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@tunedude Lets ignore the Few then. So do you think there is a benefit to you running a TDI on Premium Diesel over standard Shell Diesel or any others including supermarket, and do you pay for your own fuel? Is it better performance and fuel efficiency you get with the Premium Diesel which has no higher a Cetane?

As well to start with a look at the Fuel Filler cap area, is there corrosion or an attempt to treat / paint the area. (See top of section for a pinned thread.) Look at not just a service record but what actually was done at the services. How does it start and drive and how does the gear change feel, going forward, and into reverse. Overall condition, tyres, windscreen (chips), front brake discs etc, how does the braking feel, is the handbrake feeling right letting it off and applying it.

15 pence is not a 'Few' in my world. 45 x 15= £6.75 a tank extra. More than the price of buying a gallon / 4.546 litres of go go juice at the pump many use.. So i would want 35 miles a tank extra from V-Power Diesel, or much better performance if driven hard, or smoother driving. As it is the Shell standard DERV or 95 ron Saver Unleaded is overpriced before you get to adding more spending on their Premium Diesel or Super Unleaded petrol.

@tunedude Your idea of a few pence is different from mine. Others Super Unleaded might be a few pence more expensive than their Unleaded, like 5 or 6 pence a litre, so £2.25-£2.50 a tank more. 15 pence a litre more is certainly not a small amount. *No retailers have sold 98 Ron in the UK for years since Shell went from V-Power to V-Power Nitro+ and BP & Gulf went to 97 ron instead of 98.* ................@TheWander Once you know how the E10 fairs and if any difference which really their should not be no mater all the 'myths' on less energy from the 95 octane fuel with up to 10% ethanol. Cars love Ethanol as long as not standing long times, or with crappy rubber components. If you do want E5 then Tesco Momentum 99, (99 ron min), Sainsbury 97 Super Unleaded (97 ron min) is perfect, no point giving Royal Dutch Shell more profits buying their V-Power Nitro + (99 Ron Min) that comes in as the Same base fuel as Greenery import with them for the Tesco Momentum, or ESSO Synergy Super Unleaded (99 ron Minimum)

Report anything ASAP that is a fault. Be sure the right person that deals with Warranties is aware at a branch. (They need to be logging the faults and making Skoda in whichever country but especially Skoda CZ aware.) The Warranty T&C's is 6 months / 6.500 miles on panel fit etc. They are now saying that for Rattles etc from poor build quality and poor workmanship, so never hesitate or put off reporting faults. Skoda / VW Group should want to know about 'Snagging faults / build issues / material, design or factory faults. Then deal with them.

@nexus4612Welcome to the forum. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/478545-fabia-mk2-vrs-the-red-baron

VW designed and produced it for being Fit for Purpose' for up to 250 Nm. They co-cked up and had to recall Millions world wide in 2013. Then again since. But they still produce them, Skoda have built like 5 million since 2015 when a new extension went on the factory, that was for use in 48 different VW Group vehicles. Truth is they are not that fit for purpose so soon they will only be used with the Mild Hybrid 1.0 & 1.5. But until then VW Group / Skoda will still use ones like into the Fabia Mk4 not yet on sale. If ones go wrong VW say 'tough titty' only a few go wrong, but a few of 2,200 a day built by Skoda are many thousands,

Once the DQ200 is fit for purpose then they can be remapped. There are Mk2 Fabia vRS with Stage 1 or 2. I ran them with 320 Nm plus & 220ps plus with a standard box, but also with an uprated clutch and software remapped. If the box is not right now and might need new clutches then tuning the engine for more power would not be simply clever. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/447246-fabia-vrs-mk2-clutch See post by @Mickmartinfor prices in 2019.

The DQ200 has been getting used on Front Wheel Drive cars with a max of 250 Nm from the factory since before 2009. So they were on Fabia Mk2 1.4 TSI Twinchargers with 180 ps / 250Nm (& Audi A1 Twincharger 1.4TFSI 185ps /250 Nm) Also on VW Polo GTI 1.8 TSI's with 192ps & 250Nm when the DQ200 was fitted and 320 Nm when a manual. There is a Service Campaign started in 2017 on some DQ200's from 2013-2015. This is a Software Update '34H5' VW Group never made it a Recall Action' or a RECALL in Europe. It is a RECALL for the 2nd time in Australia, started in 2019. So many were missed from the Recalls on 2009-2012 cars that was World Wide excluding Europe, and the Service Campaign in Australia which has now required the RECALL. Re the Sealed DQ200. Yes from the factory there is no Service Schedule or Guidelines on Oil Changes. There are 2 oils., in the box and in the MCU. (Wet Clutch DSG's have just 1 oil doing both functions.) The World Wide Recall excluding Europe in 2013/14 was to change the Synthetic oil from Synthetic to Mineral and do a software update. Then from 2013-2015 the reason for the Software Update was that some of the cars leaving the factory with the Synthetic Oil were having DQ200's cracking or leaking, it was a heat and pressure issue. So basically the Oil can be changed, some people do it DIY. There is a thread in the Fabia Mk2 section on doing it, one thread 'Famous DQ200 DSG Clutch Slip' where a member does it, and another in the General Maintenance, Also there are TPI's on DQ200 DSG's and there were clutch upgrades. That is covered in the 'Famous DQ200 clutch slip thread.'

My favourite charger for sitting at and watching the world and all sorts of transportation coming and going, and Ailsa Craig as a backdrop.

@Spivowhat type of cards. Vehicles can not be imported into any EU country of the UK for first registration in that country if not in a state they could have the WLTP carried out again or the RDE2 testing done.

