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:-) that's what I did. You explained it a bit more succinctly. The difference is that I have an MOT in hand as I think as I got my MOT done, at my own cost, at the beginning of the 1st plan. This is why at the end of the 2nd plan I have a spare MOT (but no service). Luckily I have a good indie acrosss the road from the VW garage so if it fails I will drive it straight round there and have it fixed and serviced at the same time (and possibly take out a independent warranty like the Gold/Platinum one I mentioned above). It does get a touch messy though. I thought it was quite a good trick rather than being a bit iffy

Warranty Solutions Group do a policy (both Platinum and Gold) that covers the all important DSG gearbox but no idea of price or how good they are.

For me personally, the services and MOT are not a real benefit to any "plan" as the same (if not better) service can be had at a local independant and for less money. The only benefit that I feel would be worth its money is the extended warranty. That is only available on the All in and not in the "lesser" plans sadly - funny that !!! For me I will be focussing on getting a warranty extension (in whatever form I can), for a reasonable price OR selling the car at the end of the All in plan when the warranty lapses. Cheers, Paul

I did but I had to do some very careful timing of the date of renewing it. It had to be on a specific day and I got the MOT done a week or so early (under the original all-in) just in case there were any warranty coverable failures. I don't recall exactly the timings but I assume is was part luck and part the dealer "helping me out". I think I may have got the Service done 2 weeks late and so (as there was no service left on the first all-in) I got the service done out of the 2nd all-in allowance. Cheers, Paul

Hi there, We will be in the same boat on our 2x 2019 Skoda's (Karoq + Fabia). I took out the original "all-in" at the end of the initial 3 year warranty and also a new all-in after that first one expired. I had my first service and second service already as I managed to wangle the first service due in August 2024 on the new policy (but not the MOT). I have left 1x MOT and the warrty/breakdown until 5th August 2026. The 2nd 2 year all-in or the Karoq cost was £900 for the 2 years (so £450pa). If the £217 you got quoted includes a warranty that is to the same level and standard as the All-in warranty then I think it is still "good value" for money. Considering you can get breakdown for £30 from Autoaid (or whatever they are called now) and an mot for £40 at an indy. I bet you the warranty is stingy compered to the All-in. As others have said - a simple thing like a failed window winder motor will easily soak £217 up. And.... they fail quite frequently. My Fabia has had 2 in its life since 2019. Both were at year 5.. Cheers, Paul

Confirmed - air flow is downwards.

Correct. But which way does the air flow. top to bottom or botom to top. I guess I'll have to get a paper tissue in there and see if its sucked up or down :-)

Hi All, I have a pollen filter replacement due to the fact taht the dealer supplied one seems a bit substandard. I am popping in a Mann Frecious Plus filter that has done me well over the years. Problem I have currently is the interior windscreen gets covered with a fine layer of "gunk" on a very frequent basis where it never used to suffer this way. My first action is to put in a better filter to see if it helps but the problem is that I don't know the correct flow direction. I don't want to trust the old placement as a guide (as this could be the cause of the issue). I have checked the workshop manual "Maintenance Karoq 2018 ➤ Edition 10.2017" but this does not tell me either. It simply states: "Pay attention to the installation position". Very helpful (not). Does anyone know the correct direction please? thanks Paul

The Skoda All T&C says this but not sure about damage to rest of engine if it snaps?!?!1

The thing is though - a lot of people in my area are "more mature" and not so wise when it comes to these things. I think it is preying personally and.. more to the point they are making it look like it is a manufacturer recommendation (or at least being very ambiguous). Seems underhand to me. Sure, have a conversation and explain that it might be good to consider it but also, at he same time, be clear that the manufacturer stipulates no time interval (and, if you have an all-in-one like me then a snapped belt and associated damage is covered under the warranty - at least for another year).

I just posted this on the Fabia forum as I own both a Fabia and a Karoq. My Karoq is due its service in a few weeks so I wanted to share this for other folk. I'm in a bit of a quandry on what to do really (not whether to change the belt or not but more whether this should be reported to VAG, Skoda UK or even the trading standards:

Well yesterday - at Marshalls Skoda I was "advised" that my Wife's 1.0tsi should have a change at 5 years. When I queried this with the service department they said that "although it is the manufacturers policy to no longet specify an age interval, Marshalls, as a group, have been told be head office not to go with this recommendation and to oficially advise customers to get it done at 5 years. I feel this is a total con and needs to be called out - I wonder if I should actually report them to trading standards. On the work sheet (and SMS / email they send) it is not made in any way clear that this is a Marshalls "suggestion" and not the manufaturer recommendation. Here is a screen print of the work sheet.

