Gaz

Hello Britunculus I think some of your pot holes have made a concerted bid for freedom. Let me know when you're able to come and collect them, and I'll point them out for you. Gaz

Hello Jane Gaz

From a meander around our local pond this evening: Greater spotted woodpeckers are nesting in the trees over on the left too. They're still a tad shy of being photographed though. Gaz

Nice shot of the Robin PP I've always thought, given how territorial they are, the human race is very lucky they're not any bigger! Gaz

Hello PI Gaz

Lincolnshire Trading Standards points you to the CAB website, as already mentioned by Frank: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/ Looks quite helpful. Gaz

Czesc Zboro Gaz

Hello Manny Gaz

Hello Brian, welcome along Gary

I was the same Noms, and have a Phd in being ham-fisted Point nosed pliers or surgical clamps are your friend. I too could feel it and swill it around (enough to inspect it for any damage), but not do much else. Take your time, get it vertical and then manoeuvre it into the neck of the bottle. Once you can get hold of it with your fingers you can wiggle it free. There is a bit of resistance as you get it almost clear, but this is the seam of the bag needing to compress a tad. I was watching closely and was going to get a screwdriver to ease the seam through, but then a bit of upward pressure and it popped free. It's quite a strong plastic mesh, nowhere near as weak as a tea bag you make tea with. I took the view that if it did start to rupture, I'd immediately stop, isolate the tank and then remove the tank, carrying on once the tank is remote from the car. If I can do it, anyone can. Gaz

Not a diesel, but our 2015 Polo has the DQ200 and has also been faultless. Gaz

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! Gaz

Keep the Yeti Gaz

What a good point. Perhaps coz it makes it less easy to spot woefully inept staff who are incapable of filling a bucket (sump) to the correct level Gaz

Wish I could estragos, but I'm afraid my memory fails me. The vRS went in May 2019 (traded in for the GTI I have now) and all the paperwork went with it, so I've nothing to refer back to. I hope you have a better outcome than I did, but wanted you to be aware that a relative simple symptom could be a sign of something more serious. A stitch in time saves nine. Gaz

I had exactly these symptoms a couple of years ago, and on my vRS, the culprit was the coolant check valve. Gaz EDIT: Found my threads from 2018:

Not a direct answer, but worth being aware of (and a Brisky sponsor): Gaz

And you never know, the next one that comes along might be being sold by someone who knows how many gears it's got and whether it's a wet or dry clutch DSG. Pretty fundamental really. Gaz

Hmmm..... G

I can't find any reference to a 7 speed DSG for this car: Taken from here: https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/skoda-octavia-2013.html#aeng_skoda-octavia-2013-20-tdi-at-150-hp And from Parkers: Even Wiki confirms it'll only be a DQ250. Something's not right. As George has pointed out it couldn't (shouldn't) have the DQ200 because of torque restrictions. And even, in the extremely unlikely event it were to be a one-off with a very early DQ380 (production started in 2015) 7 speed, that's still a wet clutch. Unless something's happened to it, and it doesn't have the box it came with. Quite fascinating Gaz

Fairly clear it's not a 1.6 then. Unremarkable MOT history. Would love to see it change into 7th! Gaz

Can we have a link to the advert? Gaz

My 2018 Golf GTI has the 6 speed wet clutch DQ250, so not exactly 'old'. If if does have the DQ200 7 speed dry, then it's got completely the wrong DSG in it. Are you sure it's not a 1.6TDI? You need to know exactly which DSG it has, but irrespective of that I'd be walking away by now. Gaz

Hello Kieran Must admit I though all the 2.0 TDI's from that year had the 6 speed DQ250 wet clutch DSG. Perhaps ask them to clarify exactly which DSG it has. Gaz

Rims look smart I find myself looking at the '55 aspect ratio, wistfully thinking 'I bet they're more comfortable than my '40's' on our current roads. 40 years ago I'd be dead envious if any of my mates had low profile tyres, and I felt the bees knees when I got a car with 185/70's. Now I'm thinking I might look for 165/80 13's on the list of my next car. How times change! Gaz