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At least an indicator on gives some clue to others even if the Muppet driver is pulling out in front of others having not looked. There seems to be plenty waving about on or over the line and into others lanes how probably think they are driving gods. There are plenty driving about in the newest of cars with all the tech and they are near into the kerb or verge or across into oncoming traffic. That has maybe to do with being in conversation to passengers, on the phone or just trusting the cars tech or clueless to what there is or when it operates as in at what speed, or on straights and not in bends.

Skoda service staff quoting a price for a car / engine they know nothing about is when you might want to ask. Do you want to phone a friend . A 1.5 TSI ACT done at a fixed price that a 1.2 or 1.4 TSI is done for is maybe worth having done. If they stand by that quote of £579. They are certainly no place near there normal hourly rates and costs for parts and 20% vat. But if they are going to have a fully qualified tech on the job for 4-6 hours instead of doing 2 or 3 cars and making them money that is their concern.

We will hear eventually and head for thinking, feet for dancing. It is not really all about a snapping cam belt. We will find out at 8 years plus how the tensioner and bearings are doing. They last a life time. On a 1.5 TSI ACT we are yet to know how short that life might be. VW are always backwards at coming forward. Ps. Some might need a replacement GPF before and issues with the timing. Then there are cars at 5 years old now that could do with the spark plugs changed and certainly the Air filter at least looked at.

A low warning can show when actually tyre circumference is increasing. Binding brake, or wheel bearing going, wheel heating, tyre getting hot. Not common, but why checking asap while tyres still hot after a warning might show different once the tyres are back cool.

Fantastic. If everyone was as you are. If you listened. Less about fuel saving for you and more about others not sniffing your tail pipe emissions. 40 years driving likely mid 50,s and older. More than middle aged. Your driving is going down hill standards way. Time to resit your test maybe.

What is short term about the threat to human health. The threat is long term and from now on. Maybe more obvious in built up areas but pollution and emissions and global warming is global as around the earth.. simply clever might be that when stop start could be operating and a driver turns it off in more polluted areas a diverter valve puts the exhaust emissions into the cars cabin. Let them decide if they want to be breathing in particulate pollution rather than those around the vehicle.

Sorry i do not know the answer to the OP. Also the Ambition sold in Poland might have different standard features from an Ambition sold in Ireland or other EU countries. As to seeing on the dash which tyre it says has lost pressure then you might go right to that one with the pressure gauge and check. You still have to check the other 3 anyway. Take less than 5 minutes to take off the caps and check all 4. You can not trust the indication. & just check one tyre IMO.

@kenfowler3966bringing in mention of your wife's Fabia diesel and acceleration as a comparison means little without actually saying what power it had, do we just assume it was 110ps or less and not 130 ps?

New EV on order. Simply it is the nearest future. It is good driving an ICE vehicle, easy, and maybe even cheaper than an EV if you do public charging. But hey ho on you go with how things are. If you want to just run an ICE vehicle you can. If you want to buy one new up untill you can not anymore then what's the beef, just do it.

The Telegraph and Daily Mail are really on an Anti-EV and pro ICE vehicle campaign. I wonder just how much their owners have financial investments in Oil & Gas production & not in EV,s or EV Subscription. PS I have had an EV recovered. Not an accident damaged one thankfully.... What a farce. The RAC called out the recovery firm and then i assisted with the recovery. Blocking the road with my van with hazards on, moving cones about and waving through drivers when it was safe and no cable across the toad. The 'very professional' recovery operative (??) had not a clue what he was there to recover and had nothing more than sliders with him. As for jacking points / and safe places to lift, clueless, and there was no towing hook with the car from new. *People including first delivery transporters, first responders from the 4th emergency services / recovery operatives are pretty clueless as to a FWD, a RWD or an AWD EV or Hybrid, so there is an issue right off.* Here the Front wheels were locked in P, that was the fault and the rear wheels had e-brake on so locked. As i pointed out to the RAC operative who was first called before breakfast time and when arrived plugged it in, did a reset and before he left me with the car before lunch time having tried pushing it and getting the idea he could no put the front on a dolly, and then me asking the recovery company mid afternoon when they might come and did they know it was an EV and the wheels were locked. Tea-time so late afternoon / early evening and finally at 7.30-8.00 pm i got home and the car went off in the wrong direction 25 miles to then travel the next day to the dealership where it sat in the car park for 3 weeks because the RAC never booked it in. *This is a car owned by Motability and the RAC assistance is done by a priority team.* !!! ? (It is at the dealership now for it,s 3rd recall and MOT, this one is a Safety Critical Recall as were the last 2, not that Vauxhall or the DVLA bother telling you for a month or 3 or even a year and when you ask what the possible issue is Dealership staff have no clue.) I am driving a BMW Series 1 this weekend since the car might be gone for days or even weeks this time. What a farce and training has obviously somehow passed the company / management by.

