SurreyJohn

I think it is to allow you to fit a tow bar bike rack

New brochure is now available 4 specs : SE, SE L, Sportline plus, Laurent & Klement https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/71165c49-62c5-4f74-b29a-be6ad40d7373 Haven’t been through it in detail, but includes notes in tow bar prep that if you don’t order it, VIN may be blank for weight to make it illegal to add one later etc There is some quite alarming small print that may catch the unwary out, for instance the 280 models are J rated for CO2, then below VED table in small print it advises cars over £40,000 are subject to extra VED years 2-6

Probably is different local names Petrol Blue in UK, is lava blue in many countries, but same colour

Don’t know if this is any help, but this is the link to current SE tech brochure https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/8db7a881-8116-4b2a-9848-47cfcb6ee0ea

You have mis-read the brochure, on the vRS spec there is a solid circle against the metallic, so is included as standard (it is charged on SE and SEL spec), it is also why the premium velvet red is only £380 on vRS spec There are now 9 colours, but energy blue and petrol blue not available on vRS Hyper green is vRS only, so vRS has choice of 7 colours, SE and SEL get choice of 8 colours. Both dealers got it wrong, on vRS all the metallic colours are free, not just silver. Clearly staff training and product familiarisation is weak in the dealers you chose

Link to the brochure https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/0bcfc2d5-654f-49b2-a524-91e141293e36 Did leather upholstery use to be a £240 option ?

I thought the whole point of choosing the iV was to use electric mode when available, if you wanted to hear petrol engine then should have bought the petrol version. But I agree mode button tends to become an unused gimmick, as it defaults back to normal each time

I have a bumper protector from Tuning-Art of Germany Stainless steel, and very good

What tyres do you have on the back. The Goodyear asymmetric 5s are newer design, so there is a case for going for those, but there is also a school of thought that having the same type all around is preferable to selective upgrades. Price and availability might also be a factor depending on size you need

Photo looks like coolant is getting into the oil. There is something seriously wrong with that vehicle if the two can mix, as others have suggested put selling dealer on notice to reject ASAP

If you are going to fit all season tyres, order them by early September (even if fitting date is bit later). Prices are much lower at this time of year, but in the autumn prices always jump and some types and sizes can be out of stock If you wait until weather changes then can be nearer £700 for a set that can be bought currently for £500 in your unusual tyre size.

Isn’t that just indicating regenerative braking (when the motor is effectively running in reverse and acting as a generator rather than using electricity), would happen when slowing, or going downhill

There is a temporary increase in used prices, due to lack of new cars. If you can find a replacement in stock and available at sensible price then go for it. Remember new car offers change each Quarter so deposit contribution and APR might be different July-September However if one needs to be ordered then you will be selling current car now, and replacement might not arrive until December-February. The choice of being without a car for 6-8 months is big part of why the used prices being offered are so high short term. That is the problem with selling separately to purchasing, no part exchange continuity. EDIT just checked the Skoda UK website, and there is no sign of any Kodiaq Finance offers (and other model offers end tomorrow), but it remains in calculator with £2750 deposit contribution (but SEL diesel is showing as over £35k)

Remember all brand new tyres, can be bit unpredictable for first few dozen miles as there is often a coating (tyre mould release agent) on the surface. Some tyre places also leave rather a lot of gummy glue from tyre label on it. This scrubs off. I am wondering if your poor mileage is due to excess coating of this substance, might also be causing the steering oddities if it is scrubbing off unevenly. I once had a mobile fitter come to replace a tyre and he left part of the labels stuck on outside of tyre and told me they will come off when driving !

The noise of the tyres will depend on temperature. Basic physics will explain that rubber goes hard when cold, soft when warm. Tyres are actually made up of various compounds which allow it to cover a range of temperatures. What works well on a summer day will not be good on a cold winter morning. Tyre technology has moved on in last few years, and by far the most suitable are all-season tyres (best from about -5c to + 25c, and will be reasonable outside this range). Some of the latest summer tyres have been optimised for WLTP tests (which is +23c) so not good in wet below about +9c (which is common from Nov-March in UK) My recommendation is get all-season tyres (and order them before early September as prices then jump seasonally). I would suggest any of : Continental all season contact, Goodyear vector 4season generation3, Vredestein Quatrac Pro. Bridgestone weather control A005 evo always does well in cold rain (so good choice if you live in rainy part of country) and Michelin Cross climate 2 is starting to become available (although some sizes are still older cross climate plus) but it is so new not seen any reviews.

