skomaz

Thanks for your concern but I've seen first hand how well the Swift performs in an accident and that the safety kit on the version I have exceeds that on the NCAP test car(s), so I have no worries about using it with any of my family in it. I was also involved in a major motorway pile up on the M1 near London many years ago in a Mitsubishi Colt hatchback, well before NCAP was a thing, and it too performed well with none of the modern tech on-board, so again I have no real interest in what appear to be slightly flawed / skewed NCAP scores. In fact I believe you've said similar comments in other posts elsewhere regarding the Renault 5 and your Zoe:

He he... It certainly looks like lol-lol is trying to swing his man bag Lee...🤣

Not back... Your post just popped up and I couldn't resist given your apparent (lack of) intelligence led you to such a post. Also I don't know what your infatuation with the new Suzuki Swift is. I guess you're trying to have a personal dig but I really don't give a toss what you think or what the NCAP rating is... PS. Don't read too much into NCAP ratings as they tend to test base models that aren't to UK spec so are often lacking in safety equipment.

Privileged.

Don't get me wrong I totally agree with what both of you are saying and agree some jobs do require driving with a boot full of kit etc. I was actually pointing out that jobs that some posters here do would often, in a 'normal' company, be required to be done differently and not by driving for hours and hours of unproductive time in a Renault EV driving to and from locations that are well served by PT and not in the middle of nowhere. Apologies to others but a certain poster lives in cloud cuckoo land in terms of his grasp on reality at times and what happens and what people do in the real world and real jobs! Ah sod it... I'm out of this discussion for a while... The crap being talked by certain posters and their blinkered view of life and reality is winding me up too much.

In the 'real' world people aren't allowed to drive unless they absolutely have to - but are told to take a train and taxi's / PT instead so they can do productive work whilst on the train rather than sitting at 50mph driving somewhere for a few hours watching the world go by...

They are usually stick on foam or similar that perishes a bit. In the past I've sorted them by removing the lights and using a smear of windscreen sealant or silicon on them and then refitting.

Ooh very good spot!

I would suggest the leak is either from the rear light cluster seals or the rear wiper grommet.

But mitigation doesn't mean avoidance... It can mean adaptation... Ie we accept but adapt to the new reality.

Yes, yes I'm aware of all that... But... Some would call it all part of our planetary evolution, if a little accelerated... On the basis that a couple of volcanic eruptions would appear to have had a similar if not greater effect than man has? So why bother even trying to restrain the sea by raising flood defences except in areas of significance (some areas of London might qualify)? Just let the 13m (?) total sea rise take whatever. From a humourous point of view I live at the top of a hill next to the Peak District so sea one could argue sea level rises won't affect me, even if weather changes will. Again all playing Devil's Advocate to see just how strong your contra-arguments are 👍

I doubt a large volume of water will get in there... Have you checked the plenum drains aren't blocked?

Whilst I see and understand the points you are making... And again playing devil's advocate all of the changes would just be Darwin Evolution in action... ???

Even if the whole Thwaites glacier goes over the next couple of centuries it would only equate to a 65cm sea level rise...

Might I suggest the above may be part of your problems? We've been running Skodas for the last 23 years (Fabia Estate / Octavia 4x4 and now Kodiaq 4x4) and they've been very good and reliable with very few problems in a combined total of probably over 250,000 miles. In fact I'd go so far as to say that they were far better than previous VWs and Hondas within our family history, if not quite up with the Mitsubishi's

Playing devils advocate... Why does it require immediate and sustained action... to mitigate its impacts? The converse (again playing devils advocate) is that the world could simply adapt to the new climate. Please note that I am asking not because I disagree with you but to extract from you your thoughts as to why we have to act and not simply let the word adapt as it has done over millions and billions of years?. The world could simply be left to move on and change in whatever way that might be - be that rising sea levels, extinction of species and even humankind - it'll happen eventually anyway on a stellar basis?

Seat position profile - don't have it and don't miss it. In fact doesn't it only do forward and backwards of the seat and slowly?? Sunroof - don't have and glad I don't given how many Skoda sunroofs have leaked in the past.

I'm with you on that one... Black wheels do nothing for me and I think they look hideous but each to their own.

He he... Excellent... I wonder what the 'profile' of the driver was but good on the police for pulling them. I dread to think what damage a cybertruck would do to a pedestrian if it hit one...

Sculling oars are 9 ft 6 inch... so 2.895m. I'd therefore suggest the answer is yes just about if they can be placed through to the front passenger seat. However, why don't you take one down to your friendly local Skoda dealer and try them?

Stupid question but have you checked everything is attached and not vibrating under the bonnet (engine cover, wiring / pipes etc.) - we had a weird noise one time on another car and it was something like a brake pipe that had come loose from its clip and was vibrating in time with the engine revs making a deep knocking noise...

No I think it was all pretty straightforward. Cables are short and there's the usual 'difficult' connectors but otherwise I don't recall any major issues apart from a slight lack of space to get it out and into the footwell due to ducts and the like.

You could always try one of these: Home | Reversee

The other thing to remember is that the dashboard temperature gauge is pretty dumb and will indicate 90 degrees over a wide range of actual temperatures (say 70 to 110). The oil sensor temperature shown in the centre screen on the dashboard will be more accurate.

Hi Mike, I 'think' I was able to tell whether the motor was seized by reaching my fingers through the pollen filter opening (beware it has some very sharp edges to it that draw blood easily) and that led to me taking it off. From memory the motor and fan itself were attached to the base mounting plate by a large rubber fitting that had three push fit rubber tabs onto the mounting plate, so I had to use a screwdriver to compress the rubber tabs enough to remove it the motor and fan from the mounting plate and get access to the bearing. It's all eminently doable but did require a bit of scrabbling about to get the motor out and back in, albeit with everything else possible on a work bench.