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Expenisve but Full MOT and all work done,(voluntary) Sub Frame, Cam Belt, Four top grade tyres and alloy wheels 77K Loving it
number is my house number and Reg is almost my house name WTZ = Witzend 🙂
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No 28 still with me, had a lot of upkeep done, refurbish alloys, replace sub-frame and tie rods etc and all the general stuff, lamps lights fluids filters and service
Great car still and has a lot of meaning to me, the edition number is my home number and the reg is my house name 🙂 (almost house name witzend reg WTZ)
72k
Enjoy all enjoy
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I always get the timing belts done due to experience
Not my own Fabia VRS but I was driving a company car a Peugeot 306 ,I had just had it fully serviced, drove out of the garage and half a mile down the road
the cam belt snapped, Engine replacement required, thankfully the company had to pay for that, ever since on my own cars I have had the Cam belt changed
as recommended by the manufacturer
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No 28 from new
fully serviced full MOT, I have had all maintainance from new and replaced cam belt twice, Now at 77k miles and the drivers side window has shattered
needs new glass and a regulator and recently put on four new original alloys
I still love my Fabia MK 1 VRS, but am not using it much now I am old maybe 200 miles a year for my grosersie shop 😞
We buy anycar has made a fair offer IMHO but not selling yet
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Reviving an old thread
I still have much pain, but this time the Doc sent me for a SCAN
Now confirmed I have had Ankylosing Spondilytis, (The hips and spine are fusing together no cure) supposed to be Genetic but no one in my family has had it
Perhaps my Mum had a bike :-)
Ones brain plays terrible thoughts/tricks
I have genetic Ankylosing Spondylitis, no one else in the whole history of the family has had it
My Brother has in remission Non Hodgkins Leukemia, no one else in the family has it, They would not take me as a bone marrow donor for him, (excuse I was too old and had AS, Which I find is/was bollicks)
My Mum and Dad with us were a perfect family, no playing around in the 40's NOW we are in turmoil
Why has he got that, Why have I got this, Why would they not let me be a perfect match donor (no tests taken)
He is in remission thankfully, I am in pain taking strong morphine
Both the same confirmed DNA
Regards National
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For information
From year two my 07 Blue LE #28 VRS started having intermittent window problems IE:- They stopped working, then four weeks later they did, Then they took on a six month cycle, closing down in OCT and working again FEB
I had not the time, ability, or money to get them fixed
I have always looked after the car, everything done just before time, and everything renewed as required. THEN it came to these damn windows
Yesterday I bit the bullet (now retired)
I took it in
For your information this is the real cost for the most expensive repair
Diagnostic checks fault code readings £45
Labour £22.50
Drivers Door Module from VW £162
VAT £41.92
TOTAL £251.54
I am happy even though it was expensive, but you now have this information, I was told on various forums that the part was £300+ the Labour over 2 hours. etc so I was put off
Yes I have read people got a whole new door including all electrics for a tenner, but not me, I did not have the ability, and with the VRS I was not comfortable ripping the door card off and it forever
not fitting quite right
Hope this helps someone
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Confirm AdamW, This action resets it all, You need to hold the key in the unlock posn for at least 30 secs
IF that does not work, then it is usually due to damp within the door electrics, the warmer weather will cure it, or try and get a hairdryer blowing into the door card
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I went to a Skoda dealer, advised them what had happened, said fine will get the correct code and call me at home :-)
Surprise they actually did call me at home within thirty minutes, and radio working in three
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OK I will come clean
My experience was the other way about
I was parked up outside the house for the day (Friday) I do not use the car at weekends
My daughter had visited and on leaving said what happened to your car, the front was all mangled including the bonnet, my car was a Yellow Skoda VRS
I called the police and in about an hour they turned up, and I explained the damage, they first felt the bonnet and engine, then asked for all my documents MOT, INSURANCE, TAX DISC etc and breathealised me
Then went to my neighbours, my next door neighbour was very kind and explained the big blue Range Rover man who collects his buy to let rents, reversed into me, she was going to go out but noticed he was writing a note of explanation so did nothing (the note said sucker)
I searched for him and his big blue Range Rover DID have yellow paint on the tow ball, got the police again, but they said it could not be proved as no one knew the registration, end of story
I was stupid enough to make a claim on MY Insurance, which has cost me four times what the original cost would have been private (hit and run is classed as an at fault claim)
I give you this as she is about to get a damn great bill, NOT you
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Do not waste anymore time as time is of the essence Go to the police
They will turn up and check YOUR CAR and advise like you there is nothing to note
The longer you leave it can only create more hassle
The police are quite happy to visit and you will then be covered
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So how long have you been suffering then?
