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One of the more recent ones, took a while to actually find a reasonable bulb that wasn't stupidly bright

Hi All, Thanks for your help with some questions I asked over the weekend. Test drove the Enyaq 80 today, really like it so we placed an order. Pretty much ticked every option box. Now the wait , around 3 -4 months but we will see. The spec is: 80x sportline - racing blue 21" wheels All the plus packs (lights, comfort, drive, parking, etc) Sunroof Retractable towbar (read here about issue with bike racks) Came out at 56k Obviously you will never get the money back on all the packs but wanted to order something I will really like. We are part exchanging my wife's Kodiaq as they offered us a great deal on it

UPDATE after 1 year of driving my Super IV L&K 2020: (Plug-in) I've done 7000 miles in total in 13 months, most of which has been during lockdown for covid-19. About 3000 miles have been all electric, the rest being in hybrid mode, with about 100 miles in sport mode just as a test. In my opinion: 1. If you do not have a home charging capability then a Plug-in Hybrid is a waste of money since you have to pay at least an extra £4000 for a battery that hardly gets used - I only have a fixed 13amp outside connection not a £700 fully featured home charging system - it takes far too long to charge (0% to 100% takes over 5 hours, this is equivalent to only 7 miles per hour of charging) - which is OK some of the time, but is useless for long trips - if travelling more than 40 miles round trip I have to use petrol which is not good - using a public charge point its a bit quicker being about 4 hours to get fully charged (7kw or quicker, about 8 miles per hour) - the car is designed to be seriously restricted to a very slow speed regardless of how fast the charge point can work, which is a MAJOR drawback 2. The cost of charging at a public charge point is so variable as to be totally stupid - it can be FREE at some supermarkets or up to 25p per mile - the 25p per mile chargers can charge at a rate of over 600 miles per hour, which is useless for the Superb which cannot benefit from the speed but still costs the same - running on petrol only cost about 11p a mile (about 48 mpg on average) - there are FREE 7kw chargers at places like Tesco and Sainsbury, these will add about 7 miles of range in an hour, which is fine if you can do your shopping and have a meal in a cafe, otherwise it's not much use. - FREE charges are also very difficult to find when touring the country on holiday, so not really that helpful, and the range added is not worth the time wasted. 3. The average range is too little to be of any real value in terms of reducing cost - I've averaged about 25 miles on a full charge, varying from 18 to 42 miles. 4. The Skoda app for controlling the charging remote is helpful for the 1st year being FREE, but is not worth the £80 for each year thereafter since the advertised map and software updates are not possible online and my car does not have a memory card reader, or CD unit to do it any other way. 5. My best all electric journey was 42 miles on full charge with a bit being added by the regen system. This was done in eco mode on a non-stop drive on a dual carriageway, at a speed of about 45 mph, in 6th gear, with virtually no acceleration, on a warm day with no wind, with no heating or cooling to use power. - a more normal scenario around home is an average of about 25 miles, being with heating / cooling, stop start etc. 6. Driving in SPORT mode to charge the battery is a waste of fuel and creates more pollution than it saves. - it better to drive in the driver selected "individual mode", and selecting some but not all of the sport features that stop the car using too much fuel and pollution 7. It's a real pain taking the time to plug in the cable in a public place in bad weather since virtually NONE of the locations are covered - simply not worth the bother for a view miles of electric range - in addition most of the FREE charging points are a long way from the door of the place that you want to go to - plus there are virtually no signs to direct you to where the points are in the car park, so you have to drive around just looking - many locations are either already in use (for many hours), or are being used by NON-Electric cars (people that can't read maybe - or you waste 30 mins or so trying the get these things to work using one of dozens of different supplier apps - or the thing are just faulty 8. Skoda are useless at diagnosing any faults on IV cars, including none IV related features such as map updates / serious SAT NAV issues 9. The setup of all the options in the car are far too complicated 10. The benefits of driving an electric car are lost because of the very limited range and very long charging times 11. Effectively it has been an expensive trial with really an otherwise great car. 12. I have been looking for an all electric car this year but decided that the cost for anything decent (same size as superb) is still far too high - in part because the silly government decided to cut the grant this year, and will no doubt cut in again next year. 13. The lost luggage space and extra weight make the car less usable, which is common for all plug-in hybrids. 14. my best trip was where I managed 40 miles all electric PLUS another 8 miles from regen over a trip of about 100 miles. Suggestions based on my experience: 1. Plug-in hybrids could be far better if the car makers supplied faster charging, and at least 80 miles of range (which would qualify for a grant) 2. Skoda need to get their act together to properly support IV drivers 3. Voice command needs a massive improvement - the current system is next to useless 4. The skoda SAT NAV system needs a re-think to be more like Tesla, and it MUST have monthly updates for maps including all new charge points 5. The Skoda connect app should be included for free for at least 3 years 6. The skoda app needs to be made more functional and be made reliable (currently fails too often) 7. Skoda needs to get the problems with basic SAT NAV functions sorted, now - I've had faults logged for over 6 months, with no fixes, or any date for a fix. 8. Skoda should never tell its customers to rely on non-Skoda apps to make up for Skoda failures on a car that costs over £41,000 (ZapMap) Hope this is helpful

