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It’s finally in the dealer! Hopefully pick it up on Friday.

This bad boy was lurking on my window at work all day today😬

I disagree with the above. If you have kids or dogs, do you really drive 400 miles without stopping? Even a good motorway run will only average around 65mph, so 400 miles will take 6 hours, a more realistic average of 50mph for a journey is 8 hours. No child or dog can be expected to sit and hold 'it' for that length of time. So you will stop, to walk the dog and toilet / feed the children and for everyone to stretch their legs. So a 30 minute stop when the car is charging 'while you get on with your day'. Using a 50kW charger and getting 3 miles per kWh will give you an extra 75 miles - these are deliberately conservative figures. In an 8 hour drive I would be making 4 such stops, so a total of 300 extra miles could be added without any inconvenience. Seems pretty effective travel to me. For context, I'll be driving my ID.4 to a cottage north of Inverness in exactly the same manner as I drove there in my Karoq - a drive of around 450 miles. I will be stopping at the same places for the same amount of time to walk dogs (only this time charging while doing it) as previously and expect to arrive with 20% remaining battery which I can then top up overnight while sleeping. In the 8 months / 7500 miles I've had the car, charging has not been an issue and certainly has not impacted on travel.

ola Quick backstory, Gave up my 17 plate Superb 150 TDI in April for a Golf R but due to some unfortunate events the R was written off So now picked up a nice 2018 280 L&K Estate soon as the took her out for a test drive was very familier

Here are my findings... 'leccy Up!, 2016 valued at £7,500 High Up! Auto 75 Petrol, also valued at £7,500 for a 2016 model: The difference here isn't as great, but both prices are more than I'd pay considering I pay quite a bit less now. The stats entered were the same as earlier in regards to mileage etc. I tried to make it as even as possible.

Did it begin, "Reet then?" 😉

Find and visually inspect the DPF pressure sensor, they have been known to melt, which might be obvious at a glance. Back of the engine bay near the firewall, often.

Unless you ordered a white one, it's doubtful. 🤣

The problem with people replacing ICE vehicles with EVs is that they think they're saving the planet when they aren't. Everything that's made has some CO2 or other environmental costs associated. I don't think anyone that owns a newish, fairly fuel efficient, normal car should be getting rid of it for an EV. Simply look at using your normal car less - if Covid has taught us anything it's that we don't need to be driving around as much as we think we do.

I've been saying this for so long, consistently. EV as daily driver, it is no question it's a far better car, as long as you can charge at home. EV as long range car, it depends entirely on quality and quantity of the rapid charging network. Until we can blanket half the motorway services with mid-journey rapid chargers. Until we can guarantee a rapid charger the moment we park at service area car park....... We should focus on making EV accessible for everyone by blanket install flat parking spots and workplace with destination chargers. Then to drive long distance, just need to hire a compatible range extender of some sort for your chosen car. See my post in first page. Get everyone used to plugged in, get everyone's 80-90% usage (daily drives) off fossil fuel first.

That's fine IF you can get onto a rapid charger - but the reality at the moment is that the number of rapid chargers at the motorway service areas I've stopped at this year is between 2 & 8 (the average being 4). How many petrol/diesel pumps is there at most motorway service areas? - 12, 16,... - something like that. So clearly on anything approaching a busy day (don't even think about the extreme holiday days on the M5 through Somerset and Devon) the strong likelihood is that there will not be a free rapid charger and unless you want a stop that is likely to extend to an hour (or maybe even 2) then you will want enough range to be able to move on to the next stop (in another 2 hours and 100+ miles). I still contend that unless and until there are as many rapid chargers at EVERY motorway service area (and equivalent on major roads) you need enough range to cover at least 6 hours driving (to allow for unavailable rapid chargers plus some margin) in winter which means a 300 miles WINTER range, hence my figure of a manufacturers figure of 400 miles.

