SurreyJohn

Yes, cards have different limits, but offering debit card it is more to force the issue and show you are serious about getting a refund today, not in few weeks time. In UK can also make an instant bank transfer (officially within 2 hours, but normally within minutes) by just entering recipients bank sort code, account number and account name (handily this info is printed on the front or back of debit card). Limits vary by bank, but mine (personal account) is £49,999. Anything bigger and need to do a CHAPS payment. So no problem get funds returned same day. If the dealership needs to borrow to fund the refund that is their problem, not yours.

There seems to be a misunderstanding on the process. A rejection request letter lists faults, gives the supplying dealer one chance to fix them (not multiple attempts, or only fixing some), if they don’t 100% fix then when you go in to collect car, don’t have to accept it. Can just offer your debit card to process the refund there and then. The time wasting excuses are just that, outside the basic consumer protection law. You have no contract with Skoda UK, the dealer has a commercial (business) contract with Skoda. It’s unconnected to your (retail) sales contract with dealer. Any waffle they need approval from Skoda is just a lie, how and when they get reimbursed by Skoda UK is not your concern, their commercial contract covers that. There is no reason why your rejection should be delayed. If you have a separate contract with finance company you may need to settle that. The dealer might have been an introducer (helped arrange a contract between you and the finance Co), but if so any ongoing connection there is also irrelevant. If you have financed the car, Phone the finance Co and check what type of deal you have, let them know you are rejecting, they will let you know if you settle direct, or can keep the finance running as a loan unconnected to a specific vehicle, in which case can use it for any car (doesn’t have to be same dealer, or even same car brand). For clarity in certain types of finance the finance Co owns car, not you until it is paid for. If it is one of these they will need to be involved in the rejection to ensure they get reimbursed. If you are unsure of type, just ask finance Co when you phone them (they are regulated, by Finance Regulator, so staff on phone need to be accurate). If the dealer is still messing about, use direct method, walk in, stick both keys on salesman’s desk, and ask if they would like your debit card to process refund. And yes the card machine on his desk can also do instant refunds (probably will require a refund PIN to be entered by dealer, but should have your money in few seconds). The card machine refund receipt is normally the only paperwork the customer needs. Get your refund, then if dealer wants to take 7 weeks to do his internal paperwork that’s their problem.

The 1.2 TDI is quite a rare version, lower powered, 3 cylinder A 2013 car with 60k miles has only done about 7500 miles per year, which is fairly low for a diesel. If it was only lots of short journeys then DPF could be partly clogged. So lot will depend on how it has been used in past, and frequency of being serviced Not even sure if the 1.2 diesel ever got a DFP before being discontinued (it was introduced in phases during euro5 emission period).

Auto Bild has done a comparison with215/65 R17 size (an SUV rather than car size), and is on tyre reviews. Cross Climate 2 came second https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Auto-Bild-SUV-All-Season-Tyre-Test.htm

@Lawlesstce Make sure any online services have been registered and you can see the car on Skoda app if you download it. @e-Roottoot is very sensible about checking tyre pressures, if any are high then part (maybe a lot) of the PDI hasn’t been done, and you have no idea what else is missed (checking tightness of wheel bolts perhaps), so I would insist on whole PDI being re-done. Also if you have paid for any extras eg spare tyre, then check it is there (and is at correct pressure). And although this may sound stupid, my late mum’s last new car actually had a wrong letter in a numberplate, so they had to re-make and correct it (actually had different plates front and back, and she drove around for about 3 weeks before noticing)

The disc corrosion would be out of use, parked outside in rain. The rest suggests the car was not very well looked after by previous owner, and they did not bother to get things fixed under warranty, some of the stuff you are mentioning doesn’t really degrade whilst it is parked up. But shouldn’t really be sold to you without being checked, and if you can spot faults in minutes, the dealer should have been able to.

Active dampers are more for absorbing road imperfections, keeping car flat on the road. They are not really designed for correcting varying road alignment which tilts the car. Fidgety reduction rather than slow speed wallowing. Yes, stronger anti roll bars will reduce wallowing type rolling. Always worth remembering that deeper sidewall tyres are first line of defence for absorbing road ripples, the suspension absorbs the bigger bumps. But the tyres will only do the job if they are correct season (too cold and they are hard and not rubber like). If you stiffen it too much then you get opposite effect, bumps will be jarring instead of soft.

Yes I agree that could put a different size on Kamiq (and Arona and T-cross) But they still come with 18 inch rims in UK, so have to buy extra rims if you want smaller wheels. Surely 225/45 R18 is about 1.6% bigger than 215/45 R18 and is too big for spare wheel well. So although there are ways around, the default size is rather annoying as it is limited in all season. It seems vanity has overtaken practically as same engines get 16 or 17 inch wheels elsewhere so clearly don’t need the non-standard tyre size 18s. With at least different models getting 215/45 R18 do have to wonder why Michelin didn’t make that size.

I would suspect water (moisture) or air has got into the brake lines Start by a complete brake fluid change (not just sucking out the reservoir and refilling that, whilst leaving lines full of old fluid) along with bleeding the brakes.

