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Sorry i should have said i am claiming off the other persons insurance. My car was parked and they skidded into me on the ice. I have witnesses and the driver admitted they lost control and slid into me. So I shouldn't have any effect on my insurance, should I? But I am concerned if the claim will be logged Thanks

Hi My car has been hit by a car in a car park and the damage to the front bumper is estimated at about £500. A lot for minor damage repair and re-align bumper I think. If I use insurance will it be logged on HPI or whatever? When i come to sell I want to be able to show it wasn't bad, so a photo may help but being logged as a accident repair may not be a good thing? Is there a level before they are put on the register? Thanks

I wasn't doubting your results p-torque I suppose Jabba, Revo et al tend to come to mind as they get the most mentions. Why do most tuners seem to suggest 135ish bhp and you remap for higher (157)? Q. Are all PD clutches the same? The 130 and 105 in particular?

Is the clutch the same? Anybody know for sure

Thanks for the replies. I think the 105 pd I have now is not as smooth at low revs as the 130 pd I had, does anyone else find this? Would a remap smooth this out at low revs? Car has 13k on it. So clutch shouldn't be worn hardly at all (unless the previous owner has given it a hard time:eek:) p-torque.co.uk: price sounds good but to be honest never heard of you? :)Anybody got experience of p-torque.co.uk?

How well will the 105 pd clutch deal with a remap? The offer seems to be to 135 bhp and around 225 ft/lbs. Is that too much? Will the clutch slip? I know lots of the 130 1.9pd have slip when upped to 170 Thanks

15" fitted to car, but I saw some GT Sport 17s on e-bay which I am sure will be repeated soon. Yeah MF steering wheel and highline comp plus auto dim rear view, auto lights (mmmm?) auto wipers (again?) i-pod docking station in arm rest, see you home lights etc.......... But only 105 and a 5 speed box:( It is a 2008 57 plate, cost £10640, so price to change was £4k (or less if you take off the £500 worth of stuff the fabia needed) a no brainer to me. Much slower but I have been looking at remaps;) any info on what the clutch will take? Is the golf much heavier? the fabia is a heavy b***er. The handling is really quite good, I drove a Mk4 a while back and it was really poor. BTW the Fabia lost £5K from new in 2 yrs 11 mths and 38K. Thats good going I reckon.

Golf Match 105, it has loads of toys (more to go wrong?)

Said farewell to my 38K 55 reg Fabia vrs yesterday. All happened quickly, got the chance of another car and so I asked my local Skoda dealer if he was interested in buying the Fabia off me. It needed 4 tyres needed the 3 year service in 400 miles and of course an MOT next month. Maybe £500? So the offer of £6500 was accepted. So I am no longer a Skoda owner I will continue to watch, read and learn if I may from what has been a great forum to be part of. Thanks to all who have helped, mostly without knowing it, and I wish you all continued fun.

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Have you tried swapping wheels around to see if it has any affect? I have read of tyres that are way out of alignment for the tread which will pull to one side. just a thought....................

Depends what you got in the boot:) About 500Kg in the boot should give a nice 50:50 split...............

I think the wheels look far too wide for the tyres, the tyres looked very stretched. What width are the wheels? Leather is nice.

Why? Nothing there?

Thanks for the replies I will try and get round to checking them soon, and I will take a pic or two. The tech said the pads needed attention soon so I suppose I should have a look in case he is right? Yes main dealer, that gets good reviews. BTW was quoted £120 + vat for rear discs and pads. 2 year service cost £214 incl brake fluid change. I have googled for this prob and I can't find much. Service guy said it was common? Surely if it is common, and with light useage, then the parts aren't up to standard?

My car had it's 2 year service at 28k miles and I was told the rear brake pads were 'breaking up'. The material was 'coming off' the steel plate part, apparently, with cracking. Now I didn't see this, but was told I needed new pads and discs. I declined the offer to fit the parts so I can have a look myself. Anyone else seen or heard of this? The pads are maybe 25% worn at the most as my miles are mostly a motorway commute to work. Was told definitely not warranty work. Thanks

Just to add that though the service side don't have the right info always (Fabia VRS can't have variable service, but was suggested) the staff are the same as Wilks and sales were good, though it was Josh Wilkes who dealt with me. Better deal than Derek Slack when I bought, by a few hundred ££s, that was 2 years ago though.

You must be one of the few who make up the minority of Alfa owners who think the dealers are ok. Also I will say that Alfas whilst being a 'buy with your heart' sort of car, they will quickly sicken you, IF you want the electrics to work as they should. I see you drive a Superb, happy with that?

Relax, it could be far worse, you could have an Alfa. :thumbdwn: bitter experience:thumbdwn:

MSB have basically taken all the staff from Wilks, sales, service and techs. I do wish the staff could be more knowledgeable though. The service guy suggested I put my Fabia VRS on variable servicing as I do17K per year. Also couldn't see the point of doing a lube only service at 6 months and service/inspection yearly. There are other examples. Basically a good dealer though if they continue the Wilks way, same staff so..?

As an added note which isn't strictly relevant to the Fabia. MX5 engines (early ones at least) are "non-interference" so if the belt snaps no damage is done. Are there others? Why not all cars? Or chains?

Certainly not acceptable. The last lube only service I had, the garage took it for a test drive? I asked why and they said just making sure all was ok, they said "you wouldn't be happy if on your way home you found out it had no oil in, would you" Didn't know whether to laugh or be angry. Said he used the handbrake to "clean the rear discs" as if it was a favour. I let it go but wasn't happy. It was a 15 minute drive, not 40 miles.........

I would settle for the seats having decent lumbar support:thumbdwn:

I agree with most of the above. I get around 50 mpg, but commute 25miles each way in steady traffic. Reliable so far (17K) However I do not find the seats comfortable due to their lack of lumbar support. They are fine in all other senses, including the colour. But why no lumbar support? I use an after-market lumbar support. Also due to the 10K service or oil change period, I changed the oil at 8K then have had a service for the 12 months check and another oil change at 16K. Cost

I once read that job hunting can be summarised as: No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes! Sometimes there are only a few No answers sometimes more. But there WILL be a Yes. Keep as positive as you can and good luck.