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Not sure about the first locking but all subsequent lockings where because you unlocked it but didn't open the door.

looks good mate, exactly same model and colour as my 2 year old one to 🙂 I have been fairly happy and trouble free over my 2 years ownership, the only downside for me is its not much fun to drive and I find the 1.5 lacking in torque and just pickup from low down revs. but I think thats probably as I came from owning 2.0 Diesels for past 20 years and my last one was a remap to with 195bhp and 410nm torque. its a shame the ECU is locked on this one or I would get a remap done.

Hi all , Sitting in the petrol 1.6 Karoq 2023 today doing the crossword when it locked itself, well not quite , the doors locked but the mirrors did not turn in . pressed the unlock button on the key and it then unlocked , a minute later it did it again so pressed the key button and it unlocked. Thinking I had inadvertently pressed the button I put the keys on the dash and waited . Two minutes later it locked itself again. New key battery about a month ago but if it was that wouldn't it fail safe ? ie doors unlocked . The only other thing I noticed when looking around to see if the wife was near and playing with her key I noticed a VW Turog next but one up being loaded with shopping in the boot. Whats the chances of the VW key signals affecting mine? Or any other ideas of a cause?

Just put lubricant where it fold on both sides..

The Karoq 4x4 foam and jack kit 57A093860C is about 42% more expensive than the Karoq FWD foam and jack kit 57A093860B...at least on "skoda parts com". Foam and jack kit (includes everything except for the actual spare wheel...which can be purchased separately) https://www.skoda-parts.com/catalog/karoq/spare-parts/accessories/mandatory-equipment/jack-143.html

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OK - we're hopefully collecting it in the next day or so - meaning I've been doing some research... I think I've got a parcel shelf sorted and have spotted some mud flaps etc. but am now on the hunt for wheel arch liners... has anyone used the ones from Autodoc... Diedrichs Wheel Arch Liner's: 2236209 DIEDERICHS Wheel arch liner Left Rear | AUTODOC price and review 2236208 DIEDERICHS Wheel arch liner Right Rear | AUTODOC price and review Any ideas if they will need any additional parts (other than maybe clips)

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Seriously - being in the industry - you must be stark raving bonkers to think that full self driving vehicles are 'the near future' for much of the population. Yes there are a few places where they are being trialled but not without faults / problems and only in very small geographical areas. Whilst the industry (and certain well known billionaires) are prone to make extravagant claims they don't currently stack up and don't reflect reality. There is then the issue of interior cleaning / sterilisation etc. between users (eg the drunk coming home from the pub who throws up int he back, or the person going to the hospital with a contagious disease). Add to the above a human being's natural self preservation instinct and lack of trust, plus the differing nature of many parts of the UK (many don't live in cities which are where full self drive will be commercially viable) and we're decades away from it.

1967 VW Type 3 Variant 'notchback' I spotted on my travels today. I prefer the Kombi ('Squareback' as the Septics call 'em) and the Fastback myself but I'd settle for one of these. Yours for just €16,990 or £14,565 of your finest British pounds (as Henry Cole might say).

All the 5s on the Octavia. Unfortunately, I missed it with the Vauxhall Omega.

So your AC system has a leak! First in line will be the condenser, but leak source needs to be found before replacing parts. A trip to or a home visit from, your local car HVAC operator.”

Just for clarity, the kit 57A093860C, also fits the 2WD Karoq, enabling a full size space saver wheel to be carried. It sits flush with the boot floor on my 24 Sportline. It does not come with the correct length plastic locking screw, but has not been a problem for me. I think the longer Locking Screw for a Passat will do.

Thanks!!!

One would expect a full range of vehicles including cars or vans with the ability to have mobility scooters to be able to be loaded and unloaded. One family member obsessed with cars or van with side opening side doors, battle between VW Buzz and Kia PV5. Being 6 and a half feet tall adds to requirements !

Will this scenario work getting two people, two suitcases, Dog plus food and a mobility scooter from Lancashire to Devon?