That will very much depend on when FL production does start and when they will eventually be delivering them. Maybe Skoda are having to rethink things.

@tonypr Best ask Newcastle Skoda's Dealer Principal why an employee is saying you can not have the order number.

Any car i have had home might get plugged in and charged to 100% and then left to cut off and charge while parked as the battery level drops in the cold, and then i start the heating via APP to heat the car and de-ice the windows. Or i go out and switch the car on and turn up the heating and open the windows a couple of mm. I just have an extension lead, waterproof boxes, and never bother setting timers as i am not on a smart meter or a tariff with Off Peak. I came away from Octopus as the Gas tariff was too high. No idea who i will get as my new provider as even the Daily Standing Charges are unbelievable compared to the 12 month deal i got with Eon.

I top to 100% just when heating the interior (when plugged in to 3 pin at home, topping up from arriving from public charger with 98% in) but really 98- 99% is fine as no regen for a few miles after setting off is not always good and setting off with regen available can get you just as far as setting off @ 100% and needing to use the brakes. I seldom go to 100% at a public charger, just to 99 on a DC, of on a AC it is sometimes at 100% before i notice. It does give the brake discs a bit of a clean off when setting off at 100% though so useful that way. My discs are a mess as hardly ever used. *The Media cars that were available to test drive were on Michelin Pilot Sport, i drove a e-208 & en e-Corsa on those, and they were a nicer tyre for summer, then the cars came on Primacy 4 that were nothing like as good for the handling or grip.* I had put CrossClimate + 205/45 R 17's on as soon as i got the car and had driven on wet roads, but after the snow arrived i fitted the Alpin 6 in the OEM size. Higher load / speed rating are on the front as there were just 2 of each available. They have been great winter, wet weather and totally fine when scorchio. I never bothered to put the CrossClimates back on as they will be used sometime on something. The Primacy 4 will go back on when the car is handed back and will only have done a few hundred miles.

As Electric prices in the UK and probably everywhere go high then battery storage makes even more sense for getting energy at off peak times. Battery storage at EV charging hubs and having your vehicle or vehicles topped up at lowest possible prices at home or workplace chargers. It has been made out by energy providers that you help balance the grid while charging during the off peak periods, time will tell how low the cost per kWh can stay compared to the rest of a day / night

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome. Hopefully not too long as wait.

Welcome to the forum. Nice car.

Welcome to the forum.

On Thursday I upped the tyre pressures on my Michelin Alpin 6 from the 34psi I have had them at since last November and instantly could see that made a difference of energy use. Around town 3.1 miles kWh before increase was up to 3.6 having driven just a couple of miles. Done 300 miles since and easily that slight increase in pressure has been helping get a bit more range.

@domhnall30 pence is a very fair price to pay to get electricity at chargers that you can rely on working and that are in a good condition. It might not encourage people out of an ICE vehicle as the saving is not much over the price of fuel for an efficient diesel. (It might suit those driving in low emission zones / cities, and where the charger provision is greater as more public money is being spent.) 40kWh x 30 pence = £12.00 40 kWh x 39 pence = £15.60 3 miles per kWh from 40 kWh = 120 miles. *3 miles per kWh from 60 kWh = 180 miles* Might be the common energy use of an EV in cold days / night in Autumn, Winter or Spring. (Not great in Scotland if traveling with the chance of snowgates closed, chargers out of service and long diversions, so an ICE might be the simply clever choice.) 3.5 miles per kWh from 40 kWh = 140 miles. 4 miles per kWh from 40 kWh = 160 miles. As it is the Public's money is going to provide free chargers in regions to everyone and the Scottish Government is paying public money to a Company that is not providing a good or reliable service. Private investors / companies are now seeing that the public require a good service and are putting in the chargers that people will pay more to use as the lottery of Public Charging free or at cost is just not good enough and is not going to be fit for purpose anytime soon in parts of the UK. The FREE charging has put off people investing their money in areas where the public will go for the free option, now it is not up to the job there is a need for their chargers. Generally North of Perth is very poor for public charging really taking into account the number of EV's that are on the roads. There are exceptions like Dundee & Angus. PS Even non council tax payers / non drivers or car users are paying towards the Chargers and the electricity used by EV drivers, that is through taxation income which the government spends.. Then there are non Council Tax Payers in UK or Scotland that are using the Chargers & the Electricity at whatever the Councils or Charger hosts charge. 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 28 or 30 Pence per kWh, maybe 38 pence or £1.60 to plug in, or £3.80 to charge however many kWh. Even those that get paid Mileage Allowances as a Business user, or business's like Taxi's / Couriers or just reps are getting free electric and pocketing money from their employers that is not required to buy liquid fuel, that is including from the the Government, Councils etc. The High price of Gas which is having an affect on the price of Electricity and everything else will have the Councils in Scotland having to get the calculators out again as the cost per kWh goes up from October and more through this winter. 197.pdf

Welcome @RunningDog. Are you near Maud, so Victoria Garage? Simply the best.

Lots of 'if's'. But if supplies are good and prices are cheap then they might well be filling their boots as people fill their tanks. Gas is expensive and electricity is getting expensive. Not helped by those that can produce from renewables being charged more to move it as long the grid or not being connected to the grid. Coal being used to generate electric just now while wind farms are paid to not generate yet the reason given is the wind is not blowing. So much kidology going on in the Green UK.

'we' do not know who has actually got 10% bio in. That is the max that they can have. Is it required to actually be 10% always? @lol-lol have you not done your own comparison pre and post E10?