dan yeates

Mines on 90k. Not really high mileage I know, but it feels wonderful. It feels much tighter than my previous car, a 105k miles Audi S4. Engine is smooth, economical and quiet. Powerful too. I love the car. What spec and price is it?

Yeah, I read that cars with auto mirrors, wipers and xenons were supposed to have had the auto headlights, but some didn't get it.

Thanks matey, helps a lot. Do you know what the seller of the AD revision unit will accept as his best offer?!

I have xenons too.

Thanks. Not too much then. Decided to pop down to Skoda and order it. By the way, it was about £58 in the end.

I'm still thinking of upgrading to the Bolero or Columbus. Would these be the right gateways if mine needs updating? eBay Gateway eBay Gateway eBay Gateway What are the differences? Thanks, Dan

Hi, Might go to Skoda today to buy the auto headlight switch as my VRS has auto wipers and mirrors. Does anyone know the rough price of the 1Z0 941 431 E 3x1 switch (with twin fogs)? Don't want to go down there if it's really expensive! Thanks, Dan

Ooops, sorry, didn't see the Monte Carlo thread below.

Went to my local Skoda dealer today. Had a sit in the new Fabia Monte Carlo and loved it! It looks great in red with black bits, seats are excellent, interior looks very good, not the usual cheap looking interior found on smaller cars and the 1.6 TDI engine figures look great. 60-70mpg and £20 per year road tax. And it was £11,900! Seems a bargain! My girlfriend and I both loved it. Very tempting, although I've never bought a new car before. Dan

That's what I tried to tell Skoda over the phone but they insisted the light would come on. In the end I agreed with them that they would check the car today at some point with the computer. If it was the DPF regenerating then there would be no charge. If it's something else, then I pay for the diagnostics. Fair enough.

Ok, clearly should have searched before posting (and dropping the car off at Skoda on the way to work!!) So, would there normally be a DPF light on if it’s regenerating or not?

Didn't think of that!! Mmmm, maybe I shouldn't have dropped it off at Skoda then!!

I have a problem with my Octavia VRS TDI PD 170. My journey to work is about 5 miles so the engine temperature never gets up to half way. This morning however I noticed the engine was idling at about 1,000 RPM, instead of the usual 750 RPM or so. Strange I thought but carried on my way to work assuming it would sort itself out. Halfway I noticed the temperature gauge starting climbing rapidly, however it stopped at halfway and wouldn’t go any higher. I was just alarmed at the speed it got the halfway! I pulled over, checked the oil, ok, checked the water, ok. I pulled the oil cap off and there was a white smoke or steam coming out. It was hot but didn’t smell of burning or overheating. I was only about half a mile away from Meaden’s Skoda in Sway so I decided rather than carry onto work I’d drop it in there for them to have a look at. I drove with the heaters on full heat and full power with the windows down, temperature remained at halfway but didn’t get any higher. Meadens seemed pretty busy but said they’d try to have a look at it for me. I’m a bit worried. I bought the car about 4 or 5 months ago from an independent dealer and got some sort of 1 year warranty with it. The cambelt and waterpump were both changed by the garage when I bought the car so they should be in good order. Not sure if they checked the head gasket though. I’m also wondering if it’s just a sensor, like a MAF or something causing it to run hot. Could also be the thermostat I suppose. Any ideas? Dan

Cool, after having a look through his Flickr account, I think I'll do the same and go for subtle tint. What size wheels do you have, 18? I'd like to lower mine and add spacers I think, but mine are 17s so not sure how it would look. They might look a bit small once lowered.

Thanks for the reply. I did look at blue, but I think I prefer them in the subtle tint. Maybe I'll start a thread asking for photos of the blue tint. Lamin-X don't have any blue cars with the blue tint in their gallery! :wonder: I'm going to look into spacers and lowering it, I think it looks great. How much is the car lowered?

Lamin-X are out of stock of the subtle tint, how annoying. So you stuck it to the grille surround as well? I wasn't sure whether to paint it or tint it, yours looks good. I'll be ordering some when it's back in stock. Interested in your spacers. What size are they? I've never fitted spacers, do you get a spacer and some longer wheel bolts?

See my post above, and here: http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-04-08-front-grille-plastic-insert-in-HONEYCOMB-design and here: http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-RS-04-08-front-bumper-grille-in-1PC-´HONEYCOMB´-RS-2010-model-design-style They’re available end of April. I’m going to order them both I think. I can always sell them on if I don’t like them.

Just noticed the pre-facelift grille isn't available yet, so no one's going to have one! Have to wait until the end of April.

Has anyone fitted one of the honeycombe grille to a pre-facelift along with their honeycombe bottom grille? I want to buy them both but I'd like to see what they look like together on the pre-FL. Thanks, Dan

Cheers Damian. Any news on the shots of our two cars together or are you still working on those? I’m also interested to see how the wider interior shot came out.

Hi, we chatted on AV Forums! Really like these, especially the first one. Can you give me some more info on how these were shot? ISO, aperture, exposure, lighting etc? I like them a lot. Thanks, Dan

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My dad's 140 A3 had this. Used some diesel cleaner additive and took it for a good blast and it sorted it out. Apparently the turbo system can get clogged up.

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