ColinEdinburgh
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SKODA Octavia 1.4DSG - Trading up to 1.5 Karoq DSG Edition
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Yes I have mine - and Chris' comment is right, there is a button by the driver that you can open the back with. You can also, as my wife prefers it seems, open and close it using the button on the key fob.
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I got the wiring pack and handed it to the salesman - they fitted it during PDI on my Karoq and at no cost. As ever, negotiate!
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I hated the satnav on the Yetis and Octavias which I had. At times, it was so far wrong it was infuriating. But the Karoq satnav, so far, with the link to my iPhone hotspot for traffic updates / Google satellite view is easily better than Google Maps and Apple Maps for navigating. I have even stopped using my Sygic satnav (for now) as the Skoda one is finally looking to be "fit for purpose"
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Can't wait! Even better, my car insurance company just said that they're reducing the premium and excess, and refunding over £30 to change cars from my Octavia …
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I'll gladly share images! Looking forward to it. I went for the black leather as from experience it shows dirt and wear less than beige leather (current alcantara seats on Octavia are beige - a nightmare to keep clean. I know leather is far better though). My thinking with the dark interior too is that the sunroof will avoid the cabin seeming gloomy.
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Picking up mine on Thursday. Metallic Brown Edition with Assistance Pack and a couple of other toys. 1.5TSI DSG.
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I followed my (late) uncle's advice and did my first drive in an empty car park with stones on the ground - to allow you to learn where each wheel really was (A trick he learned in the war when he was regularly given this or that truck or vehicle to drive - from North Africa to Rome, via Monte Cassino ...). I then did something similar in a largely empty car park with a few vehicles parked a decent distance apart - and the auto park was flawless - left or right, side or reverse parked. What I learned is that it parks as near the middle of a moderate space as it can - it can get in a space that I cannot open a door to leave the car from! If it is a big space (ie a double one) it will park close to one car not bang in the middle. Overall, getting in and out of spaces is brilliant - as long as you remember that it is Past ASSIST - you need to look at the actual space, are cars on the kerb, and remember that parking between two Fiat 500s will be harder for it as they're so narrow. It can make parking much, much easier, as long as you use YOUR brain.
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New Owner, iPhone 6 Help!
ColinEdinburgh replied to Christine_VRS's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Ive got the upgrade. But wish I'd saved my money. I use Bluetooth and the steering controls manage my phone perfectly. -
Sat Nav Help - Amundson
ColinEdinburgh replied to Korlak's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
I've got a new Octavia. I did multiple experiments with the inbuilt satnav, and also Apple Maps (Carplay) and Google Maps and my Sygic satnav app on my phone. The display of the inbuilt satnav was good, directions were clear - but if there were traffic delays or temporary closures, simply wrong. Big traffic issues it got right, but other stuff it would actually navigate me into - no use at all. Google Maps (phone only, won't carplay to the screen) was good - but surprisingly the worst of all for traffic delays, temporary closures and rerouting. In one awful case, it three times tried to route me back to a closed road. Apple Maps was pretty, showed on carplay, but was not the easiest to use and didn't have a useful enough offline mode. It was better than Google for delays, to my surprise, but was too limited, particularly in alternate routing as things changed. I also tested Waze but as it requires 100% access to your location is both a battery killer and a security no no for me. In the end, I opted to continue with Sygic which uses Tom Tom maps and traffic updates. My phone is mounted on the dashboard and linked via Bluetooth to the car, not via carplay. It has its weaknesses too, but was far the best on test (getting a score of just over 80%, compared to just under 60% for the inbuilt one). This is a very short summary of pretty extensive tests (and I'm a software guy so know how to do this). If Apple would allow third party satnav apps access to carplay it'd be ideal for me (Google similarly on Android! ) -
Skoda Octavia 3 Owners register
ColinEdinburgh replied to stokey's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Well my lovely maroon Yeti L&K comes to the end of its pcp contract on March 1st. In its place, I'm picking up a black magic 1.4tsi SEL Octy. Added in park assist and reversing camera plus headlights, and looking forward to taking it the length of Scotland (already booked for a tour of Orkney and Shetland, as well as Scottish Borders) And breadth of Scotland (doing the NC500 in May). Pictures in location possible! -
Oddly I get this one intermittently too. But not often enough for me to take it back to the dealer (yet).
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A mere child then! At 64, I still get asked regularly to show my grandkids how to do stuff on their phones and tablets. Still life in this old dog (now, where did I leave my specs ...)
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Just been advised mine was built yesterday! Shipping to Emden as I type this ..... OOOOHHHH! Wait almost over.
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And me! Had an original, got a FL on order. Love both.