Hudson1

Its a difficult one as i currently have a 2010 Fabia with the same engine but with 138,000 miles, i have really looked after it so when anything happens i tend to fix it, but as you say there can be a decision to be made when the potential number of issues could out way the value of the car. I am currently looking at getting a Karoq DSG SEL with the 2.0tdi 4x4 system. But there is a good case to sell a car like ours whilst it still has ' some ' value, because if we get something big happen like the injectors or the clutch etc, its effectively written off.

How long have you got before you cannot reject it ? I would be doing exactly that RIGHT NOW.

Interesting, i don't want a Sportsline because most of the stuff they have i am not too bothered about, i also like the trays on the back seats which i cannot spec on a Sportsline. I can raise the cash elsewhere and had not really thought of the dealer registered stuff, the Carwow price for an SEL DSG in 1.5 (incl of metallic and RFL/1st Reg fee ) is £30,300 which i thought was reasonably good for a car which i can spec myself, I have just had a look at autotrader, and although they are cheaper, they are only a few grand cheaper than what i can get a brand new one for (and that's also with a few thousand miles on) and for a 1.0 not a 1.5. I agree that going off the RRP it looks a huge saving, but brand new with the first reg fee and rfl paid..... its just at £30k with Carwow, and i pick my colour and can add a few extras, that the ones on auto trader do not appear to have. I will keep looking but at the moment i am not seeing it. I will drop the boot floor though, i do just want it to level the floor when transporting larger items (which is not often). The matrix lights i can miss but i do fancy the ambient light pack and maybe the Canton.

I do need to change my lovely (but aged) 2010 Fabia 1.6tdi so went looking for a year old 1.5tsi DSG SEL, found a nice one at a local dealer but when looking at the finance side of things, it worked out similar to buy a brand new one (via Carwow prices) due to the Skoda contribution and the lower APR on a PCP. So here i am, about to order a Smokey Silver 1.5tsi DSG SEL, but i have never ordered a new car before so am a bit ' giddy ' on what to add in options..... The spare wheel is a given and frankly so is the variable boot floor, but what else should i consider ?

Wow, this has taken me a few days to digest but these 9 pages have now changed my mind on what engine i was going to get in a future Karoq, I was going for a 1.5tsi DSG SEL, i have decided to simply write off the 1.5tsi engine in all its flavours, so i am going back to the 2.0tdi 4x4 DSG SEL. A tried and trusted engine which does what it says on the tin. VAG need to get their act together, and for the driver to have to adapt a different driving style to cater for a poor design on an engine is just insane.

As the title says i am looking to change one of our cars for the last of the Mk3's, should i go for the petrol or diesel, either way it will be a DSG. The price difference between petrol and the oil option is about 30p per litre so that is a fair bit. I do about 10,000 per year so am thinking that diesel may not be the way to go. I keep hearing about chain issues or oil consuption on the TSI engine but that seems to be in the early versions, not the ones that would be in a 2020 car. What do you all say for my choices.

Well the Fabia got a mild sporty uplift..... any chance the Scala could ? It seems to be the Cinderella of the VW Group, but due to VAG not producing a Mk4 Fabia Estate its an obvious choice when i come to swap my Mk2 TDI, any decent upgrade on the horizon that we know about. A 1.5tsi SEL would be the top of my list as i found the Monte Carlo seats a tad uncomfortable.

Morning all, A quick question if i may, i have a 2022 Fabia 1.0 with i understand G65 coolant in it, it needed a slight top up to get from min to max, so i did what all good none thinking people do and looked at the colour (pink) and put some of my pink G40 in it, it must of been a shotglass full (if that), so a very small amount. I understand from good ole Ai that they are both from the same ' family ' of coolants ? Is this true and could this small amount cause any issues...... thank you.

I would say the caution should be to NOT loan your pride and joy to an idiot.

Thank you for all the info, i have now seen a 2025 1.5tsi E-tec sportline dsg hatch, is that a hybrid ? Did not really want one to be honest, just straight petrol.

I have read that the early Mk4 Octavia had a lot of ' software issues ', what year was that ironed out.... or has it not and is the 2026 one the same :( I was looking at a 2022 Octavia VRS DSG, Petrol.

Thanks for all the replies, its as i first thought that if i got a 2025/2026 then i should be ok, on a slightly different note, one of the posts mentioned a heated front screen, can i ask if the screen is the type where you can see the '' wires '' through the glass or is it the same the Skoda Superb whereby i have read you cannot see anything. Thanks

An odd question possibly given this is the section for owners of such a car, but i have been reading that some are having a lot of electrical issues and gremlins, is this true and if so have any of them been reduced with the latest 2025 model since its introduction ? It fits the bill for size and price but i do understand it has significantly been brought into the 21st century with all the electronics. I was looking at a 2025 used TDI SEL estate. Thanks

I have a 2010 Elegance with the usual headunit and wish to get DAB and allow my phone to connect so i can make calls etc............... anybody done this and can recommed a unit, i do not have wheel controls etc. Thanks.

A really good read, the Velvet Red colour is stunning, you rarely see it on the roads, and an L and K with 4x4 ! Look forward to more updates.