No.733

Thanks for your response. That's an interesting interpretation, I didn't think of it that way. It *has* turned over slowly once or twice. I'll get the battery checked.

Hi all. My 2015 Octavia Greenline III (1.6 TDi 110 6spd) is reporting a couple of errors that suggest a possible sensor issue. I wondered if anyone had had similar and knows what I need to be replacing/cleaning. I searched the forums but couldn't find quite the same problem. During normal driving the car is reporting that the stop-start can't function because a) the engine isn't running and b) power consumption is high. Presumably the latter error is due to the fact that it doesn't know the engine is on so it assumes it's not getting the voltage it actually is. Any ideas whether this is fixable for sensible money? The car is nearly nine years old and has 120k on the clock, and I'm not in a position to chuck loads of cash at it beyond routine maintenance. Thanks for any advice.

I'm having this exact problem, identically to how the OP describes it. Any resolution to report, @Elsie21? Thanks.

Seats are the same, but the wheel, instrument cluster and main centre console fascia are all different.

Yes, I think I'll have to. I was just aware of the 2008 special edition that came in grey and blended the old face with the latter interior. Wondered whether a few normal cars slipped through with the same combo.

It's a CCZ code.

Hi all, I've found an Octavia vRS for sale with an excellent service history and nothing untoward on an HPI check, but I'm a bit confused by what I'm seeing cosmetically. It has the 2006-2008 headlights but the engine and interior of the 2009-2012 car. Did they ever build any cars in this combination or do I have to assume this is a crash repair? It's a bloody good one, if it is. Thanks for the help.

Crossclimates. Just put four on mine. Quieter and comfier than the Michelin Energy Savers that came off, plus unstoppable in winter weather. Great deal with ATS Euromaster, ended up about £66.50 a tyre. Mine are a more common/cheaper size, mind.

This is what I'm worried about...

Thanks for the replies, but the noise totally disappears when I dip the clutch, so surely it can't be a wheel bearing?

Thanks, but no; evenly-worn Michelins all around.

Hi all. Bit of a puzzler. Car is a 1.6 TDI Greenline III estate, 45,000 miles. I'm getting a slow, low-pitched pulsing noise that I can only hear in 6th gear between about 50mph and 63mph. Logically it can't be tyres or brakes as the frequency of the pulsing, which is maybe more a vibration than a noise, is quite slow. It's less than a pulse per second. The best way I can describe it is that it's like an old-fashioned nuclear power plant sound effect, like a "whumm... whumm... whumm". I've Googled and searched and asked around, but I can't fathom this one. Has anyone else had anything like this, and how did you cure it?

Yeah, it would, not that I'd use this car like that. Local running to a town five-ish miles (had to Google Maps that and correct my guess) from where I live, including 8 or 9 roundabouts, a couple of short 60-70mph stretches (sub-1-mile) and usually a few short queues has been bringing up 58mpg on the computer when I'm back on my driveway. I'm confident that a pump-to-pump test would show at least 55. I'm pleased with that, but as I say, I bought it to eat motorway miles, not potter around town. P.S. I should qualify that I used to test cars as a journalist week-in, week-out and I know how to maximise fuel economy.

I had to sell the vRS, sadly. It was going to be wasted on my new daily 75-mile commute and since it only had 64k miles on it I didn't want to ruin the value. Hence I sold it to another car guy who I know will look after it and bought something that'll hopefully be reliable while also doing 70mpg.

I've got a 15-plate 1.6 TDI GreenLine. It'll do 55+mpg in local running because I'm a nerd when it comes to playing the fuel economy game, and on a motorway run (70+) it easily tops 70mpg. Tall gearing means it's way below 2000rpm at 70mph. My commute is 75 miles a day with a large amount of motorway so it works for me. For you, even as pleased as I am with the GL's fuel economy, I'd definitely recommend petrol. Beware the heavy right foot, though, as has been mentioned above. Tickle the throttle and you'll see decent returns. Don't, and you won't.

