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After a few years away from Skoda, driving a BMW, I'm back with a Race Blue Skoda, this time and Enyaq 60 Edition. Delivered a week ago and loving it so far!

1 year on approved used, but I am intending to take up the "all in" package once it expires for a further 2 years warranty. As @Teir has highlighted above neither the franchised dealer, nor Skoda UK provide the warranty. As you have rightly mentioned this may be concern for nothing. Might never go wrong or might have no issues with a warranty claim. Ultimately though it's a £30k+ car and there are plenty of others for sale that hopefully don't have these potential headaches and hassle. I'm just surprised there seems to be an abundance of approved used cars that don't seem to be fully serviced and maintained according to schedule.

It's certainly an option, but to be honest I'm going to hold out for another example, ideally one slightly newer with the 190ps TSI engine. Not in any major rush, mine is due a service but I'd expected to need to do that anyway. This one just happened to be well specced and not a million miles from home. Which is unusual for me when buying a car 😆

Thanks all for the replies. Sorry I should have mentioned in the original post, the dealer did agree to do the haldex service once I brought it to their attention. My concern however was around the fact that even if they did it as a condition of purchase, it still would have been done 10k/1yr too late Vs the schedule. The approved used warranty T's and C's suggest that there is a 4 week or 500 mile tolerance on the recommended manufacturer's schedule. Beyond this it implies future claims may be rejected. On that basis passed on this particular example and the search continues...

Hi all, Viewed an approved used Kodiaq today which was lovely, however digging into the service history it appears that the haldex was not serviced at 3yr/30k as per the manufacturer recommended schedule. Car is now 4yr/40k. Suspect this sort of thing happens all the time, as another approved used example I enquired about today only appears to have had basic oil changes done and no record of haldex again, spark plugs, or brake fluid on that one. Am I being too picky here to expect a Skoda approved used car, priced accordingly, to be fully serviced in accordance with the schedule? Concerned about being left in the lurch on a warranty claim in the future either via approved used or "all in" once that expires, due to the absence of the service on schedule. Not as if haldex failures/issues are particularly uncommon. What are your thoughts Briskoda? Would you pass on it on that basis? Thanks

I never bothered with touching the foam, indents fine by itself. Still going strong on mine after all this time. Thanks for the shout out, glad it helped 😀

What revs do you see on a 280 at 70mph with DSG 6 speed? Is it noticeably lower on the 272 with the 7 speed?

My bad... You are right, was looking at the motorcycle guide where 4.1.4c isn't listed! 🤦‍♂️ It does appear to suggest that rule is specifically for halogen units which leaves it a bit of a grey area for LED in HID, but the literal interpretation of the rule itself should fail the conversion.

Is it? 🤔

I've been servicing mine at Vantage Morecambe for the past few years and service has always been good and price reasonably competitive.

Process will be virtually the same, as adaptations or coding is done in almost the same way.

It will have the fuel port injection if it's a 280 that isn't the new 2021+ version. The all in scheme is absolutely fantastic in terms of pricing, it's significantly cheaper than the insured warranty scheme alone, never mind the extra MOTs, roadside assistance and servicing.

I'm fairly sure that is exactly what it does. Adjusts the sensitivity for automatic lighting.

Are you not better taking their "all in' offering now rather than the insured warranty? All in covers servicing as well as MOTs and is cheaper than the quotes I've seen on the insured warranty.

It will be MIB2.5 either Columbus or Amundsen. If it's the interior pic you posted earlier in the thread then it's the Amundsen.

It's not something I have experienced with my MIB1 Columbus (2013)

The above post is a great shout, try it from a different device i.e. family members phone and see if the car does the same. Or try Bluetooth streaming from your phone to something else like a speaker in the house.

170bhp? Will be a MK2 and probably better posting in the MK2 section than MK3. A more descriptive title for the thread may also better help your cause.

I've hit 50 on longer runs in my TSI, which again probably ties in with my previous guess of up to 15mpg more in the diesel. I think you may be pleasantly surprised. The refinement and enjoyment for me far outweighs the marginal fuel cost difference. New car pick up is always a good day, enjoy and post back with your thoughts!

I bought my petrol VRS doing 15k a year. My long term average was close to 40mpg, with mid 40s achievable on my commute. I'd expect the diesel to be 10-15 mpg better under the same circumstances, but it's nowhere near double.

Might need to tell us a bit more first..

You aren't looking in the wrong place, it's unlikely you'll find either car for 13k, unless it's significantly broken or shady, so I'm not sure why a previous poster suggested them. May as well have suggested a Bugatti Chiron. This is a Skoda forum so most of the answers will likely sway towards the VRS. I note you posted similar on piston heads. I think at this point you have narrowed down enough and just need to test drive the VRS and A4 and see which you prefer. My VRS has proven very cheap to run and very reliable. I can't really comment on the A4 other than that presumably it will get you an older car, which may be susceptible to some of the older gen issues such as timing chain failure and the wider oil consumption that affected VW group stuff from early 2010s.

Loads of excellent examples of both for the OP's £13k budget...

Thanks for posting, read that thread for the harmonic damper a few weeks ago and added it to my parts list👍🏻 I'm still torn on whether to keep the car or change it so any additional spends for now are off and if I recall it wasn't an especially cheap part?

Scotch Gard should do the job, there may be better/fancier products out there but if you want a solid and cheap solution you could do much worse.