Vehicle value is pretty much inconsequential in their risk assessment, the damage to other vehicles, property, personal injury claims, claims for permanent disability and all the false or inflated ones encouraged by the Ambulance chasers is the vast majority of their liability, its why there is relatively little difference in fully comp & third part only insurance premiums, there is a much bigger gap in my country where the claims culture does not exist but the Third Party liability remains the greater part of the risk assessment and premiums. Even when insurers pay out on say a £10K vehicle their loss is far far less, the excess is deducted, they will get up to 60% back guaranteed from salvage dependant on the category without any costs, the deal is done globally in advance with the salvage yards according to category, there is no negotiation on individual vehicles, they recover or collect them, store them, allow access to examiners then have to pay a fixed percenteage when they are "cleared" by the insurers. The insurers then cancel the remaining term of the insurance without refund of premium and will charge the client more for many years to come on their subsequent vehicle(s), they move to another company who will do the same and the ex clients of that company will move to another possibly the first one, its a merry go round where they always win.

It is entirely possible that the difference in premium between these cars is accounted for in the difference in the value of the cars. To make a fair comparison, you should use a newer Fabia worth about £7k

The sad thing about the 69p per kWh is that that's about £20 more than buying diesel for the same range (at only 50mpg and £1.40/l). Of course if the over range journeys are not too much and you can charge cheaply at home at a lower rate, then it's still going to work out in your favour due to tax, ULEZ etc. Insurance is a sore one though as EV insurance is a lot more than a diesel/petrol equivalent. Add in the high purchase/lease prices and it's not clear cut. I'd say it's getting there, but not there yet. I can see a future of short range (Sub 300 mile) vehicles are battery and HGV, Vans and longer range cars are hydrogen Fuel Cell. Bit like the early days of diesel you'll have to fill up and the firty pump, outside away from the cover etc

PD engines are robust but only takes one duff oil change to kill them, this means you have to be careful where you get the service work done, find a decent independent VW specialist and stick with them.

iphone shots at the moment, busy on a project in Scotland. Some sunsets taken from the property.

Finally some good news on my order! The dealer informed me today that my car is now finished and in transit to the UK. No actual information on where it is but looking like it should arrive in 2021... Just. Before Joss asks... Race Blue vRS TSI manual hatchback. Rear wiper is the only option. Order was placed in March.

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Aw Lee, my wee heart goes out to you. There's nothing worse than the feeling of being stuck and panicking, and having to do something like that, even if you know it has to be done.

That is Because of the Deals they got on Skodas and the pathetic charging setup but that will change. It is the same around here with Skoda but then people are changing. The EV Taxi Fleet & Courier & Carry Out deliveries in Dundee are as it is because of the ease of charging. Not many doing Airport Transfers unless Teslas though. There are not many Superb IV's about as Taxis are there?, Mk 3 Superbs, but not Plug In's.

@DavidYMG Estate EV's are getting to be rather popular as Taxis and plated to carry 4 so they are just fine for rear feet space. Having a small EV does not stop me doing the same long journeys that i did in a Fabia, the difference is that i have to allow time to charge on the journey and can spend the money i never spent on petrol while on that journey. Allowing up to an hour for every 150 miles done can be a PITA though, but when you have all the time in the world it is not an issue. When in a hurry then a small EV is not that good a choice when doing 450 miles or more.

This may be an inconvenience actually. I'm quite taken on by the MG 5 estate as it looks pretty nice IMHO. There's a good thread on this, see here

Having a small car doesn't necessarily mean you usually make short journeys (I usually made long ones) and one reason I liked the old Mk1 Fabia was you could get nice long range from it - 500+miles from a tank of diesel would be fairly easy. So Fabia Estate EV with a claimed 200 mile range (remembering that EV range is much more variable due to temperamental/ temperature sensitive batteries) would be hopeless for me. Crossover EVs are just as bad, as you say, though. This video reckons that cheap small cars won't exist soon - with Euro 7 regulations (as mentioned in the AutoExpress article on the Fabia) being part of the problem. I'm not convinced by the idea of an estate car with batteries under the floor though- from what I've seen, the MG 5 estate for instance doesn't let rear passengers stick their feet under the front seats, which means you effectively have less comfortable legroom even if the distance from the back seat backrest to back of front seat doesn't look too bad.

