mac11irl
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Moved to the Octavia section as requested. The boot in an Octavia is massive. It’s what’s stopping me from finding my next car! I dont want to lose boot space, but I also fancy something different for a change after 7 1/2 yrs with my mk2 hatchback. But there are very few vehicles that come close to the boot of an Octavia tardis. Golf estate has been discontinued, it’s all bloody SUVs now. Not that I saw a 2026 golf gti hatchback listed at €75k last week, so clearly vw have lost the plot entirely anyway
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Interesting change… hadn’t seen anything about it. It was never a thing due to our own “freedom of travel” agreement post… historical events… that predated EU membership and the Schengen agreement rights to move about. I’m not reason for at airports has been because of the post 911 international clamp down on travel identity
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I know the recall above is Tesla specific but… flush door handles aren’t EV specific, so I don’t see how this relates to “the truth about EVs”. I also have to go back again to the fire blanket and point out you are moving the goalposts again, a long term tactic used by every conspiracy theorist for centuries - “EVs are serious fire hazard” “They don’t combust anymore frequently than ICE cars which are also a serious fire hazard” “That’s different, EVs are worse when they do combust” “That’s fair, but heres a product being developed we can use to potentially help counter the risk when they do combust” “Ahh but that’s only been shown in ideal circumstances so that doesn’t count and there’s no procedure in place for in the real world” “But it’s just a concept demonstration, of course it’s ideal, like any other concept demonstration” “Still different because reasons, they claim they don’t need to be serviced” Etc etc Everything has issues that don’t come to light until available and in use en masse. Then issues get resolved. But neigh sayers will always just move the focus to another point.
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From reading that reply…. I think you completely missed the point I was making, through use of sarcasm.
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You know you’re right.. totally unrealistic demonstration. It reminds me of the time I once watched a demonstration by the fire fighters of dealing with the aftermath of an RTA , and when the demo started, the FF’s already had the scene cordoned off, a hydrant located, their gear on, and the all the hydraulic gear out of the trucks and ready to go, which also obviously meant the appliances and ambulance had already arrived at the scene.. Even the people trapped in the vehicles being rescued already had their safety specs on.. so it took them mere moments to have the lid cut off the focus and the doors wedged open on the upside down vectors. totally unrealistic compared against a real crash.
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Not entirely the only the way… @Breezy_Pete Should be able to help you with the build info too
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Not for a Scala, but I got a set of Nordrive bars and 2 bike holders for my Octavia, from micksgarage, but I’m sure available elsewhere. Fully adjustable, and come with custom feet to match the curve of your car roof - specify the car model during the order and they supply the correct foot pack. Haven’t had any issue with any of it, and the bike rails even fit my thick framed mtb. Lot cheaper than a set of Thule bars, and not massively less aesthetically acceptable. Bit windy at motorway speeds, but overall fine
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I literally had one of my alloys cleaned and rim sealed due to air loss by the rim on Saturday morning. 2013 alloys on a mk2 octavia
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If the supporting evidence is scientifically correct, verified and repeatable with the same results then whether it’s good or bad doesn’t come into it. But when evidence is gathered by “the one lone scientist who saw something 100’s of others didn’t” is the basis for claims, that rarely stands up to scrutiny. P hacking is an easy way to make a claim that supports a bias - ie stop testing when you get the result you wanted and ignore the data that you also got the doesn’t support it.
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Don’t kick immediately after I’ve unlocked it, or it will just get locked again and will stay like that.
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Aaaannnnd…. We’re reopening after a little break and getting the room painted a more tranquil shade of “let’s all get along beige”. So let’s all remember to play nice, not spread misinformation, don’t scare monger, don’t try bait for reactions and don’t be attacking each other on a personal level.
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I seem to recall the 5 door back windows are the same little pop out style as the 3 door.. so just as liable to be a smidge leaky
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Check for water in the spare wheel well - may have been solved in the face lift, but on the older ones it was a dodgy seal around the light cluster let water in.
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Just getting back here.. Everybody can take a breather for a couple of days to think, reflect, and question whether this particular discussion is actually going to resolve to a consensus or is it going to spin in circles for another 4yrs of back and forth polarised views that will never be changed and whining. I fear the latter, looking back through the pages and pages of this thread full of personal digs, unsubstantiated claims (from all sides), fear mongering and anecdotes masked as evidence it gives me ptsd to the brexit threads.
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I only have experience of the 2013 era 3pot 60bhp mpi engine, and even that’s 5yrs ago already 🙈 I know the newer ones got the 1litre tsi. Which missus mac has in her Arona. Would I describe either as wheezy? Maybe. I always described The mpi on a full throttle as a very happy buzz. And it could shift (relatively speaking 🤣) enough to be a fun chuckable little running shoe. The tsi in the Arona is 115bhp, think it was 90 in the citigo? It’s grand, pokey, but always feels like it’s working a harder than it should need to to push on down the road. I dunno if that makes sense. the one your looking at could have a small leak, or it could just be the engine sound if your not used to it 🤷🏻♂️
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When stuck in a never ending spiral, it can never reach an end…
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Is it the marker light, that someone replaced with leds? Not the DRL, the first click in the light switch parking light
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@pab567 May know a way around your issue Welcome to the forum btw 👋
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Yup, approval needed because you left the VIN details in the post. Next time, just remove the vin number and the word V I N from it before uploading.
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Looking at the photo, I think his is on P0359T? You may have mis read that from the image?
