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@RootedI’d had my Octvia six years when I sold it and that was only because of ULEZ. The Karoq I plan on keeping long term, hopefully a similar length of time to the Octavia! With the brake fluid I remember back when I was still in the motor trade, a brake fluid change was a couple of minutes tops on a pressure bleeder and a run round cracking open each bleed nipple. I can’t remember ever seeing one done properly and that was in a Mercedes main dealer!

From reading the policy the plugs, air filter and pollen filter are included along with one oil and inspection then one oil inspection and extended scope. Brake fluid change isn’t included but to be fair, I’ve never bothered having a brake fluid change on a car yet! I was mainly curious as to whether they’d move to an annual service under the policy rather than two yearly as it currently seems to be.

I’ve got a question about the All In plan and was wondering if anyone could help? I’ve just picked up a Karoq, it’s an approved used car which has the 12 month warranty and 12 month breakdown cover. Is the service schedule for the 1.5tsi engine an annual oil change then extended scope on top of that? From looking at my service history it seems mine has had two yearly services rather than annual. Does that sound right? It seems like a no-brainer getting the plan when it’s only £26 a month, if nothing else it spreads the servicing costs nicely.

I definitely won't be buying through eBay, as you say there's far too many clones etc floating around. If anything, I'll be selling my old lead there if it doesn't do what I want on the Karoq!

I've just been in touch with the place I bought my cable. They can offer £100 trade in against the HEX - V2 but only on the 10 VIN version so it's essentially £100 off a £300 lead. The old ones are often up on eBay for around the £300 mark so I'll not be going with the trade in.

I used them once quite a few years ago. It was pretty simple and worked in my favour. If I were in your position, I'd be looking to speak to Citizen's Advice first to see where you stand as I believe that some things can't go through Small Claims Court.

Fantastic, thanks for that. I'll have a look and see what they offer.

Thank you. I’ll have to take a look at the newer interfaces and see what the prices are like. My old Microsoft Surface that I only kept for running VCDS is almost dead so it may be time to move on and go for something like OBD11 if I’m to replace it. Interestingly, it appears that the old HEX + CAN units are actually worth something secondhand so it might not be as bad as I thought having to upgrade!

I’ve not managed to make much sense of the Ross Tech website so thought someone here might know… I’ve currently got a Ross Tech HEX + CAN lead which I was using in my previous Octavia Mk3. Would this lead work on a 2019/2020 Karoq or would I need something more up to date?

At the start of the year a sold my Octavia VRS estate as it wasn’t ULEZ compliant. The replacement, a Qashqai, is a load of crap. The Nissan is going and I’m thinking of going back to an Octavia but no idea on engines. My previous Octavia was a 2014 CR diesel and was utterly faultless in the 65,000 miles I did in it. I’m hoping for similar in whatever replaces it. When I’m commuting, it’s 35 miles each way, mostly motorway. I’m never in a hurry to get anywhere in the car and usually sit at 65-70 with the traffic. I’m after something with decent fuel economy and good reliability. Are the 1.5 petrol engines any good? Same for the 1.6 diesel? Is the DSG reliable in them? We’ve got very abused Tiguans at work with the 2.0 diesel engine and the engine and DSG boxes have been pretty reliable considering the way they’re treated! Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I’m tearing my hair out with the current car.

I’ve had my mk3 Octavia VRs estate for about five or six years now and it’s been absolutely faultless. The problem is, it’s a diesel and it isn’t ULEZ compliant 🙁 As I work in what’s going to be the extended ULEZ zone in London, I’ll need to look to replacing it, as much as I don’t want to! Any suggestions for a Skoda, apart for the obvious newer Octavia? I’m commuting 35 miles each way, mostly motorway, and whatever I buy would ideally fit a couple of mountain bikes in the boot or on a tow bar carrier. Something with fuel economy like the current Octavia would be great, it averages about 55mpg. Are the smaller petrol engines any good in the Karoq and Octavia?

It's a bit of a loaded question really! I've currently got an Octavia VRS estate. I've had it for five years and it's been faultless but sadly, being a diesel, it's not ULEZ compliant so it's going to need to go. I don't need as big a car next time so I'm looking at the Fabia as a replacement. Currently I'm thinking about a 1.2 TSi with the DSG 'box. Are they good cars? What's the reliability like? Anything in particular to watch out for on them? The Octavia is pretty well specced with heated seats, heated screen, climate control, parking sensors etc so I'm looking for similar in the Fabia. Should my budget of £10-£12k get something decent?

It's classed as a cycling accessory. Some people don't cycle the full distance to work, I didn't when I was working in Central London. I'd drive part way, park on the outskirts and cycle in from there, hence a bike carrier would be of use.

What’s CarPlay like on these head units? I’m looking for something with navigation for my car but don’t fancy dropping £1k on an Alpine unit. If these work well with CarPlay they might be a winner at <£200

I think it was PF jones that I used to fit my tow bar, it was about £400 with none dedicated electrics, if I remember correctly. For the bike carrier, take advantage of your company cycle to work scheme to buy it, I bought mine using the scheme and paid something like £200 for a 3 bike Thule carrier. I’ve tried roof bars and a tow bar carrier and the tow bar one wins every time. We took four bikes n the roof to Flanders a couple of years ago and the car averaged about 45mpg on the trip. A few weeks later we went back but with a tow bar carrier fitted instead and the fuel consumption was about 57 mpg. Not a huge difference on a short 300 mile trip but it was considerable when we drive to The Alps and the Pyrenees with the bikes loaded up.