I test drove one the other day on a mixed route and got an indicated 71.7mpg. Needless to say I bought the damn thing. The figures were still climbing by the time I got it back to the dealership.

Hello! It's been a while since I last spent much time on Briskoda, but I'm back in the fold. I used to run a Fabia vRS Special Edition (#733, hence the username), but sold that to pay for a deposit on a house. Three years later I've bought my second Skoda and my second vRS; this time a black MkII Octavia vRS estate. It's got the space and the pace, and I'm hoping for reasonable reliability with only 50,000 miles on the clock. It's in need of a few service items and a new cambelt/water pump, but they'll be done ASAP. In the meantime I'll be stalking plenty of threads and searching out a few DIY tips, like how to change a cracked door mirror glass.

I could potentially make it, funds/family permitting.

Not me, mate, but I'll soon be knocking around in and around Pontypool in a black Octy vRS estate.

SOLD. Now if only I knew how to delete threads.

UPDATE: Quick sale needed, price dropped to £5995. Please PM for more details/to view.

Hi guys, the asking price is £6200 ONO and it's in Bristol.

Thanks, I'm hoping to sell quickly if I can. We'll see if there's anyone out there who's interested.

You're looking at my much-loved Fabia vRS Special Edition, model year 2007 and registration year '07'. Of the 1000 that were built for the UK market, this is number 733. Some users may remember that I had this up for sale earlier this year, but after the guy who put a deposit down (at an agreed price of £6,800) decided to pull out the day before coming down from Hull to collect the car, a series of life events has kept me from re-advertising this car until now. With a new home on the horizon I need to free up money for a deposit. Please read my updated (and less flowery) description and (heavily) revised price. I could really do with a quick sale. The car has only covered 34,500 miles. As far as this engine goes, the general consensus among other caring owners is that that's not a lot. It pulls like a train through the gears, and is much quicker than the on-paper acceleration figures would have you believe. The car has had two owners, myself as the second. The first owner bought and registered it new, so this is not an ex-demo car. He owned it for five years before trading it in for a new Fabia at the same dealer he bought this car from. I bought it from that dealer in August 2012, making me the owner for the last 26 months or so. I have covered around 12,000 miles in it during that time. It is fitted with Special Edition standard equipment including leather seats embossed with the limited edition number, cruise control, air conditioning and lots more. Servicing Full service history including its last (full) service at around 33,500 miles at a Skoda specialist, and cambelt change at 32,000 that was undertaken by a main dealer. The positive The interior is in absolutely amazing condition. Stepping into the car (blue-edged carpet mats fitted) you'd easily believe that this car was less than 12 months old. It's in fantastic shape and I can't believe for a second that you'll find one with a fresher, cleaner interior. Its seats, carpets, dashboard and so on are all as completely damage-free as it is possible to believe for a 2007 car. The engine growls nicely and pulls extremely strongly and smoothly in all gears. There is a middling amount of tread on the tyres, in the region of 5mm, and there's no need to change them in the near future. It has a recent MoT with no advisories, it has had a recent full service with a Bristol specialist and it has also had its brake fluid changed recently. Negative The exterior has its fair share of small stone chips, as well as one or two larger ones below the grille. The paint could benefit from a professional polish, too; something I simply never got around to. The alloys are typical examples for their age. Their is some light kerbing that you could describe as 'grazing' rather than 'gouging'. There are also some small, visible patches of bubbling under the wheels' paint. As far as I'm aware the wheels' finish is the original one. Please do get in touch with an offer if you're interested or would like to see the car in person.

Nah, sorry, but it's not my place to give a price for one deal that could affect someone else's deal that's not on comparable terms. Best to let each buyer/seller combo come to their own prices. I'll bear you in mind if it falls through, though - you're actually the second person who's asked to be a backup! Cheers.