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Well, as the original poster I have to confess that I am actually coming around.... I have managed to get the setup right for me in terms of handling and gear change. The car handles well, seems solid and economical and I am much more settled with it. I drove a Kuga recently which felt much less nimble and certain than the karoq. The speed bongs continue to irritate a little, especially as the sensor seems to have a lag in detecting that I have left a 20mph zone; and lane assist keeps thinking tarmac strips are white lines. But at least I can disable both quickly. So, for those of you who remember the last line of the old Bob Newhart Camp Granada song, "mother, father kindly disregard this letter..."......!

The development of EVs, especially with related companies Nissan and Renault, has been at sales stage for well over a decade and development for probably nearly twice that and it is clear to me, owning the third generation Zoe, that it is if anything over engineered. Possibly one pedal driving is not a overall good thing as a dab on the brakes for that last few milesper hour to zero keeps the pads shuffling. I speak as i find. EVs are more relaxing to drive. Cheaper to insure, cheaper in pence per mile energy costs and cheaper servicing. Has enabled me to make more profit as the gap is bigger between money received for doing business miles and cost. Peripheral downside is the price is falling so much month on month, year on year that one is always kicking oneself as these cars are substantially cheaper a few months on and provably better spec too, more range and even more safely systems etc. Now with EV grants back again the sun is shining even more on the righteous. UK government will still get a big wodge of VAT which will more the twice over cover the EV grant. Just wish Mini and Nissan were filurther advanced in their EV manufacture.

It’s often not through choice Andy, circumstances change and folk get a requirement to tow after they’ve bought the vehicle, none of us are clairvoyant 😊 … That’s why there’s an aftermarket option with factory fitted wiring prep. Skoda simply need to get their act together and make it all work like it’s supposed to.

Be that as it may, as this did affect at least a Superb III, our not-entirely-so-modern vehicles may be vulnerable, and my original question stands, about whether anyone has/can get their Skoda/VW dealer to admit that an update is available and to offer to apply it. For example, as this is a security vulnerability, I would expect it to be offered without cost regardless of warranty status. (I've just called a Skoda workshop to ask; I'll report back here when I hear from them).

Got the washer relocation done and wired up, Then set about the reroute kit. Not a fun job but not massively difficult. Did note some more gunk in the cooling system than Id anticipated. No chunks, but nothing particularly good either. Took it down to flush it all out, rad, heater core etc. All went together alright. Missing a few blanks and plugs (since sorted) Ran some rad flush etc through it which has done well. Incidentally it has fixed the constant hot coolant gauge in the cluster. Presume due to me using the sensor already in the reroute. Nice it was an easy fix in the end. Reroute kit had a motorad thermostat in it so left it alone too. Some assorted bits from Bofi, note the genuine oil filter too. However, on the very last hurdle, problem. The radiator bung. The one and only time I used it (just pulled the lower hose previous), stripped. Completely gone. So new rad needed, and new rad ordered. Not at an ideal time either as the monte and other cars have needed work too. Aside from that, ive got my hands on some adaptor brackets to fit the larger sport discs to the rear of the mx5. Using the standard 1.8 caliper setup to boot. So after finally washing the irish sea and lots of bird poo off it, i got it on the lift. Rear discs been wanting changed this while. So may as well upgrade when im at it. Corroded pretty deep considering i have been using it a good bit, and its stored dry. Still solid discs mind. Doubt there'll be much measurable difference besides just having new brakes on. Still life left on the pads but new bosch ones to go on. Ideally wanted mintex or similar, but its what I could get locally. This is how ive left it. Caliper and carrier got a wire brush and paint so waiting for it to dry. Did have to trim the rear dust shields and probably could have done a nicer job at it. Painted it to cover the bare metal. Tyres is the next big thing for this, probably going to get regular tyres to replace the AD08Rs on the back for now. May possibly have a line on some take off AD08Rs in the right size, but be a while off. I fear i may be learning to weld on it over winter. Depending on how finances go. For a car that was maybe not loved the majority of its life its come along pretty well, but its certainly never going to be perfect.

