Smokeyjoe

If its the same as mine its Meteor Grey. Great colour for not showing the dirt.

Personally, I would be a bit wary of the 1.5TSI as it seems that a lot of those models are still causing trouble but I am sure some will say they are now fine. He would need to do a longish test drive on various roads with roundabouts and junctions to fully test out the various situations that problems may occur. I think that most people would imagine that the 1.0TSI would be gutless, but it isn't! Its worth a test drive to see. It all depends on your sons driving style and where most of his journeys are, but I have absolutely no regrets with mine. Also it has none of the problems associated with the 1.5TSI. I wish him well in finding a good one as they are brilliant cars.

I've only got a 3 cylinder 1.0 litre engine and I think that works really well. You need to test drive any you fancy and see what makes you happy.

A couple of ideas: Does the glow plug light come on with the ignition and then go out before you turn it over? Is there an immobiliser fitted that may be faulty? Dave

My wife has a 2004 Fabia VRS Mk1 1.9PD in red, which she has had from 6 months old (belonged to the Skoda dealers wife before she bought it). She has decided to give up driving due to poor health and eyesight, so we are reluctantly looking to sell it but have no idea of what value to put on it. It has just over 36000 genuine miles on the clock and has service history. We are getting a new MOT on it next week and it is absolutely original as it left the factory. New tyres fitted recently and a new battery last year. It has some scuffing on the alloys and the paintwork is not perfect but there is absolutely no rust. There is an unused set of VRS floor mats to put back inside. Oh and the drivers door microswitch needs replacing. If any of your guys could give a view on what price we should put on it, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Dave

Personally, I would walk away and look at others.

I feel your pain. Accidentally had petrol put in a diesel car a while back. Here is the advice from the AA https://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/advice/wrong-fuel-advice

It will have to be an early Auto as they stopped making DSG's about 2019 if I remember correctly

The outside temperature will make a large difference. On my 1.0l the engine reaches 'normal' within about a mile of home in the summer, but during the last cold snap i did about 8 miles before it got anywhere near 'normal'

OK. So its actually dead easy. Take the SD card out of the reader in the glove box and slide the switch on the side to allow the card to be written. Put the card in a laptop and copy the contained MAP file into a folder on the laptop to keep as a backup. Download the new .zip Map file from Skoda and extract it. This will give you a new MAP file. Fast Format the SD card to clear the data on it and then copy the new Map folder onto it. Remove the SD card and move the switch back to write protect the disk. Put the card back in the car and turn on the Sat Nav. After a short time the screen will display the new maps. Job done!

I am going to try this on my 2019 Karoq with MIB2 Amundsen unit. Can you be a bit more explicit about what you actually did please. I don't want to be left with no maps!

On my 2019 model, the rear wiper will occasionally wipe once when the front wipers are switched on despite the rear wiper being switched off. It only happens every minute or so - I have never timed it. Changing the settings made no difference to this 'feature' but I have now got used to it. Bosch wiper on the back and you will not even notice it happening.

You are spot on with the diagnosis - mine is exactly the same. I haven't managed to find the cause yet and have just learned to live with it. It could be described as a 'feature' of the engine to which there is no cure, but if your mechanic does find a cause, please share. Mine has done it from new and it has not got worse or better in 4 years of driving.

Think this would be a better question in a new thread with appropriate title to the post.

I always used to do my own servicing and repairs until my work supplied company cars which were serviced for me, Upon retirement I bought new vehicles with a service plan, but my current Karoq was recently 4 years old and I used a local independant garage which I trust and have used for other vehicles over the years. I booked their oil change service and MOT which I reasoned would inspect all the items that needed to be checked for safety purposes. As the car was low mileage, I did not get the spark plugs changed or any of the filters this time. The total cost was £195 including VAT.

Brilliant idea! Just ordered one - now £7.00 but worth every penny

Update today. I have had no success trying to find a local Bridgestone dealer who was interested in handling a warranty claim and passing back a refund to me, so I emailed Tom and explained my predicament. I had another phone call from him today, and he has offered to supply 2 x brand new Turanza 6 tyres to my local garage. I will buy 2 x new ones and they will collect the old tyres with no further compensation. Seems like a good deal to me which I am willing to accept. The tyres should be at my local garage in early January.

