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@J.R. did you find yourself a solution in the end?

Just standard SEL seats...

I am around your height and get similar problems even on a non vrs on longer journeys. Leg being at a funny angle I think as well as the bolsters as I don’t think the pedals line up where my legs naturally want to fall. I used to find the extension section on Audi etc quite helpful.

I predict a list price decrease in the future

Plugs wise, I think they are listed at 60-80k miles, but I drive a diesel so don't quote me on that. Coil wise, I've seen some go forever and some fail early, but if they're a mess, I'd probably just order a new set and either put them in or keep them in the car. When the coilpacks go on longer journeys, you tend to end up with a car that either goes into limp mode or becomes undrivable as the engine is all over the place. Fingers crossed you don't need them EDIT: Oh yes those plugs are not the best. If they're white not grey then two hot, one maybe borderline hot and the other fine, but all with a bit of oil/carbon around them bases. Certainly not going to hurt changing them out for new ones.

The 2.0 TDI isn't sluggish, so a 2.0 TSI won't be for sure as long as you use the revs. Glad you've found a cheaper solution. Out of interest how many miles does it have on it and how bad were the plugs? Any burning/glazing etc? I find the service intervals for many parts on some manufacturers plans are shall we say optomistic or functioning, but not optimally.

Completely agree, I prefer physical controls by a mile, but was just pointing out that without hepatics touchscreens are plain dangerous. Certainly, you are right about in the heat of the moment/under stress

Fuel filter is not necessarily due or part of standard servicing, but when I did mine I got a reasonable jump in MPG on long gentle runs. The dealer charges a huge amount for it, but depending on where you are in somerset, I can point you at a very good indy if you need.

Sounds like a good reason not to get Adaptive Cruise to me A lot of high end cars are being written off because the cost of reprogramming/aligning and repairing all the forward and rear facing warning systems/radar stacks up pretty quickly. I do wonder if they can be easily removed and programmed out as picking up a scrap L&K with accident damage and just fitting it without the driver accessories (assuming a lower spec car can be purchased like that) could be a great way to get a cheap car.

You are correct to a point. Hepatics can be well implimented, such that certain buttons will pulse at different speeds/vibrations. A bit like morse code for the finger tips. If you for example put the two heater dials either side, then a recirculate button in the middle, you can set the vibrations to be a specific set for recirculate and a variation if it's on/off. In terms of the on/off, the button colour can also change, much like a tell tale on an existing car. Personally I like physical buttons, with touch for complex stationary setting. The above I describe probably with a single central button would probably be acceptable to me also, as long as they don't put things like wipers etc on that system (Certain car manufacturer stand up). The current non hepatic, purely visual screens are completely inappropriate and even with hepatics, they would have to get it so right before I'd consider it to be acceptable for me. Gesture controls... I wonder what gets assigned to one finger raised, two fingers raised, shaking a fist and an open fist being moved side to side. That could be quite ammusing.

More batteries for lower prices for those who are willing to pick up the slack from LG I imgaine. The whole debate on pouches vs prismatic vs cylindrical has a lot of facets to it too. I would imagine the truth probably includes a degree ofcheaper batteries from China per kWh, particularly as a lot of the raw materials are owned/contracted by China. That combined with the Chinese market being a big one for VW. It will be interesting to see how many companies still want to get involved with VW in a few years, or if they will get involved but the cost for VW is greater combined with lower investment by the other side.

The MK3 Octavia has touch screen for radio, with steering wheel controls plus a volume/station turn/press button. The other things are traditional buttons/knobs, which can also be set through the touchscreen if required. Going only touchscreen, is definately something I won't do, at least not without hepatic feedback and even then it would need to be good.

I would still ignore it on a diesel and just give it a good drive from time to time. Should it happen again it’s worth checking the better charge, the temperature sensors and coolant temperature sensors are reading as they should be and that the glow plugs are all heating. Also has the fuel filter ever been changed?

Don't really see what that has to do with Chinese ownership. They're the production for the DBX, which is a v8 powered SUV. That vehicle has a very limited market and it's not one that's going to grow going forward. A v8 SUV probably weighs almost as much as a BEV, has a higher Centre of Gravity, is slower to legal speeds and costs lots to run. In the main markets for big cars like that Electric is coming, so it makes sense for the company to trim that line. I would suggest that there is a reasonable chance that the plan would be to get rid of or retrain the powertrain team, because they won't be needed to integrate a v8 when the plant is converted to produce the electric SUV.

