skomaz

Blimey... Thats a bit crazy... Think I have better things to do with my time

I've wondered for a while... Do you really go round each morning unplugging all your electrical items from the mains and plugging them into the little batteries you have and then do the same in reverse at night???

Interesting - so basically a ten year return on investment... which is probably why a lot of people haven't taken it up and a good reason why all new builds or refurbs should have it as a mandatory requirement of Planning Approvals and Building Regs. As for "why people don't do the same sums for a new kitchen or for a new extension" they probably do in some form - but the return on investment and justification is usually non-monetary and hence not readily quantifiable.

If a DSG automatic then yes, if a manual then physically probably but you'd be uninsured and not road legal.

What spec is it... The 7 seat manual tdi150s from 2017 and 2018 weren't homologated for towing as far as I remember.

Personally I've never had any issue with hiring an ICE car overseas and I've been doing it every year for about 30 years. I've never been charged to top up a tank as I return them full but then I always use local hire car companies and not the rip off big names... Basically people know the score when they hire the vehicle as i is spelled out and people are told - so if they are stupid enough to get caught then more fool them!

Nice but not a fan of the primer grey

If your phones are Google pixel phones or Samsung then having issues doesn't surprise me as I've seen reports of issues with both across many vehicle marques

Push the connector towards the sensor. Place your fingernail on the exposed bit of the tab at the top and push it hard toweards the connector. Pull upwards withe the tab still pushed in and it should slide off.

What I was saying is that the shortfall from loss of taxes on ICE vehicles, such as that from fuel, should be clawed back in a way that includes EVs and thier use. I'm not concerned about how, and some of your suggestions are good ones, but it needs to be equitable and the shortfall should not be clawed back by yet another blanket tax on everyone, such as an increase in VAT, or by yet another tax, or increased taxes, on ICE vehicles only. Pay per mile is probably fair with a reduced fuel tax as it reflects total usage.

Isn't the running costs that you keep saying are so much higher for an ICE enough of a 'stick' already?

Hopefully any loss in petrocarbon taxes will be recouped through EV usage taxes or similar for equity and not through another stealth tax on us all

I had similar with my dad years ago - he'd been doing some repairs to the underside of my mums old car in winter and decided to try and get some warmth into the repair using a candle in a jam jar... well you can guess the rest 🤣

Those figures don't surprise me either. As with @mac11irl some of the prices being charged by the established brands are crazy and the quality and value of the newer Chinese brands is often far better. I'd have no qualms about going with any of the big Chinese brands these days... Some of the BYD and Omoda stuff is looking very enticing.

Sounds like that's not your answer then and it's rainwater. Now you've got the boot empty it's probably worth drying it all out and then soaking the back. Of the car to see where it's getting in. Have you checked the light clusters etc are OK and properly fitted?

Do you have screenwash in the washer bottle and does the water in the boot smell or taste of it? If so then that could be the cause if you have a split hose or similar within the rear hatch.

Actually the opposite. Only need a glasses to drive for full depth perception, she no longer needs glasses for anything else

With my mum they did each eye slightly different - so one does close up and one distance

I have a vague recollection that occurs when a bulb has blown - the brake system uses the fog light bulb as an alternative to the blown brake bulb

I don't think that strip coming off is the cause of your leak... It's just a noise reduction seal and I can't see how water would get into that central polystyrene section from a leak past it. I'd actually suggest that it's much more likely that you have a leak coming in round the rear wiper grommet, into the space behind the trim on the rear hatch and then down into that polystyrene tub, potentially after first having drained onto the top of the main hatch seal. I had the same on our Kodiaq and it took a while to track it down but the wiper grommet was the cause and was solved by resealing it against the glass.

They should be able to fit some water shields / baffles behind the top half of the speakers and then seal round them to sort that fairly easily. But its a shame they didn't do it when they fitted them.

I don't think they've been available for quite a long time. I believe @ColinD was at one point looking to get some new ones in stock but other stuff happened and got in the way (although happy to be corrected).

Have a look at where the bottom of the grey trim meets the blue metal. I'd wager that 'join' where the two butt up against each other, plastic to metal is wet (run a tissue along it and I bet it comes back wet even now with no extra water thrown on the outside of the door). I'd love to be proved wrong but I'm 100% certain the issue I noted in previous posts is your problem... I've had it with previous cars.

We tend to keep that as long as we can... Our Mitsubishi Colt, Fabia and Octavia were all kept for 12 or 13 years and well over 100k miles. My MX5 turned 30 this year and is still a joy to drive. So I agree with others... Nothing wrong with your approach and it's probably the most economical and environmentally friendly way of running vehicles

They definitely did a 2.0 TSI 4x4 in a Mk3 - just not many were sold (a bit like our Mk2 TDI non-scout 4x4...