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Hi Guys, I have a 1.6TDI CR Seat Leon with 67,300 miles on the clock. I have used this the past 2 years for work, and clocked up all of those miles in 2 years (a lot of motorway driving). However, we will now be getting vans for work, meaning I'm sat with a 1.6TDI CR that will only ever be used for town driving from now on. Obviously, this has me worrying about DPF issues etc, and I'm wondering whether to change car (although I cannot afford to go 'better'). The problem I have is that I lose money on the car if I trade it in, and I don't think I'll get a brilliant price for it if I sell privately because the paintwork has taken the usual chips from motorway driving (it also has a small dent above the drivers side wheel). However, on the other side of the argument, I could do with some extra cash to get the bathroom done at the new house. What would you do? Keep the car and use it for town driving (it's well specced, parking sensors, sat nav etc). Sell the car privately and use the cash for a newer, less specced, older car and get the bathroom done. As above, but trade in instead of sell? Thanks

I have a Seat Leon 1.6TDI CR. Handbook says: 120k, 4 years Seat customer services told me: 140k, 5 years, Seat dealer no.1 said : 80k, 5 years Seat dealer no.2 said 60k, 5 years Seat dealer no.3 said 50k, 5 years Seat customer services said: 140k, 4 years Seat customer services then said: 140k, 5 years, after telling me the previous guy had made a mistake. (all distances in miles) So in all honesty, I haven't a ******* clue. Going off the law of averages I was told by a guy I know who works in a SEAT garage, he said aim for 80k, 5 years, as 80k seems to be around the common failure point for most previous belts. The new belt is supposed to be uprated, but do you want to take that chance? The only thing that seems right is that the time interval was increased to 5 years.

I'm running the 1.6CR in a Leon, and as you can see from my sig, after 18 months and ~45k I'm not doing bad Please bear in mind that my figures are with a full boot of very heavy equipment, and I also carry extra in the back, so I reckon you could easily average 66/67mpg in this car.

For anyone who is interested, there is rumoured to be a new lens and CMOS sensor becoming available for the Mobius camera next month. The lens gives a wider angle, and from the videos I've seen, you'll be able to see the whole windscreen and the A pillar with the new upgrade. If you want it, you can buy the parts yourself and upgrade, or it will be sold in the new mobius units when it's released. It's going to be about $13 USD for the lens, and $27 for the lens + CMOS sensor (the CMOS sensor is better though)

It gets a LOT warmer running on battery than on USB power. I ran it on battery for a couple of hours on a warm day in summer and couldn't touch the thing when it finished, and nearly burned myself on the heatsink. Fast forward a day, same temps etc, ran it on USB power and it was much cooler.

So you're glad with my recommendation then Zeffania? :P

I didn't. The seller I linked to marked it up as only being worth about $15 I think. Probably the price he buys em at.

Yeah 59.9 minutes you're looking at on an 8GB card

No worries, glad to help, it really is great quality, and it's nice and small too. You can configure it to make smaller files by changing the bit rate quality (I think it's low, medium and high). By default it's set to medium which is around 15Mbps average rate, where as high (which is what I use) is 18Mbps. At 18Mbps with a 32GB card, you can expect roughly 4 hours of recording. If you read the manual though (http://www.mytempfiles.info/mobius/index.html) I believe by pressing the mode button during recording will lock the current file, meaning it can't be overwritten (in case you're on a long journey and want to keep it.)

Really easy. You do need a Windows computer though. You download the software from here and just plug the camera in via the small USB cable that's supplied with it (you use the longer one I linked to in the car). You then just open up the program and you can change all of the settings, and it also has a built in firmware update check. You can use the program to update the firmware, it will tell you on the main screen what version you have, and what the latest one is. If you have an android phone, you can buy an OTG USB adapter (here is one for Samsung Galaxy S3), connect it to the USB cable and you can download the android app (search for therau2000 in the store, and download the mobius app), you can then re-configure the camera from your app instead of connecting to the computer.

You want a Mobius Action Cam. Easily the best around for the money. Camera: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151071891306?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 - £44.89 Windscreen Mount: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181166005622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 - £2.93 USB Car Charger Adapter: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180942478506?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 - £2.59 3m USB Cable: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151072001797?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 - £3.19 Total Price: £53.60 (all prices are todays exchange rate) Only very slightly over your budget, but easily the best camera around for the price, and it's only about the size of a car key. Doesn't have GPS though, but great picture quality. Click Here to Download Samples and choose the one titled '1080p30 day drive' for use a dashcam. There is also a night sample there as well. You will need a MicroSD card for recording though. Kit, see above

I've just bought a Mobius Action Cam as my second dashcam, for around £48 delivered. If you want to download some samples from Techmoan you can see the quality of this camera is awesome. It uses the same CMOS as the DR32 I believe, but a slightly modified version. If anyone wants any information on it, let me know. I'm not sure whether this will be my front or rear yet, as my current front one (DoD F520) has a polarising filter on the front of it to reduce windscreen reflections.

Just in case people read this, it's technically not true about gear ratios. I have the 'Greenline' version of the car, which is a 1.6TDI with extended gear ratios. At 70mph on the motorway it's 1,900RPM. From what I understand about the 2.0TDI with 6 gears, it's around 2,500RPM on the motorway.

A golf ball marker.

It's not just performance and better mpg thought, it does have cleaning agents in to help keep everything inside clean. It's definitely not snake oil, but here it's nearly 7p per litre more than standard, and it's whether you think that's worth it.