Got some nearly new ar-1s for this thing Some tyre softener stuff too so coated and wrapped them up. Got the K brace back in it eventually, night and day difference. Then the car started leaking quite badly, rocker cover. Have done a fair amount of driving since and it was fine, until it wasnt, probably something caused or disturbed. Bit the bullet and bought a new rocker cover, injector bolts and washers (again) and new leakoff pipes. Even with trade discount, it hurt. Easy enough job since i'd done it before atleast. Got it done in maybe 2hrs All good and fine now. Took it out and washed it all down and underneath. Get the oil off. Ended up giving it a valet along with the mx5 so clean, waxed all that. Have parts on order for it, chiefly its getting new brakes all around. So i'd already put so much aside to do that, the rocker definitely hurt to shell out for.

As some of you have probably realized I'm crazy about converting factory radio / navigation into Android tablet. To be more detailed: in adding Android tablet functionality into factory radio / navigation system. First time I made in in my Superb II MY12 with Columbus. Second time I added this feature to Bolero in my Fabia III. And now I have adopted Amundsen MIB STD2 infotainment system (from new Yeti) to be used in the same Superb (I was a bit tired with Columbus) and equipped wit with Android 4.4.4 module. Disadvantage 1 - you have to change gateway (as this system has address 5F which cannot be coded in old gateway) Disadvantage 2 - you have to find somebody who will take care of Component Protection which is not so common yet Disadvantage 3 - you have to buy SD card with maps (goodbye old good days of updating maps at no cost in Columbus) Disadvantage 4 - no climatronic visualisation Disadvantage 5 - no CD/DVD reader Advantage 1 - something new in the old car Advantage 2 - it has built-in bluetooth Advantage 3 - reverse camera can be connected without any adapters Advantage 4 - you can probably activate and use MirrorLink/AndroidAuto (probably as I have not checked it yet) And it's way easier to extend it with Android table funcionality comparing to old Columbus. I will post some pictures and videos next week.

Tonight's sunset 😎

Never been to Mannheim but I'm saying nowt either way 😉🤣

Maps: https://infotainment-cdn.skoda-auto.com/base/maps/STD2_2510_EU_AS_202525.zip

What Mac said 🤣 We were actually in Bishopstoke. I know Basset as well. Got friends there. Never used Rishi's mums pharmacy though lol

He didn’t go far, just over the road to Germany 🤣🤣 Maybe you’re in his old house 😉

Thanks for that,i was getting different numbers even from skoda

Sitting for a couple of minutes while the car demists didn't work for us. My winter work around is wearing a flat cap with the front window down. The windows shoot up and down so fast they are hard to control. I also have a pair of wrap around sunglasses (low tint) which keep the sun out of my eyes. We'd start off on some days in freezing conditions then have the sun in our eyes when leaving the estate. Before this strategy I'd typically think all was well and drive away only to find that I was driving blind and have to pull in for more demisting. Pretty risky. It was sometimes 12 minutes before I was under way safely but I have reduced that considerably. The roads round us are so bad that lane control could send you straight into potholes but now I just curse a bit when the wheel tugs in my hands. Turning stuff off every time you start off is too much of a pain and we try to go accommodate the Fabias eccentricities. Our digital dash display which has loads of options also changes itself from time to time which really annoys the wife. She can't change it back. A Fabia without a configurable digital display or one that can be relied on to stick to what has been saved would be much better. I'm pretty critical of the car but the competition may be no better.

Im sorry you have had such a terrible experience with the Karoq. In the 7 years and two that I have had, there is nothing to report - all works perfectly.

I had same on mine in a few locations. I just cut pipe back to good and fabricated a new copper length with a joiner using a brake flaring tool. Getting the end out of caliper was tricky but if you cut the pipe flush you can get a six sided socket on it. Less likely to round it off. I sprayed with wd 40 and then used a bit of heat and then penetrating oil. Eventually managed to get it undone. Main problem is the nut was seized to the pipe. Have joined loads of brake pipes in the past and replaced with copper and never a problem with MOT. Make sure there is no corosion showing where the pipe clips to the car. They will fail it as they can see corosion but cant see behind the clips. Alasdair

