SurreyJohn

I agree the exclusive green looks good

Skoda have issued new brochure and prices Prices now £31,325 - 46,005 (before adding options) All UK Superb are now DSG Paint colour choice now includes 4 exclusive colours https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/71165c49-62c5-4f74-b29a-be6ad40d7373

A new UK brochure has been launched Prices now £34,760 - 49,335 (before adding options) Just 9 paint colours (some not available on various specs) https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/5782ef00-768c-43df-8faf-51cba9730287

A new version of UK brochure has been issued April 2023 Prices now £24,540 - 39,180 before options just 3 spec levels, with various engines, 3 manuals and 7 DSG giving 10 combinations, all available in hatch or estate There are 10 paint colours, but restricted to choice of 8 for each spec level https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/0bcfc2d5-654f-49b2-a524-91e141293e36 here is link to accessories brochure https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/43543ebe-b876-4be5-9692-5aa8d68b302b There is also a brochure covering all the models in SE technology spec, Octavia has a lower power diesel or same petrol engines. Some extra features over SE spec, but others features are more basic. Prices £24,820 - 29,715 https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/8db7a881-8116-4b2a-9848-47cfcb6ee0ea

With a lease, supposed to ask permission and of course, and contractually are obliged to remove anything added before returning. PCP is more of a grey area, if you intend to pay balance and buy it, no one will ever check so can sort of do what you like. Even if it was an Insurance claim, as long as finance is settled will be no investigation. If returned at end then it might affect what value you get for it to settle out. But if it is repossessed then questions will definitely be asked.

Common issue to get all sorts of random error messages when battery is part discharged. Most (hopefully all) should clear when battery is back to normal. Either drive it far enough to charge, or put it on a charger (but don't overcharge it)

Fronts down to 4 - 4.5mm, perfect time to switch them to the back Will even out wear, and defer the day when you need to think about changing them again.

We can agree to disagree. When we had snow and ice, saw plenty of 4x4 drivers struggle or spin 4 wheels, whereas those of us with 2wd and winter tyres could pull past them.

It's also worth checking your policy, I have seen policies where a car less than X months old is replaced by a new one if written off. GAP insurance is if you cause the loss, if it is a third party they need to put you back in position would have been, so shouldn't have an financial loss (yes, I know they might try a lower payout, but that is just an offer, not what you are obliged to get)

A lot is going to depend on which spec you want, many of the tsi 190 and TDI 200 are only available in 4x4 eg in SEL executive trim 1.5 tsi £37,345 2.0 tsi £41,195 2.0 tdi 200 £42,870 You have got to buy a huge amount of fuel to recover an extra £5,535, (42870-37345), and with diesel about 15% more than petrol, its going to take forever. Your 80 mile journey going to cost something like £17 in fuel in the diesel, or £19 in petrol (not going to be too accurate as pump prices vary) So going to take you around 2700 commutes to recover the extra purchase cost. If you work about 230 days a year, that is 11 years. If I have misunderstood and actually do 2x80 miles, it's still whopping 5.5 years to cover the extra purchase cost Very few people in UK need 4x4, perhaps if you live in the hills it is justified. But for most people could buy a set of winter wheels and tyres and not spend anywhere near the £3800 premium to get 4x4 system.

The cheaper way of making it softer (compared to changing rims too) is to avoid any sport or Eco badged tyres. Get a set of all seasons which tend to be softer (especially on cooler days), never going to be as soft as smaller rims and deeper aspect (55 or 60) tyres, but less firm than Pirelli P7 summer tyres. Look at the wheel catalogue I linked above, pick some and get the dealer (spare parts Dept) to price up some you might consider, You can check prices of tyres on a website like mytyres to give rough idea (you can shop around later). Add rim + tyre price, multiply by 4 wheels, to give a costing. Don't be afraid to check online auction sites which might have a set of cheap rims. A few years ago could save a fortune by ordering from Germany (and only charged about £10 per wheel + tyre for delivery to UK), but not so many will do it since Brexit.

Only a few years ago, were closing good family run dealerships, and replacing them with inconvenient located glass fronted buildings on industrial estates. The farce was these big new showrooms often had nothing that was ready for you to buy and take away (once it was registered), and everything had to be ordered from another location anyway. Too often staff who often seemed unknowledgeable about the product ordered it, and offered no real gain over using a keyboard and mouse at home. To be perfectly honest, having online sales is ok, but having huge geographic gaps in the servicing and warranty repair network isn't. A nearest dealer that is nearly an hour away, and has a 2-3 week waiting list for service is far too common. They need to sort that especially if closing down some retail sites. Skoda are becoming rare where I live (too far to the dealers), whilst at least 10 other marques within 4 miles.

