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  • All the Skoda jokes are true then!
  • coolhandluke
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    Collected my new one on Wednesday last week (Octavia VRS Limited Edition) and it broke down on Friday, pulling our caravan, a mile from our house and causing traffic chaos where we live.

    A pipe to the expansion bottle wasn't clipped on so popped off with the stress of a bit of towing so it dumped its coolant all over the road.

    Can I have my Mondeo back please?

    Have to say though, it is a hoot when it goes so hopefully a 1 off

    uplink
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    Skoda, caravan = traffic chaos

    who'd have thunk it 😉

    coolhandluke
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    Some bloke stopped and (jokingly) said " they're a nightmare when they're bloody moving!…" We're still not sure if he meant the caravan or the Skoda though.

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    mrmo
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    that is the car complaining about having to tow a caravan and responding accordingly. Perfectly normal.

    hora
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    Has it had its cambelt changed recently? Whats the mileage??

    monkeychild
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    I have had 2 Octy vRSeseses since 2003. I was v stupid to sell the 1st one to have a short love affair with a MK2 MR2.
    I only had these probs:
    1st one :Window wiper linkage seized (common vag prob)
    :Central exhaust mount weld broke (common vag prob)
    2nd one Turbo hose popped off by intercooler (common vag prob)just so happens the day I picked it up from the dealer 😆

    Not too bad me thinks, it's the most reliable car I have ever owned.

    Teetosugars
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    (common vag prob)

    Eh?

    Are you sure thats not something completelydifferent???? 😳

    Coat got allready.

    takisawa2
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    Your towing a caravan on a brand new engine…???
    [the sound of air rushing through clenched teeth]
    I'd put a few miles (500+) on it first.

    hora
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    Engages memory coolhandluke!!!!!! I know people will say modern engines dont need breaking in but when I bought a Honda FRV new (2.0 petrol)- they STILL advised me not to go over certain revs or labour the engine for 500miles!

    bigsi
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    Using the sports version to tow a caravan and it didn't like it,,, what a shock 🙄

    glenh
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    Your towing a caravan ???

    CaptainMainwaring
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    Definitely still need to "run in" a new engine by keeping the revs in a sensible range for 500 miles or so. Will reward you with better performance and better economy. Worst thing you could do is tow a heavy load during the running in period

    stilltortoise
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    "Apparently" Honda recommend that you rev the cars quite hard from new – or at least the sporty numbers. If you don't rev them the bores can glaze over and you can lose performance over the long term. This from a work colleague who is an avid Honda forum reader. It could therefore be as much rubbish as is sometimes spurted on this forum about bikes 😆

    unsponsored
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    Honda limit there engines until the 1st service to help ensure a gentle run in.

    MrOvershoot
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    Honda limit there engines until the 1st service to help ensure a gentle run in.

    That would be the only way to ensure its not over rev'd
    Have you ever watched them unload cars at the docks 😉 1st gear and against the rev limiter

    hora
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    Is that an urban myth? There would be newspapers/car mags down there staking out for a scoop surely. One neg-story and the manufacturer would comedown hard on the distribution company.

    Yes they have tight turn around times for unloading/loading but staying in first/revving the knackers off at speed also means a chance of an accident IMO.

    MrOvershoot
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    Hora next time you drive south on the M5 over the Avonmouth bridge look to the right and wonder at the acres of cars glinting away (covered in seagull crap) I can't speak for other import locations but we used to watch them unload huge ships full of cars and the drivers we spoke to were paid by the car!

    Oh and most of the cars had sea chocks in the suspension to stop them moving around, many of the drivers said that made for a slightly crashy ride over the ramps 😮

    hora
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    Paid by the car? Thats asking for trouble.

    djglover
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    Skoda's are great. you even get more power than you pay for:

    Skoda 2.0 TDI 140..

    hora
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    I'd love one. Took missus to Skoda garage. Sat in one of the top new VRS models/full leather etc and she still did the screwed-up face/embarrassed look.

    MrOvershoot
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    hora – Member
    I'd love one. Took missus to Skoda garage. Sat in one of the top new VRS models/full leather etc and she still did the screwed-up face/embarrassed look.

