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I had a Fabia Colour Concept 95ps 5 speed with digital dash as a courtesy car recently. Found it very impressive. Handled nicely, comfortable, decent boot. Certainly cheaper than a Polo. I liked it.
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On 01/04/2022 at 16:15, Schtum said:
A contender for one of the best cars I've owned. I got it new in 1990 and drove it for 238,000 miles until I wrote it off in '98 in a low speed accident in traffic in Edinburgh.
I thrashed it pretty much everywhere including extended periods at 100 mph on French Autoroutes and around Circuit de Charade at Clermont Ferrand with wife, kids and tyres squealing.
I took it off road, towed half a dozen grass surfers around a large field perched on a big sheet of plywood, towed an overly large caravan up and down Lake District passes, taught my 8 year old son to drive in it. I could go on...
In its lifetime it consumed three radiators, two sets of suspension spheres, a few sets of discs and pads and several tyres. I fitted the Peugeot 205 GTi alloys largely to get more air to the brakes after setting fire to them coming down Puy de Dôme.
When it was written off it was still on its original turbo and had had no engine work other than oil and filter changes.
My Dad have a BX19DTR estate in red and whilst he didnt have it for that long, I thought it was an awesome car.
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Certainly doesn’t sound right. Could be a rattling cam follower? Doesn’t sound cheap! How many miles has the Leon done?
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On 14/04/2022 at 16:41, lol-lol said:
Diesel and petrol at low levels reported.......
Fuel supplies drop by half as travellers head off on Easter breaks
TED HENNESSEY AND IAN JONES, PA 14 April 2022, 3:48 pmSupplies of petrol and diesel at filling stations in some areas of the country are running at around half their usual level as the UK’s travel network came under pressure ahead of the Easter getaway, new figures suggest. Petrol stock levels at garages in eastern England averaged 19% as of April 10, with south-east England recording 21% and London 22%, a drop from the pre-pandemic average of 40%. Diesel stocks have also dropped in recent days, averaging 23% at filling stations in eastern England as of April 10, compared with a pre-pandemic level of 48%. In London, diesel stock levels have dropped to 24%, down from 46% pre-pandemic, while in south-east England they have fallen to 26%, down from 47%. The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol stood at 161.8p as of April 11, slightly below the recent record of 165.4p, while diesel was 176.2p, below the recent record of 177.5p.
Got some diesel this morning but used 225 miles of it so only have 400 miles left. Never mind EV range anxiety when I have 24 hours electricity at home but filling up worries now. Must keep the fuel tank half or even two thirds full I reckon.
For years, I have run my tank down to almost red. Not anymore. Think about filling up around half a tank now. Mainly due to cost and now availability. When the original fuel shortage happened last September, I was done almost red prior to my week of night shifts and the car in front of me, the pump clicked when the driver had put about £15 in!
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How many miles has your Octavia done? They may due replacement anyway? Recently had my partners old Yaris front discs and pads replaced and the local indie garage where it goes, said Pagid disc pads are renowned for squealing?
Had my Octavias discs and pads all done all round in past 5000 miles and all good.
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You lost any power? Has car gone into limp mode? How many miles has it done?
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Modern electrical multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock regulary throw electrical glitches which delay services and requires a “reboot” for between 4-8 minutes. Normally solves the problem. Takes the same amount of time for our Vitgin TiVo box!
Sounds like the same sort of issue here with infotainment on Octavia 4s!
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I managed to get 35k out of my original Continental Eco Contact 5s by having them swapped around. I now have Eco Contact 6s on the front having done nearly 25k. I did have them on the rear but a bulge was found on the OSR caused by potholes at the last MOT. Now got Nexens on the rear which were reluctantly fitted duing MOT. However they seem decent tyres.
Didn`t release that Conti`s had less tread when new.
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Hello, could be your dual mass flywheel be about to fail? Unfortunately they don`t last long, going from working okay to failure within a couple of days. How many miles has your Octavia done and is it petrol or diesel?