If it is not a silly question, why did the Op wait until the front tyres were worn until 2.5mm then opt for different tyres front and back Would it not have been better to swap the fronts to back when they had 4 - 4.5mm then bought a set of matching tyres at a later date You can't really have ultra high performance tyre and a tyre that works well on hot dry days, and icy rain. If ultimate grip is a requirement, really need to be looking at seasonal tyres. Each to their own, I suppose

Karoq with 19 inch wheels have following (from link) 235/40 R19 (4x2) 225/40 R19 (4x2) 225/45 R19 (4x4) 245/40 R19 (4x4) https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/639a0118-4da5-446b-a786-86e1f789b57b Double check which size you have, because it was clearly changed at some stage, or certain specs had size that varied from other specs If Op is a fairly gentle driver, then should avoid the more sport biased tyres Perhaps any of Bridgestone Turanza 6, Goodyear Eagle asymmetric 6, Continental premium contact 6, Pirelli Powergy, Falken Azenis FK520 But if want a tyre for safe driving all year (including cold rain and frost) then go All season, perhaps Goodyear vector 4season Gen 3, Continental all season contact, Vredestein Quattrac Pro, Pirelli All season SF2, Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750, Michelin cross climate 2

Are they 225/40 R19 size The new Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is generally cheaper than remaining stocks of the older Pilot sport 4S If you find the grip is poor in bad weather, then summer tyres are not the way to go, as they often grip poorly in wet below +10c (and rain in UK is usually below this temperature 8-9 months a year). Would All year (all season) tyres be better

There seems to be common theme amongst some recent posts. The individuals seem to be interacting with leasing companies instead of dealers. Presumably Skoda (factory) have no direct contract with the leasing company, so there is no communication and the lease companies are just guessing dates (or using others guesses) and passing on the guesses which some are confusing as official factory delivery estimates.

Security feature, many cars lock themselves if all doors are closed about minute after unlocking Go into infotainment, car, then settings, scroll down to convenience features and locking and see how you have it set up, can change somethings by ticking and unticking boxes. I don't know what options you have enabled.

If I have done my sums right Twister 7J with 205/60 R16 tyres is diameter 652mm Altair 7.5J with 225/40 R19 tyres is diameter 663mm difference 1.5% or about 1.1mph on speedo at 70mph adding 11mm to diameter increases ground clearance by 5.5mm

Yes, you have a point, should really be factoring in the fuel, and a bottle of AdBlue every X miles. What is interesting in UK is diesel fuel is about 15% more expensive than petrol (we used to get percentage of diesel from Russia, now banned under sanctions). So have to buy from expensive alternatives. Diesel cars cost more to buy too, so need to drive lots of miles to recover the extra cost. For the record, the official combined mpg (per UK) brochure, for estate is as follows (range of values depends on options fitted) : SEL 1.5tsi DSG 50.4 - 53.6 mpg SEL 2.0tdi DSG 59.2 - 63.2 mpg vRS 2.0tsi DSG 39.4 - 40.3 mpg vRS 2.0tdi DSG 54.5 - 55.9 mpg So at current fuel prices the 1.5tsi is cheaper in fuel than diesel vRS

If you are looking at secondhand car with 100,000 miles, the reliability will depend a lot on how previous owner looked after it and serviced it. If they did lots of preventive maintenance and replaced parts as they were getting worn should be good. But if they were sort of person (or company) that stretched service intervals, and only fixed things when they failed, then I would not go near it, unless you have budgeted about £2k for a very heavy overhaul. There is also also a debate about if 4x4 is needed on a motorway, or if better buying a good set of winter wheels and tyres. Personally after experiencing good winter tyres I am now in latter camp, especially after seeing some 4x4 drivers in snow and ice struggle because they had summer tyres.

Fastest and heaviest, there lies a problem, do you go sporty or heavy duty bit of lateral thinking for UK, how about Vredestein Quattrac Pro EV (where the heavier EV spec deals with torque and weight better) Plenty of new options in 235/40 R19 : Continental Sport Contact 7 Goodyear Eagle asymmetric 6 Michelin Pilot sport 5 Pirelli Powergy Falken Azenis FK520 or if you prefer all year tyres to summer tyres Pirelli All season SF2 Michelin cross climate 2 Continental all season contact Goodyear vector 4seasons Gen3

If airbags triggered, did fuel cut off also trigger Have these been reset correctly when replaced

This is most recent Skoda wheel brochure I can find The Octavia mk 3 is (Roman) III, mk 4 is IV (don't confuse with iV) https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/639a0118-4da5-446b-a786-86e1f789b57b Generally want smallest rim size unless your local roads are maintained like surface of a billiard table with no ripples and holes.

Very generally the summers will always perform better when temperature is above about 11c in wet or about 15c when wet, compared to all seasons But unless you are intending to try and shave fractions of a second off cornering and lap times, probably not going to notice until temperature gets to more like +25c. At these higher temperatures will notice the all seasons are not as grippy. Of course the reality in UK is most rain is below +15c (except for about 2-4 months per year depending on how far north you are), and days over +25c are not that common either. Many high performance summer tyres have a sharp fall in wet grip below +10c (nearer +4c in dry) So overall, all seasons are probably good for about 11 months a year, and adequate for 1 month. Summer tyres good for about 7 months, poor for 4 months, and very poor, useless or dangerous for 1 month. If don't want to change to seasonal tyres, then all seasons are much better choice. Might lose smidge of fun on warm summer days, but won't have skittish drives in cold wet weather.

If looking at summer tyres then consider new Continental sport contact 7 or Goodyear Eagle asymmetric 6 ahead of Michelin Pilot sport 4S High performance all season are bit more complicated, it's really where you want the compromise. Look at Vredestein Quatrac or Goodyear vector 4 seasons. If want quiet tyre look at Pirelli all season SF2. But I have heard mixed comments about wear of Michelin crossclimate2 If want to keep the performance then as soon as temperature is generally below +15c get a winter set (about early Nov to early April in UK)