Swap the tyres front-back to remove your worry If don’t want to do it yourself, pay a tyre depot few pounds, much cheaper than new tyres. You should be ok with less tread on back as changing car before weather gets cold and very wet in late autumn, (low rear tread means back could slide sideways in wet) Enyaq looks a good car, one to keep for long term

Big lease companies tend to get hefty discounts If Skoda can’t build enough cars to satisfy consumers paying nearly full price, why would they want to offer the limited volume they can make at a lower price to a leaseCo and thus reduce what profit they could make. Short term no point in trying to build market share as unable to increase volumes.

One test you could do if it happens in a narrow speed range is manually change gear, if it changes then you possibly have a bearing in gearbox (or engine) which is not running true. Could also be a drivetrain joint. But I suspect it is tyre or rim related

Have had 2 Skoda in petrol blue (still got one and that is 9 years old), how it looks does vary with light levels but I like it. I think you may find the dark grey has been dropped for MY22 spec cars (from memory, so might not be 100%) non-metallic white or energy blue or corrida red metalllic : black, silver, moon white, petrol (lava) blue, race blue, premium velvet red dragon yellow-green is vRS only Might be a bronze (seen pictures in that colour)

@handandy 235/40 R19 is a fairly unusual size, so limited choice Can however get the new cross climate 2, the new Pirelli all season SF2, and Vredestein Quatrac Pro (which many posters rate very highly), and for a more limited budget perhaps the Maxxis AP3 all season (if you can have limited tyre budget but afford L&K spec) I’m going to exclude cross climate plus, Quatrac 5, and AP2 as all superseded Goodyear don’t make vector 4 season in that size Obviously the new tyres have negligible reviews yet so have to assume at least as good (and hopefully bit better) than predecessors

I run 16 inch with winter tyres or 18 inch with summer tyres (not a Superb) and I can’t wait to switch back to the smaller rims as it is quieter and lot less crashy on poor road surfaces. Not sure why it is assumed that higher spec cars in UK have to be supplied with large rims that don’t cushion road ripples as well as smaller rims

Of course a pro active dealer would have contacted you I am not sure if anyone has seen a MY22 brochure, but there may be a new colour option which has effectively replaced withdrawn colours. This could result in a default swap to the named replacement colour (unless manually intervene to update colour). Or you might be able to pick new colour that is completely different, and wasn’t previously available so worth asking what colours will be available.

44k miles The DSG caused a problem after 2.5 years (I think it was one of the batch with wrong oil), had a new dual clutch assembly under warranty. Has been fine since. Just checked it is 9 years old, it is a 2012 built car

If you want more comfort then ideally want to be going 50 or 55 profile tyres (the bigger the number, the deeper the sidewall which absorbs some road imperfections). 45 is not ideal for comfort, and anything less can be downright harsh on some less than perfect road surfaces ) of which some parts of UK have plenty. The other thing to remember is the seasonality of the tyre, if you fit a summer tyre it will be great this time of year, but as soon as temperature falls below about 10c it will become even harder and thus stiffer (and wont grip as well). A tyre that has stiffened up with lower temperatures is not goinfg to be as comfortable. Ideally change to winter set of tyres November-April (will both grip much better and remain flexible in cold), winter tyres tend to be better below about +9c (in wet) or +5c (in dry), and are more than happy at +15c if you get warmer days near end of colder season (don't make mistake of thinking they are snow tyres, they are colder weather tyres) A compromise is all season tyres (ideal from about -5c to +25c, and ok bit outside this range). Obviously this suits UK climate better than summer tyres (as most parts of the country have at least 100 mornings below +7c). They will still have flex in them on colder mornings. Common suggestions seem to be Vredestein Quattrac pro, Continental all season contact or Goodyear vector 4season generation3 Wouldn't bother with spacers, won't be as good at handling, and car will end up dirty on sides as soon as you drive through some muddy field run off puddles.

We bought our Roomster 6 months old (now nearly 10 years old), only modification we did was get the high level boot floor kit (so our 2 dogs at the time could jump in and boot floor was level with lip). Still got the original boot floor (only used for 6 months) in garage, free to anyone who needs a replacement Also since moving to Wiltshire changed headlamp bulbs to Osram nightbreaker, as discovered headlights weak (didn’t notice in London where every road is lit). Kept the 15 inch wheels, but now have all season tyres (there are some big hills in Wiltshire and nearer Bath) and skidding or having to pussyfoot around because of frost or snow is uncool