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It doesnt have either....never got round to putting the rarb onto it but l have the shark module thing with the mapping installed on it which can be put back on the car....

It is a face lift....it's almost a 2011 (12 December 2010), I've no idea if it has a chain or not.............does anybody want to buy it!

They do look different....and I liked them....each to one's own !

It's a TFSI according to the V5C.....thanks

Here's the link to the ebay listing which has all the photos as well! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/262109860543?

Sorry.....I'm in Potters Bar in Hertfordshire....the photos I took are too big so I was going to advertise it on ebay so I will put a link as soon as I've done that! It doesn't have Xenons.......but it does have full leather, rear parking sensors and it's 6 speed manual!

I am finally selling my Octavia vRS.....I bought it new on the 11th December 2010. It's a 60 plate (although I have a personal plate which is in the process of being taken off and the original plate coming back on). It's in immaculate racing blue, it has two small dings with some scuffing on the alloy wheels (which were upgraded to 2013 Gemini's). The car has done 57,000 miles and I have always put Shell Nitro super unleaded from new. It has full main dealer service history and has had recent new brakes and tyres with a Hunter alignment. It also has full Skoda warranty until the 11/12/15 which I had extended at nearly £900 for the extra 2 years. I had the rear end of the car insulated with Dynamat sound deadening material. The reason I am selling???? I've just bought a nearly new Mercedes 250 SLK! Please feel free to ask any questions....Price......£8,000

I'm interested

Well folks, I've attached customer services response.....when I asked if they can do something since the car was resprayed in the factory "Further to our telephone conversation in relation to the paint work on your vehicle, I can confirm that we have been unable to confirm any previous repairs". "Following my investigation, I can confirm that we are unable to offer a goodwill gesture. I understand this may be disappointing, however, as there is no record of a repair, we cannot fully address any issues with the repairing party. We also cannot confirm whether this would have been an authorised ŠKODA repairer. I can confirm I have checked all ŠKODA systems and also with the selling retailer". "I appreciate this was not the outcome you were looking for; however, I hope you can understand the reason this decision has been made on your case. Please find my contact details below should you wish to discuss this". I then asked if this affects the warranty......... "I can confirm that your vehicle is still covered for the full duration of the Anti-Perforation Warranty; however, if you have any further issues in relation to the bodywork which are deemed to be a consequence of the respray, it will not be covered". I understand that you may be disappointed with the outcome of this case and would like to take this opportunity to apologise for this. Please find my contact details below". So....basically they are saying that my car's bodywork and anything to do with the paint is NOT covered. Does anybody know of a paint specialist or consultant where he would be able to confirm that the paint below the surface is in fact the same as the top paint -in other words it's from the same batch of paint or if there is another way to prove it was sprayed before I took delivery. The paint looks good but I don't like the way they won't cover it should anything start going wrong....and that they are basically calling me a liar!!!! Maybe I should try to contact Watchdog and see if they are interested in taking my case up?

They just sent me an email stating because they didn't have a record of any spraying and assume that it must have been sprayed by a non authorised company so they are not going to give any goodwill gesture....but as m0bov says, they might reject any claim should any further rust appear. I've asked customer services to confirm that my car is indeed covered until it's 10 years old or whether it's now not covered....if it's the later then I will need to find a paint specialist who can confirm that it was sprayed before being put together and shipped over....anyone know of one?

Yeah....it's paint is thick on all the panels so I think it was sprayed before leaving the factory. Don't get me wrong, after I've washed it, I get people commenting on how well it shines. In one way it's got extra protection, but I wasn't happy that the two openings were rusty....you just don't see rust on most cars nowadays-especially a 60 plate!

Has anyone else had this? My 2011 vRS kept blowing number plate bulbs for some time now. Eventually I realised why....the opening where the number plate lights are were rusty so there was poor earthing. I took it to the dealers where he had informed me the car was resprayed. He said it had over 250 microns of paint when it should have had between 80-125 microns. I was shocked that he would even suggest it was resprayed. Anyway, they agreed to make good the surrounds and respray the affected area as well as fill it with waxoil to prevent the rust coming back. When I picked it up the guy at the bodyshop said it was definitely resprayed and that it had two lots of primer, base coat and top coat which confirms that the car was sprayed twice before I took delivery of it. I asked to see if there was any record of any damage before it left the factory and they couldn't say. I feel done by because I bought the car as a new car and in good faith....I didn't even let them wash it before I picked it up when it was new as I wanted to clay it down and not use a sponge or leather on it to avoid swirls in the paintwork and now I find out that the car has two coats of paint! I am waiting to hear back from customer services but it's difficult proving I didn't have the car resprayed at some point (which I didn't). I reckon they bumped it in the factory and then sprayed the whole car so probably used the same batch of paint...is there any way anyone can check this?

Thanks for that....I will look at it after I get back from holiday....who are the companies by the way?

Hi, I have a Shark stage 1 on my petrol vrS and I am tying with the idea of lowering it a touch with new shocks and a Rarb as well. Are there any downsides to this (will my fillings in my teeth drop out!), also, is there a reliable company who can do all the work and if so how much? What make to go for etc..... 4 years ago, I organised a group buy with the Shark remap and managed to get over 30 members to buy into the remaps and got ourselves a really good discount.....I wonder if we could do the same with the uprated suspension? I live in Hertfordshire by the way but can travel for the right price.

Since you know who the driver is l would ask the manager what he intends to do about it. Tell him you are thinking about going to the Police. Apart from all the other things previously mentioned there's no gaurantee he even had a licence!