The question of the 1.5 or 2.0 tsi petrol often gets muddled with the need for 4x4 The truth is those that rarely venture off tarmac don’t really gain anything from carrying all the deadweight of the 4x4 system (which weighs same as carrying multiple extra people according to technical section in brochure). Not carrying all this extra weight will save fuel It appears the 2.0tsi 4x4 is 164-166kg heavier and £2908 more expensive than 1.5 tsi (try picking up 6-7 bags of cement at 25kg if you can’t imagine 164kg) For considerably less money than adding 4x4 can buy a set of winter wheels with premium winter tyres, and put money in a pot for getting many seasonal wheel swaps. Having the right tyres for temperature should stop most wheel spins when pulling away. Of course buying winter set means tyres last twice as long as only on for half a year, so if you expected to buy 4 new tyres at some stage, it is not costing more, just changing purchase date. I have been advised that euro6d emission rated engines are programmed to be optimised with DSG transmission, don’t know if this is true, but might explain why some have suggested the manual gearbox is on cusp of two gears when at certain UK speed limits.

Michelin has released the cross climate 2 in Europe in 107 sizes Replaces the original and plus versions There is a review on tyre reviews https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Michelin-CrossClimate-2-VS-Michelin-CrossClimate.htm Unfortunately not available in 215/45 R18 fitted to my Arona, and used on Kamiq

CrossClimate+ have been superseded by crossclimate2 Why buy the older version ? There is a comparison here https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Michelin-CrossClimate-2-VS-Michelin-CrossClimate.htm

This seems to be the case in Portugal, which is presumably why the tyre pressures in fuel filler only show 16 and 17 The rules are country specific, and might be due to vehicle tax reasons, in same way Ireland seems to get different engines and specs from UK

They are always brightly coloured so they are obvious when the car is jacked up. However if removing them is missed out, and tyre pressures not corrected during PDI you have to wonder if a PDI actually happened. What else was “forgotten” (ignored), oil level check, fluid levels, software updates since built etc. I am in the camp that if at least part of the PDI wasn’t done, you request the dealer to do a full PDI (at their expense), because you and they have no idea how much else was missed. If they moan and say no, tell them you will be writing to Skoda UK and Trading Standards and DVSA regarding falisifying records and any consequences are their problem.

There are other ways of restarting engine with latest start-stop turning steering a bit easing brake pedal But like many, I hate the way they cut out when in traffic creeping towards a roundabout or junction just when road clears and then not being able to pull away quickly.

@Jaytip Which version of the Enyaq do you have ? Electric motors can produce very high torque on starting and need strengthened tyres if they are to last a reasonable time. The Enyaq weighs about 2.5 tonnes so if you drive vigorously, you will be applying lots of force to scrub the tyres in corners. For 19 inch, it is 235/55 R19 101T on 8J x 19 wheels with Offset ET45 Here is the mytyres link to electric vehicle tyres in 235/55 R19 https://www.mytyres.co.uk/search?vehicleTypes=PKW&priceCategory=recommended&sortCode=label_rolling_asc&width=235&profile=55&size=19&season=

From memory ad-blu was phased in depending on engine I suspect the 190 had higher emission than 150 so was done earlier, as the rules tightened up

It’s a comparison with first half of 2020, when many areas were in lockdowns March-June But then PR spin would not allow a comparison with most recent normal year 2019 Can’t find one for 6 months in 2019, but there is 9 month one, so can take 2/3 to compare https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/press-releases/skoda-auto-increases-sales-revenue-and-operating-profit-in-first-nine-months-of-2019/

There are 3 trip recordings, since reset, since start of journey, and long term. From memory long term rolls over at 2000 miles. Don’t know which version you have, or if yours is same, but last time I fiddled with this, you were able to change by having trip in the data (using left/right buttons on right hand side of steering wheel), then pushing down right thumbwheel, and whilst holding it down, scroll to toggle between the three. There are a few of these sub-menus in certain modes when you hold down and scroll

I suspect it means a dealer is not protected from Skoda amending the price, so they would push the cost change onto you. However it is unclear to me where the 2% has come from (or is that just an estimate), or if you ordered today would you get same price and it was protected.

OK, this is a question of law in your country, where your ownership document (which is called a V5 in UK) shows wheel size, and if you want to change them, you have to get car certified and document reissued with new size. It is not a question of are bigger rims available. I think in UK you only have to have the registration form changed (and an inspection) if you change L3 wheel plan (someone will probably correct me on this) or other specific types of modifications.

Worth looking at values if your PCP is approaching expiry. The lack of new cars has pushed up secondhand values. If your balloon payment is say 10,000 and car is now worth say 13,000 then sensible thing to do is keep it and have 3000 equity. Even if you sell it one week later you are better off than handing back under PCP. Also got the option to keep it longer if it has done less mileage than expected due to lockdowns.

They are so close, in miles and date, so you get them done together. This is a maximum and it is whichever (distance or time) comes first. However, if it is more convenient or sensible (eg if going on a long road trip), no problem doing it done slightly early.

Depends on spec, all models have at least one free colour vRS paint is free any colour (except velvet red which is £380 extra), the exclusive colour was changed to hyper green

Reports are around that VW group will phase out manual gearboxes Seems first will be new version of Tiguan from 2023 Link to example https://www.electrive.com/2021/08/31/vw-plans-to-drop-manual-gears-in-the-shift-to-e-mobility/