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Got some good news this morning car is fully built and heading to the port in Germany. So that was scheduled week 33 for built so its been 10 days or so longer than exepected for the build. 👍

Ceramic coating seems to be holding up well

Maybe I'm being thick but what's the attraction of selling? Is it people who change cars every few years who are Changing early to take advantage of higher trade ins and low finance on new, in the hope they get a good deal? Or is it people not needing cars anymore and selling? Personally we buy our cars with cash when they are a year or two old and keep for a long time, typically over 10 years, so can't see the point in selling at a higher price now but also having to pay a higher price now for a replacement.

I bet not many people realised that. I didn't so top marks for pointing it out 🙂

Anything is more hard wearing than the original Fabia vRS colour trim. Imagine something made from Moths, that would stand up better than the OE Fabia upholstery.

I doubt very much is the suspension is adjustable in this fashion. More likely the transit blocks left in as has been previously suggested and they've taken them out to 'adjust' it. The adjustment story is likely BS to cover up their error. Its noticeable that no one else has complained of this problem with standard suspension on here or in any of the FB groups I'm in. I'm glad you've got it sorted and the car rides properly now.

Solved !!!! Update on my Enyaq’s hard ride issue. Previously lowered the tyre pressures from the incorrect 2.7 bar (the pressures set on the car when it was collected from new at the dealer) to the 2.5 bar shown on the car sticker. That improved the ride a bit but still not happy so I booked the car into the dealer so that the suspension could be checked. Took it in today and was told that the “suspension settings” needed to be changed as the original settings were set to run at “hard”. Once that had been done it was a different driving experience and I no longer feel like I am hitting a concrete block when meeting a pothole or trench ! An interesting comment was made about adjusting the ride quality between Sport, Comfort, Eco etc but on my Enyaq that facility isn’t available. My guess is that on Enyaqs without ride quality selection, the ‘factory setting’ is probably Sport (the hardest setting) which might be fine for race tracks but doesn’t suit my local holy rural roads.

As Routemaster says, that poorly written article was picking up Skoda's press release warning that the Scout trims for the Karoq and Kodiaq were being discontinued. The 4x4 transmission on other trim levels was not affected, and indeed in the UK accounts for 17% of the total sales.

A few taken at Brands Hatch yesterday before the camera finally gave up.. lesson learnt.. wait a while before buying new tech cameras. Kam in the yellow Civic getting a bit lairy and Jay in the white Civic cocking a wheel. Last one is the great looking Jota McLaren GT3 car which crashed heavily today whilst leading. Thankfully the driver was unhurt.

Beautiful Red Admiral sunning itself on our washing just now: Gaz

I think I responded somewhere else on this a while ago .. so apologies if repeating myself. I looked long and hard at diesels across Skoda and other brands - live in London (ULEZ nightmare) - finally decided on a petrol and wanted 7 seats. Looked at 2.0 Litre and thought mmmm....18 stone extra weight of 4 x 4 and more potential problems down the line. Do I really need 4 x 4. So only way to decide is to test drive. Spent about 3 minutes in a automatic 1.5 petrol and ... no brainer, so surprised with the power, cylinder shut off, economy, etc. Have come from grunty high litre diesel and this does not disappoint - best car I have owned. Last week I had 5 x adults (all over 6 foot - yes we are a tall family!!) and 2 x kids in the boot - no problem whatsoever. I'm still being ribbed about having a Polo sized engine in my car ... but test drive it and you'll be somewhat surprised like me.

McCain?

Super - let us know if your ACC stops you from overtaking at any point.

I found some for my Octavia on Ebay.

What you say may be correct. No way of knowing.

Took about 30 minutes. No charge.

RLFS supports rain closing, RLHS doesn't Otherwise, I've no idea what the difference is I'm afraid... Older cars got the RLFS and then at some point, VAG decided to swap to the RLHS, only they will know why.

The repair was carried out by a Skoda main dealership. I get the impression they 'did a deal' with the owner to compromise on a part exchange price, rather than the customer covering the full cost of the repair. I suspect there was a dispute as the car had a comprehensive service history - mostly main dealership. And the mileage was well below the 'manufacturer advised' 140,000 mile cam belt change. This arrangement allowed the main dealership to complete the work at cost price. It wasn't an insurance write-off or anything. Because the car is high mileage, they won't put it on the forecourt of the Skoda main dealership. They don't seem to sell anything with more than about 50k miles. They have an affiliate company that takes all the non-forecourt stock from the main dealership network and sells it under a different name. Because the main dealer did the work with VAG parts, the parts will be warrantied for a year (not sure about the workmanship). The car's being offered with a Platinum RAC approved warranty (not Skoda). It explicitly includes all mechanical parts and cam belt failure (provided the cam belt was not fouled with something like oil). The initial offering is 3 months, but it sounded like a possibility it could be extended to a year. If the car had done a couple of thousand miles since the repair, I'd take some reassurance that it had been fixed. But it hasn't been tested thoroughly since the repair. The car is appealing because it's rare at this price, has a good colour and spec, is in otherwise good condition, and it has an otherwise impeccable service history. I reckon front tyres and rear discs might need doing pretty soon though, so it's not perfect. The dealership currently have a policy not to negotiate on the asking price, because the Covid-affected second-hand car market is so strong. We'll see how long that lasts! Have others experienced that with the trade at the moment? I'd heard it was a bit silly, but zero scope for negotiation seems a bit much.

