Liger1956

A lot of competition for the podium places and further back. Places were won and lost by decisions in the corners. I could not find Roldo

It is a very technical track where chunks of time can be gained or lost in the corners. It also does not appear to be as bumpy as some of the previous tracks which may favour some competitors more than others. I look forward to the race tomorrow.

On my Octavia if you press and hold the unlock button the windows will go down and they will close if you press and hold the lock button. There have been cases of people accidently pressing the unlock button on the keyfob whilst it has been in their pocket and they have sat or bent down. Could that be the case for your wife? I do not know the range of the signals from the keyfob.

I remember sitting on a plank of wood between the fronts seats of my father's Austin A40 Farina Countryman on a DAY TRIP from Lincoln to Anglesey so that we could fit 6 people in the car. It must have been around the early 1960s.

On my right hand drive car it is behind the glove box on the left hand side. From the engine bay it is below the battery which you will need to remove and it is on the bulkhead behind the ABS pump.

When I retrofitted indirect TPMS I used a grommet behind the ABS pump for the thin wire. I th8nk that it had multiple openings on it but I could be mistaken.

Colin, are you sure that your cake was not "spiked" and it was all a bad dream. What else could explain chefs, trains and nudists in the same story?

Why are you not able to say how much you will get. Are the lawyers embarrassed by the amount that they are racking off?

Have you asked for written proof including a copy of the scan? If they cannot provide it, or it does not list the central locking problem as a fault, then I think that you would have a good case in law. If there was a fault then why was it not dealt with before you bought the car?

Do you know what type of plastic it is? If it is ABS then a smear of acetone, which melts ABS, on both halves and then press together should give a strong bond. Otherwise as long as it is a voean break I would try medium viscosity cyanoacrylate and a small amount of "kicker" although the use of kicker can weaken the joint. I am sure you are aware but if you use Gorilla Glue then you need to be very sparing with it and clamp the joint firmly as it foams otherwise it will push the 2 parts apart.

I don't know where in the world you live but that part is cheap here https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/06a103937-top-cowling-stopper-3902.html

@Danvy Do you have a requirement for a particular part? Parts can be modeled and files produced but whether the part is fit for purpose will depend on its intended usage, the material that it is printed in and the way that it is printed. Like others with 3D printers I have modeled replacement parts for various items, not Octavia Mk1 parts, but I have not shared many of my files.

Welcome to the forum from Stockport although I am originally from Lincoln. We have owned our Octavia estate from new and it has served us well. As you say there is plenty of space in the boot and plenty of storage space around the cabin for a growing family and holiday stuff. I hope that yours serves you well.

I think with that design of expansion vessel your assumptions are probably correct.

I do not know how your expansion vessel is connected but normally on the ones that I have seen the schrader valve is at the top. Therefore even if the bladder is partially full of water air should be at the top of the bladder and the schrader valve should not leak water until all of the air has leaked out. Is there any pipework above the schrader valve that could be leaking? You say that the bladder is holding pressure. Have you used some soapy water over the top of the valve to check for leaks? Also have you tried drying the water up in the valve and then depressurising the bladder by press8ng down on the valve core to see whether any water comes out?

Another exiting race with plenty of overtakes at the front. A clean run through the chicane was crucial and where places were won or lost. No, I couldn't spot Roldo either 🙁

I will watch it later.

Are they just cumpets for grown ups so that they appear the same relative size as normal crumpets do to children?

How was your blood pressure at the medical?

Can you jack the rear of the car up each side, remove the wheels and have a look at the springs?

Most may but without knowing the facts in my case your statement as to the reason that I did not notice is false. The MAD spring was taking the load as mine fractured in the middle.

I have the MAD helper springs fitted to my Octavia II Estate. I fitted them for when we were towing our caravan, which we have now sold. If I remember correctly they did raise the rear of the car a little but the overall ride was not much different. Even with a boot load of holiday stuff and the caravan on the back I never had the car bottom out. At one MOT recently the car failed due to a broken rear spring. I had not noticed as the MAD helper spring must have been taking the load and the car had not been loaded fully recently prior to the MOT.

I don't think that the Marbula 1 Technical Regulations have changed this year so Cleminitin may have been having an off weekend.

Another exciting close race.

Glad you have got it sorted with Lloyds. However it still appears that you have to get Aviva to remove the spurious cliam from CUE & MID otherwise Lloyds may refuse to pay out. Good luck with Aviva on Monday. I am sure that you are well capable of telling them the error of their ways.