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Well I did drop the price already From £4600 to £4200 so I'm sure the new buyer can accept having to change the timing belt at a saving of £400. Sorry for the confusion, bear in mind it's hardly a high mileage since its last belt change either.

See inside pics below, I'm getting it fully vaulted next week

Belt was done in August 2012 at 40K miles, I believe it's 60K between belt changes.

Price dropped to a really low low, was £4,600 but I really need to move this on now. So it's a great deal

Hello everyone. Advertising my Race blue 57 plate VRS. I have had it for over 4 years and it's been a great car to own and maintain. It's almost completely stock apart from the recent powder coating to the original alloys and a couple new badges. Currently sitting at 71K miles but as I only did about 5K miles in it last year and less the year before that I cant see those miles climbing rapidly. The first stamps in the service book were Skoda dealer stamps until I bought it where I took it to an Arnold Clark Skoda dealer where they put Arnold Clark stamps. I have since had it services by my trusted independent garage yearly. No expense spared on service, where possible genuine parts used and brakes cambelt etc all done regularly. Serviced and MOT June this year so no worries there. Spec wise it's the PD Diesel engine which runs and pulls great. It has Xenons, Cruise control, maxidot display, jumbo box and 6 Cd changer. 18inch alloys with 4 Goodyear tyres on all corners (I'm picky about tyres) Bad points, chip/ding on the bonnet, I resprayed the rear spoiler as the lacquer peeled (common issue) and small scuff on underside of front bumper, I know it's there, can't see it standing in front of car unless on hands and knees. Reason for sale is my use of the car doesn't warrant a diesel and I'd love to go back to a turbo petrol/bigger car for family. (zafira VXR taken as trade would see it!) Price is £4200 I'm located in Nairn, Highlands Pics to follow

Hi everyone. 2007 PDI vrs had the air con regassed about a year ago due to poor performance. Worked fine over the summer but recently noticing a whooshing air leak type of noise and no cool air whatsoever. Pressing the econ button the noise stops, back to auto and it returns after a couple of seconds. Any ideas? Something a local independent garage can look at? I can only think it's a valve or something. Or the front mount radiator has a hole in it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Er brake cleaner... To clean the brakes How about when your just nipping to the shops with cold pads, any use Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's some mean camber you got going on, what et is that? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Steady revs aren't good for new engines, they need worked up and down the rev range so as not to polish a lip into the cylinder wall from the pistons going up the exact same point at the same temperature for miles and miles on end. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

OK guys, do all octavia models use the same top mount, as in vrs with 55mm struts and say an elegance with 50mm struts? Also any ideas on the HID leveller when putting lowering springs on, I take it if the car is lowered evenly ie front and rear same amount I wont have a problem.

Where is the best place to pick up these parts, do I just need the bearing or do they come as kits. I see there is an skf top mount on ecp but unsure if this is all I need. Ps any ideas where to find replacement bolts such as a new hub pinch bolt, I can't find them on ecp

Thanks for the replies, Ive just checked the engine mounts and can't really tell what I'm looking for, never mind seeing all of the aluminium mount to try figure out where the bolts should be. I've bought some shocks and springs so will check the top mounts upon disassembly

Hi guys, I've had this problem for a long time now, so I have done a lot of research on it. Have had my father in law check all the bushes before it's mot and all seemed fine. Only just recently decided to change the droplinks on the front as that is easy enough to do. Still knocking and rattling at low speed, turning into my drive over the drop kerb results in a very loud thud and rumble which I can feel through the steering wheel Any ideas guys, there must be at least 5 bushes per side I can think of not being a mechanic that could be the problem, add the cost of all them up x2 sides I'd be better off selling the car or living with the rattle. Sailed through its mot with just new droplinks however the old ones I took off were solid, no splits or movement. I'm thinking anti roll bar bushes or strut top mounts. But I've read the anti roll bar bushes can't be changed separately, is this true?

The worst tyres to use on the rear of the octy are ones with ribs on the inside portion of tread, continuos band are best, to prevent sawtoothing.

I thought the drone was down to the missing sound deadening and the poor geometry. I don't think golfs are as bad because they will have the proper sound deadening and a decent alignment.

I'm interested, pm sent

+1 on Philips extreme vision, although in have the 100% bulbs they are very bright and white! comparable to my xenons. Have been through halfords, ring and Osram night breakers, don't get anything else but Philips

You could have painted them in body colour while you had them in pieces. Otherwise good fix, not noticed mine looking like that.

Must have xenons then, makes finding one even more difficult as not a lot of people bother spending them from new

Could be the abs wheel sensor, this is linked to the esp and throws up dash lights when it can't get a reading for the control ring on e wheel hub. I jet washed my wheels and he problem went away so must have been jammed up with dirt or rust

I sold these wheels this morning locally, advertised elsewhere. Thank you for the interest received, honestly didn't think winter wheel in summer would have much interest.

Yep, that's what I said in my first post, I ended up getting confused with that thread. So the above part numbers will actually fit a pre face lift octy vrs. Ps I know the badges will define fit, there the easy one. Sorry I don't like those honeycomb ones, maybe if a had a facelift vrs with the honeycomb grills

Anyone like to help, I've read most threads on this subject but not 100% sure on which ones I need for front and back. Curved, flat, 90mm or 80mm available in new style? Please help, ordered wheel centre caps and will bug me if can't get matching emblems

Roughly £20, I would just need to place some cardboard over the face and shrink wrap them, enough to put a label on them.

Yes but postage price increases means I won't be out of pocket... Located in Nairn near Inverness