Autoexpress, will it really look like this, what do we think? http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/octavia/61901/skoda-octavia-vrs-leaked-pictures

did't like the issue with the bonnet release either, ordered some trim parts for a yeti off SS, needed glue to affix to the yeti and this was never mentioned on their website

18 months in on a vrs TDI, 51k on the clock and no probs, 50-55mpg motorway driving,unreal pickup esp in third and fourth gear, never have to add any oil normally,rear tyre wear/sawtooth wear is driving me crazy though :-(

thanks for the info ,folks! :-)

VRS seats repaired,excellent Job!]

Hi All, Has anyone on here fitted the Honeycomb grille on a FL octavia from superskoda,,its looks ok but am concerned as to how the hell can the release lever work as usually it pops out between the grill ? ta

Hello All, Have Skoda ever sorted this sawtooth wear problem?] my new fl octavia vrs has just started this awful droning noise from 20-60kph, its only done 10k miles and the inside of the rear tyres are pretty much bald! any ideas on a tyre that would try and resist this would be appreciated!

[any update on this issue ;-)

have been flashed a lot for having the DL's in fact the missus reckons they take the eye out of your head they are so bright the A4 drl are more like fancy fairy lights but the A6 are fairly bright

nice to deal with,prompt service lets see how the repair of my vrs seats goes

any comments on the new honeycomb grille from superskoda http://www.superskoda.com/images/Plasty/o2f-fgins-hnc2.jpg i was tempted but its nowhere near the quality of the honeycomb on the vrs already I guess?