I don't think it's urgent; clean it up and look again next month.

Yes, it's even easier if you install/remove mudflaps when changing summer/winter wheels setup.

If that is the Indian video then he overcomplicates and guesses.

skomaz, we normally buy new or pre-reg/demo and keep for 5 years or so. But my Kodiaq has some annoying faults which the dealer won't acknowledge ("they all do that sir", or "within acceptable limits" or.... you all know what I mean) and I might defect to another make, now that some more interesting hybrids have come along which offer the things we require (not ready to go all-electric until the charging infrastructure gets hugely better) and these are cars I can get hold of within an acceptable timeframe, given that we're a 2-car family. So at the moment the gap between sale price of existing car and new car is at an all-time low

Even if it was design faults it doesn't make sense logically to stretch service intervals that far, it only appeals to people leasing, they don't have to spend money replacing fluids and VW doesn't care, because warranty period is short enough most of the engines could probably get through the finish line without a single oil change. It's neglect that has a stamp of approval from the manufacturer. Very similar story is happening in other cars, for example BMW says their ZF gearboxes don't need oil changes at all, while ZF says they do. But only after BMW warranty period has already expired, so BMW doesn't care.

I know, that's why I am interested IF we have this technology onboard. because by default we are just using a single key and keep second 'in the safe place' just in case. but if the keys remember THEIR default setting then this is a different story (but not mentioned in the manual whatsoever )

Just took my French-registered Skoda there for a problem with a warning light. Very helpful customer services person (Linda). A part had to be ordered but they phoned a couple of times to let me know what was happening. A good experience overall.

but you know you have memory seats button on the side of the seats?

I know it will be deemed old fashioned, especially as modern oils are much improved over the years, but for many years now I've always followed the advice of Honest John and had my oil and filter changed every year regardless of mileage (I am not a high mileage driver). This does go against the grain at present as my mileage is really low due to Covid, but I figure that if I can't afford the cost of an oil change once a year, I shouldn't have bought the car in the first place. I believe the variable service plans are for engines that cover higher mileages in a shorter space of time.

The car seems like a good buy, but as TheClient details, there are some known issues with that particular engine/gearbox combination. It's an 11 year-old car. I think it looks like a good buy, but if it doesn't feel right, walk away. I think that car is worth the £5k5 they're asking for it, but you might not, and it's your money. Put simply: Would you rather have the £5499 in your bank account, or that car on your drive? That's basically what your buying decision it boils down to. I understand getting cold feet about buying a used car, as it took me 2 years to find one I was happy with. Eventually I got to the stage where I literally could not find a good reason not to buy the particular vehicle I ended up buying. If you've spoken to the previous owner, assuming he's being straight with you, the car should be okay. But it might not be, and that's a risk we take with all car purchases. Good luck!

The prices are certainly high from Kopacek,formally SuperSkoda, but they are good quality. I bought 4 badges from them and they cost around £130 from memory. I just did not want to put poor badges on my "pride and joy". The only average badges I bought from ebay and sprayed black myself were the 4 wheel centre badges.

That is a horological joke right? 🤣 You did a good job of 'Tetris-ing' it in there as neatly as that.

Nobody spent this kind of money on cables and interconnects when recordings were made, that's pretty much a guarantee

It is easy to confuse Automatic Braking warning and Unsmooth ( or Non fluid )driving warning

From its location I would say that it is the insulation covering the DPF

After doing slightly more research I found a video of a bloke taking the knob off and it was just like you described.

It will say inspection aswell. As inspection is every 2 years. With oil change . So on fixed service its 9500 miles 1 year oil change then the 2nd year service is inspection service with oil change so variable service is 18500 miles or 2 years hope that makes sense ask dealer to set to Fixed. When you get to 1 year or 9500 miles take for a 1st year service then ask to set to Fixed then second year will be a inspection service

And don’t forget the tunnel is there as part of the VW MQB chassis platform, probably more costly to remove it.

In case anyone was curious about this, it fitted surprisingly easily in the seat Ateca (smaller than the octavia estate). The trick was tilt the passenger seat backward, to remove the front door of the clock and to slot the headrest inside the clock. It is totally secured and no movement whatsoever but glad it is still my courtesy car as a week of DIY (painting, etc.) was not kind to the car cleanliness.

