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Ash content was 20%, which I was told was quite good/normal for a 71,000 miler. I do regular 10 mile runs around town..ish, and a 15 mile there and same on return blast down my local motorway once or twice a week. As I said, I hold the appropriate gear to keep the revs up to 2500-3000 as much as possible when I sense it's regenerating....usually when the mpg won't go above 43.5 whereas it's usually in the low 50's Never had an issue, and do lob a bottle of DPF cleaner in the tank a couple of times a year too to try and keep on top of it. I'm probably worrying about nothing. Absolutely love this car btw.

2016, 150 bhp diesel. Re-gening on avarage, every two days now. Had the soot content checked....20%. Never had any warning lights on in 3.5 years, and when I know its doing the business, I tend to drive in the appropriate gear to get the revs up to 2500-3000 rpm for 20 mins to clear it, which it does, and then runs fine for a couple of days before a repeat performance. Doing my head in, with the usual strange looks as the fans kick in for 10 mins when I finally stop if it hasn't already cleared. Is this normal?

I think so, yes. 4 months on, and give it a wash with PH neutral shampoo, rinse and towel it dry, and looks lovely again. Still beading beautifully.

I admit, I do treat it as though it's a living creature, and part of the family. Keep telling myself it's just an inanimate object for goodness sake, but, but ....BUT.......😍

Heated front screen with the associated heated washer jets.....absolutely awesome, and as a real safety feature, should be standard on ALL cars IMHO. First time I've used them in 'anger', and didn't disappoint.🥰

Bit sad aren't I? CAKE for it's 100,000 mile.😄

For the last 21 months of ownership, the rear wiper wipes occasionally if the fronts are on. A bit annoying sometimes, as quite often, the rear screen is hardly wet. Today though, the auto rear wipe feature has magically stopped...apart from when I reverse. Not sure if I'm pleased or unhappy about this tbh. Haven't altered any settings, not even aware of any for this feature, or has it either developed a fault, or cured itself? I think I quite like it now being a manual function. Stuff you computer, Victory! I'M now in control of this beasts rear wiper! 🥰

Absolute tosh. I am NOT an old and bold 'pilot, I just in the main, DON'T trust computerised systems. They have their uses, such as ABS, and possibly a few other 'driver aids, that actually do help. Most are for nuggets however, that clearly need to go back to a driving nursery school Oh yes, another example of a total waste of time and money, and for something else to go wrong....automatic parking, for idiots that shouldn't actually be on the road if they haven't got the skill to do it themselves. Yes, an expensive and totally unecesssary novelty item ...(to go wrong) ...., to make you passengers chuckle....I know, I've done just that once or twice, I admit it. You sound like the sort of person that advocates driverless computer loaded cars btw...DON'T get me started.

I'd far rather see much more stringent actual on hands stringent compulsory driver training.....like skid control on a skid pan For instance, I was marshalling on the Grizedale Stages rally last December ('23) and the event had to be cancelled mid morning due to the most horrendous snow storm, making the stage impassable. Then came the major , almost military style operation of getting everyone back out from the forest. 6 hours and 2 miles to get out , mainly due to a few having absolutely no idea really on how to drive in treacherous conditions. Going downhill was the most challenging, with several just slamming on the brakes when they started to slide, with the inevitable to follow, blocking the track for everyone else whilst long winded recovery took place from within the trees ditches and undergrowth, and then another 3 hours to drive on the public highway to Newby Bridge, a mere 10 miles away with the same problems. I was in my Fabia vRS with winter tyres, and even that struggled, but made it eventually with no damage fortunately. What a day that REALLY was!

Manuals are horrendous. I thought 'PROPER' blokes never read them anyway!😂 I think I've managed most of the features within the car, all by just trial and error, and general fiddlin' around. Always worked on the assumption that you can't break it, so just twiddle and press away.

It does make us 'older ones' wonder sometimes, just how the hell did we survive back in the 1960's/70's 80's.

Today, I've been into the 'car' menu, driver aids, and have turned off everything that was enabled apart from the nearly useless blind spot warning orange thing that lights up on the mirrors. Should know what's coming up alongside you anyway if you're concentrating. Hope this solves the problem

I DO appreciate, as one person has already stated, that it can and does have its uses in the right circumstances.

All very interesting this, and haven't received the verbal slaughtering I was expecting either! Thank you. As stated, including yesterdays alarming incident, this has happened twice now in 20 months of ownership of this 2016 model. Both times it's been damp, very yesterday, and both times the brakes have come on quite violently, accompanied with the ABS kicking in banging noise. Both occasions very similar, with the car in front braking and then turning left with me doing approx 25mph with what I consider to be a safe and reasonable distance between us. Had enough of this now, as this is clearly an issue for the possibility of the car being rear ended, so going to see my now ex Skoda master tech in his own garage, and ask him for advice and to see if he can go into the menu's to possibly disable it as suggested. Don't want to sell this car, as it has been absolutely brilliant in virtually every other aspect, but I'm finding this feature an absolute nightmare and great liabilty. I DON'T need or want a computer enforcing and over riding my driving style.