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Update for any interested parties... Finally got somewhere with Skoda UK. They offered me 20%, £650, towards the repair cost. Better than a kick in the balls !! I feel it would have been more for less mileage and closer to warranty expiry. Thankyou to everybody who helped me with this....

The pan roof is an optional service item on the Menu at most dealers, £149 every two years: clear drains, lubricate moving parts, moisturise the nenoprene seals. You can buy the Krytox moisturiser off eBay it’s quite pricey but you use very little, also off eBay nylon cable to rid through the drains, fronts are easy, back ones inaccessible without risking damaging the nenoprene seals. I do mine every 6 months. Thd backs I do by parking the Karoq facing up hill on my drive, with the roof open I pour some water with a bit of screen em wash in it, as a marker, then go and look under the each corner of the rear bumper for liquid that smells like screen wash. So far no problems.

WHY !

As stated, there's no fixed roof option, they all open.

I'd call that a radiator cowl or diverter... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/366632913810?campid=5339147365&mkcid=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&toolid=20006&var=0&customid=EAIaIQobChMIx5HZj6rLlgMVrJlQBh1fKRAFEAQYASABEgKDV_D_BwE&loc_interest_ms=&loc_physical_ms=9046364&adtype=pla&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23841004265&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx5HZj6rLlgMVrJlQBh1fKRAFEAQYASABEgKDV_D_BwE

So I bought a cheap Felda as a 'city runner' to take pressure off my 1990 VW Weekender, then found the rust. Or rather, the rust broke through the auto dealer patch-job about a month after I bought her, so now I need to sort her out and joining a forum is probably a good idea. :-)

Thanks for the detailed feedback and the heads-up on the DQ400e transmission! That mechatronic filter/actuator issue is definitely good to keep in mind. Fortunately, I went through the official Škoda digital service records in detail, and the DSG fluid + filter replacement was carried out right on schedule at 61,677 km (along with the spark plugs). Given that it's sitting at ~105,000 km now, I plan on doing the next DSG service soon (around 115k–120k km) just to keep the mechatronic safe. Your routine on doing annual oil changes even with heavy EV usage makes total sense, and that’s exactly the maintenance schedule I’ll be sticking to (10k–12k km / 1 year max). Out of curiosity, are there any other 2020–2024 VAG PHEV owners here whose cars were also kept on the 30,000 km / 2-year flexible oil service interval from the factory / dealer network? I would be really interested to hear how the engines held up over time on that regime. Appreciate the advice!

Long shot but oil filler cap seal/dipstick seal?? Alasdair

1.4 yes, only 1.5 no.

On my first Formentor (same engine and gearbox) there was a fixed service interval: 15.ooo km / 1 year. The facelift Formentor (same gearbox but the 1.5 TSI engine) came with a variable 30.ooo km / 2 years oil service. However, I did service the oil after 1 year and ~14.ooo km - less than half on ICE, since Monday-Friday I'm 100% EV. You should ask for the gearbox service history, since the DQ400e is well-known for it's mechatronic failure caused by an oil filter/mesh that fails and blocks one of the actuators. The 100k km "barrier" is quite often mentioned as higher risk mileage.

Compression test next, just to establish that pistons/cylinders are okay.

Thanks Lee, I was thinking more for future reference regarding the route data. It proved very useful on a previous KIA when I received a parking summons when I wasn't even in the car park. I'm aware something can be retrieved from Google Maps, but this only says where your phone has been not your vehicle

never drive engine with any noise. stop at moment. try to find missing part. easiest thru spark plug hole. if valves are not damaged, it will go. if cilinder wall is damaged, its old school cast iron cilinder wall liners which can be machined. no new engine needed.

depends on your driving habits, if you live in colder areas with lot of short starts and stops, short trips, even 0w20 can be ok. i switched to 0w30, 30000 kms is no-go, 15000kms is maximum, i change oil once a year on about 8000-10000 kms, i dont drive much, but my drives are 90% short trips, about 10 kms rush hours. filters are cheap, i take Mann oil filter, Febi, Bluechem or Valeo air and pollen filter for about 8€ each, changing once a year. also aware that on your gearbox service probably has never been done.

Unfortunately a few miles, even at low revs is many thousands of piston cycles in the cylinder - and yours is an 'interference' engine, meaning there is almost no clearance between piston crown and cylinder head!

I Love my LHD Car 😂

I had the 1.0 litre SE Drive with 17" wheels before I bought my present 1.5 litre SE L Edition with 18" wheels a few weeks ago. I thought the SE Drive was the most comfortable car I have ever had. The SE L Edition is certainly on a par and probably that bit better but not a lot in it. Never driven a Sportline so can't comment on that. But if it has diamond cut wheels which I think it has, I would steer well clear.

The Scala monte carlo has a fixed pan roof, the new Sportlines in my local dealer still had the opening roof if I remember correctly.

My 2023 Sportline has an opening pan roof, your post is the first I’ve read mentioning a fixed pan roof. I know 2024 year Sportline had opening pan roof as well. I think the early roof drain outlets had a tendency to block up as they had a restrictor on the opening to prevent ingress, the drain outlets on my car seem to have an unrestricted opening.

I have had this same issue for a couple of months. Car was in Edinburgh dealer last week and asked them to look at it before the warranty runs out next week. They kept it for whole day and then told me they need more time to look at it so needs to go back another day. Not sure if they just didn’t allocate enough time or whether they just don’t know how to fix it.

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I saw multiple lanes on my display while driving up the A1 earlier this week, the first time since I got the car 18mths ago. It was a two lane road, I was in the inside lane using ACC set at 70mph. Multiple cars passed me in the outside lane, no indication of multiple lanes or cars in the display when they passed. When I approached a car doing about 60mph in the outside lane much to my surprise a second lane showed up in the display with a car icon in it. My car automatically slowed to match the speed of the car in the outside lane obviously complying with the no undertaking rule. The second lane indicator went away when the car pulled into the inside lane and it didn’t come back when I then changed lanes and passed the car…

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Comparison shots of Gandalf evolving over the years - from brand new to now.

That interesting as I read it exactly as the OP said, will they loose the Apple CarPlay? So going by what you say thats a simple yes then. Your reply says new patch, but what new patch? Is there an update with the clock fix that comes with Apple CarPlay or did you mean another patch?