@DavidY Tesla have batteries under the floor with models of cars that have not high roofs or Nissan Leaf's, the Peugeot e-208 / e-Corsa have batteries under the seats and are not as high as a Fabia, but have not that great a range. A Mk4 Fabia hatch or estate EV would have been a perfect size of EV for many and could have had a 200 mile range. Maybe not with 4 adults and luggage in the boot, but then many of the Crossover EV's are no better. EV MG Estates are a good value vehicle and now the long range will suit many. As it is VW Group are meeting their Average Emissions and saving from paying for not meeting them with the assistance of MG Motors registering enough EV's.

Here is first look at new Kodiaq RS, love the new LED Matrix headlights and finally dynamic rear turn signals. I filmed another model will posti is when it’s done. Enjoy!

That video link is good. I had already done my install before watching it and also used fuse 36 (rear wiper) and the Nextbase fuse jumper kit. I used a much nearer and neater grounding screw on the left side of the fuse box in this photo. Due to the airbag question he mentions, I had already routed by cable up the other side of the pillar next to the windscreen. You can just see it on the dash at the bottom of the pillar. Might move it later, but notice that doing his install in the video did mash up the roof liner a bit.... and the car is only days old....

In my first 1000 miles I have ventured 125 miles from home and I have not paid for a single penny of highway charging. I have charged at home for about 800 miles of the lecky and charged 200 miles either at work or a nice restaurant I stopped at which has an 11 kw charger. Charging at home was nearly all at 5p a kwh so that 800 miles cost £10 and the 200 miles at the food place was free (incl in the visit I suppose) and work do not charge either so basically a tenner to driver over a thousand miles and I could have done it for less as I did not need to leave home in Worcestershire for work at Heathrow with 100% I should have left with 60%, arrived at LHR with about 10 or 5% and then charged up to 100% but it is only a quid difference and I was experimenting. ZAP news.... Number of public charging points by speed (2016-to 10th Nov-2021) Type Slow Fast Rapid Ultra-rapid 2016 910 4663 823 150 2017 968 6002 961 262 2018 1297 7846 1571 340 2019 3366 10718 2411 476 2020 4570 12464 3142 788 2021 (YTD) 6608 15454 3807 1226 Total devices: 27096, Updated: 10 November 2021 The chart shows the breakdown of charge point devices by slow (3-5kW), fast (7-22kW), rapid (25-99kW) and ultra-rapid (100kW+) power rating for the past five years and 2021 to date. As the chart reveals, the past few years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of public EV charge points in the UK. Between the end of 2016 and 2020 there has been an increase of 220% in the number of public chargers. Another trend is the growth in slow chargers, as local authorities install on-street charging options to enable EV purchase for people without off-street parking.

Mystery solved. Took it into a different dealership and the fuel pump has been diagnosed. Changed under warranty next week.

I will correct this later on. I hadn't taken this into consideration. Thanks

Be carefull, it became a rabbit-hole for me and also a friend in Dublin who I casually mentioned it to. For myself, it being not far from me piqued my interest,I discovered a forgotten tragedy with a political and colonial back story from what seems in hindsight a different world.

@AnnoyingPentium A favour please. Try a 2016 VW Up! 1.0 automatic and a 2016 VW e-Up! for the difference in insurance. http://heycar.co.uk/guides/cheapest-electric-cars-to-insure http://carwow.co.uk/blog/cheapest-electric-cars-to-insure#gref You have a good Motorsports Club near you and a good track. http://eastayrshirecc.co.uk/track A Zoe would be PDG.

Just seen that supermarket branded insurance quote on the EV...

Different EV's are in various Insurance Groups and not just by the Power of the motors. Ones with the same power can fall into very different bands. Even ones of the same value. There are ones that have the Power / Performance figures from the Manufacturer that put them in a pretty low insurance band. Ones can be the same power / performance but lower trim and in a lower band. A low priced EV can be a nippy car compared to the ICE version, but not cost more to insure.

I'm old enough now that a diesel costs £250-300 and an EV was £350 if you were lucky, but more like £550-600. These are prices for long range EV. What I found interesting was that the excess on EV was more like £250-400 mandatory excess vs £0-£100 on a diesel. Interesting, we're driving an ID3 shortly so shall compare, but anything on the longer range or AWD bracket seems to jack the prices up high. Was it an ID4 max or just an ID4 with the standard battery if you don't mind me asking?

My first thought in this sort of position would be that maybe the exhaust is making contact with the bodywork.