(sorry. Just re-read post #36)
You still going regularly to the sports clinic then?
Great when you find something that helps and actually works.
Nope, it only works for about 48hrs, and at £60 a pop I just have to stick with the pain
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I have tried many things for the lower back pain
After pain killers for four months, the day finally arrived for my NHS PHYSIO, strip off stand on left leg, stand on right leg, arms up arms down
Then went on his PC on GOOGLE, printed out back pain exercises, handed it to me (lay on back raise knees to chest, ten times three times a day do not hold the postion) NEXT
So I went to a professional Sports clinic
Here I got a microwave heater set up through my hips, then after twenty minutes, a HUGE TENS machine, pads stuck on and turn the vol up to bearable, at the samer time massaging with some sort of glass tube
When my hour was up, they said now the sore bit £60, I did not find that sore the hours work was great, and even better was the fact I could stand up and walk to the payment desk pain free :-)
Unfortunately the pain was back after two days
So I went back, this time they used a magnetron thing, like an MRI Scanner but just like a meter pipe around your hips, then the tens again
same £60 same relief, then again back to the usual
I can not see HOW it all started, I had not had any problems, just got up one morning with back pain, that got worse over a week, and been that way since
Thanks for the discussion anyway guys
Regards National
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co- codamol 30/500 prescription only pain killers, unless you live anywhere else in Europe where you can buy them over the counter, along with anti-biotics
co - codamol starts at 8/500 then 15/500 up to the top 30/500 after that the next step is Morphine
The above space you out, you do not really feel pain, just aware the muscle/nerve is there, and do not know what day it is
I did have severe neckpain, and eventually found that when it had eased wearing a neck collar/brace for a month kept it
away for a while after
I still have the agony of lower back pain for over a year now, Doc just says it "could" be a bit of sciatica
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Thanks. I don't have IE but will try later when I'm on my pc
DO NOT CLICK THE DOWNLOAD FAILED FIX NOW
Just go to the bottom of your browser and it will say open/save/save as
Click save as and where you want it saved ie Desktop, then click open
Make a folder on your desk top and save as there preferably
If that fails PM me and I will send you each bit separately about 11mb each
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Cheers for the reply National.
There are a few things I need to buy for the Fabia, tend to use place in Trafford Park, but know I cant get there for a week or two. I just need to seal it up today to stop rain getting in for the next few weeks.
This will seem a stupid question ( I admit to being a Newbie, but we all start learning somewhere) do I need to prepare the painted metal and the plastc light fitting before applying the sealant ? Just clean and then quick wipe with a dap of white spirit or do I need to do more ?