If it is s start/stop vehicle then disconnect the shut resistor wire from the battery negative lead (I think its the negative one) and leave it off, the alternator will then revert to the default normal charging regime and your battery will last a lot longer. You will lose the stop/start facility by doing so.

Right, so another €42.50 spent on paint and supplies. Totals now €97.50. After an hour or two of sanding, this wheel was ready for primer. I sanded the filler down with 80 grit until it was almost even with the rest of the rim, then went with 240 grit, 320 grit, 500 grit and finished with 600 grit. Blew off the massive amounts of dust with an air compressor and then wiped them down. After 3 coats of Upol etch primer it came out like this. I bought filler primer just in case, looks like this wheel wont need it. These two however.... Well I have my work cut out if these are going to come out halfway decent. I used WAY too much filler but its nothing that a few sheets of 80 grit and a few hours won't sort.

Welcome. ? Which country are you driving in? Skoda were not thinking about ugly, more about the law in various countries & other road users and angry road users. Like when someone has Daytime / Daylight lights on with Side / Position and Dipped Headlights, or with Fog's on when there is no fog, or Fogs on with Side / Position Lights & DRL's and Dipped Beam or even Full Beam is someone manages to have Fogs and full beam on.

The timing chain has jumped, it's very common and it sounds like the valves are bent so you have no compression. Sorry.

I've been reviewing pics from our trip to the Western USA in 2019, this afternoon. I could do with getting out of the car into the desert blast furnace heat again, sometime soon.

The DPF has to be as close to the engine as possible to get it as hot as possible to burn off the soot particles. People do not steal DPFs, they steel the catalytic converters located further down the exhaust under the car. They want the valuable catalyst metals. DPFs have no valuable metals used in their construction.

Thanks, I will without a doubt get the oil changed, it was just stuff like plugs I wasn't sure of. Most my journeys are to work so although it is start start that journey takes between 35 and 50 minutes so 95% of my journeys the engine always gets up to temperature despite the low mileage.

You may have a parasitic draw of some sort - any thing like dash cams plugged in? How do you know the battery is OK? Batteries on stop/start cars don't seem to last as long especially because of lockdown's etc. My son's miKIII battery only lasted 3 years from new. Will be EFB or AGM and will need coding.

Oh and one more thing, I pushed down this old shock of the mk2 a week ago and its still stuck down. Safe to say these are toast. My pile of junk shocks and springs. Other side of the shed has my pile of rear springs that I have somehow amassed over the last few months.

@Jono - No idea what you're talking about. My insurer did not ask (and has never asked) for a licence image.

I'm staying with my mother for a few days, in Shropshire and thanks to my new Superb, I've brought my bike with me. I smashed out a 56 mile ride this morning, including a trophy (I think I only have 1 or 2 of these previously) for a second best on a segment out of 3,600 people! So quite pleased with that.

Be no good for me as I don't have a photo licence. Are they asking for a copy of the licence or just access to the information. You can get a code from the DVLA so they can check the details. If any ask me to send a copy of the licence i would just go elsewhere as they don't need to see it. https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

So if simply ignore the little spanner that’s telling me it’s 2 days till next service is due we would have no undue effect on either the car or our warranty ? I think hubby quite fancies getting it serviced anyway as we are off on a long journey soon and just likes to know that it’s been checked. So that would be just £220 max if we go for pollen filter change which it may be about due anyway. i on the other hand are a tight arse and am peeved as I specifically requested it be changed to variable and I’m sure I double checked it with the service girl so I shouldn’t be worry about it to at least summer next year. btw we got the car over 4 years and we adore it so may consider keeping her afterwards especially as diesels are a dieing breed.

Well its a good thing we are all different or else the world would be a boring place 👍.

Spray a bit of wd40 around the exhaust hanger and slide a screwdriver in and prise it off the rubber. Can be stiff but should come out. As for exhaust sound ok but shop around but you should be able to get aftermarket std fit pipes. Or look around for a secondhand Miltek or something similar.