Yes, i had my hand in front of the microphone, and the car was parked at a central road. So yes it has socondary noises

Which was held in an unpressureised, essentially open tank made of fabric. As opposed to double walled, resilliant tanks with suitable pressure release valves and consideration of the problem due to the above. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/viral/fire-bursts-out-of-car-when-motorist-fills-it-up-with-petrol-in-central-china/vi-BB1cX25N Because no petrol car ever caught fire....

Given it's a 4yr old diesel and you're based in NW London, the most obvious question is how many miles has your car covered and what's it's typical journey? Could your DPF be blocked? If it's the DPF symbol rather than the engine symbol that's being displayed, then I'd be tempted to take the car on the motorway, drive at a constant 60-70mph for 15mins with the engine revving at a min of 2500. You may have to use Sport mode or put the DSG in manual mode and select a lower gear to achive that 2500rpm. Hopefully the light goes out otherwise it's back to your original plan.

Thanks to all who replied to this thread. It sounds like what I though were very high pressures are the recommended but I was just a little surprised at such a high figure. I think I will set the tyres to somewhere between the min and max at about 2.7 bar (39 psi) and see what the ride quality is like and perhaps lower that figure a bit if it appears a bit uncomfortable.

I looked at mine the other day and thought 40psi sounds a lot so just kept with my default 35psi all round

I also drive 235/40/19 tyres and always inflate them to "ECO" recommendations. It suits me perfectly, but I have to say that DCC helps a lot keeping a comfortable ride though the slight overinflation of "ECO" mode. Note: The overoverinflation of "ECO" mode trend to postpone first signs of saw tooth wear on rear tyres, which is know to cause very unpleasant buzz / purr noise in the cabin on many VAG models.

On your filler cap will be something similar to this:- This says for up to 2 people with 14" tyres and a minimum of luggage you should use 2.1bar on the front tyres and 1.9bar in the rear. From what I can see in your post the minimum should be 2.6bar and not 2.5 though. Don't forget to reset the TPMS afterwards. 👍

Keep on top of maintenance and fixing any body rust that might appear and that could easily be good for a decade or more. The engine or the car generally?

Jim, Like you I have been with Skoda a long time - since 2002 - but this one may be my last, unless there are big improvements to updates and reliability in the next two years. BUT it seems all cars are over-engineered these days. I've looked at the forums of Mercedes, Ford and Nissan recently - all with similar problems. And get this from the Hyundai forum - " I looked out of my window to find my boot/ tailgate wide open of my 2021 Tucson! The alarm was never triggered! Both keys were stored away from my persons and when I went outside, all doors were locked and windows wound up! I also checked the hyundai blue link for any alerts but nothing, the status of the car was showing that tailgate and doors were closed! No alert of car alarm triggered 'check vehicle'. This is not the first time I've had electrical faults with this car even though its brand new! The sound system went, I couldn't open the rear doors from the inside or outside to get my children out during the second week of having the car and the car lock was disengaged! I also could not access the boot space as the tailgate refused to open and I had just done a huge grocery shop. I have taken the car back to hyundsi in Chingford and received an update via USB but since then problems keeps occurring of the same/similar nature...and now the tailgate spontaneously opening. I am so done with this car and I look forward to the day I get a TOTALLY new different vehicle!!!!!!" Sounds familiar, no?

An interesting thread, of only peripheral interest to me until EVs have a range of 450 miles and can be recharged in 5 minutes even when I'm staying with friends or away on holiday in the country. For those who remember videotape recorders... EVs are like Betamax recorders, (and don't laugh but I had a V2000 recorder!) while I'm backing hydrogen cars to be like VHS recorders that came in late and then cornered the market. They also must be the only cars which get lighter as you fill the fuel tank Chris

You can't just swap the ECU, it has an immobilizer that has to match with the instrument cluster. Does the engine run? If so, get a diagnostic run on the car with VCDS. That will give you/ us an idea of the problem causing the engine light & probably has nothing to do with the ECU, which is normally a very reliable part.

Got ours on Friday:)

I hate to point this out, but all registration numbers are unique... that's kind of the point 😜.

So just over 2 1/2 years of ownership (added about 30k miles) and still running sweet as anything.

Thanks for the video mate!!!