Get a couple of valuation quotes, eg Motorway and we buy your car etc. (You are not going to sell it to them, but need to compare the value to your balloon payment) If the value is higher, then if you sold it straight away and settled PCP finance, then would pocket the difference. If it is other way round, and balloon is more, then logically let the finance co take the loss, but if you want to keep it then you are at no loss enquiring if your PCP provider will let you buy it for less than the balloon (This was stated in an above post, get the figures and try making an offer). Assuming you want to keep the car, then as others have said use a comparison site to get best loan rates (moneysupermarket, compare the market etc). Note that sometimes rates are stepped depending upon amount borrowed (and often costs more in total amount due back if just below a threshold, so step up to next tier with lower interest). You can use multiple enquires of different amounts or payback periods on an indication (don't make multiple actual applications) if not yet sure how much you want to spend per month, or how quick you want it paid off. Be very wary of any consolidation type loans, some people are daft and only worry about amount per month, forgetting to check total amount with interest to be repaid. Adding it to your mortgage and still paying for the car in 20 years time when mortgage is still running is stupid. I would suggest never set a car loan that lasts longer than when car is 8 years old, you don't want to be still paying the car loan when you have eventually got rid of the car.

No. It's a good mixture of cars you don't see very often. Even my tidy but hardly a show car year 2000 UK Impreza wagon was the only one there, and it's ages since I last saw another one. There were more Sinclair C5s than any other model. I liked a very tatty Austin Ambassador for its braveness. You might be surprised.

Happened once to your car, six weeks ago. Monitor again in a months time but have a quick check your hoses are all seated properly. Your turbo actuator or boost pressure sensor had a moment but it may just be a blip.

Hi All. Chris here - just completing my first year of owning a 2018 Superb MkIII 2L petrol. I have to say I am in love with this car. My first VAG motor having owned 3 Jags, 1 Mercedes, Opel, Datsun, 3 Fords and more. Nice to find this site - it looks to have lots of info and helpful people Chris

Yeap you need to be selective as to when and where you buy the more expensive higher octane petrols with their greater cleaning additive packages. As you now the price per litre of any fuel can vary within different petrol stations a short distance from each other and vary more so a little further on. I think my wife said it's usually about 12p per litre more for say Shell V-Power (other more expensive higher octane petrols with their greater cleaning additive packages are of course available, this is just one example at one point in time in one location) so if you're only worried about cost of mpg to that fill I doubt you'll get your money back just on that. Having said that there's very small Shell petrol station not far from us that just keeps the prices per tanker load and usually very good prices but sometimes they might even be a bit more expensive than other if there's been a sudden rash of fast frequent price dropping by other petrol stations around. My wife has filled up with Shell V-Power at less cost than a supermarket 95. She keeps an eye on petrol prices but they do change so much and often. The next town to us is she tells me 2p a litre cheaper for the same petrol and another smaller town just out of area less per litre still. In my opinion if you have a 2011 VW then you really want to keep it as long as you can as it's probably better built and longer lasting than later models, I'd not want a 2017-on model for build quality and longevity plus all the annoying bottom-wiping computer dictating "features" and driver "assists" and "aids" and all the computer systems on the car that can and do go wrong or just play up in annoying ways. Computers plus over the air updates, wot could possibly go wrong. I've always found computer systems to be very trouble-free and robust over the last x-decades. I would find add-in additives a right PITA with modern cars (90s onwards) I'm happy for the petrol companies to do the work.

Well, the ICE Kona was the GTI version and not the normal sedate model yet it far cheaper to insure. Just shows insurance is fickle.

But once again, you have no clue what you are typing. Most EV's, regardless of what regen setting is selected from user perspective, will still use regen to slow down. It drives like ICE but still uses regen. Once again you demonstrated that you think you know everything, without fully understanding basic concepts. At very least an extended test drive will allow you to experience concepts in EV so that you can form an informed opinion. This is not about opinions, you don't have the knowledge but yet still choose to make up your opinions based on assumptions and 2nd hand info.

Welcome. A car in another country, Romania. But i had to look at the profile to see that.

Ditto, been into cars likewise since I was a kid, I was also the first to own a car and did so as soon as I was legally able to, my parents followed suite some years later after I got married and moved away so they no longer had me to run them about. Like you, I also have always loved the underdogs in the car world . I also love the top dogs and have driven plenty and thoroughly enjoyed them, but could never afford them, apart from that Vanden Plas 3 Litre, which had to go in the end due to the likelihood of petrol rationing being introduced, it was a thirsty beast to be sure, but I loved it.

