Choosing the best Tyres for your Skoda Octavia MK3 VRS (2013 – onwards)

by Hypermiler UK | Sep 5, 2017 | tyres

You just might have guessed this but I love my Skoda Octavia VRS MK3, it’s the perfect performance family mover and touch wood it has been very reliable (queue Skoda jokes). Choosing the right tyres for my VRS is vital to ensuring peak performance and comfort,...

Volkswagen Scrappage Scheme 2017 targets older diesel vehicles, continues to leave Euro5 “fixed” vehicle owners picking up the bill

by Hypermiler UK | Sep 3, 2017 | Scrappage Scheme

  Volkswagen UK have announced that they will be offering up to £6,000 “Scrappage” in exchange for any make or model diesel vehicle (Euro 1 – 4) when buying a new car. The move comes as the SMMT announced that new car sales have plummeted...

VAG DPF (VW): Which OBD2 II ELM327 Dongle should I use? Bluetooth / Wifi?

by Hypermiler UK | Aug 30, 2017 | dpf-diesel-particulate-filter

We’re big fans of the VAG DPF app (full review coming very soon) its a great tool for tracking DPF regeneration and soot loading – the problem is we’re constantly being asked which dongle to choose. There are literally a million different OBD2...

VW Emissions memes – funny VW photos – smoke remapped tdi

by Hypermiler UK | Aug 14, 2017 | meme

We love our memes! We love (to hate) the VW emissions fix / scandal. We combined our two loves and present to you a selection of the very best VW Emissions Memes available on the internet today. The internet got pretty creative – we’ve got a great...

VW Emissions Fix: “VAG Emissions Rollback” could be the real fix you need

by Hypermiler UK | Aug 14, 2017 | emissionsgate

We’ve been following many of the facebook and forum threads focused on reversing the ea189 emissions fix. Whats become apparent is that most of these services are simply a remap aimed at disguising the fix and the horrendous effects it has on vehicle performance...