Yogi-Bear

Can't help you directly, but worth bearing in mind that order books for the new Mk2 have just opened, so unless Motability can still supply a Mk1 (no idea when you'd be ordering it...), no-one will yet have experience and/or photos of what you'll get. However, the boot is supposedly bigger on the Mk2, so if someone comes along and says they can fit everything you're on about in their current Kodiaq, you should be good to go. That is if you can stomach the rather high prices Skoda are charging for the Mk2 - which I would expect (all things being equal) to carry through to the Motability scheme, at least to begin with (new model demand and all that).

I’ve got older ones that are still going strong after 5 or so years - the 66 and original Mini. The app does all the magic of syncing & overlaying the rear image onto the front one when you export saved videos. In my old bear, I ran a USB cable all the way from the rear through the boot and under the bottom of the door trims on the left side, and the front one down the windscreen trim, hardwiring them both into the fuse box. With the USB port in the mirror on the facelift bear, I just use that and the 12v socket in the boot.

Yeah... I think it's Amazon's silly pricing algorithms gone mad - probably lack of supply pushing the price up as there is a new version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-BoostCharge-Wireless-Charging-Compatible-Black-dp-B09F8RLBQY/dp/B09GRJ2S8X/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?th=1 Edit: or the non-powered version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-MagSafe-Magnetic-Holder-iPhone/dp/B095Y6M8J2

Wow. Can’t believe that’s from Amazon and not a third party rip off merchant. It shouldn’t be anywhere near that. And I have it on the middle vent next to the screen…

I have Garmin webcams - they’re not paired in any way to each other, and the one I have for the rear is a small one with no screen. The only wires are for power. The app on my phone connects to both of them for config, downloading images etc.

It's never been /that/ bad when properly raining... it's when it's a bit damp and so it wipes across an almost-dry rear window that's the biggest issue. Anyway, sounds a million times better than the original (not exactly a challenge), so I will have to overcome my lethargy and replace mine at some point.

If anyone could reprogram a key to open another vehicle, that would be a major security hole. I’m not even sure dealers can do this, and they may well refuse or be unable to reprogram a key and only be able to supply a new key preprogrammed somewhere else (the factory).

Wowzers… 1.5l mild hybrid SE L with options to match (and, admittedly exceed in some cases) my current vRS costs near enough £48k, which is more than the list price of my vRS was with its options. I completely understand why they do these options ‘packages’, but it does mean that if you want one thing, you tend to end up paying through the nose for it because you also have to have options you don’t want. All manufacturers seem to have cottoned on to this though - it would seem the old a la carte menu of options is a thing of the past. (Incidentally, a fully kitted out new Countryman JCW is the same price as that)

I’m actually seriously considering the not-so-Mini Countryman to replace my bear next year… the new version is getting rave reviews, is considerably bigger than it used to be (still more Karoq sized than Kodiaq, though). As long as the dog crate fits, it could be a serious contender, especially given it’s considerably cheaper. Also, still really not convinced by the looks of the Mk2 Kodiaq… it’s a bit fugly IMHO.

See also: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/skoda/kodiaq/

Given JLR's continued reputation and regular positioning in reliability surveys, I'm going to go for: no.

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is, apparently, 240g. I use a Belkin MagSafe vent mount, which is another 160g according to the Amazon page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-MagSafe-iPhone-Magnetically-Mounted/dp/B08LQVD6ZR I've had absolutely no issues with it or with the vent, so I don't think weight is going to be the issue. You just need a good quality mount that grips both the vent and the phone properly.

Aye - I was reading 'cancel' to mean 'settle' and was guilty of conflating the two things, but it is an important distinction to make as they are two very separate things. With one, the 14-day legal cooling-off period applies, with the other, it's irrelevant.

20% is for wimps. Try North Wales (Harlech)…

Check the terms and conditions carefully. VWFS provide the finance on new cars, but not sure about used ones. Dealers will often provide their own finance deals for used cars, which have nothing to do with VWFS. Regardless, you should have 14 days to withdraw from any credit agreement (legal cooling off period), but you may lose any credit incentives like free services / warranty etc. that comes with the finance. The T&Cs could be completely different to those that VWFS have for their agreements.