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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

OK, quick spot the difference quiz, here are two Citigos parked one behind the other, but which is the facelift model?

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).

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

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

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!

Look in the classifieds on this forum - several people breaking Octavias (or post in the Wanted section)

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

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.

Good news if you want an umbrella, bad news if you want a PID? If Skoda are planning on creating a Citigo vRS then they aren't doing it as part of the facelift, and if they were going to offer only one version of the current engine I would expect them to stick with the 60ps as it's the base specification and most people don't bother to "upgrade" to the 75ps.

My mother ordered a new Citigo when the fuel card promotion was on and she's since been told that it's due to be built in October and will be a facelift model.

I use a Nokia 2610 (and have done for many years) and I don't consider myself that old

Most of those are available on the latest Citigo, if you're prepared to pay: DAB - optional extra light in the boot - standard switches for both windows on driver's side - standard on cars with electric windows lots of info on dash display - more than on the PID? can also get a trip computer as part of one of the optional packages completely flat boot with seats down - yes with the variable boot floor option engine at the rear - OK, I'll admit that's not been available in a Skoda since the 1980's

Apart from the obvious, which you've probably already tried e.g. make sure the disc is in the right way up, use a disc that you know works in other players and not one you've burned yourself, make sure the unit is switched to CD and not AUX, try turning the volume up whilst the CD is playing, try it without the PID installed etc.then take it back to the dealer

Provisionally sold, if anyone wants to go on the reserve list please PM me

I am planning on attending the National meet next Sunday, prices are for anyone who wishes to collect from me there and priority will be given to those attending. One wheel is almost unmarked £40 One wheel has slight kerbing (visible at the 6 o'clock position) £20 Both wheels come with centre caps and tyres, although the tyres whilst not cracked or visibly damaged are so old I would not recommend driving far on them (probably fine if you want to carry the wheel as a spare). As there is not a full set of four, I am prepared to sell the wheels individually or as a pair. I also have one wheel (not pictured) that is bent and has a flat spot on the inner rim; I will give this one away free to any interested person, however I will not bring it to the meet unless I know someone wants it.

I believe the DRLs in place of the front foglights have been an option for some time. It was something I spec'ed on my new Citigo as I rarely used the front foglights on my other cars and hope that the LEDs will last a lot longer than the conventional DRL bulbs. Of course, to the uninitiated it probably now looks like I'm one of those idiots who drives around with my front foglights on the whole time in an attempt to look cool

Well it has been updated, since the dipstick in the diagram looks exactly like the one in my car and only has an "A" range; the instructions say to top up the oil only if the level is lower than the indicated range, so in this case adding 0.5L would probably not lead to overfilling. I've attached a copy of the relevant page or you can check the latest version of the manual yourself at http://www.skoda-auto.com/en/mini-apps/owners-manuals/ Use of higher octane "super" unleaded often doesn't give a noticeable effect, therefore VAG don't want to claim that it will in case they get accused of misleading the customer (and they only do that over diesel emissons )

And in the section on the TPMS it says "The system cannot warn in case of very rapid tyre inflation pressure loss e.g. in case of sudden tyre damage" - so it's there to warn of slow punctures, if you have a sudden blowout you'll probably notice other symptoms before a little yellow light on the dash.