For Skodas (and VAG in general) OBDeleven is probably the best, as it does coding and adaptations and more detailed VAG specific fault codes. It has a dedicated hardware device. It's pricy, though. Carista is pretty good too, and also has a dedicated hardware device, and does a lot of the above VAG specific stuff (and specific stuff for other marques too). "Car Scanner" is an iPhone app that I used before I got OBDeleven, and it has similar functionality in that it can do coding. But it's not as widely used OBDeleven, so there's less support for it on the internet. I used it with the Carista dongle, but it should work with any good OBD ii device. Advantage is that unlike Carista and OBDeleven, it's a one time purchase rather than a subscription for the app. OBDeleven, Carista and Car Scanner will let you configure things on your car like having the rear lights on with your DRLs and loads of other stuff. If you just want basic OBD fault code reading and clearing, then an app like DashCommand and a bluetooth scanner like this would do. Don't get a WiFi one. Bluetooth is better because you'll still have you phone's internet connection if you connect via Bluetooth, where as if you connect via WiFi, you won't. And if you're diagnosing a fault, you'll want your internet connection. But I'd personally say that OBDeleven is worth the investment because it's as thorough as you can get on VAG cars without going all out and running VCDS on a laptop..

So the car in question had two owners so far. I managed to talk to the latter. A very nice and helpful guy. He said he owned the car until a month ago. He bought it when it was on 15000 miles in 2015. The car has since been serviced at the same garage (VAG Group Specialists) every year, the stamps are there as you know. He told me that it is a very well looked after car so I wouldn't hesitate to go for it. When I asked about DSG whether he has had any issues, he said that when he first got it (2015 / 15K miles) it did do a 'shudder' at low revs in 1st/2nd. The garage replaced a part in it which helped this. He thinks though it does still do it but he thinks it's a lot better or he got used to it. Given that, if I would like to get it checked, what type of garage I should look for? Any suggestions is much appreciated.

Check your PMs

Happened on this old post in the graveyard. Thank you for all the advice. In case anyone were interested it dragged on several months. I had Skoda e-sure (or whatever) handling a lot of liaison for me and they were very valuable. I used a repairer of my choice (VW centre) and a like-for-like hirecar - all of which meant I had to pay a considerable amount up-front. Nothing happened for a long time, insurers didn't request the police report, until finally at my insistence they did. In hindsight, I should have obtained it myself months earlier. I submitted photos of the roundabout's new layout (google was outdated) as well as photos of vehicle's rest location and a short vid of the other party's comments at the scene. I suspect the report differed significantly from the other party's account. Once shared, the other party's insurers immediately folded and paid in full for repairs, excesses, like-for-like hire-car and minor injury - just leaving me with higher premiums for 5 years.

As others have mentioned the two big things that regularly catch people out on these is 1. the DSG used on that model (Arguably less reliable 7SP dry clutch dsg). Even if it has had the oil change and 2. oil usage issues from scraper rings clogging. Both are hard to spot or anticipate before they rear their head. In the oil case of engine oil usage, it often shows up after you've driven 1,000 miles and a month or two, engine oil light comes on and makes it hard to get traction with the used dealer due to time constraints and "further proof" being required. Arguments and lots of time about the issue and the fix required ensues. In some cases to get any resolution requires independent engineer assessment and court action...... Not every single engine is affected and compression testing will not show the issue. A borescope may give some indication as to the level of oil fouling in the cylinder / valves but the oil usage test is the only thing that skoda uses in the TPI for the issue to diagnose, assuming other checks for oil leaks prove negative.

I am looking for Instrument cluster VCDS admap for Octavia 4 vRS. Who has and share it?

Hi there. I fitted the battery last weekend and all seems ok car fires up straight away hot or cold so a job well done finger x.

I managed it through opening the mud guard and hooked it but the bulb went into the headlight! 😂 all sorted and replaced in a not so tight fit!

Escort and a Praga from this morning at Brands Hatch.

Touch wood....no issues so far. I've done about 300 miles since collection and it's been working fine.

IIRC the ECU is programmed in Europe to expect either 95 or 98 RON fuel. The 98 RON fuel will ultimately perform that bit better. Whether you'd notice it in day to day driving.......... I doubt very much. My motorbike, however, is set for 98 RON all the time. Put 95 RON into it and you are able to notice a change in the engine. My VRS is a diesel and the only reason I put V Power in over standard diesel is for all the special, deep cleaning snake oil characteristics Shell has been able to brainwash into me

Not necessary with a DSG if 'Autohold' is enabled to put in neutral as long as you have your foot off the accelerator or brake, the car is held there. If the Stop / Start is enabled then in D with 'Autohold' touching a pedal will fire up the engine, and if the engine is running you can just move off. If you want to use N and the Parking Brake / E-PB then you can. Just as you can have Stop / Start functioning if you want. Some VW Group vehicles have the brake lights on when 'Autohold' is functioning and some do not have them on. .................. Regarding Parked cars and the Parking Brake releasing & letting a car run away, then there are cases of that happening. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/427195-handbrake-release-close-shave http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/443202-electric-parking-brake

Do not dismiss the 2.0 TSi - my experience is that it is far more economical in the real world, if driven with restraint and common sense, than the 'official' figures. It will also give you all of the performance any sane person would need, even when fully-loaded. And remember: the relatively small differences in fuel consumption are second order compared to the overall running cost of the car ie depreciation, insurance, servicing etc