Cranester1983

Does it come with a personal petrol station on the options list? 🤣 sounds well fun though!

I find them okay to be honest - although the side bolsters on the uprights may be uncomfortable if you are a little on the large side - but they hold you in place nicely. My previous car was a Merc C Class and the seats were more comfortable - but certainly no issues from me (and I'm a 30,000 mile a year driver) - i regularly do 250-300 mile runs and I've never had comfort issues. I have found, perhaps oddly, that they get more comfortable with time. Perhaps it's having an almost memory foam type effect?

Agreed. whilst not a full EV my other car is a G20 BMW 330e MSport. The acceleration from a standing start in electric mode is great. As I’m working from home I also haven’t had to put petrol in it in about 3 months 🤣

Oh. I didn't know that. I will climb down from my high horse then haha! Just logged onto the Skoda website - and looked up the Enyaq - and saw two variants - both of which had over 8sec 0-62 times. #Taxiforme!

Having a fast car is about the fun of getting to 70 for me (and for most people) - not driving like Ayrton Senna. I do agree though that I wouldn't buy one - but only because there are better cars for the money - I wouldn't be comparing apples and oranges like that.

The Enyaq is slow though compared to the Kodiaq

Does anyone notice a difference here? NSR disc vs. OSR disc - both replaces yesterday. Only had a few miles of driving but wear pattern looks different on either side

Ah, no sorry mate. I didn’t think to ask. the discs were scored and f**ked though - particularly around the outer edges. That’s all I know!

Update! Great experience - great job - great price. Easy arranging and good service. I can 10/10 recommend these guys! (Garages all around the country)

so the car is in having the rear discs and pads replaced this morning. £160 inc vat all in from Rivus Fleet Solutions - formerly BT Fleet - who have branched out into doing private work. Decent brakes too - and from the reviews, better than the ones the Kodiaq comes out the box with! Will reserve judgement till they are done - but at best part of £200 cheaper than the dealer, I'm happy so far!

Are you not “supposed” to get better efficiency with a remap?! The marketing is flawed 😂

The VAG way of doing rear cameras does bug me a bit - the positioning of them makes them useless in rainy conditions unless you can run your finger over it first. it’s very odd that not more manufacturers do a recessed / hidden reversing camera like Mercedes Benz (had this on my old 15 plate C220d) do that just pops down when you go into reverse and retracts when you come out of it. Maybe they have that patented or something. I like the Skoda virtual cockpit on my Kodiaq. I have the BMW equivalent on my G20 330e M Sport - and it’s functionality is better on Skoda - display resolution is every bit as good too. Worth the money for me.

They seem to be telling me to eff off on the warranty front. Not sure how much further I can take it - but I’m really disappointed in that. The rear discs and pads are being replaced by a Rivus Fleet Solutions next week for £150. Less than half the price and probably half the hassle too. half tempted to push it as a matter of principle but the other half just wants to get it sorted and forget about it.

I said: ” I have some concerns around the advisory you issued for my rear brake discs and pads – I do know a little about cars, so I’d like to have some clarity issued on a few elements please: It is very surprising for rear brake discs to be in the state that they are in after only 19,000 miles. And with the pads worn to 80% it appears this has been an issue for some time. Between us we’ve had 5 cars in the last ten years and not one of them has needed rear discs replaced until 30k miles or beyond. I feel there must be something underlying causing this issue such as a sticking caliper – which would potentially be a warranty issue Clearly this has nothing to do with driving style as the front discs and pads are in excellent condition and my wife drives very cautiously and the 19,000 miles have had at least 70% of them covered on the motorway. Regarding the 80% wear on the pads – what is the thickness of them new and what did the technician measure them at during our service yesterday? This isn’t noted on the paperwork. It seems like the discs are wearing out before the pads and causing the issue – this suggests sub standard OEM parts to me – as this shouldn’t be the case. Please could you look into this for me with the master technician and let me know your position once you’ve heard back? I have no problem replacing parts due to fair wear & tear – but 19,000 miles is very early to trash a set of brake discs – so I feel there must be an underlying fault somewhere… my wife is no Colin McRae! And finally – regarding the pricing of this. You quoted me £370 odd for this job – I can buy genuine OEM Kodiaq rear brake discs and pads for £123 and £62 resepectively suggesting you are charging £185 or more to fit? (I presume you can get them cheaper than me!) I have had both D&G Autocare and National quoting under £230 for the same job after I took the car round to them yesterday. I’d appreciate a response when you get a chance” and they said: ”Thank you for highlighting your concerns with me and I have raised this to my Service Manager. With a seized calliper this would be noticeable whilst driving the vehicle: your brakes would be seizing/sticking on. There would be heat damage to the brake discs and either very hot to touch after every journey or a burning smell may occur too, the calliper is also an electrical component and this would show up as a fault on the diagnostic machine. These signs were not visible at time of the brake inspection. I will concede that in general due to the different compounds used in modern brake pads they are much harder and usually more resilient than previously but less able to inhibit corrosion. This is industry wide and no more prevalent on SKODA than on any other manufacturer that we have experience of preparing for sale as a used car. It is impossible to mitigate the effects of corrosion on a brake disc as it is made from steel and again due to the nature of the operation it is impossible to coat or cover the disc to prevent external influences. The inner face of the discs tends to deteriorate more than the outer face you can see and if the face is corroded it will grind down the pad much quicker. We have had a higher incidence of corroded brake discs reported recently due to the fact that most cars have been doing significantly less mileage and much shorter journeys than normal due to pandemic and lock down. We do also find that the rear brakes do less of the work than the front in slowing the vehicle down so if you a considered and careful driver it is likely you will never brake hard enough to effectively clean and maintain the brake disc. The price quoted for the brake discs was £329.54. The Pads are £70.06, Discs £141.48 inc VAT. Retaining Screws for the Discs £1.01. Labour is £117 all-inclusive of VAT. These prices are from Skoda. I can discount the parts down to: £176.28 and that is from, £211.54. Our labour rate is fixed as part of our Skoda brand which is £75 plus the vat per hour. I can discount this to £69.56 plus the VAT. This would be a total of - £284.79. If you need any more information or assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch. ”