    Schoolboy error

    stilltortoise
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    I had an Octavia TDCi and got endless ribbing from my in-laws who are all petrol-heads. Not a bad car at all, but my Mondeo and Civic are both much nicer and more fun to drive. It had a great big boot for bikes tho'

    molgrips
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    A pipe to the expansion bottle wasn't clipped on

    One dozy mechanic doens't make it a bad brand…

    mastiles_fanylion
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    One dozy mechanic doens't make it a bad brand…

    But bad quality checks don't do wonders for it…

    hora
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    A pipe to the expansion bottle wasn't clipped on

    Its a worry though. If it happened on the motorway where would you pull over with your radiator rapidly emptying and possible risk of overheating?

    tankslapper
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    MrOvershoot – Member

    hora – Member
    I'd love one. Took missus to Skoda garage. Sat in one of the top new VRS models/full leather etc and she still did the screwed-up face/embarrassed look.

    Schoolboy error

    What? That Hora's married!! Didn't think they let school boys get married in GB….

    Q:What's the difference between Skodas and haemorrhoids?

    A:You have a chance of getting rid of haemorrhoids!

    coolhandluke
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    I should add that it went from Manchester to Scotland on Thursday and Scotland to Manchester on Friday and already had 400 miles on the clock so was "run in" before being made to drag the caravan.

    Olly
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    VRS pulling a Caravan…..

    Just the fact that you have a caravan?
    either way, its Karma, you cant blame skoda.

    ide love a Fabia VRS 🙂

    Irish_AL
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    If it makes you feel any better mine is perfect 😀

    AdamT
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    How I laughed when my mate told me he's getting a Brera spider on friday… then I told him my Octy VRS was quicker 0-60! (not that it's all about this, but funny nonetheless)

    hora
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    Tankslapper, shes not my missus more my 'Miss (Sir) 🙄

    zokes
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    A ladyboy then?

    owenfackrell
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    hora – Member

    A pipe to the expansion bottle wasn't clipped on

    Its a worry though. If it happened on the motorway where would you pull over with your radiator rapidly emptying and possible risk of overheating?

    Er the hard shoulder. You know that place that has been built for broken down cars to pull over onto.

    hora
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    Say your in the fast lane, your hardly going to tora tora tora! across. Luckily mine blew off in a carpark. I did alot of reading up* on burping/system etc and if had happened on the motorway there is a good chance it could have fecked up badly.

    *Although this is internet-acquired knowledge 😆 🙄

    owenfackrell
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    If you rad goes its not like you are just going to stop is it.
    I had a stone crack the block on a motorway when in the outside lane(it is not a fast lane) and got the car accross easily enough.

    hora
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    Its the damage you can do if the temp starts to rise I though? Abit extreme but my specialist sport garage had a 400bhp Impreza in. I asked why it was in- coolant/radiator holed. Mechanic gave me a comical look 'go on' I said. 'The lad rang me then drove it here 3-4 miles'. (with NO coolant in the system). He just kept stopping and topping it up (poured straight out the bottom literally).

    The lad apperently spent thousands tuning up the engine etc but didnt have any common sense 😆

    owenfackrell
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    But you don't drive for a few miles if your coolant is gone unless you are nuts and the point of a hard shoulder is for you to pull into in an emergency and you can do it far quicker than a few miles besides which you wouldn't be driving the engine at this point so unless you haven't noticed the temp going up you shouldn't do any damage.

    hora
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    True but Im the sort who wouldn't risk it and would worry abit.

    coolhandluke
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    Luckilly we were stopped in traffic when the pipe popped off so the engine ran for about another 0.5 of a second aster we saw steam.
    Temp didn't go over the 90 degree bit which i guess is normal and nowhere near the red.

    It could have got hotter whilst it sat but bonnet was up pretty quick too.

    hora
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    Its worth asking the chief Mechanic if its worthwhile carefully steam cleaning your engine (coolant can be corrosive) You would need to cover (100%) your air intake and wrap foil or bags over wiring/electronics. Ask the mechanic to point out areas that you need to cover. DONT GET THEM TO DO IT- they'll get one of their carwash-types who doesnt give a **** about your car to do it.

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