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  1. Used them once about ten years ago, so don't have any recent experience, but one would expect the remap to be the same for all Revo dealers as they are uploading a standard map and not customising it to the vehicle. That said, depending on where you live, you could drive down the M5 to Exeter and visit Volkscraft who are also Revo dealers and whose services I am happy to recommend, as I was using them until recently and have only temporarily stopped as I've bought a new car and get free servicing from Skoda as part of the package.
  2. As you say, the MOT only records the state of the car at a single point each year, you really need to see if there's any other service history for evidence of if or when any of the more expensive jobs were done. I had a vRS with the earlier ASZ engine until earlier this year and it reached just over 200k miles and had been relatively problem free, apart from the radiator needing replacement (old age) and needing several replacement rear brake disks before they were worn down due to uneven wear, but it was getting to the point where the running gear was getting a bit tired and various boots and bushes etc. needed doing. Then the turbo went, replacement was a major expense relative to the value of the car but, after some thought, I had it done with the intention of keeping the car for another year. A few months later the gearbox broke; I sold the car (on here) for spares or repair as I wasn't prepared to put any more money into fixing it. So, although my experience may not be typical, your 200k miles special edition may be storing up a lot of problems, but if the previous owner has already replaced the turbo, clutch, dmf, radiator, recent cambelt and water pump etc. etc. it may happily cruise on for another 100k - only you know if you are willing to take that gamble. Go and look at them both and try to buy based on overall condition and the verifiable history, try not to get distracted by the SE's leather and pretty blue paint job.
  3. I can't say I noticed a particular point at which there was any change, but the mpg did slowly improve. Mind you, I did drive quite gently for the first 1000 miles and even now I rarely have my foot to the floor - coming from more powerful cars (and a turbo diesel), I've sort of got out of the habit of mashing the accelerator and just accept that my little Citigo isn't going to be as fast.
  4. Following this topic as I also loaded the camera POIs onto my PID but couldn't find a way to get any advance warning - not much use unless you can set it to make a sound before you reach the POI as you can't watch the map all the time, maybe that part of the software has been disabled. Luckily as it's a Citigo I rarely exceed the limit on the open road and I'm always careful to stick to the limit when it's 40 or less.
  5. If you mean the cradle then yes it is and the "hole" in the dash is the same size as before so the cover that came with cars without the PID will fit; has to be ordered as a separate part though, doesn't come by default.
  6. Spring green doesn't look too bad, but when I was buying I couldn't see the point in paying more for having a colour other than red and spent the equivalent on options instead.
  7. True, unfortunately I couldn't be bothered to wash mine before taking the picture (plus it would have been too dark by then). Front one is my mother's, collected from the dealer on Monday, the only external difference I can see that isn't due to options are the headlights - the DRLs are in the same position but the reflector is much wider. The alloy wheels are now part of the spec for the SE, so she got them "free" as she ordered a standard SE with steel wheels (during the fuel promotion) but the dealer later rang to say that she'd be getting the facelifted model due to the build date. Internally there's the holder for a phone in place of the PID, an umbrella in a little tray on the front of the passenger seat and the radio/media unit now has a colour screen and no ability to play CDs. Apart from that, I can't really see anything different (OK, so there are the strings on the parcel shelf and the light in the boot, but these were already present on the later pre-facelift cars).
  8. OK, quick spot the difference quiz, here are two Citigos parked one behind the other, but which is the facelift model?
  9. Those seats do look good, I was thinking of going for the dynamic interior when I spec'ed my car but there simply weren't any real-life examples of what it looked like, it must be a really rare option (maybe the dealer got it at no cost as Skoda needed to use the cloth up).
  10. The long term memory resets itself automatically after a set distance or trip time, in my manual it says "any number of individual journeys up to a total of 19 hours and 59 minutes driving or 1,999 kilometres driven" - don't know if UK cars have a different limit for miles or whether it's a straight km/miles conversion
  11. Seems to be the same sort of material as those Crocs shoes - lightweight, waterproof and relatively hard-wearing against abrasion but might be vulnerable to cuts/punctures
  12. I like the OE stainless steel ones http://www.theskodashop.co.uk/product/Sill_Covers_%28Chrome_Inserts%29_CitiGo_3Dr_1ST071303 more solid than the stick on foil type and reassuringly expensive!
  13. Look in the classifieds on this forum - several people breaking Octavias (or post in the Wanted section)
  14. Welcome! I too downsized, but from a Fabia vRS - the only thing I'm missing is the ability to go up steep hills without slowing down or changing gear
  15. Use the Fresh software from the Garmin website to reset it to the factory default, the only downside is you may end up with the old maps but if you aren't too worried about the navigation side of it that shouldn't matter.
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