The Wanderer

I had this problem a while back with a Huawei phone. Turned out it was a build up of dirt in the charging socket. Took it to a phone shop and the first thing they did was clean that area thoroughly. It's been fine since. Try this - though the fact that your wife's phone isn't working indicates it may be something else, unless hers has the same problem (my wife's phone worked fine when mine didn't).

Patent - I think current circumstances have pushed up s/h prices to European levels (or above). I actually test drove a Karoq here to see if it was something that I could live with after being used to the Superb. Came to the conclusion that I could - it was very good - only to find, to my surprise, that similarly specced/aged Karoq's were if anything more expensive in the UK. (Last time I compared prices s/h hand cars here were so much more here than in the UK). In fact, generally speaking the price demanded for s/h Skodas in particular in the UK seems very high at the moment - in comparison to amongst others VWs, and even Audis when you take into account residual value. Skodas have long been known for their VFM - however, I would say that's just not the case any more if you're buying s/h. I would have considered consider buying new, but of course the wait time is so long at the moment (over a year in some cases). brettikivi - £15k was worth over 18,000 euros at the time of the offer (the £ has gone down since). Having looked at mobile.de I see prices are higher though. If I do go down this route I seem to have room to negotiate. However, I'd say keeping the car is most likely at the moment.

freelunch - LHD dealers in the UK prefer cars that have not been (formally) imported. They are driven into the country as a normal European registered car and sold to people who want a car in the country of registration. As J.R. points out, there are many potential grey areas arising from this. Thanks for your very useful post, J.R. I had wondered about the potential complications arising from the sale of a French car through a UK dealer. To be fair my impression of the dealer I spoke to was very positive - but who knows how accurate this assessment is. I will look into ebay - I hadn’t considered that.

Partly for convenience - I can drive back to the UK with the car full and not have to return to France to sell the car. But also £15k seems like a fair price compared to what I gather I would get from a French dealer.

Am looking for some forum wisdom on my situation. I am a British expat who has lived outside the UK for the past twenty years (last 8 in France). I am returning to the UK in June. I have a Superb L&K estate (2 litre 150 hp DSG, 2018 MY - bought Nov 2017) which has done just under 115,000 kms. Have been very happy with it and if I was staying in France would almost certainly hang on to it for a few more years till an electric car was more viable. Now I am returning to UK I have two options: 1. I could import it to the UK and continue to use it for a similar amount of time (don't find the LHD a problem in the UK and will still be driving a lot in Europe in any case). OR 2. I can sell it to a UK dealer that specialises in LHD cars. I've been offered £15k for it - which strikes me as a fair price given it does have damage to one of the panels under the right hand doors, which would need replacing. I have to make my mind up before I go to the UK, as if I import it it will get a UK registration. This would reduce the value of the car to the dealer as they want cars with European registrations. I am concerned that if I do hang onto it when I come to sell it its' value will have diminished significantly both for this reason and the fact that by that time the mileage will be in excess of 150,000 kms (100k miles). Also - should I be expecting things to start going wrong/need replacing given its' already significant mileage? I have recently had to replace the brake discs and pads for example, which was a pretty significant expense. Should I be anticipating further issues for a car of this age/mileage? If I did change cars I'd probably go for a used approved one that's less than 3-4 years old. This comes with the peace of mind of a two year warranty. In addition, I'd probably get it on PCP - chiefly to insure the value of a diesel/petrol car which may have depreciated a lot in a few years when probably hybrids and EVs will be becoming dominant. Keeping the current car will be easier and cheaper (at least in the short term), but is it the sensible option? What would you do?

I managed to get paddles on my UK MY2018.

I wouldn't bother with the massage function - certainly not if it's an extra £155 (don't think I paid that for it a couple of years back - I certainly hope not). I use it occasionally on long drives - mainly because I've got it rather than it making a huge difference. The ventilated seats are subtle necessary in hot weather with the leather seats. I had to option these as they didn't come as standard on the L&K then. Would have much preferred the alcantara seats (without ventilation) but L&K was only leather at the time.