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those 95 aeros were such an underrated, natural sleeper, hot saloon. i could never justify the running costs, otherwise id probably have one. and now with the age and difficulty to get spares... 😞 i wish they hadnt gone to the wall.

little bosturds. a kindly mod might pin this one for a week or 2, to help awareness? @cheezemonkhai for example?

have you the tracking done? i know there much "adjustment" in the rear end of a mk1 octy, and probably not in a furby either, but it could worth checking?

that is very frustrating, i suppose in terms of the vehicle - for it age and milage its done very well. but in terms of "your purchase" its pretty ****. the unfortunate part of purchasing cars in that age bracket is you could have a fully dealer / genius mechanic mollicoddled car that has never wanted for anything and its still a gamble that you get 4 more yrs of no hassle or it eats itself the day after you buy it. and that across the board with all manufacturers. i would more say Skoda is the audi the day after the pretty dress outing, hangin around in trackies and flipflops eating leftovers and no make up on.... a better image of reality i dont mean that in any kind of sexist way..

reality is, if they want to get in your vehicle, theyll get in your vehicle.. just like if someone reeeeallly wants to get into your house, theyll get in.

thread bump... i ordered the below off amazon germany (the B word makes using the default .co.uk a minefield of customs or not). i ordered 2, not realising they come as a twin pack in that size, so i now have 4... but did a test today when they arrived - they work 100% as advertised. even with the pouch top open, sitting the car "no key detected" message until removed fully from the pouch. pressing the buttons through the pouch outside the car - no reaction. so im a happy bunny, may give the extras to the inlaws for their keyless start mazdas... link https://www.amazon.de/gp/r.html?C=3KS82OZ9FHPVW&K=NUCOOOLALB2R&M=urn:rtn:msg:202207250754039876ecc09de24850945ff35d3500p0eu&R=32NUX0C0JJ1MZ&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de%2Fdp%2FB08FT6YCQZ%2Fref%3Dpe_27091401_487027711_TE_SCE_dp_1&H=3VG1BJEQWVYEK7RRUCU2RRLG8RQA&ref_=pe_27091401_487027711_TE_SCE_dp_1

as soon as i saw "CTS" and "one from ECP" i had a feeling the next bit gonna be "its still not working". VAG engines have always been fussy about non oem engine sensors. i think the different thicknesses of metals in oem vs aftermarket can make enough of a change to the resistances the ecu expects to get that it just goes "fk that, its broken" i cant say if youve accidentally put the new one in the fuel sensor hole, but assuming you havnt, try unplugging it and see how the engine runs?

one of my colleague's who got covid via his 2yr old's creche in late Jan ended up catchi g at least 4 non covid chest infections within 2months of his infection...

unfortunately its worth what someone will pay for it... but it should still be a good little bangernomics bus for someone. have a look at some ads for cheap ones, and expensive listings and gauge yours for where it falls between the quality / age / price brackets.

yeah, but youre in borderland arent ya? about 4 yrs behind the rest of the country 🤣🤣🤣

it sounds though, like your throttle body might be sticking.

start with the basics - have you checked all the fuses both cabin and battery box top? when was it serviced last? is it speed /gear related, or does it happen in any gear or speed?

ah ball cox... hopefully it isnt too bad though 🤞

i thought the "agri spec" look had been and gone already? it was very mid recession over here, among the few boy racers that couldnt get to Oz, or afford to run petrols any more. "ratted" (just ****boxes in reality) mk4 golf tdis and 307s with turned up exhaust tips covering the back of the car in black gack...... fk me it was ridiculous.

i do, except my aircon is currently o/o/o as i havnt got around to replacing the radiator following its mangling by a fox a couple of months ago

i put a front set on my mk2 octavia 2 yrs ago. hekos, and the little clips were a tad annoying, but a good shove with a flat head screwdriver got them in and even up. wind noise is a bit worse alright, but the main benefit is - leaving the windows open an inch and not worrying about it raining inside. and the lack of fogging up on the move.

i just went back and checked... sunday 19th July 2020 i did my first 5k attempt. so im 2 yrs and 3 days into this journey.. i had set myself a target for the end of this summer to make an attempt at running up Slievenamon, starting at the Church we got married in at Kilcash. it would be roughly 550m meters of uphill trail, so tough, and more than my average gain since starting the hill/trail running a few months ago, but if its not tough it doesnt work for me. i need there to be a target to build to, and a challenge at the end or ill get bored and give up trying to improve without noticing it. and now im realistically a good 6 weeks behind on that challenge. so when i do get back its gonna be mentally tough for me knowing that im behind where i want to be. but im alive and have everything attached to let me keep pursuing the goal so i have to keep that going too...

thanks @Gaz i suppose its worth saying the ru ning and cycling is as much for mental condition as the physical. over the initial lockdowns it was mentioned to me that i get pent up and frustrated and difficult to live with as i become a ratty bollix if i dont have a physical outlet on the go. been doing alot of work on that over the last 2 yrs, so being laid up now is gonna wreck some of that progress aswell... but being aware of it at least i should be better able to myself managed.

yeah, in the grand scheme of things the injuries werent massively serious, and i know theres not much can be done about them other than time and rest. but i want to know for myself how much time thats gonna be and how bad the injury actually was. ive done a chest ligament coughing myself too ended up missing a close work colleagues stag because of it..

so, i havnt done anything for 3 weeks now... from Sat 2nd July to Wed 6th i was on early morning kick offs on a work project. on Wed i had a pretty serious accident at work, and ive been on leave since. currently coming to the end of a course of Ibuprofen and Codipar (Codeine and Paracetamol) for the rib cage damage. waiting on an xray result at the minute from Tuesday to see if i did actually crack any of them. im confident i did. 2 days after the accident i couldnt steer my car comfortably or lift my 2 1/2yr old. Got out for a walk last night, a gentle 5k that took an hour... i really really really want to go for a trail run... or a big long dirty mountainy cycle 😞 but i need more time on that i think. the condition loss is gonna be horrendous but equally me head is gonna start gettin irritated too...

following from the above thought process... https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMN9v8wRe/?k=1 just watched the above. when i did my First Aid refresher earlier this year we were told about rice being phased out but not told why. this explains it nicely. im just not sure whether it applies to boppin yer head on stuff. . further research needed .

maybe but... mk1 octys, mk4 golfs, mk1 Leon, Cordobas and Ibizas... all also same problems with bellows cables breaking and or water corrosion.. cant say about mk2 octys, i think the engine problems over shadowed anything else...

thanks @wokwon i didnt know about that little trick.. my missus literally just walked into the house and asked me why her Seat Arona would be saying "KEY NOT DETECTED". i know she got a genuine battery replacement done only last week on one of the fobs after shed been getting the low battery warning. possibly shes picked up the other one and its losing power now too. will check it out later on.

ftfy 😉

update - according to the configurator it's Phoenix Orange... im afraid to go any further on the configuration... touching on 50k for one!!