Here are the court cases I posted in the other thread: A bit older: https://www.driving.co.uk/news/dashboard-screens-risk-drivers-lives/ More recent and interesting: https://www.theweek.co.uk/98481/are-in-car-touchscreens-safe-to-use-while-driving German court decided a touchscreen alternative to a physical control is a driver distraction very recently: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53666222

Personally I think it's a terrible idea and I believe there have been court cases in Germany, where the driver lost (Details on the below thread) Lots of discussion on this thread. I've also moved the thread to somewhere which will probably get a wider audience

The flow of electrons requires a circuit, so that they go from +ve to -ve. So that old it's not suitable for charging, but it is for supplying is a bit of a joke. Perhaps they relate to the max current, but as long as you're only trying to stick 5-7 amps down it it will be fine. Trying to fast charge at 20A through the lighter/12V socket would just be asking for trouble anyway. I regularly charge via the boot socket using a ctek and have no issues. I have to say, I thought there were problems with some of the MOLL batteries in some cars and that people were just replacing them with larger capacity (possibly 096) varta or similar batteries.

I think the red ones at Awesome are in fact OEM parts, but check with them before accepting my word for it. I assume you've inspected the spark plugs also?

You had that car since new? Looks to me like somebody probably put massive bulbs or oversized Xenons in the lights, pulled too much juice then went back to standard. That or they put a far larger fuse in than should have been there and the box couldn't take the heat (But that seems unlikely tbh) Another option, could be that water has got in there, rusted the fuse and caused heat at the function where there has been arcing etc.

I'm not a million miles away, but won't be going near anyone else until I've had the vaccine/lockdown is gone, so that wouldn't be until much later in the year. Sorry. Worth checking the hoses/secondard air supply and also that the electrics are all dry. Just been on Eurocarparts and using their usual offer codes (today is PAT75) Bosch coil packs for your car are less than £32 each or approx £125 for all 4. By the time somebody has come to you, you've spent and hour and diagnosed the car, then replaced the coild you need it's probably no more expensive to just change all 4. That plus when 1 starts to go, the others probably are not far behind. If it was me, rather than paying £60-100 for a garage diagnostic (Assuming people can't help due to COVID), I'd take a punt on £125 of new coil packs and if it's not you can always ebay the known working old ones. EDIT - Here is the link to the part: https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/bosch-ignition-coil-413440467

Zero as it’s vga and will cost more. The hdmi still won’t carry audio as the vga doesn’t put it out. if you’re adding cables in the wall get a vga to vga + audio and hdmi to hdmi run into the face plates. That way you’re somewhat future proof for up to 4K without having to rip the wall apart again.

You could use vga to vga cable, but resolution may be limited to a 4:3 ratio. good to see the product information sheet from TV vendors is just as accurate in France as the Uk 😂 The lack of female threads on laptop is usual. Plug a vga cable into the tv and screw the threads in. Then just tuck it out of the way and push the unused end onto the laptop as you need it 👍

That’s a hdmi. The manual for your TV doesn’t list a vga so I would be surprised if it’s actually there.

You can just use a hdmi to hdmi cable as long as your laptop has hdmi out. FYI your TV has hdmi but not vga If you had a smartphone/tablet the app on there allows you to use that keyboard to control the Roku or just to mirror it to the TV.

No worries... you've been polite, which is more than can be said for some people I've had to do paid support/consulting for over the years. If it aint broke and does what you want.... don't fix it. The VPN would allow you to use UK catch up services on your laptop or a ROKU etc. You set it up and only things connected to the VPN wifi network use it. Everything else just uses normal internet through your normal wifi connection. At the end of the day, if you don't want UK catch up services, again no need for it. Youtube is easy, because you can use the arrows to type in an on screen keyboard on the roku and search through that. If you're just browsing on the PC and then find something long you want to watch on the TV then then you can just type in the title on the ROKU and watch it. Another option is that ROKU allows you to play content from your phone/laptop onto the TV (you need an app or driver) You can then search there and play there, but it appears on the TV when you select the ROKU as an output. Pretty much. (EDIT: see below) If you had a VPN for the UK and a UK bank/credit card, then you can actually set up your Roku account (No monthly charge by default) in the UK and the device will set up in the UK. It's a bit of a faff and to be honest, I have never confirmed iplayer works that way. Probably best done when in the UK or via a friend/family in the UK who would take delivery, set up an account/test it for you on a UK connection, then post it over to you in France. EDIT: Actually this is quite interesting... The BBC has this list of iplayer compatible devices: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/supported-devices/roku-nowtv On the bottom of that list you will find these two: Roku Streamer 2020 9101EU Roku Streamer 2020 9102EU The 9102EU is the soundbar. https://ao.com/product/9102eu-roku-soundbar-black-80462-111.aspx As they are EU, it means (at least right now) there appears there isn't a UK specific version, so you should be able to add iplayer if you wanted the VPN in the future. It also appears that the BBC sounds radio channel is available for the ROKU devices too, so you can listen to UK radio in real time or on catch up from the device. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/roku-nowtv Again both devices are on that list, so you could use this too. I also know for a fact that as BBC radio doesn't require a licence, then you can use this without a VPN. I use the BBC sounds phone app all over the world, without a VPN. Finally Roku have added apple airplay2 and homekit, so you can use it direct from an apple computer/phone/tablet: https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2020/11/12/roku-os-9-4-introduces-apple-airplay-2-and-homekit-support/