Gaz

A now not so preliminary hello to you too Jon My first Skoda was a Superb - brilliant car. Gaz

Oh no I didn't 😇 Anyway, nobody saw me. It was the big boy, and he ran off that way 👉 G

Hello Tim Briskly driven doesn't mean performance models at all. Those variants are more likely to be the minority in these parts. I'd think the 1.4 TDI is a cracking car to learn in 👍 Gaz

What about a replacement arm from a scrap yard, and a new bolt? Just an alternative option. Gaz

What a great episode that was 😎 Found myself talking out loud (to myself), willing it to fire up! Gaz

It'll depend on what infotainment system you have - might look like this: Petrolcan's beaten me to where you'll likely find it 👍 Gaz

When my 2015 vRS's turbo grenaded itself and imploded, there was similar swarf and debris in the sump. The engine was stripped, but found to have survived the ordeal - the garage commenting as per J.R.'s comment. The oil pump was changed as a precautionary measure. Gaz

Maybe they re-installed the air vent hole on another car as part of its de-commissioning 🤣 Gaz

I don't have anything constructive or helpful to add, but I'll certainly wish you the very best of luck for getting a good outcome out of an awful situation 👍 Gaz

I get a complete different five spoke with that no.: Gaz

There’s a phone app called Stellarium I use for when I’m not sure what I’m looking at up there. It’s free, and fascinating 🧐 Gaz

Change your name! 🤣 Might depend on which infotainment system you have. Does this help?: Gaz

Agreed, but I'm not jealous , not me, no way, not at all, nosiree! G 😁

My Mk2 was Black. It's right what they say about black being a hobby rather than a colour. If I had to have a favourite (on a Mk2), I think it'd be Monza Blue - cracking on sunny day 😎 Gaz

I'd have said ours range mostly between two and six years old. Any local average would be skewed by a 1937 Ford Tudor and near perfect 1997 Starlet. Gaz

Hello f3lip3 Gaz

Hello and welcome Stu Gaz

From a little amble around Winchelsea Church this afternoon: The well trodden path in the grass to where I'm standing is because I have my back to Spike Milligan's grave. I sat in the Churchyard for a while as there was a street party going on, with a young lady singing songs from Les Miserables rather well. Gaz

Can you put it into gear, put the clutch down and then start the car? (Make sure there's nothing in front of the car if you try this - it could lurch). If the clutch is okay, I'm wondering if there's a problem with your selector linkages, the release bearing or main mountings. No liquids on the floor or engine undertray? Gaz

Does your clutch pedal feel and operate as expected? If you can select gears without the engine spinning, but can't when it is, that kinda points to a clutch issue as a first port of call. Gaz

Welcome Lou Manual or DSG? Gaz

Hello and welcome mantielero Gaz

FWIW I had a Revo stage one on my 2015 220 TSI vRS (DSG), and was very happy with it . Never got to RR it after the map, but it pulled harder than a local vRS with a known 300bhp, so was considered to be 310 to 320bhp, maybe a smidge more. Opinions seem a bit divided between Revo and Racingline, some viewing Racingline as providing a more tailored and progressive map. Gaz

Welcome back renton Gaz

When I had a vRS (2015 220 TSI, running c. 310bhp), mine spent it's life on a diet of Tesco Momentum 99. Gaz