Gaz

MOT History seems mostly tyre related, with a previous advisory on brake pads. Have you spotted the outstanding finance?: Are you going on your tod, or taking anyone with you to look it over? Gaz

Errrr..... Methinks a bit of patience might be the order of the day. Gaz

I had the same on a Mk1 Golf. The bore and piston had been pretty much steam cleaned, and the coolant covered the piston crown completely - no sampling needed! Took the head off for skimming and found all the head bolt were finger tight 🙄 Just to add it's quite common on vRS TSI's to cloud their rear window on WOT, but then clear very quickly. Mine (2015 220) did it, all year round, and even after a 150 mile journey. No loss of coolant though. Gaz

Advert says: 17in Alloy Wheels - Stratos Gaz PS: Just to point out that 'Previously full Skoda service history...' doesn't necessarily mean a full service history. It could just mean it's had a service by Skoda.

White man speak with Blurry tongue 😛 Gaz

‘Inexhaustible energy supply’ - perpetual motion? 🙄

I'd like to be a happy teenager again 👍 Count me in if it can be done with VCDS! G

Does it have a turbo? Only saying because the turbo on our 1.8 (albeit a Polo) is quite noticeable. G

Deleted as I'd duplicated what's in ords' link. Gaz

No whine on our's either Gaz

That's where I'd be, and what I'd be doing EMC should be alright about it. Gaz

Hello José Nice looking Mk2 😎 I also moved to Skoda from a Saab (9-5 HOT Aero). Some years ago now, 2012 to be precise. Gaz

+2 for definite (Particularly if a DQ200 isn't behaving as expected!). Although having said that, perhaps don't get too embroiled and simply let the warranty do its thing. Did it come from Birchwood? Gaz

Well the last service, which included a chain and cassette and brakes came in at £125 and that was about three years ago. Pair of tyres - £64 or so. Electrical repairs - how long is a piece of string; could be a broken/loose wire, or something more serious. So I really don't know. I reckon on not getting much change out of £400. £500 or more and I'll scrap it. Ironically a Giant Prime E+2 has just come up very locally, which I went to see on Friday. Nice bike with a good history, and a new battery. Went to see it as I needed to know if it'd be big enough for me. I'm 6'4", and the current owner is 6'7" - so it was. Had my Whyte not been at the doc's already, I'd have bought the Giant and moved the Whyte on. Minor hesitation that the Giant has a 300wh battery, and my Whyte's a 418wh - some reviews of the Giant mention range. G

Bike dropped off at the doctors, awaiting news. Fault not obvious, so needs diagnostics. It needs a service, two new tyres, chain and cassette (has started to jump in 8th/9th occasionally), hydraulics service (brakes) and whatever electrical repairs. Holding my breath, but it serves me right for not having it serviced since before lockdown. Gaz

Nice new metally bits 😎 Bet I've got more weeds in my grass than you have! 🙄 G

It could charge my single seater cabriolet EV 👍 (aka mobility scooter) G

Thanks @SteveTheElder - yes, I've got rules that (should) delete Heyspin if the word's in the sender, subject name, and also the specific email address. And the rule: I'm thinking I may have to resort to napalm, or my Phalanx CIWS 🔫 Gaz

You took it outside! Blimey, if I had a car that nice, I'd only want to drive it on freshly vacuumed Wilton or Axminster carpet 😎 Looks jubbly btw 👍👍 Gaz

Many a year ago, back when the world was black and white, you could semi prime a dry pump by sucking on the delivery side pipe (and enjoy a mouthful if you were lucky) to draw fuel into it. The way that attempt sounded, I’d be checking for spark too, as it didn’t sound like it was trying. Gaz

My bike's just packed up 😭 Powers up but it's not recognising the wheel magnet, so no speed, and therefore no motor. No prior warnings. Was fine a couple of days ago. Tried restarts and moving the wheel magnet a mm at a time, but no joy. I'd just got Mrs Gaz's ebike out and pumped the tyres, dusted it off etc. We still went out, but it was hard going. I was hoping it might sort itself out but nada, nuffink doing. On the bright side, her's will tow me up a steep slope on the throttle alone 👍 Have drank half a gallon since getting home and still don't need a wee! I've left a message for the bike shop (not open today). Sad times Gaz

Hello James and welcome back! Gaz

I use a MacBook Pro, and I've recently seen a noticeable increase in junk mail, no idea why. Probably a couple of dozen a day. The Mac does a good job of filtering it out into a junk folder, but even when I block the sender and add key words to a 'rule' that deletes them, some still get through. A good example here is HeySpin: The red 'no entry' sign shows the sender's already blocked, and if you look in the 'Rules' if the subject line contains 'Heyspin', it should just get deleted without me seeing it. So I'm under the impression that I shouldn't get it on two counts. I wondered if it's just intermittent, or if anyone knows if I'm doing something wrong, or missing a trick? TiA Gaz

Indeed. My Mk1 certainly didn't. @Colliedogs is describing several warning lights that are increasingly common with battery changes. My 2015 vRS had battery management, so I figure Colliedogs' is more likely to have than not, as it's from the same era. Gaz

I've been looking upwards for a while. It's surprising what you can see, even with 10x50 binoculars. I'm lucky to have Herstmonceux Observatory and Science Centre only a few miles away and access to dark(ish) skies as a result. I wasn't sure what to get, but it's easy to find recommendations, not to mention we have astronomy group open evenings at both Herstmonceux and Beachy Head. I also wasn't sure if I'd take to it, so didn't want to spend a lot of money for an entry level telescope. I decided on a 130mm Celestron, or similar. But then this came up, very locally (under two miles away) for peanuts, with three lenses, including a Barlow: It's a 114mm Helios (forerunner to Celestron), but I figure it's a good starting point. As an absolute novice, I've cleaned it, but I'm dead nervous about collimating, so I might join a local group to find my way. Yet to use it properly. Interesting to read @skomaz comment about his spotting scope - I'd wondered if one of those might be a better option for me. Gaz