Additions

Superchips Bluefin Remap

the car-specific, reversible Bluefin remap device

Superchips used to map VW’s competition engines and of course the Yeti engine is a VW unit, so they know what they are doing. VW/Skoda produced several types of 2 litre diesel engines and the Yeti was available with 110bhp, 140bhp (as per my car) and 170bhp. The 140 and 170 engines are mechanically the same, and significantly more sophisticated than the 110bhp engine.

The Bluefin upgrade effectively turns the 140bhp engine into the 170bhp version. It provides a massive increase in mid-range punch as well as (based on many identical 200-mile journeys before and after the upgrade) a 5% improvement in fuel consumption.

The map is specific to this particular engine. The original map is uploaded to Superchips who then return an appropriately upgraded version for installation. If required later on, the unit can be plugged in and the car returned to standard in minutes, and then back to the upgrade again, ad infinitum.

Garmin Nuvi Sat-Nav

The sat-nav is a Garmin nuvi 2598LMT-D and came with free lifetime map updates (up to three per year) and live traffic inputs, allowing continuous monitoring of the fastest route to the destination.

This installation allows it to be folded out of sight when not needed. It is plugged in to a switched USB socket and the cables are only visible if you peer inside the cubby. When in use, the cubby lid is only half open and does not obstruct the driver’s vew at all.

where’s the satnav?
the satnav hinges down into dash cubby…
… and pops up when needed, all cables hidden
two switchable USB sockets, one normally used for the satnav
power is via an add-a-fuse camped onto fuse no 33

Skoda Internal Bike-Rack

This inventive design from Skoda allows you to secure two adult bikes in the back, with the rear seats removed, simply by removing the front wheels and dropping the forks onto the rack.

expensive but really well-engineered
the telescopic bar clamps onto the rearmost tie-down points
looking rearwards
tighten the hubs, strap the frames down and away you go

I will gladly demonstrate the rack in operation as part of the vehicle hand-over.

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