@Logan2194 Welcome. Was this the VAQ diff you had serviced? That was due at a 2 year interval on your car was it not, so in 2022. The engine oil should be checked at normal operating temperature if you read the owners manual. After stopped a few minutes. Obviously you want to know where it is when stone cold as well.

41 mpg average and that is not eco driving.

Yes it could be. ? How far north are you?

Might, could be, maybe in the future. Sometime down the line. Once there are these vehicles on the roads, many of which have more safety features. (Safety features are more tech, more to go wrong, but that is as in all Euro 7 vehicles coming soon.) But is it actually now costing more to the insurance underwriters, and what are the numbers of BEV,s, PHEV,s and mild hybrids being written off because of bodywork repairs and how many are requiring new or replacement batteries? I posted about his vid the other week on ULEZ,s in Scotland and said he might want to visit Dundee and see where the zone is and just how it will affect traffic in the zone. It is hurts me to link his video,s just because it brings in more money for him.

^^^ @Warrior193I seriously doubt that has anything to do with any insurance increases. Who was it that compiled this report with the suggestion about the BEV & Hybrids? The Daily Mail by any chance. I see that some Insurance companies are getting it told as it is about ripping off customers when their vehicles are damaged and written off. 'Offering a price lower than the car's fair market value after it has been written off, which is against FCA rules. Relevant firms have been told to put these wrongs right and where necessary provide redress to affected customers'. About time as well. They should be named, shamed fined / penalised.

Assumed wrong that it would be a diesel. I will get some economy once i stop playing with it to see how well it goes and it does go rather well. Nice sport settings of suspension, gearbox and steering and it would be rude not to just set to max performance mode. I was familiar from other BM,s i have driven other then a few settings, but good to get used to for in the MINI. I-drive is so much better than touch screen for a right hander IMO. 118i M sport, 7 speed Steptronic auto. 1.5 3 cylinder petrol. rather good for only 140 ps.

Winner winner chicken dinner. Or sitting in a KFC chicken diner instead of crisps while charging the Corsa. I have 500 miles to do this weekend before Monday and the car getting dropped off at AC. Car loaded with stuff and fully charged. Europecar called to take a £1 deposit & to tell me the Blue BMW Automatic 'hire car' will be ready to collect at lunch time from the dealership. (I assume a diesel, never asked and should not assume, matters not.) So i will go clear stuff out the Corsa, put seats up & glue brake pedal cover back on. (MOT fail last time on my van, first time in 46 years of doing that as i drive with left foot only) No matter what the BMW is it will likely be cheaper than taking the Corsa for the weekend as the minimum charging was going to be 55 pence a kWh and i would have been charging at least 3 times before Monday. The 2nd charger i was looking at using is 69 pence a kWh & the 3rd 55 pence. (I might have charged up Sunday night on a home charger to full before handing car in on Monday.) Looking forward to a more relaxed weekend than i had thought i would have and have now changed timings of getting places and not needing to allow as much as over an hour sitting charging if luck gets me onto a charger for each 140-150 miles covered. PS. Now no need to be home before Tuesday or Wednesday so planned a longer trip as i drink my -diet Irn-Bru.

@Skyl1n3 That is 9,500 ish miles different from this shows. (maybe a years mileage of a difference.)

@rumburake 210,000 km / 130,000 miles shown here. ('Dust rich countries 120,000 km') This is the issue, so many numbers around on-line quoting something some has seen, or mi-read / mis-heard. Karoq.

Maybe it could be if someone tried activating something the car never came with. Maybe just the regular bad connection at the DRL / Sidelight unit. @UrbanPanzermight be able to help.

@Phoenixboy Simples. because you have to move stuff to do the work and then replace and supply with parts and people talking 6 hours plus and book in for 2 days that gets you where you are price wise. Easy to quote £500 when you are on a service desk and know nothing about which TSI you are talimg about. But they are learning eventually like now that a 2 hour job is not the same as a 4 hour plus job. Service centres have a displayed price using the parts they usually use, and then a different price with OEM parts. eg. PCSAutocentre that is up in a post. *ASK THEM!*

With a FWD 1.0 TSI DSG on factory tyres that is almost certain to have the wheels spinning, the TC light flashing and even power being cut and resulting in lots of action but not a quick get away. Just as well to just have the engine fired up and off you go when clear and there is space.

@Phoenixboy Maybe a case of a week ago it was due in 6 months and then VW Group get real. There will be too many 5 year old cars out there that have not had cam belts and their franchised dealerships in the UK are selling them. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/514702-cambelt-change-necessary-after-5-years

@dickieboy Those with the same cars will be along hopefully. Best you get your report to a Dealership / Authorised repairer ASAP, or they will be saying, 'Never heard of that before', rather than they all do that.