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My Google Photos representation reminded maine that it was already an twelvemonth since I got clasp of a caller acceptable of wheels and this station was agelong overdue, I person been wanting to stock my acquisition with buying and taking attraction of an utilized Skoda Laura TSI with each of you similar minded folks
Quick inheritance - I moved to Gurgaon successful precocious 2022 and was looking to get an utilized car, fixed I would not beryllium present for much than 2 years - decided to get a utilized 1 (plus, I bash judge they are a amended bang for your wealth unless you are looking to ain it agelong enough). Prior to this, I was successful Bengaluru wherever I owned a Honda Civic which was besides bought utilized and I was spoiled by the wide prime of owning a bully Sedan.
Was looking for a mid-range wide bully car with priorities connected thrust characteristics, Power, Looks, Interior abstraction and hassle-free (or little hassles) maintenance. I americium inactive a instrumentality of Sedans particularly fixed that astir of my driving would beryllium connected paved roads. One objection was the Yeti - I ever was a instrumentality of its quirky plan and besides seemed similar a amusive car to spell retired connected adventures with my bicycle (I rhythm rather a spot and with the involvement to research places extracurricular the proximity of my location - I thrust to destinations on with my motorcycle and marque a thrust program successful these caller territories. Cycling is the perfect gait for maine to research caller places and fto them soak in, I had really lived (while employed) successful the Himalayas for 2 years of my beingness with my motorcycle and person galore adventures and pictures I americium excited to stock with everyone - this thread is WIP)
Sorry for digressing, coming backmost to the hunt - I checked retired a batch of Yeti's but did not find immoderate successful bully information astatine the time, I was besides looking astatine different options specified arsenic the Laura itself, Jetta, Elantra, Passat and recovered a 2011 Laura astatine a bully terms and was successful OK information - fixed the terms I paid for it, I had capable reserve to get it painted and hole immoderate of the issues it had. Mechanically it was successful OK information with work records till ~50K and astatine the clip ODO was speechmaking ~62K. No past if the predominant issues were taken attraction of (Timing chain, Water Pump, AC etc) I drove it astir and got it checked with a fewer mechanics and rolled the dice connected it - it someway felt similar the close fit
Some pictures from the time I got it
I took it consecutive to the store (Heera Motors adjacent IFFCO chowk, ground proposal from the directory) and beneath are immoderate of things that it underwent,
- Repainting the full car - determination were dents and scuffs crossed the Body
- Replaced the windscreen arsenic it was excessively scratched up and impaired nighttime visbility
- F and R suspension bushings and related items
- Changing of each fluids
- Changing of each filters
- Got a acceptable of utilized Octavia Rims and replaced the banal 15s with this 16s
Below are immoderate pictures aft this overhaul
One of the different things I got on with the Octavia rims was the Slavia steering wheel. IMO, the Laura banal steering was a small excessively large + dated poorly and I was fortunate to find a bully 1 connected olx.
What the monolithic footwear is utilized for 
Very recently, the car received immoderate overmuch deserved emotion with the pursuing changes,
- Got an android Head Unit with Android Auto to bring it backmost to 2020s
- Backup Camera
- Amp + Sub Woofer for immoderate prime sound
- Sound dampening of the doors and trunk
- I had blacked retired the Logos, replaced with banal caller emblems from ASS (Did not similar the look of blacked retired Logos)
- Windows Tinted for the Delhi vigor (unpopular, I cognize but I was getting toasted)
- Got an android tablet with Android Auto to bring it backmost to 2020s
- New acceptable of fig plates
- 'Eyelids' for the headlights arsenic the parking airy country connected the headlight was cracking
- A marque caller acceptable of Yokohoma Earth 1 tyres
Below are immoderate pictures aft this, unluckily I dont person capable pics arsenic this was caller - particularly of the beforehand presumption and interior - I tin adhd much connected this thread erstwhile I bash get immoderate
Below are immoderate of the issues I had to instrumentality attraction of successful the past twelvemonth
- The AC strategy broke down twice, some owed to the condenser instrumentality not working
- The clutch strategy needed replacement - the plate, cylinders etc
The attraction acquisition has been amended than expected, I was acceptable to person atleast 2-3 systems to needing superior enactment fixed its an aged germanic car but the motor has been coagulated expect for 1 dreaded contented - the motor lipid depletion 
I americium inactive trying to fig retired the complaint astatine which it is consuming but inactive not capable to. I did a afloat capableness replacement with afloat synthetic and the complaint seemed to person accrued vs the modular one. If anyone has immoderate tips and recommendations connected this, kindly assistance
The ownership acquisition has been fantastic! The physique prime is perfectly coagulated (The dependable damping adds to it) and the driving acquisition is besides precise enjoyable. Have clocked adjacent to 15K Kms connected with a fewer agelong trips to Manali, Agra, Uttarakhand and respective shorter ones arsenic good and its a rocket connected the highways (wish determination was cruise control) The interiors are a spot underwhelming (coming from the civic) but inactive looks clean. A precise amusive car to own!
Although I americium precise blessed with the existent setup, beneath are immoderate of the thoughts that walk by occasionally yet hesitant to enactment connected them arsenic I mightiness I mightiness conscionable extremity up spending much than I should 
But your thoughts are invited
- Any benignant of show upgrades? Filters to Tuning - if it makes immoderate consciousness to commencement this journey
- If I tin get the steering controls to enactment connected the Android HU with immoderate benignant of jugaad
- Lowering the car/ upgrading immoderate of the suspension parts
Any thoughts/ advice/ feedback connected the car/ mods/ whats written supra is overmuch appreciated
Cheers!
