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That's not just an issue in rural areas my mum's house in Sheffield, despite being in a decent, well populated residential area with generally good coverage is on Vodafone and can only get 3G at home as she's in some wierd coverage 'hole'.

Nissan Ariya e-4orce??

Looks like there were very few, if any, of the Kamiq, Karoq, or Kodiaq?

There should be a cover but nothing inside... Its just an empty chamber that helps airflow.

Just paid 134p a litre here...

So what does that tell you? That the same engine made in the same factory but sold elsewhere doesn't need a change at 5 years... And that Skoda UK are taking UK owners for a ride by telling them something is needed that isn't? Thats what it tells me. Even their own workshop manual says it isn't needed. And yes George is right that other associated parts could fail. That's a risk but the workshop manual would then have that noted wouldn't it... Just like it has time and mileage limits for other parts.

@Alie there are three things that contain oil... Front six speed gearbox, rear haldex coupling and also rear differential. What exactly are you trying to drain and refill?

And also not suitable for the rear differential which is separate to the haldex coupling?

Dealer B is correct in relation to the official workshop manual... the 1.4TSi engine has no mileage or time limit shown and is 'supposed' to be a 'lifetime' belt. Dealer A is quoting the 'recommendation' that Skoda UK apply in the UK but goes against the official workshop manual and advice for the rest of the world. The above info posted by Yogi appears incorrect anyway as the water pump is not driven by the timing belt but by an auxilliary belt on the other side of the engine. Now make of that what you will - it will be your vehicle and your choice. Many on here will tell you to replace it as a precaution against failure of it and the tensioner but Skoda don't seem to think it is necessary and neither do VW or Audi in other countries.

Potentially also an issue with 'false' medical claims associated with accidents and inflated hire car costs (compared to the rates we get through work)? I'm sure these medical stuff is checked but it was amazing how many times I was asked if I was sure no one was injured and I didn't have whiplash when I was rear-ended a couple of years back... I can imagine some people would respond 'yes I've got a slightly stiff neck' and off it spirals... Then again maybe I'm just very cynical...

So in light of the increase - what do insurance companies do about keeping repair costs down, not using inflated parts and labour figures? Typical example from a while back - a small bump on a wing requiring a new wing and paint. Repair quotes to go through insurance varying from £800 to nearly £1,200; repair quote with no mention of potentially going through insurance £270. The former quotes included various 'items' that were not actually needed and vastly inflated parts and labour costs. This is not uncommon in my and other's experience. Now I'm not saying ChrisKnott do not try to keep costs down but, as an industry the general it seems it's not a priority, when it should be.

You say that but on every single thread about wheels or tyres (and even some suspension threads) you go on about putting smaller diameter wheels on, regardless of what is actually being asked - it seems a bit of an obsession of yours...

Nope there should be nothing in there. But the cover should be lipped back on.

New Faraday bags arrived last week and all working fine again... Car can't be unlocked with the key inside even when stood next to the car

Oh indeed - I wasn't suggesting in the slightest that they could be extracted or circulate them - I was really just thinking out loud about whether the data sets we have access to actually contain the various tables, as I'm interested in understanding how the technology / system works... I'm guessing it has a node / link system that represents the network and the data s transmitted in such a way that individual links can be identified alongside live speed data on those links. The headunit must then use that updated data for the links concerned in the routing algorithms??

Just thinking about this - we use Inrix and Trafficmaster data at work - not the live stuff but routing and speed data for traffic models. I'm starting to wonder if the data we have access to might have the map tables in it etc.

Pictures not displaying?

I wonder if this affects more than just the Superb as I'd expect the parts to be common ones... I'd hate to have my Kodiaq boot lid fall on me due to a broken stud!!!

Might be interested in the headrest tablet holder assuming it's universal and will fit a Kodiaq? Let me know re postage costs and I'll weigh it up.

Indeed - but it's a high probability... and given the low cost of a new fan resistor is, in my opinion, potentially the cheapest option and worth a shot before doing anything else. As I said - my opinion and high probability... but it's the OP's choice.

Lets be honest here - that chances are this is simply the fan resistor pack that has burnt out - first speed 1 goes, then 2, then 3 leaving you with just 4. It's a common, known, failure point. I'm pretty mechanically minded so I'd fit one myself on a 10 year old car (in fact I did on our Fabia Mk 1) and see if that fixed it - or if I wasn't I'd be asking a small local garage, or a mate who is, to fit one for me for a few quid.

But then is info in the side panel under his name says 1.5Tsi... So we'll need to wait for confirmation but I'm guessing TSi...

Eh up... From another sheffielder

Panorama Maker is what ive uswd previously. The older versions were free from memory if you can find a download

Nice. Camera people tend to fall into two main categories... Canon people and Nikon people. Im in the Nikon camp and have been since about 1987