Thanks
Andy :-)
When using silicon sealant, you just use a WET finger to wipe it, either spit on your finger or use a cup of water
Plastacine or blue tac sounds good but water will seep down the back of it (Trust me I am NOT a plumber) IMHO
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No problem
It did say download FAILED, and blank page, I just clicked on the bottom box of IE saying save to desk top and it all downloaded fine
excellent crisp detail exploded view shots
Thank you
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Clear silicone sealant, as used for bathrooms, showers and sinks etc
Really the best thing would be to order your light on-line for next day delivery from your dealer, or fleabay
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I was losing coolant, I had already replaced expansion tank, due to the faulty sensor
It turned out to be the radiator, the plastic at the bottom cracks, you never see the actual leak as it seeps away into the under engine tray
To confirm you need to remove the tray and rev up when hot, then all is there to see
I had mine to a Skoda tuning specialist, who still has an interest in SKODA (He used to race them and Sponsor Briskoda) he picked it up straight away
Yes it cost me, but less than I thought it would be
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You would be advised to tell them about the paint job, simply because if they can get out of a claim they will
Certain colours are less obvious at night, thus we insured you for a Red car, but the two white stripes and yellow bonnet could not be seen Kerching
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The majority of this toxic waste tons and tons, is white cotton gloves, paper suits and breathing masks etc each of which has 900% less radiation than the hands on your watch
I have slept about 10' above a Nuclear Reactor for almost two years, I am after thirty years, OK as is my family and grand kids
My dosimeter never once turned pink
Chernobyl and Fukushima have been explained previously, and the UK is not subject to moving tectonic plates or earthquakes above 3.5 on the scale
Remember in the UK is is an offence not to clean up dog faeces due to dangerous health hazard, but 8.5 million cats can crap where they like
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The problem with vouchers, is there will always be someone willing to buy them at a discount, or get their Pal some ciggies paying cash and use their pals vouchers for the food bill
Then the poor check out girl at the supermarket, Sorry you can not have alcohol or tobacco with vouchers, these people would eat her for breakfast
Theft would increase,
The chap who would like his Disability car back to go to work aged 66, well retirement age is 65 though there is no law to do so, only doing a younger man out of employment, buy a mobility scooter if you want to get out and about
I have the same miniscule pensions £10 too much for benefits, yet the pensions I have are taxed too
Same work ethos only I did not start real work until I left school at 15 other than paper boy and Saturday job, so only managed 51 years without a break in employment
A working man has to earn £35k a year before tax to equal benefit awards
We all have experience of the said people, that have everything possible in the house, smart car and seem to have about £300 per week pocket money
I was a civil Serpent you know civil serpent £150k a year and golden handshake with previous years income as annual retirement pension (Well it was £13500 actually and £20pw pension in my case)
It was hell
I had one "customer" Somali lady with eight children no income and just arrived, I gave her £36k lump sum, she had two houses knocked into one, and £875 per week
She was on the phone to me, as she could not put all the kids in the Range Rover for the school run,
Unfortunately for me I advised her to sell the Range Rover and buy a mini bus (All calls are recorded)
She complained, the recording was checked, I was suspended without pay for 12 weeks, and then pay reduced to probation pay (12k) for one year to be reviewed after that period
This CALL was common about twice a day but previously I had bit my tongue and paid out without COMMENT
Something must be done we are spending more on benefits than the UK has income by about £1billion a year
Cor job done, do you know how difficult that was on a Sinclair 81k black and white portable TV
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It is too easy these days
Before you got the instruction/tech spec details, typed and duplicated
Vely good ploduct, specially blake prads
Now they just photo copy and print original documents
Not everyone has our uses the internet to check things, and would just believe the part serial number not knowing that every serial number on the same product was the same
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What a disaster for the First Minister, No OIL The rigs will have to pump it to Norway (it is a shorter journey anyway)
Vote for me free prescriptions, free everything Jam Tomorrow, fuel 5% cheaper than the ENG/WEL/NI UNION
Only forgotten one thing, If Scotland goes independent, who is to say his party will be the Government
Yeah Jam tomorrow
Lots of overtime for the remaining English and Welsh refineries, and mega tanker driver employment, (I do not think they are allowed the hours to drive with overtime)
No forces drivers, we aint got any forces anymore unless they do 48 on in the Stan 48 off 48 on in AFGRANGE 48 week about
On my previous post you can see an Historic page, you will see many tankers heading for Grangemouth, today only ONE the ones a day behind are you will see heading for Rotterdam or Bremerhaven :-(
There are more ways than the BeebC to read the news as you can see for yourself, what is already happening tonight elsewhere and make your own mind up
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Ideos will close down completely and not re open
The CEO flew in from Switzerland today, with the unltimatum, they are losing £10m per month, China hold 51% of the shares and are not happy about the plant anyway
As you can see by the dearth of ships, there are no more tankers bound for Grangemouth,
see the ships here
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
They are already diverted, or waiting
You see if you loaded up 50k tons of fuel at £1.32per Litre, and you hang off shore for a week until the price is £1.45pl then you make a better profit
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Fabia VRS LE Register Part Trois
in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
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028 still running great, passed its latest MOT, Last year I did have to replace ball joints and sub frame bits all new, Has four fully refurbished wheels and F1 tyres 77k miles from new
Still enjoy this machine