SurreyJohn

It’s not the Diesel engine, it’s the newish emissions add on that is the expensive problem if it goes wrong. You may have had diesel cars in the past, but they wouldn’t have been fitted with euro 6d equipment, and obviously anything not fitted cannot go wrong as isn’t there. Even Skoda have recently decided that the Kodiaq vRS will be petrol only, remains to be seen how much longer they offer a diesel variant in Octavia vRS

9-10 months might be correct now, but there is a risk the specifications will change with these long lead times. TDI is now a rare car in UK, last months car sales figures show just 8.1% were diesel in UK, previous June was 15% so diesel is now a niche in UK

@daz8os Noise will also depend on temperature, having a mix of tyres could mean some rumble more at certain speeds as tyre treads would be different. When it comes to replacement, you also need to decide if you want to stick with summer tyres (which can be poor in cold rain, and hopeless in frost, sleet, snow) or change to all season tyres (which will be much safer November-March) and still allow you to drive if get a few flakes of snow, so can be used all year in UK climate. If you want all season tyres then order them in next few weeks (even if fitting dates are a while away) as prices always jump seasonally by mid September. Trying to help you not pay more than necessary.

I used to have an Octavia with 1.8tsi and it needed about half a litre every 8-10k miles (about 13-15km) So yours is using about 30 times as much, were is it going, do you have a big oily puddle under the car ?

Skoda has released a new brochure for the Fabia estate mk3 Now just 3 spec levels : SE, SEL and Black Edition The Black Edition is priced between the SE and SEL Presumably because the Fabia hatch is changing to new mk4 version soon, but estate doesn’t change until 2022 https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/c55dfea3-b353-47f9-af28-743c311044a1 For completeness, there is also a July version of the hatch brochure, but everything is from stock only as it is being replaced https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/775d73bc-eb9d-4a50-911e-863d73b99333

Probably didn’t sell very many Last months SMMT car sales figures (June) show diesel cars sold were down to lowly 8.1% (15,027 cars of 186,128 sold) so not surprising what is becoming a niche market is getting dropped. Pure electric cars now sell third more than diesel, so they probably think would be competing against the Enyaq https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/ The UKs car tax regime probably also counted against it as any list price just over £40k is penalised, rather discourages anyone spending a bit over the threshold, whereas if you can afford a £50+k car probably just going to accept the extra tax. .

I think you mean 57mm, not 57cm hole The Kodiaq has bigger 112 bolt spacing, so bolt holes are different (I made error earlier the bigger bolt spacing is 112 not 114)

Welcome, 25+ weeks is a bit vague and open ended. I have heard others have been quoted 6-8 months (26-34 weeks) There are two different winter packs on vRS (one has tri zone climate and heated rear seats, the other is more limited). Which did you choose?

The Kamiq uses 5 bolt 100 PCR (bolt spacing) and 57.1mm centre ring. Most of the bigger Skoda use 114 PCR rims, if it is one of those the bolts won’t line up The diameter is about 2% less which is fine for emergency wheel at limited speeds

The service now light can be reset by the dealer (or equipped independent) when plugged in during a service, you are not supposed to just cancel it and not do any servicing.

Those are generation 2 tyres, but generation 3 is available now Presumably older stock, the AO letters mean were Audi original fit Another possible is Hankook’s all season (kinergy 4S2) seems to have done well in comparison tests, so another possible contender. @MercerS if you specify the size fitted to your car, (something like 225/55 R18) then someone may be able to make a shorter shortlist, as some might not be available in that size.

If you had advised supplying dealer and listed faults to be fixed otherwise you reject, they have one go (not multiple goes) to fix all the faults, if they couldn’t fix, you could have not collected the car and got your refund there and then. I have given longer explanation today in this thread https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/492617-is-any-octavia-mk4-without-fault/page/3/#comments My suggestion is if dealer tries to delay, simply ask if they need your debit card to process the refund. That will make them realise rejection and refund is happening today.

No, the decision to reject is with the customer, who informs supplying dealer and gives list of faults. The dealer then has one chance to rectify them (all of them). One go, not multiple tries at fixing them. Either all the faults are sorted and no rejection happens, or dealer can only fix some, (or claims to need to try again as couldn’t do it) then the rejection can be automatic, and don’t even need to collect the faulty car. Some dealers will try and delay things and fob you off, but they are not following the law. Your contract with dealer is under consumer law and is completely separate from any commercial contract between the dealer and Skoda UK. If the dealer claims they need to await for approval from Skoda UK it is simple lie (they are legally unconnected, so not dependant on each other). How and when dealer gets reimbursed from Skoda UK is not your problem, and not relevant to your rejection timetable, because you are outside the commercial contract with Skoda UK.

The Pirelli SF2 were only launched few months ago, so reviews might be lacking. Another new one is Avon AS7 (also no reviews) There is a new version of cross climate, the cross climate 2 (but may not be available in sizes you need yet) Other highly recommended all season tyres are Continental all season contact, Goodyear vector 4season generation3, Vredestein Quatrac Pro Noise levels will vary with temperature, and I am guessing, your worn tread probably doesn’t help as you are down to the harder material, which will rumble more. However do order them in next few weeks as prices jump seasonally by September.

