DoodyBoy

Judging by the comments here, I must get some winter tyres. My Octavia vRS let go at the back (!) at 25mph in less than 2 inches of slushy snow. Fortunately there was loads of room to collect it, so no harm done. I wouldn't normally be too bothered about a bit of slippy slidey in the snow but it did it again (at the back) in dry conditions exiting a Tesco car park. Clearly fat, low profile, summer tyres don't work at sub-zero temperatures even in the dry! Or wifey has clonked it on a kerb and not told me!

Hi, I've just joined the forum and for a very good reason. I've had my Octavia II vRS TDi for 9 months (it's an '08 car) and have been thinking about chipping it. Yesterday, largely due to comments on these forums, I've gone and done the dirty deed and ordered a Shark STS with Stage 1 remap but I'm not getting the DPF removed!! I'd like to thank everyone who has indirectly assisted in the process for their helpful comments in other posts, particularly those who have enthused over the service from Ben and the lads and lasses at Shark Performance. I spent a little while talking to Ben about what it all means and why Shark are one of only 2 companies who offer a map for the PD engine. He could not have been more helpful. I won't bore you all with the details here, but let's just say that Ben spent over 1/2hr talking to me at 19:00 last night when he should really have been preparing for the race at Donnington today. I wish him and the team success today. I am expecting to take delivery of the STS module on Thursday and will keep you all updated with the gory details of the process and the outcome, both good and bad. Hopefully there won't be any bad and you can follow a smooth upgrade and allay any fears you may have over a remap of the PD engine without removing the DPF.