Thank you! Yes indeed, I also think that this color is one of the best for the Fabia.

True, but since the OP explicitly asks about a 125/80R18 spare, I don't know what point you think you're making unless it's "flybynite failed reading comprehension".

Really my own fault but I decided to downsize and didnt do my homework. Kamiq sits way to low for me. It has enough space on most journeys however an unexpected addition to the pool of grandchildren makes space tight. I dont like the virtual cockpit and tbh I think the sat nav is hopeless. No matter how light a foot you have there is wheelspin when picking away in the auto. Visibility imo is poor. I generally dont like the dash e.g. Having to use bkth manual controls and the screen is ridiculous. The car looks good, drives well and is solid however this doesnt make up for deficiencies. Hope ive not upset Kamiq owners its probably just personal preference.

1st ride out on the Carrera for 2 yrs... I'd forgotten how twitchy 23mm slick tyres, narrow bars and being clipped in felt 😳

Paul, maybe contact Skoda Customer Services & talk it through it with them. FWIW, yes it should last longer than that. Maybe a duff batch.

The stop start on off button on our sportline plus re sets to a default operating once you turn the ignition off!, not what i expected, I wrongly assumed it would stay permantly off, my reason being I do not want my engine turned off when it has been working hard such as towing as it is always reccomended to idle an engine for a miniute or so to make sure the turbo is cooled/lubricated with the hope of its going to last a long time. I don't like big brother controlling my purchase.

I agree absolutely. Signalling to an empty road is a clear indication of poor observation and awareness of other road users. We're singing off the same sheet

That forum linked to would appear to have died many years ago.

They may have started life as 4x4, I wonder how many still are after inadequate Haldex servicing 😯

Took our 1.4TSI to France going down to the Med and back, never felt under-powered even when fully laden (with wine!) climbing onto the Massif Central.

Its been more than 20 years since I have seen or known of a specialised exhaust fitting centre and I am talking about the busy South East where there is everything, exhausts in general last so long and have done so since the advent of closed loop catastrophic convertors and aluminised systems that there just doesn't seem to be the business around for one to survive. The last survivor that I recall was Mr Exhaust at East Grinstead, they gave up some time in the last century, do any members still have an Exhaust Centre near them? -I dont include the likes of Kwik Fit as a specialist exhaust fitting centre. For the first 20 years of my motoring if an exhaust lasted 18 months you were doing well, the factory fitted one may have lasted longer but any subsequent ones didn't, adverts always used to read new/recent exhaust, my Minis needed the manifold flange seal redoing every 3 months. I remember being shocked in 2007 I think it was, during the Credit Crisis or whatever the economic slump was called, the government were giving £1K or might have been £2K scrappage for people to PX a 10 + year old vehicle against a new one, there were super reliable cars in fantastic condition being scrapped because they needed a new exhaust section, the first repair that they had ever required.

Ok thanks. Sportline has DCC also. I thought those stock wheels looked too flush without spacers. thanks.

am not sure what an OTA update is??. I did finally get my 'Skoda' SD card to upload successfully. The download from the portal via my laptop took about 6 hours just for the simple European update. The key thing is when you 'unzip' the file you end up with it in a 'folder' and you need to take the files out of the folder before you tranfer them across from your laptop download to your Skoda SD Card. I hope that helps. The lack of support from Skoda and their agents (in my case Bristol Street Motors) for this defies belief - it wouldnt be acceptable in any other branch of commerce - not sure if other car suppliers are any better or not mind ?? Cheers

Yeah, almost certainly not worth it.

The 12 valve 64bhp version is definitely interference. I expect the 6-valve may be too.

The rear can be a rusty mess. So look. There is a thread in the General maintenance thread. Murphy,s law is that it will be the more expensive part. But fingers crossed it is not. Servicing and maintenance and visual inspections are the name of the game. Pre and post winter. EDIT, A bit older than a 2017, but same thing. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/481392-4x4-rear-propshaft-coupling-damper

The ellipsis "..." top right of your posts offers a chance to edit them for 1 hour fro time of posting.

