October 2007
Noticed recently that one of the alloys on my Fabia vrS was showing signs of corrosion. Car is 2 1/2 years old.
Went to dealer (Henrys in Glasgow) who took photos of it and emailed away. Skoda authorised replacement under warranty. Henrys allowed me to collect the wheel, take it home and apply loads of Autoglyms finest to it to save me time in the long run with cleaning. Took it back and as well as changing the wheel over, they also valeted the car inc wet clean of the seats (for those of you that have seen vrS seats you will know how much of a bonus this was).
So thank you to Skoda and Henrys, only downside was that the alloy which got replaced was the only one that SWMBO hasn't already kerbed! So I now have one spotless alloy and 3 bright, shiny but with scrapes on them alloys!
Well done Skoda for an effortless warranty claim.
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2007 Seat Altea XL 2.0 TDI (140) Stylance
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I live pretty close to the A131 in Essex and the last few months has seen the dualling of our previously single carriageway by pass. The disruption wasn't too bad and I was almost looking forward to a new stretch of road - but what a disappointment! Although they've used the "quiet" tarmac stuff, the bumpiness of the road is unbelievable. You would think a combination of technology and Highways Agency quality control might have produced something acceptable but it really comes across as a bodge job.
In addition, the entire road was opened on its due date accompanied by an amount of pomp - local councillors, press, possibly a majorette etc etc...and then was promptly coned back down to single lane and resurfaced for the following month.
Nothing more to add really....been festering about it for a week.
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Why is it batteries have never advanced from the lead acid principle when smaller batteries used in the electronic gadgetry have advanced leaps and bounds. They seem to stuck in time!!.
And there is bound to a knowledgeable backroomer to shed light on this one. Read more
Batteries have improved massively have a look at a Gel Battery for instace the problem is we don't want to £150 for something that will last for a minimum of 5 years when a car maker can buy one for £30 and Guarantee it for a year. The Best type is the Boat technology ones which are light weight made from Kevlar matting and are gel based.
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The car in question will be the old model.... anyway I hope the dealer uses geniune Tate & Lyle when they change the oil ;-)