I think the car automatically applies the e-Brake when you switch off the ignition. I could be wrong though. But if not - that would be even more of a reason for my brakes not to have failed so early!

That makes sense Dave - i have never manually engaged the parking brake - just put the car in park - it's a DSG box so does it automatically.

I've sent the dealership an email to run through my concerns - will let you know what they come back with. Thanks everyone for your assistance, it is appreciated!

@BoxerBoy thanks for that. I agree. I think they exaggerate a bit for effect. Over and above this they were trying to punt me an air con recharge at £149 today for a car that’s 15 months old. I can categorically assure you that this car is not ragged or brakes stamped on - it’s a 36yr old mother of a 3yr old that drives it to and from work at 60mph on the motorway the whole way and waits until there’s a 3 mile gap in traffic before pulling out 😂 my fear isn’t that I have to replace the discs & pads - they probably do need done... my fear is that there’s an underlying fault or issue that’s causing it and that it will just be the same again in a years time - surely more likely to be a warranty issue than big standard wear and tear at 15 months / 19k Miles. doesn’t feel like a good spec to me😩

Hi there, I don’t know for sure it’s 80% - just going by what they told me and my own visual inspection that confirms that they “look” worn out. that does seem like good advice so thank you for that - feels a bit confrontational but I’ll give it a try. And yes, it was West End Skoda in Stirling... it just doesn’t feel right to me. Being that done in at 19,000 miles with the type of driving the car gets is very odd. Her last 2 SUV’s (non Skoda) have never had issues like this till 25/30k miles at least. My other car, a G20 BMW 330e MSport, gets driven much more spiritedly than this me Skoda and is on nearly 30k miles and brakes are perfectly fine as of service a few weeks ago.

thanks - yes the auto hold function is turned on as default - does this have an impact? funny, i tried local Indy earlier too and they were like “defo we’ll be miles cheaper than that - give me 2 mins and I’ll price it up” - he came back out 2 mins later looking rather sheepish saying it would cost £310. So only £60 cheaper than the franchised dealer. I was expecting more around the £200-£220 Mark! I’m just worried we get them done now and then end up needing them done again in another 10000 miles because there’s an underlying problem!

That looks tidy

Hi there, my Kodiaq (2.0tdi 150 SE L 7 seat auto box) was in for its 2nd service today (it’s 18 months old) and I’ve been advised that rear brake discs are corroded and pads are worn above 80% - and they definitely are. I do however find this very odd. The car only has 19000 miles, 80% of them were motorway miles and my wife who is the main driver is a very cautious driver (drives like a granny ha!) my questions are: 1. is this normal? Seems odd to me so early on 2. why the rear brakes and not the front? It’s not an AWD version. 3. is it likely that there’s potentially a sticking calliper causing the problem as an underlying route cause (which would be a warranty repair)? 4. Is a price of £374 to have rear discs and pads replaced a normal price? Seems extortionate to me. any assistance would be gratefully appreciated!