Location location location dude . Personal circumstances. Pure dead unlucky regarding claims, even not at fault, and age / occupation. WTF with ICE 6,000 miles BEV 20,000 ? No brainer for those with Cheap Charging, Home / Work etc, and needing a reliable car under £14,000 Just ordinary people that like this sort of thing. Not sure if the petrol ones are having engine issues.

Yep! That's the one. Pretty good prices IMHO.

Discs and pads hardly ever replaced on EVs as regen system does most the braking most the time. Been some EVs where the on regen part of the braking system has seized up thru lack of use so it needs a bit of TLC because it is used so little by many EV drivers who regen 99% of the time. Even more miles and smiles at next to no cost. One daughter did find the use of regen a bit nauseating, don't understand it myself but she was/is susceptible to motion sickness ie sea etc. One truth about EVs seems to be the lower insurance premiums for roughly equivalent power outputs. My Scenic with 170 hp was cheaper than the hybrid Arkana with only 140 hp and the Mini insurance, 181 hp, was about half the Clio, 145 hp, hybrid insurance. Both EVs much higher RRPs but for some reason much lower insurance costs. Not sure why but a pleasant surprise. One area EVs do seem to cost a bit more is tyres. The bit more weight and the instant torque and joy of beating ICE cars off the lights does tend to lead to slightly higher tyre wear it seems.

Just to update further on the genuine Skoda accessories I ordered from the "Skoda-Parts" website, based in Czech Republic/Czechia, well the first order of Boot Liner, Warning Triangle. Tow-Rope kit (£60 delivered) arrived and everything was perfect. I then went ahead and placed another order for both the "Premium Summer" textile mats (with Fabia Logo), "Winter" rubber mats, cup-holder/phone holder and a first aid kit (£108 delivered) and all that was perfect too. Delivery was about a week by Fedex and as Skoda-Parts are apparently VAT registered in the UK, there was no additional customs charges to pay. :) UK based Skoda Retailers wanted around £80 (including £9 delivery) for just the textile mats. The above delivered prices both included approx £10 postage too, so if I'd place one big order, the total would have been a tenner less. So if anyone wants genuine Skoda parts at very good and probably the cheapest price, then I can confirm Skoda-Parts in Chechia (Czech Republic), is a great place to obtain them. I even asked if there was a discount coded for being a member of Briskoda and was told that they'd tried to reach out to Briskoda in order to to offer some form of discount, but couldn't get in touch or didn't get a reply. Might be worth the mods chasing this up as it could save the members here a bit of cash.

Thanks! That is spot on!

I've struggled to find the answer before. The Eurolites branded deflectors simply do not have the headlight pattern on my 73 plate SE Technology listed. When I went abroad in Easter I fitted them as per 177 in the photo (beam for Octavia Full LED 07/2020 on, Kamiq 2020-2024. However when I looked more closely only the outer two lights are on when beam is dipped. When I travel next week I will be fitting them as per 180. This is apparently the beam pattern for an Audi Q4 but we shall see.

Maybe worry for those with more modern VW Group vehicles / Skoda are OTA updates. If anything is liable to brick your vehicle it is these.

I explicitly stated that these things usually are not much real-world risk. But yes you are missing something - since this allows a complete takeover of the car computer systems, it's possible that it could be used for theft, and it's almost certain to be used for mischief. (People suck, basically). So since this is a "set up a device to carry out the attack, walk through a parking garage seeing how many cars I can muck up" vulnerability, yes, it would be better to get it patched the next time each of us happen to be taking our cars to a dealer/service shop.

Hmmm Interesting... Okay, I will order a couple of ugreen cables, see if that helps! Thank you! I'm on 330 as of the weekend... Gonna try the primary user thing again later if I get a chance at work... Which is in a much better mobile reception area...

Pretty similar to https://www.skoda.com.sg/ownership/warranty-coverages/skoda-warranty-terms-and-conditions But it seems like if we are to remove it prior to servicing, it will not void the warranty. That's where it becomes a little vague. As I've hearsay that the service team are able to see if the engine has been chip tuned (even after removal).

Ordinary people should read owners manuals. Especially if not that mechanically minded. Take car sales peoples guff with a pinch of salt. But with career car sales people look what their family have or buy with their own money. What they drive.. if only everything like the car in front was as reliable as a Toyota. The biggest car manufacturer in the world. Them VW introduced defeat devices. Then Toyota was the bigger again in 2016.. terrible air bags though. But at least they do recalls and try to get cars in for them..