A black and white video, take a look at 14:15 the measure for the remaining fuel. A no error method of that era. 😋

I don't think so, not yet at least - if ever. There was chatter here that Skoda is going to revert to self downloading maps via the Portal (I really hope they do !), so I asked the question via the online chat service. The operator I spoke to was either evasive or just didn't know what might happen, so I asked how we'd know if Skoda activated self downloads rather than OTA. He said we'd have to follow the Skoda online information site for any possible updates, so not very helpful. The feeling was that if Skoda change the system, the earliest it might happen would be the end of this year, but considering it's now October, I'd think that's unlikely. With regard to the Portal, I've tried what you did. I entered my VIN and even though Skoda knows that it won't work, nowhere in the process of downloading maps to my computer did the system say that I could only get them via OTA. So I spent quite a long time downloading to my computer and then transferring it all to a memory stick, only to discover that when I plugged that into the car, it wasn't recognised. I'd even purchased a 64gb memory stick because the Portal told me that a 32gb stick was too small ! It was very annoying and disheartening. Here's how out of date VAG are; My wife has a recently purchased MK 8 Golf which has a similar infotainment system to my Kamiq and I'd tried to update her maps via the VW portal with the same result as my car. I contacted the local VW dealer who'd supplied the car new (my wife bought it used) and spoke to the aftersales manager. He sent me a link to a tutorial that he'd written out to help customers to update their mapping. I struggled to understand it until I realised that it was the old Portal system he'd sent. When I rang to tell him this, he had no idea that the system had changed to OTA, so I had to tell him how it's supposed to work. We're doomed I tell you, we're doomed !!!!

Moonlit riverside 6k just completed in over 34mins. Given the sun hasnt even gotten near the horizon it is chilly these mornings. but that doesnt slow me down, i think thats just my own brain not wanting to strain anything or do my knee, which did say hello after 5k. tad annoying...

Not only Škoda designers, 50's and 60's were golden era of Czech industrial design - Škoda 1000MB, Tatra 603, Škoda 47E, Karosa Š series, Tatra 805 expedition spec were nice machines from various branches of industry. But in 70's and especially 80's, design became unnecessary luxury, so everything was replaced by bland boxes..

On my wifes Scala we bought that option. It works perfectly. It is a very good integrated with the lane assist. If blind spot detect a car even if you put your signal to change lane the steering wheel will not allow you to move to the other lane. It could be annoying sometimes because I see that I have space to go to the other lane but for my wife which is unsure about the room that she have from the other car is perfect. This is really nice that they made them to work together. On of the best options that we bought.

I guess it’s all relative really, I just checked out the motorway site and they offered £3k more for mine than I paid but if I did cash in and replaced it I would only find everything else has gone up too so I’d still be looking at cars in the same bracket. But if you can cash out now and don’t need a car or can wait the 6-12 months for it to calm down then all power to you!

There is no such thing as depreciation at the moment the value of all used cars has went through the roof due to all of the issues with availability of new cars, huge demand because people have extra cash reserves after not spending, no holidays etc because of the pandemic. Add to that a lot of people wanting to change cars but not wanting hybrid or electric vehicles as well. Like I mentioned above this time last year I paid £9750 for a 2015 Diesal Vrs with 35k miles. When I traded it in I got £12,250 and it now has 48k miles, the alloys need refurbed thanks to the wife using it for a few weeks and has a dent in one of the rear quarter panels. It is now up for sale for £14,595. Your car is likely worth more than you paid for it as well. My neighbour has a Volkswagen something or other he took it in for a trade in valuation last week they offered him £200 less than he paid for it 5 years ago. Used car values have gone through the roof. Even more so here in N.I. Here a lot of cars are sold to people who are taking them to be registered in the republic. If it’s an English plate they have to pay 26% tax or something ridiculous, there is a lot of English reg cars here. If it’s a N.I plate they don’t have to pay tax, because of Brexit. That has also pushed up the value of used cars here that have an N.I reg.

Fleece for AGM, change the serial number and the Amps to suit your new battery. Job done👍

lane assist teaches you to use your indicators especially on motorways

I had the pleasure of driving this at the weekend! (ps. No comments from police haters please - it's a job and someone has to do it. Remember this forum is just about the cars so keep it friendly please )

You could use a 6.5Jx16 ET50 5/112 57.1 steel rim fitted with a 205/55R16 tyre as a spare. Alcar 9915 Steel Rim 6.5Jx16 ET50 5/112 57.1 https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=58557790272099440&rimCode=ALCAR9915

There is the more excessive drifting or pulling left as is common with Mk2 Fabia. So there are threads down this page or the last on pulling left, and also drivers of left hand drive cars with pulling right issues. There are members there that have resolved the issues that caused their problem. Just search briskoda fabia mk2 pulling left. To see if more extreme than it should be go to a flat car park and try letting the car drive straight without steering imput, that takes the camber of a UK road out of the equation. You just have a 'handed' car then.

Probably something like this: 20200910_155143.mp4

not seen them clocks in a Fabia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac4yI96oqZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqgHBBpiL8Y