Everything posted by Hozz
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Full Size Spare Wheel
I used Horton Skoda (skodashop.co.uk) for a new wheel some time ago, they were very efficient and much cheaper than my local Skoda dealer. Shipping charges will be greater from abroad too with lengthier delivery times.
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Skoda extended warranty
If you buy the extended warranty at time of purchase of the car you get a better warranty than extending it at the end of three years. Don't know why that should be so but it is.
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Prospective owner - I have a few questions
No you can't get a space saver in the iV.
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Superb faults and niggles - 3 year review
I have had mine 5 years, 62000 miles and the only problems have been chrome window trim and corroding wheel centre caps. Battery was replaced at 4 years 11 months under warranty (car had 5 year warranty). It has been amazingly fault free. Just ordered a new one, there are some very good deals to be had at the moment.
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Wireless Charging option
In the Skoda manual it says:- Phonebox functions ▶ Wireless charging of phones. ▶ Amplification of the telephone signal (only valid for some countries). Does anyone know if the UK is included as a valid country for the amplification of the mobile signal?
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Rear discs replacment
I paid £309 inc. VAT recently at a Skoda dealer.
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Electric tailgate problem
I have had exactly the same problem on mine except that it always happens in really hot weather. You can alter how far the tailgate goes up (see handbook) so I set mine to stop about an inch lower than the maximum. That solved the problem.
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Question regarding 2.0 tsi 190
Many apologies, it is there. I think I might have inadvertently selected an SE config instead of an SEL config so that the 2.0TSI option did not show up. Thanks for pointing out my error.
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Question regarding 2.0 tsi 190
Have another look, the 2.0 TDI is there but not the 2.0TSI. Incidentally I spoke to Skoda who agreed it wasn't there but thought it might have been taken off to change the specs and to check again after the weekend.
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Question regarding 2.0 tsi 190
I am thinking of buying one of these and I notice it has again disappeared from the Skoda configurator, it was there yesterday. It is however still listed on the latest downloadable brochure. All very strange.
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Prospective owner - I have a few questions
There is no problem getting a towbar fitted but you do need to make sure you get the electrics integrated into the car and coded. When I had this done in 2017 by PF Jones using a mobile fitter the total cost for everything was £518.
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Cambelt change interval ?
I had mine done at Camberley Service Centre, they are a registered Skoda service centre, all genuine parts and seem to have made a very good job.
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New car battery time
My car has a 5 year warranty and the battery has just been replaced under warranty at 4 years 11 months. So it is not deemed to be a wear and tear item if the battery fails under warranty.
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Cambelt change interval ?
Too late it is at the garage now!
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Cambelt change interval ?
My local Skoda Service Centre started at £600 for cambelt and water pump or £500 for just cambelt then offered to reduce by £50 if I arranged it by end of January. I pushed them on this a bit and they then agreed to £450 for cambelt and water pump. Seems a good price to me but not sure how you check to make sure they have actually done both when I get it back!
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Buying used 2016 Superb estate
I have a 2016 2.0L Diesel Estate and although I have only done 60k miles it has been absolutely faultless so far.
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Worst suspension in car ownership
Are you sure they haven't left the bump stops in. My garage assured me they weren't there until I insisted they checked again and then found them. They are only in the front suspension and you can't see them until you jack up the front wheels completely.
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Erratic Boot Closure
My boot always opens ok but sometimes when it fully opens it makes a double beep and then when I press the button to close it it beeps again and won't lower. I then have to force the boot down manually to close it. If I open it again it works fine, until say, a week later the same thing happens. Has anyone else come across this?