I had a telephone call today from Tom Moulding who is the Head Technical Co-ordinator at Bridgestone. Nice chap and he has agreed to credit the remaining tread on the tyres which have to be returned to them to be destroyed so they don't reappear in the part worn market. So, I can get any make tyres I like and the credit will come back to me in the form of cash to my bank account. Not sure what tyres to get as I do a very low mileage and live in the sunny south. Having a motorhome as well means holidays / longer distance travelling is very infrequent in the car. I may just replace like for like as I have been very happy with the tyres up until now and it would seem that all new tyres are likely to suffer with cracking due to the newer rubber mixes now being used.

No response to my email with photos to Bridgestone, so I went to my local tyre fitter for his evaluation of the cracks. His view is they are pretty typical of a 4 year old tyre with a low mileage driver. Had I been doing 10,000 miles a year, I would be replacing them now (or before) because of tread wear. He suggested carrying on using them until they get worse (or fail the next MOT) Thank you for all your comments. They were very helpful. Its just a shame that the tyres are not made of better quality rubber!

I have initially sent an email as requested with photos of all 4 x tyres for an initial evaluation. If they reject the claim at this stage, I will just run the tyres until I feel they become unsafe / fail an MOT / or run out of tread. I suspect if they give a credit, it may have to be against more Turanzas. I don't know how they would react if I bought a different Tyre brand, but it looks like they will just send a cheque to me based on the value of tyre left (tread depth). Anyway, I will await a reply.

Got a reply back by return.............. First of all, I am really sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with Bridgestone Tyres. Please be advised your tyres are covered under warranty for manufacturing defects in case the production date of the tyres is no older than 5 years prior to today's date. Bridgestone follows the he British Tyre Manufacturers' Association (BTMA) consumer complaints process. This can be found on the following web link: https://btmauk.com/consumer-complaints-about-tyres/ The process involves visiting a local tyre dealer who will manage your complaint for you. You will be asked to complete a Standard Application Form (SAF), which a copy can be found on the web link above. Once completed, the tyre dealer will contact Bridgestone and a FOC collection will be organised. Bridgestone will then inspect the tyre at their Technical Laboratory and will either issue a credit note in the form of cash (ref: based on remaining tread depth) or issue a reject letter explaining the reason for rejection. This process takes approximately 14 days. Any questions, please contact our technical team on [email protected] (01926 488 579, 01926 488 580) - please use this email address if you would like to send photos for visual examination. It might be an idea for any other member who have Turanza tyres to check for similar cracks. If under 5 years old, they are covered by warranty!

If you don't ask you don't get. Many years ago I had a tyre replaced under warranty. I was advised to put in a claim by the tyre fitter. If a tyre has an MOT advisory at 4 years old for its condition, then it needs to be brought to the manufacturers attention surely? I am realistic and not holding my breath for a positive response, but its surely worth asking than just shelling out £500 on a new set?

6805 miles and between 4.5mm and 5.5mm The tyres are supposed to have a lifetime warranty, so I have emailed Bridgestone to enquire how good the warranty is.

Car is just 4 years old and very low mileage, so I was a bit surprised that the tyres were in poor condition. After a closer inspection today the only cracks I can see are as in the picture. The Tyres are the standard 17" Turanzas with a date code of 36 19 so were new as the car was being built. Just wondering if the tyres are faulty as they surely ought to last longer than this. Generally in the past I was under the impression that you should get 7 years out of a tyre unless of course they had worn down to the legal limit. The car has only been driven on tarmac roads but the state of the tyres looks like that have been offroad!

In have recently bought a genuine Skoda spare wheel kit form Caffyns Tunbridge Wells. I can confirm that the kit comes with the polystyrene filler to keep the tools in which are also supplied - Jack, Wheel Brace etc. and instructions on how to fit it in the car. The spare wheel central anchor bolt and spacer to support the boot floor is also supplied. All of the tools that are supplied with the car will fit into the new styrene filler except the electric pump which I have put into the nearside pocket in the boot. There are different kits depending on the Karoq model, but Caffyns will confirm the kit required for your model if you email them with the reg number. The kit is not as cheap as eBay kits but does come complete with all the fittings and a genuine Jack etc.