Went to a dealer, who had 4 Enyaq on site, and it was obvious when parked next to a Citigo and a Fabia that it is huge and bulky Beautiful car, but not suitable for country lanes around here or car parks (where spaces aren’t wide enough so someone bound to hit it and dent it with a door or trying to get supermarket trolley down side of it.) So I am with @croquemonsieur will wait until something no bigger than a Kamiq is available, it’s a shame Skoda don’t make something electric nearer VW ID3 size. But we are planning to change car in summer 2022 upon my retirement so might be leaving Skoda after 23 years if they still have nothing suitable. And as it will be for retirement want the right car long term.

Firstly not aware of anywhere that is proposing to ban euro6 engined vehicles The hybrid makes sense for all journeys (and particularly short journeys providing you have home charger), rather pointless is you do not have charger at either home or work. The diesel seems to need more maintenance when it gets older, so not great idea if you intend to keep it, and there are questions over the reliability of emissions equipment (which can be very expensive to repair if it goes wrong) Petrol seems to be a safe choice, and won’t suffer from city folk commenting on the rattle. Remember all the latest new cars engine mapping seem to work better with DSG boxes, not that many bigger cars are sold with manual boxes anymore, so anything manual is probably older gearbox design biding it’s time until they finally retire it.

My understanding is it is a camera, but doesn’t monitor the whole visible (to the eye) spectrum, and takes in some infra red. The data is then interpreted by a computer in the car. It therefore works well if the white lines are properly painted, but gets confused where lines are faded, incomplete, have been poorly erased, smothered with blank gunk etc. Any lengthways mixed surface (rather than joins across the road) can also cause problems because the reflectiveness is different thus creating a false line. So basically it seems to be a great idea in theory, let down by shoddy British infrastructure.

That’s the problem with choosing big rims, and 40 profile tyres, they tend to be expensive compared to more common family sizes But as a comparison Bridgestone in UK in 225/40 R19 93Y are: Turanza T005 £119-140 (Aus$ 218-257) Potenza Sport £144-165 (Aus$ 264-303) It does rather depend on volume in different countries, so looks like it is higher in Australia But Skoda has a habit of fitting strange size wheels, example in the UK some of the smaller SUVs get the rare 215/45 R18 size, and these rare sizes have little choice and expensive tyres

Very unlikely to be a software fix that sorts everything, because it is properly tested. A final version that then never needs replacing with another subsequent software fix. It seems that Skoda is using a bit of a trial and error with piecemeal part fix software upgrades at intervals instead

I have never had aircon serviced (or regassed) on our 9 year old Skoda, still produces cold air. But we very rarely turn it off (and tend to turn it back on following day) it also helps demisting in winter If you turn it off for extended intervals, then starts to smell as bacteria can build up, seems to dry out and fail. I guess we might use a few pennies of extra fuel, but that is nothing compared to cost of repairs which can be few hundred pounds if you turn it off. Personally I think the aircon service is a money making scam on a par with offering to change the air in your tyres so they have fresh air. Completely pointless

If the socket charges other phones, then it suggests it is a problem with the cable or the phone (not the car) There is not a transformer with USB-C, just a different plug size. Try a new lead that fits your phone with USB-C plug other end of cable so don’t need an adapter, might solve problem

Being so new, I don’t think there are any changes for 2022 (in the sense of new or updated parts) However it is highly likely that specs will be changed (VW did same end of last week with ID3) so that more models are eligible for electric car grant (where price has to be under £35,000). There was also a recent announcement by Skoda that it is simplifying options, and introducing grouped packages. The example given at the press conference was why do they have 14 different steering wheels across the range, just adds costs and complexity.

@Anhunedd I think you have to be careful if you add options taking the price above £35,000 as basically the electric vehicle grant doesn’t apply to vehicles over that amount, so the £2500 discount comes off There are some items excluded from what makes up the qualifying price so it is not exactly £35,000 depending on how many on the road costs are included in quote you are using Your Headline £415x48 + £2974 = £22,410 Doesn’t seem much of a discount vs simply paying £31,995 If you bought it instead, at least you would be able to keep it for few years, and even if you kept it 10 years would have finished paying for it in sixth year at the rate being charged

The big risk is that as the Government are skint (because they have spent so much on Covid) that they significantly raise taxes, might be 2% BIK this year, but next year could be much higher. I simply don’t think they can afford to give these huge tax breaks going forward, they might even exclude cars from salary sacrifice. Someone in the Treasury is bound to spot that a 40% taxpayer is only paying 2% so they are losing 38% and therefore is a high risk loophole will be closed one day. But you are correct, currently an almost too good to be true deal under this years tax rules. But if you go ahead, just have a contingency plan in case you have to pay all the tax and the lease payments at a subsequent date.

On the face of it, looks a reasonable deal. Like the Op tend to be cynical, and my thought is there are a lot of people who cannot get new car currently (not available due to lack of semiconductors etc), so Skoda are promoting a keep your car and we will look after it scheme. As most people will tend to time their trade ins about 8-11 months after service, (why dispose of it just after spending money getting it serviced), then probably committing anyone taking it up to keep car 2.5 years. (I assume it’s not transferable, not refundable, but haven’t read small print) Keeps the workshops busy, rather than people jumping ship to independent garages for service. Good chance to up sell other parts potentially needing replacement outside the plan.