Yeah, I saw you mention, but here sometimes "charity" works, unfortunately, differently ... let's not go into it.

It might be worth pulling a fuse or two, this tended to kick the early MK4 electric gremlins up the bum: consider taking out fuse 19 (infotainment) for ten minutes

This is irrelevant very few electronic things break so early in their life, it is a complete red herring being chucked into the discussion because you all seem to be under the impression that I'm bashing EVs here when I'm not. I'm bashing all the tech that goes into all modern cars regardless of their propulsion system. But it is still a fact however that all EVs do is to swap mechanical complexity for more electronic and software complexity. For instance, there are not 7100+ parts of an ICE engine, but there that number of battery cells in a Telsa model S battery pack, plus all the other parts required to keep it at the right temperature, balance the cell voltages etc which is still only technically the same item in essance as a fuel tank, is it not?

Brilliant news! Well done.

Waste of money, sadly.

CARC will a) be very difficult to get hold of b) very expensive, if you can find it c) probably not the most fun to spray It's very cool stuff (works by basically being so hard, any bio/etc can just be washed off. Doing a roller job won't look very good - I'd rather have rust lol. If you're only concerned about the looks, you could treat the rust and then just wrap the car? Wouldn't be as god as paint, but would be better than a roller job.

Kamiq Monte Carlo trim available throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand as well as UK.

I’ve railed endlessly about my M4 problems. The disastrous First Edition which I returned, Deaf and blind Skoda UK, the better but still flawed 2021 model that replaced it. Emissions sensors problems, random error messages which come and go, the intermittent gear selector lever error message which crops up regularly now. The nanny state compulsory ‘driver aids’, dangerous distraction of a touch screen. I’ve sold it and rolled back to a Mk 3. Best wishes and good luck to all Mk 4 owners.

I don’t blame you at all, I have a lot of the same gripes with mine. First world problems and all that but I’d rather have an older car these days that I can actually drive myself without all of the gizmos and stuff, but mines on a company car scheme so I’m sure the next one will be just as bad whatever it is.

I don't have the phev just the 1.5 e-tec but this sums it up perfectly. It's no tarmac shredder but it's not meant to be. Perfectly capable in everyday driving unless you drive like a nob.

I've added a few extra bits and bobs to my 2017 fabia colour edition that I've cleared up with the dealership since it's on finance. Has anyone else seen any replacements for the gear stick? I've been told there's a short shifter attachment out there but I haven't managed to find it.

I did mine when I got the vehicle, it had 79K miles and being a fleet vehicle I doubt it had ever been done before, it was functioning, filter claggy like most. Time has flown by and I have done a further 55K miles, its still functioning correctly but overdue for another oil change, this time I wont get the drain plugs mixed up and drive with a dry differential!!!! I will also change the diff oil again, last time after the abuse I flushed it with oil and paraffin after running it on axle stands, filled with diff oil, drove 50km and drained and filled again, both times black oil, it will be changed again now and hopefully there will not be significant metallic particles and I will have dodged a bullet, for 55k miles I have listened to the noisy diff expecting it to let go but it hasnt. I got the Haldex fluid quite cheap direct from Mannol around €6 something plus TVA for 850ml plus delivery, I bought 2 and I also bought 4 litres of diff oil and 10l of gearbox/hydraulic fluid for the tractor, the whole lot for under €100 inc delivery which is cheap for France.

Hi guys Just wanted to share my experience with Exhaust Pressure Sensor on my Superb MK3. Recently poped out on my dash engine light. Went to local garage and free of charge was diagnosed with fault in 1 of my 2 sensors. As a regular customer (10 years) was offered replacement of both sensors with labour and overal price £300. Pretty shocking price. GSF Bosch £60 ish but today I decided to visit skoda service part shop. Brand new for £82 with discount. Garage said job should last no more 2 hours. So recap - to exchange the sensor took me 4 min!!!! No VCDS no diagnostic. Just took car for 5min driving still with light on my dash. Got cig and coffee for 15 min, returned back and no fault no light on my dash. Saved 220 and couple of hours without the car. Here is my spare part for others. Old one is B series new one D serie. Just wanted to share my experience. Cheers