Just to add that I run on Michelin Cross Climate 2 225/40/R19. They are a great tyre, work well in the dry/wet and good on snow and ice. Also, the wear rate is really good, as a bonus 😀

The Autohold function is very effective - was sitting at traffic lights in my Karoq 1,5 DSG and the stationary car behind me decided to accelerate into me at full throttle (auto, she pushed the throttle instead of brake!!) and my car did not move at all, so avoiding being pushed into the vehicle in front 🖕 Also, mine is 71 plate and will only free wheel/coast in Eco mode.

Thanks George for the info about Fort William. Will be interesting to visit their again as last time, several decades ago, it was as part of my Officer Character Training, we got a "white out" on Ben Nevis, it was mid spring and snow line was at about 2k feet so 2.6k feet to climb and descend in snow. Oddly back in to Fort William at 2300 in time to catch the Chinese Restaurant opening times. Surreal. I don't think that that form of one's residence is not going to matter ie home charging availability in the near future. 36 million cars, 42 million vehicles, not including motorbikes etc, is probably a peak and as Self Driving cars become a thing then those that hold a driving licence, I reckon, will have one or no cars. Maybe a small car to do the trip to the shops, or hairdressers etc. Journeys of any length will be mostly done by a FSD car being summoned from the local car hire company and it will arrive in your road and you will pop yourself in the back. In some cases, longer journeys, this FSD car will take me to the Solihull Birmingham interchange station where I can get on a train that does two or three times the speed of a car on UK roads. The near future travel concerns, i reckon, is not having one's own car as that will become increasingly difficult and expensive, but weighing up the cost of which hire company to order ones FSD car from and whether to do all the journey in a hire car or a hire car and train journey combo. Funding it for UK citizens will be an issue looking at the UK's general lack on money. Welfare state under stress, Uk industry largely destroyed in the 80s. The Triple lock is already being questions, several political parties wishing to cut the UK Welfare bill so travel maybe more of a social divide not on driveways but a UK society that is more frugal with its welfare money it hands out and less tax reliefs, and more taxes, meaning less people can travel as much as cannot afford it. I started with nothing, a £25 loan from my Dad which I repaid in a couple of months. Technology will solve no driveways but by FSD cars, BEV of course.

I think you made a great choice in both counts, model and drivetrain. There is only to gain in all fronts, except tight manouvering and obviously fuel consumption when pinned against a TDi. As for the rest ... ❤️

Have a look on Amazon. Search Skoda superb inner door handle 2005. All from china by the looks of it. and three weeks plus delivery. Not sure if its the same or what the quality will be but around £25 Alasdair

Just a small update, I have this mat installed for about 2 months now and drove the car is those inhumane heat waves we're having recently and have no problems with cooling whatsoever. Thanks everyone for tips and discussion!

This really is misinformation; it is not typical for many drivers/owners. These scenarios are, and we get what you are saying, but they are very personal to your situation. If you seriously want ICE vehicles to be replaced, you need to clearly demonstrate to others that if you were not able to home charge on your own drive, running an electric car is still both doable and affordable in order to get more drivers to make the switch. Cars charging on your own drive or at a proper charging hub are within an equipotential zone where every metal structure should be safely bonded to each other in that location. Extending your supply outside of that area via footpath, gully, etc. may well be introducing possible risk of fatal electrical shocks to others. This is a clear example of where a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. This is not scaremongering; it is a real fact and is why some local authorities are reluctant. to approve the installation of these gullys. I provide this information in the pure interests of public safety and people's awareness of the newness of electric transportation and to show why I have been saying that there are many aspects of such that require resolving before making it compulsory. The following document gives more information and is 15 pages in length. HEA-EV-Touch-Potential-Guidance-Note-Iss1.1-2026Feb18.pdf

Google says A4 is about 5" longer?......so those skirts in the pic might reach the ends of the sills on the Octavia?

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