SurreyJohn

Service and inspection is whichever comes first 1) A time period (about 372 days or 730 days) 2) 15,000 km or 30,000 km which level is depends on how it was set at last service (depends on what you told dealer), or what it says on any servicing contract (if one exists), or if they want your money earlier they might have changed it to the lower number.

Firstly, if a tyre scheme refused to replace a tyre with the same type as the car came with, then really the scheme doesn’t deserve your money, and I would be asking for my money back. However the Bridgestone S005 is no longer on sale in UK (although someone might have existing stock), so can’t really blame them. The current choice is : Potenza S001 (probably best described as basic version in range) Potenza S007 (for high speed super sports vehicles - Bridgestones words) Potenza Sport (new, probably the best replacement) Turanza T005 (I am separating this as it is officially a summer touring tyre, so aimed at different market from Potenza range.) so don’t want one of these and 3 Potenza on the car. I suppose the real lesson is don’t sign up to tyre schemes, unless they hold stocks, or have access to) the type already fitted. Otherwise scheme is hassle and might as well have got your local tyre shop to order one in.

Yes, wet clutch DSG have service schedule But is irrelevant to this Fabia thread, as all Fabia are fitted with dry clutch DSG

Different dealers work in slightly different ways. They will have got a batch of registrations from DVLA licensing office, and at some stage will allocate (or give the customer the option to select from the list) Most will do it when car is in UK, or at least on a ship to UK, but some wait until it arrives. There is a balance, do it too early and might run out of registrations (or allocate it to a car that gets damaged in transit so needs rectification), do it late and then paperwork for everything that needs it (finance, customers insurance, customers parking permits etc) are all put in a rush to record it.

What is not commonly understood by some, is that a tyre designated Sport is not by definition a long life touring tyre. They are designed to grip more when warm (through enthusiastic driving). Because the laws of physics mean it is not really possible to make a compound that is both grippy when warm, and also not rock hard when cold, it results in excessive wear when a summer tyre is used on abrasive surfaces in cold weather eg winter (and I don’t mean gravel tracks, it is the cheap road surfaces with sharp chippings bedded in wet tar), turn a sharp corner on these and you will accidentally scratch off bits of tyre surface. (the sport tyre will be hard and more brittle when cold). Which is why if you want the car for everyday use all year, (and not shod like a sports car in warmer weather) then fit the best premium all season tyres.

They won’t have be original from when car was new You have clearly be turning, or parking on some very rough tarmac to get those sort of abrasions, probably when it is quite a hot day

Luckily you have spotted it before it has got badly worn down in one part of the width. As @roottoot says get them swapped front-back asap. It might also be worth getting the front tracking checked, but I think it is probably cornering forces. Your dilemma is how long to keep them, there are not the best tyres in colder weather, and really you would be better with all season tyres (or even a set of winter wheels and tyres if you live on moors or Dales). As they are summer tyres try and keep them until mid November (May as well get some more mileage out of them), but beware all season tyres tend to jump in price as weather starts to cool from mid September so sometimes better to order them with fitting date 2 months later to get better price, whilst wearing existing summer tyres for as long as possible. If you live on coast where it is milder might get through the winter with them, but only you will know how much you drive in frosty or cold sleety rain.

@gmac983 There is another complication, depends on when you (or anyone else driving) passed their driving test. Basically if it was after 1st January 1997 then you are limited to 750kg unless you take the towing test as well (look up the restrictions on B+E on back of your driving license if unsure. So might be why they don't like to quote it, because if you tow a big trailer and your driving license doesn't allow it, you might feel rather misled if you got stopped and fined.

Seem to be Tow Bar prep £205 Integrated towbar with adapter £1025 And in accessories : Towbar (detachable) £666 Therefore seems prep + detachable = £871 which is £154 less than the integrated version, so presumably have a choice of detachable or swingable

On most Skoda models (haven’t checked latest Karoq) it is also used to turn the front passenger airbag on and off (open passenger door, and there is a key operated rotary on side of dashboard)

A new brochure has been published by Skoda UK At first glance appears some specs or options have been updated, presumably as orders move to MY23 cars https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/0bcfc2d5-654f-49b2-a524-91e141293e36

I suspect you have already worked it out, but if the estimate is last day of a quarter, it is just a random holding date. People have even been given New Year’s Eve (31st December) as an arrival date.