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I’d say you need a bonnet off a pre facelift Octavia.
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The dual mass flywheel is between the flywheel and clutch and unless you’ve noticed a change in the quality of your gear changes, I would suggest that isn’t a dmf issue. I had a dmf go on an Octavia 2 and it was like a slipping clutch
and went within 2-3 days....
But I’m no mechanic. I’d get a second opinion. Call me cynical, but a dmf change is a more expensive job.....
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Unfortunately it might involve talking off the cylinder head to remove the valve lifter or minimum camshaft and cambelt and waterpump etc, but I ain’t no mechanic. Won’t be cheap.....
i like my 1.6TDi too
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On 01/01/2022 at 16:57, PetrolDave said:
Exactly my logic for replacing the cambelt on my previous EA211 1.4TSI after 5 years.
Had my cambelt and water pump replaced after 5 years and 56k in September. Requested to see the original belt and have to say it looked in extremely good condition. Do I regret having the belt replaced? No, for the peace of mind and hoping to keep the car long term, having owned for nearly 5 years.
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Sean Connery`s James Bond got thrown in the boot of this 1970 Ford Thunderbird Landau in Diamonds Are Forever by Mr Wint and Mr Kidd so like most things, full width tail lights are nothing new.
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Had my 1.6TDi for 56k miles and nearly 5 years. Apart from the noise that has already been mentioned and a desire for a 6th gear there is little to fault really. The car feels solid and ideal for trips way with the huge boot. I like the climate control especially. Only part that been replaced, apart from consumables is a fuel pressure sensor that failed at about 36K when car went into limp mode.
Over the past 18 months I have had Scala, Kamiq and Octavia IV courtesy cars and none have inspired me enough to consider trading in my Octavia.
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At least it hasn`t got touch screen heating and ventilation like Octavia IV. Maybe VAG have learnt to "if it aint broken dont fix (change) it!"
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Was given a Octavia SEL MkIV diesel as a courtesy car yesterday as my Mk3 was due a service. I thought I’m going to use this opportunity as an extended test drive.
Well there is no denying the driving experience was enjoyable. Nice to have a six speed box and once I figured out the electric seat I was comfortable and cruised sublimely at 70.
But. I couldn’t figure how to use the touch screen without the radio on, the sat nav was in kilometres and couldn’t figure how to turn it off the previous destination. And the heating was saying that warming my feet wasn’t available!
And the tailgate gate seemed to rattle over bumps.
I didnt regret giving it back and so on for another 10000 miles of MkIII motoring.
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If the front pads on my Octavia need replacing at 56k at next service I won’t feel so bad....needing new pads at 6k is shocking. Mine were 60% worn at MOT in September.
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10 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:
It's a fad that'll probably die out in a wee while, with any luck.
SUVs are a fad that’s been going on a while now, maybe longer than just being a fad.
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Seems these days, that if you don’t fancy SUVs/crossovers you are becoming limited in choice. Keep running my 5 year old Octavia, not that there is anything wrong with it
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I had a Mk2 estate that was fantastic and now have an Octavia. I was looking forward to a Mk4 estate.
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Had to fill the Octavia up yesterday morning ready for my week ofnight shifts as was below quarter of a tank. The owner of a Mazda 6 in front of me at pumps put in no more than a tenner of E10 having queued for about 10 minutes. I put in 43 litres of diesel. We seem to lurching from one crisis to the next.
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My Garmin is very good most of the time, but for reason likes to send me off the M20 up Bluebell Hill and then M2/A2 to join M25 at Dartford, rather than staying M20 to Swanley then M25. I just ignore.
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Just had my cambelt/water pump replaced on my September 2016 53k Octavia. Requested the old belt and its currently in a VAG box with an expiry date of 06/25. So a 5 year life on cambelts irrespective of mileage.
Cost of cambelt change
in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
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Paid £600 for a cambelt and water pump last September and noticed the other day on Skoda website that the menu price is now £749!