Jules Tohpipi

Thank you. I was sad to see it go. It had been a great car. Yes I had it delivered brand new to my house in 2012 and 230,000 miles later in Dec 2022 it was still on its original clutch. Used for a daily 130 mile round trip commute to work on mainly motorway and dual-carriageways.

I had 230,000 on mine and still going strong until the car was written off. A 1.6 litre diesel 2012.

Mine occasionally used to do this when at the pump. A solution I saw online worked. 1. Lock the car with the remote 2. Apply GENTLE pressure to the fuel flap (pressing inward not pulling out) 3. Unlock the car while still applying that gentle pressure to the flap 4. Release and open as normal

Up until a few weeks ago I had a 2012 Superb Elegance GreenLine II with the 1.6 engine. From new I had done 230,000 miles. It was still driving 95% like new until we parted. The most reliable and economical car I've ever owned by an enormous margin. Nothing else comes close. Only engine issue was a single injector which the AA swapped by the roadside. Zero issues with EGR, DPF, etc. It had been the perfect car and I had intended to keep it long into the future - had it not been written-off by a muppet. Mine was actually even more reliable from 100k to 200k that the first 100k. During its life I had to do all four shocks, an anti-roll bar, a clock spring, the blower fan (an easy £60 DIY job) and the single injector. The only thing that ever left me by the side of the road (for a few hours) was the injector. In context, my Superb was used for a 130 mile round trip commute five days a week (except during lockdown) and was always serviced by a Skoda main dealer.

Lol. Thank you! Yes, I was surprised at the good price, too. At the roadside he said “We don’t charge labour for AA members, we only charge for the parts.” Included in the price was a new bolt for the injector - or something like that. I’m guessing the £350 was more than the normal part price but the overall cost was about half that of a main dealer - which I had Googled whilst in the lay-by. No negotiation took place on the price. I just accepted what he told me - when he said the job could be done there and then. This was all done with an official yellow-van AA man. Not any third-party.

I had an injector go on that engine earlier this year when mid-journey. Called the AA and after arriving he had a new injector fitted roadside in just under an hour. Total cost of repair as an AA member was £350. Then carried on with my journey. FYI, the first injector to go in 226,000 miles of having the car from new.

Best I ever managed on the Maxidot was just over 90mpg on my 66 mile commute home. Clear run on motorway and dual carriageways on a very hot summer evening. I was really going for the mpg on this run! Same journey but normal driving in the summer I average around 720 to 750 miles on the odometer from a 54 litre tank run close to minimum. It’s a 1.6 litre Greenline diesel. The Maxidot for me is relatively accurate based on real tank range and refill amount.

Thank you. Turned out it was Standard size. Rather than ordering online, I took the fuse into Halfords in the end as it's very close by.

Hi folks, Short version. I need to replace the 25A white fuse in location 35 of the fuse box. The one for the 12V sockets in the main cabin. But I'm going round in circles trying to identify correctly the physical fuse size. Micro, mini, full size? Can anyone give me a definitive steer please? Also, was thinking of buying a cheapish box of replacement fuses off Amazon - under £10 for the box. Good idea or bad idea? Car is Superb II. Many thanks.

I’ve got that going on too at the moment. Takes a couple of minutes to come on. Coincidence or otherwise, I replaced my original fan that failed about a month ago with a new cheap item off eBay.

It's sad to see you moving on from the Superb as I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years. I got my Greenline II Elegance within weeks of your L&K. Just in case you are wondering how long the brakes might have eventually lasted for, my rear discs and pads made it to 200,000 miles before they wore out. The fronts made it to 96,000 miles but only required changing due to heavy corrosion - the Skoda main dealer said they weren't anywhere near worn out otherwise. The front replacements only made it another 100,000 miles before wearing out so quality standards must be slipping Remarkably, the only obvious sign of it having aged cosmetically is some mild stone chips to the bonnet. The doors have zero dings or scratches, the paint still shines and the interior has shown wear only to the floor mats - which I replaced. Don't forget to pop in and say hello from time to time

To the OP, before splashing out on a Columbus, have you seen one in operation or used one? Don't get me wrong, it's a quality rock-solid device for the Skoda stuff, but the sat-nav is utter pants. The screen has to be poked quite hard to input anything, there's no accurate traffic information, routing options are difficult to view on the map, even the newest maps have significant omissions and you pay through the nose for the updates. I'm in the car at least four hours a day and its inadequacies wore thin on me very quickly (the sat-nav that is). And whilst a wide screen looks kind of nice in an eye-candy way, what you really need for sat-nav is height. Because where it's all going on is from the bottom of the screen to the top. My old iPhone 6S Plus screen is around 50% taller than the Columbus screen. Basically, if I need to get somewhere on time, and I genuinely don't know where I'm going, then the Columbus sat-nav is firmly switched off. Everything else about my Greenline has mean fantastic though. From new, I've done 210,000 miles now and I wouldn't swap it for anything else (in terms of what I need it to do). So you can look forward to that at least.

You might have been ripped-off more than you think, unfortunately. Last week I changed both Xenon dipped bulbs on my 12-plate Superb (saloon) and all I need do was lift the bonnet. No tools required. First bulb took 10 minutes (never done it before and the plastic locking collar befuddled me for a while) and the second bulb took about 3 minutes. Unless the estate is different?

Once again thank you very much for your advice and knowledge. I'm on good terms with the garage so will return this weekend to request a free second attempt at it.

Thank you for posting this. It's prompted a question regarding a Hunter alignment session on my Greenline II recently. I hope this isn't a thread de-rail but relevant to the overall topic of setting up the Greenline II suspension. Anyhow, whilst fitting some new tyres I was offered a cheap price for a Hunter wheel alignment. Car was prepared and the Hunter's screen showed all the G chassis numbers - as per the table above. The screen also showed the chassis descriptions i.e. 'Basic' and 'Sport'. The operator chose 'Basic' and I queried this saying my Greenline II has the sport chassis. However, he was insistent that 'Standard' should be chosen. Eventually I yielded as I have no true knowledge on the subject. Question is, was the Hunter operator correct to choose the Basic option rather than the Sport option when performing the wheel alignment? Looks like toe and camber settings are different between the two options.