The Finance offers are Quarterly. The current one is at 6.9% APR, and car has to be delivered by 31st March 2023. (which is 9 months, but only 6 months if order in September). However there is a deposit contribution of £1000 in UK So even if you have an agreed price, it is possible the finance offer will lapse, and have to be redone at whatever finance is available at time of delivery. https://www.skoda.co.uk/finance/deals/octavia-pcp

A new brochure is available for Fabia dated 20th June 2022 Looks like SE-L 95ps engine is now from stock only As before, the specs are rather difficult, with many desirable features part of expensive cost packages. When you add these the price looks rather uncompetitive against other makes. https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/775d73bc-eb9d-4a50-911e-863d73b99333 All the finance packages on the Skoda UK website have expired yesterday, maybe it will get updated with new ones, but at time I am posting this, website suggesting nothing available which makes new Fabia even less competitive

It rather depends on if you want comfort or sports car handling as to which are best suited to your needs. Generally anything with Eco or sport in its name will be firmer. And when temperatures fall will be harder still. Also the latest generation of summer tyres are pretty poor in colder rain (below about +10c) so not really suitable for UK from November to March Best bet is to get all season tyres, and Michelin cross climate 2 is probably the best for UK climate at the current time If you are a Hankook fan, then look at Kinergy 4S2

Yes, I think a tester in Finland did a swerve test with passengers and the passenger moving sideways caused the buckle to press into other button and release it. They had to redesign and change it on Ibiza, Arona, Polo and maybe others. My Arona was done free, as it was deemed a safety recall. So all seatbelt buckle faults will be done under warranty unless deliberately abused.

If you are missing part of the car (a second key) then demand it, you have paid for it. If they refuse put them on notice to reject to formally get some action.

Does the seller of the software have an update with new code numbers that you can download.

Yes I accept that, tyres of old often used to have knobbly or zigzag or more random tread patterns, and were just called tyres. I think summer tyres really came about when the multiple longitudinal grooves became the norm.

They also slightly improve aerodynamics (less air turbulence, so marginally less fuel used at speed)

The only problem I can see, is when folded forward there is brackets which could cause injuries in a crash to anyone seated alongside, if arms etc got flung into them, as they are not padded. Similarly any loose luggage could fly in a crash and hit someone. So really it is a function of how you pack the car

I didn’t use to believe it, until someone I knew who works in a tyre factory told me they had changed the formulation. The way it was explained to me was that when all season tyres were introduced (generally about 4-8 years ago) the summer tyres were made more summer like. It was even suggested they were optimised for WLTP test temperature (which from memory is +23c) although I have never seen anyone admit (or deny) this. Basic physics and chemistry will tell you that rubber gets soft as it gets warm, and harder when cold, but of course tyres use a mixed compound (including silica etc), but even with those can barely get an ideal operating temperature range much wider than about 25-30c. So if you optimise for nearer +23c, it will be poor below about +8c. So comparing a modern summer tyre (reformulated few years ago) with the more general summer tyre from last few decades doesn’t work, as effectively got a new different product (even if it still uses old style summer tyre name). Probably better to assume a modern all season tyre is best suited to -5c to +25c and a modern summer tyre +8c to + 38c (although will work with diminishing results outside these ranges). Sorry don’t know the temperature range for modern winter tyre (the normal European one, not the cold weather Nordic version) but must be about -17c to +13c (based on the 30c ideal range) Many I have spoken too seem to think only tyres bought within about last 7 years have been prone to serious cracking (yes some cracking happened in past, but not commonly like now), which fits with the reformulation concept.

@Hawthorn654 yes, get all 4 changed as soon as possible Can I suggest you get all season, rather than summer tyres, they are more suitable for UK climate, and will probably crack less as they are designed to work in winter. Summer tyres are very hard when cold, and if used in cold weather, likely to start cracks which get bigger

I think they are starting to catch up with sales orders But anyone leasing is probably still in a theoretical queue as leasing companies have bulk deals to get excess production at a good rate, and not likely to be much of that until we’ll into 2023

The German brochure has the wheel bolt caps (in large variety of colours, with their part numbers) on page 19, but doesn’t appear to be any centre caps as they seem to come with the 7 types of 16 inch wheel listed https://www.skoda-auto.de/_doc/78b7ef1e-b059-4fc4-9e95-ff2674721da3