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.

Meh is the optional word IMHO. I added it as an option because I didn't think the cost was too great, certainly in the context of the overall purchase (can't recall exactly how much). I use it occasionally when I've been driving for a long time and/or I get some back twinges. The effect is negligible, but I suppose better than nothing at all. I wouldn't option it again, but would choose to save the £50 or however much it cost.

Can't respond to all your queries - partly as I have a diesel, but I can make the following observations: This was a concern for me prior to purchase, but it's not been a big issue. Small roads here in France and smaller ones in Greece (where we went this summer) have been negotiated with ease. The only place where the size has been an issue is in car parks in which it can be a bit more complicated finding a suitable space (not to mention the side sensor alarms going mental at barriers and elsewhere, which you kind of get used to). Absolutely, I've travelled for up to 10 hours in it and got out as fresh as a daisy. Shove it in normal (or even comfort, though I rarely use it) and it wafts along. I find it a relaxing car even on our local roads here, which are windy, hilly, A roads. Works well and there are no visible wires. The Superb has ample space for 5 people and oodles of luggage space in the back.

I use coasting all time. I love the way the car glides along silently and it's amazing how far the car retains speed on even the slightest incline. In fact I wish it was available in normal mode as I would prefer to have a bit livelier acceleration/gearing when I'm not coasting. And I can't say I've noticed using the brake especially more than in normal. Perhaps on steep inclines, but then the car often recognises these and engages gear rather than coasting in any case.

That's it more or less - you put in Cape Matapan instead of Tainaron (about 10 miles further). Took over a couple of weeks to get there. Hadn't read your original post closely enough - didn't realise it was as the crow flies distance you were interested in.

We drove from here (in France just south of Geneva) to the tip of mainland Greece (Cape Tainaron) and back this summer - over 5,000 kms! Went via the Balkans and got a ferry from Patras-Ancona on the return. Longest single journey was 1140 (apart from a break for sandwiches) - the first day. We set off at 3am as the Mont Blanc tunnel website said that it would be getting busy by 4 - I've seen tailbacks there that were probably kilometres long, so wanted to avoid any chance of getting caught up in one. Totally unnecessary as there was little traffic when we got there at 430. Got to the place we were spending the first night in Croatia as fresh as a daisy - the Superb is epic over long journeys. It also had a ton of our stuff in the back even with the boot cover in place. Fuel consumption was good too - though less so in Greece, I guess because of the mountainous terrain and windy roads.

I had my windscreen replaced a few months a go. I went to the local Skoda dealer as I figured I would only have to go there after going to the French equivalent of Autoglass for calibration. It cost with labour an eye watering 1408 euros. Stuff like this is expensive here (as are cars - which is why I got mine via diplomatic sales in the UK thereby saving about a third on the French price). Thankfully the insurance paid all but 119 euros and I got a voucher for 50 euros petrol at the garage, so it wasn't too painful.

I see from jaggafredde's post in this thread that it's possible to deactivate the tailgate button on the remote using the Carista OBD2 adapter. Does anyone know if you can do this with OBDeleven now?

Not come across Carista before. So it's similar to OBDeleven, right? Do you have to pay a subscription to keep the amendments you've made? Also are you able to make mods like Audi Throttle Response which you can with OBDeleven?

Doh! I suspected it might be something simple and yes it is indeed the auto hold. Thanks to all for pointing out the obvious. As I have DSG I'd not bothered with auto hold. I gather it is similar to the hill hold control I used to have on my manual Yeti. But what is the point of it when you have DSG, which with or without auto hold engaged will not roll backwards?

After stopping at a junction the transmission on my car no longer re-engages after releasing the brake - as it used to until a couple of weeks ago. I have to press the accelerator now to move forward. Similarly when I use start/stop the engine doesn't start on brake release - I have to put pressure on the accelerator or press the on/off button for start/stop. Anyone got any suggestions about what might have happened/what to do to rectify it?

So you managed to deactivate the boot release on the remote using obdeleven, right? I thought it wasn't possible to do this. If so, is the electric tailgate still functional in every other way?

An American friend of mine had this done to a US car he had imported into the UK. So it can be done. Think it was pretty dear though. Whether it makes any sense in this case would depend on the price paid and the prevailing price in Bulgaria. The price difference between France and the UK - about a third more in France - was big enough for me to order mine via the UK with LHD (a new build ordered through a UK company doing diplomatic/military sales).

Ah, I see now that after a search for a place in trip planner this gives the option to send to vehicle. Thanks for the input D402. Still odd that the Destination option has disappeared.

Where do you find this function in Trip Planner? All I get is a calendar linked to my Google account - no ability to enter destinations, just events to a diary. I haven't changed anything to my knowledge, so don't see why Destinations should disappear. I checked Security Settings in any case but couldn't see anything suspect. Did you have anything particular in mind?

I went to put in some addresses in the Skoda Connect app to send to the car only to find the 'Destinations' option has disappeared from the menu. Tried a restart but it's still not there. Does anyone have any idea what might have caused this?

If you can find a garage with adblue pumps near you, it's even simpler (and cheap too - I've paid about 5 euros each time I've done it to fill a half empty tank). This site locates the nearest source: https://www.findadblue.com/

You beat me to it, Dave. How do you delete a post?

For me, yes. See here for a recent discussion: