SurreySlowCoach

My 2018 Karoq has never been regassed and still works well. Though I stump up for the brake fluid change I do wonder why it only lasts 2 years when we used to never change it till the brake pipes rusted away. As someone who's very light on the brakes and doesn't drive down Porlock Hill every day I can't believe I'm cooking anything, does todays fluid absorb moisture more easily.

Had mine done at 5 years, think it was around 650 at a dealer. The water pump is at the other end, just had that replaced due to a leak. A common problem I gather, the VW independent I used has done quite a few, mine was 7 years old but they're doing them on 4 year old cars.

And it's the water pump, they've done quite a few and according to you tube it's the weak point. Once in the air from underneath they could spot the dribble.

Indeed, I assumed the water pump would be running off the same belt as the alternator but watching some videos it seems the water pump and thermostat housing is the other end. Though my coolant puddle is at the alternator end I can't see any leaks there so perhaps it's leaking elsewhere and running across. I've looked at the gearbox end and didn't see signs of a leak. I've found a VW independent not far away so will see if they can take a look, if it takes skoda 4 weeks to give me an appointment for an oil change and a look who knows how long it takes them to do a repair. There's quite an excess on my skoda warranty so depending what it is and how much an independent charges might just get it done.

The coolant level on my 999cc 2018 Karoq has been falling requiring topping up. There is a small puddle of coolant in the tray under the engine at the alternator, water pump end. Difficult to see clearly but from underneath I'm not seeing coolant stains from any of the pulleys so wondering where it might be leaking from if not there. I did buy the Skoda warranty and it's booked in for a diagnostic but the earliest date is almost 4 weeks away, another dealer said June, these seem crazy timescales to me, is the Skoda dealer network too small for the number of cars? Minded to pay an independent to look though if it is something expensive then will wait for Skoda. It's not just Skoda though, my stepdaughter has a Kia EV which has been in the garage for months waiting for a battery, she's reached 29 in the queue

Am I the only one not to see the original posters pictures instead seeing a message that the content is not viewable in your region,the UK. Crank up the VPN and refresh the page and all there. No doubt a result of the on line safety bill as we must protect people from viewing car p##n. I belong to a coffee forum and all our pictures disappeared there, disturbing pictures of coffee machines.

My all in one plan (servicing, breakdown, MOT and warranty for which I pay £26.25/month) is about to come to an end on my 7 year old Karoq with 68000 miles. For under 10k a year they quote £295 (24.58 month) with a £250 excess for their Plus (best) cover. Anything going wrong would have to cost £545 for it to be cost effective though I expect there's quite a lot of electrical components and some bits in the brakes that would cost way more than that. To date nothing has gone wrong. Though I expect you can get it serviced elsewhere using the dealer is more likely to avoid arguments. I was very happy that I had the spark plugs changed in my last all in one service.

Checking tyre sizes on my 2018 Karoq 1.0 manual I see they're 215 60 R16 with a load rating of 99. Almost all tyre sites show me 95 and the original full size spare in the boot is a 95. I've owned this since new and I don't suppose I'd have bought 99's as replacements in the past if the existing were 95 (unless of course that was the supply situation at the time). If anyone has the 1.0 could they let me know what load rating they have please. The operating weight is 1340 kg, the max axle loads are 960 and 980 kg so the 95's with a rating of 690 kg look to be adequate. I've kept with the original Bridgestone T001 that it came with and they're still available in the 95 but most sites offer the newer T005 now, cheaper and supposedly better.

I had an awful lot of similar messages when a mouse eat through some wiring except they didn't go until the wire was replaced.

A phone call to VW Financial Services confirmed it's the lingering service plan that was the issue, they cancelled while I was on the phone, sent a confirmation by email and shortly after I was able to take out a new service plan, warranty and breakdown cover. Delighted I could still purchase at £26.25 a month as for the past 2 years I've been paying £32.

I've been trying to renew my all in one but the computer says no as it tells me I have a service plan. Close scrutiny of the paperwork shows I do, the warranty part has expired, the breakdown part has expired but the service and mot part still has a year to run despite I've used all my entitlements. Guess I'll have to contact VW Financial Services to cancel the policy that has no benefits so I can take out a new one.

Changing topic slightly, reading my renewal seems the maximum NCD after 9 years is 24%, this may be a false memory but I seem to recall as a youngster in my 20's (so the 70's) you could get up to 60%.

When Autoglass replaced my screen it came with the sensors so they just pushed the mirror with its electrical contacts on and everything worked, well, wipers, lights, never been sure about the automatic dipping. Hefty increase in insurance at renewal though I gather this is down to inflation rather than the windscreen claim. The chap who did it was very good at his Job so no complaints.

Mine has also leaped to £472 from £305. I wondered if they were sneakily recovering the cost of a windscreen claim but obtaining fictitious quotes not mentioning the windscreen didn't help, all the other quotes were higher than Churchill. Aside from here I've seen other reports of massive increases in premiums. Is it age (69) or is there massive inflation in insurance.

For replacing with Bridgestones Asda we're a little cheaper than going direct to my local Merityre but cheapest by a long way are Halfords.