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87mpg, sweet Jesus. What kind of speed do you do on the motorway?

It sounds like some do and some don't!

Cheers.

Your leather-covered handbrake lever casing doesn't move at all then Mark?

(I do already get a visual display of the parking sensors on the stereo screen)

Okey-doke thanks.

They're factory-fitted, yes. Thanks for the feedback, sounds good!

Thanks Arabas.

I noticed recently that once the bonnet release handle is pulled and the bonnet is sprung open a few inches, the wonky angle is magnified. Try this please guys and see if yours does likewise?

A fabulous-looking motor. Brilliant silver? Same colour as my 1.6TDi Elegance.

I'm about to use a Thule 'tow ball 9503 rideon' bike carrier. My Rapid has a swan neck tow bar. I guess this will set off the parking sensors - anyone know how I can get around this. Do I need to switch them off somehow when using the bike carrier? Cheers guys.

Mine's a March 2013 Elegance and I noted exactly the same issue. I mentioned it to the 'workshop controller' at my dealer, who said it's like that on them all and not regarded as a problem. By the way, is it really faux leather?

Nice idea, might just do that.

Ha good point. The wonky character of the bonnet is even more noticeable after pulling the bonnet release handle. I'll upload a photo when possible. Tbh it ****es me off that they take your lolly and then seem disinterested.

Just a quick update on my wonky bonnet.The dealer's responses haven't really been satisfactory. The salesman who sourced the car from Skoda and sold me it "can't see a problem", and the service manager "can't do anything about it". Am I meant to accept this without asking any questions...?

Breather tubes. I'd hoped/guessed as much, but God help me I could find zilch about this issue in the damn handbook.

Thanks for the screen grab of the warranty exclusions. Typical isn't it! I'll let you know what's said next week after my visit.

Cheers Billy, what was the warranty wording? I couldn't find out much about the problem from the dealer this afternoon. It's back in next week and as I said, leaves me with an uneasy feeling...

Guess what Mark, the dealer says there's nothing they can really do about it!

Update! I showed them the asymmetry at the Skoda dealership and the service manager acknowledged it, to his credit. Some quick adjustment of the rubber nobs slightly improved the lopsidedness of the front edge which meets the grill. However, I noticed later that this adjustment has created an uneven meeting of the edge of the bonnet to the wing! The bonnet's edge on this side is more depressed than the wing edge! *Uneasy feeling, unhappy*.

It often makes me believe I must be doing something wrong!

True.

Arm rest, white (!) stitching in upholstery, but no sat nav.

I think that matches the spec of my Elegance, which cost a bit more and had more miles. *Gutted*! ;-)

I might do likewise...