I'll get them to check that out when the service is done next month in that case. What I have done is rotated the tyres (front to back) to even out the overall wear today - great fun with the supplied jack and space saver spare wheel. 8x jacking up - My goodness those 18" alloy wheels are heavier than you would think! Had been meaning to do it for a while as they are all seasons I want them all to wear out together if possible (so I can choose to replace them with another set of all seasons or someting else). The upshot is that I am hoping that the slightly different wear pattern at the front will eliminate the issue. If it does then I will know it was the precise wear of the tyres /polished road surface at the time rather than anyting more sinister. Paul

I wonder if it could be just the road surface as you say. I hope so :-) I have Michelin Crossclimate 2 215/50R18 tyres - what do you use? The tyres are 2 years old but plenty of meat left on them. I am very happy indeed with the performance of the tyres all said and I would definately get another set when they reach the end of their life as they totally eliminated wheelspin for me when taking off, uphill on a slightly damp surface. Cheers, Paul

Ah-ha - I didn't know that. In that case could it conceivably be that slipping every now and then??? Someone who knows these engines well (better than me I mean) and works on them regularly could maybe give their view :-)

Hi All. I have a 2019 1.5Tsi DSG and a couple of times yesterday I noticed a bit of a squeel (lasted less that 1 second) when pulling away from a mini roundablut type scenario - not a full stop. - I did not drive over the paint on the roundabout, it was more the first 30 yards on the road after the roundabout. I have a good set of tyres which are not prone to wheelspin so don't believe it is that. The Climate control was on and the car was fully warmed up (it was 1/2 hour into a 4 hour drive home). It was a hot day but only about 10am at the time and about 18C and sunny. It kind of sounded like the old fanbelt slip noise you used to get in the olden days or the squeel you hear in a car park that has a shiny floor. Am I right in saying that the car doesn't have an accessory belt that is seperate from the main cambelt? I guess it could not be that slipping otherwise the engine would blow up right? Could it be a sqealing alternator, waterpump or something like that? It only did it a couple of times and then not again for the whole of the 4 hour drive - which about 1 hour worth was on smaller roads and the rest on the motorway. It just made me worry slightly. The milage is quite low (40000 and it is a 2019 car). I was not planning on having a cambelt change now that it is "for life" so I hope to goodness it is not related to that. It did it once before a few months ago but it is very very infrequent. I have an all-in-one plan in force and it is due a service in a month or two (and an MOT). What (if anything) should I report to them (in a way that does not get them sucking their teeth and suggesting a £1200 cambelt change) :-) There is no way I would be able to reproduce it as - like I said it only happened a couple of times on this drive and once before several months ago. I am 99.9% sure it would not happen on a test drive. cheers, Paul

At least its not just me 🙂

Is it me or is the website I used to use to check for recalls not working for UK cars anymore? I used to go to https://recall.skoda-auto.com/004/en-com and pop in my VIN and it worked. I have 2x UK Skoda's (Karoq and Fabia) and now it just says "Please, contact your authorized service partner to validate the VIN" It is definately the right VIN and it is the same for both VIN's I have. Cheers, Paul

Am I missing something or has the 2 year "All-in" service plan gone up in price from £696 in 2022 to £900 in 2024? That is a 30% increase! From what I read, these plans are good for cars up to 6 years old according to the website. My current plan ends on 6th August 2024 and my MOT expires 5th August 2024 and my next service is due 6th August 2024. The car was first registered (V5) 6th August 2019 On 7th August 2024 my car will be in its 5th year so I am right in thinking that I can take out another All-in right? I guess even at £900, on a 5 year old DSG TSi it is not too bad as it includes breakdown (circa £80) and also 2x MOT (circa £80) and 2x main dealer service + te all important warranty that will cover the Mechatronic and DSG and Turbo. Cheers, Paul

I did my 2019 Karoq with self levelling LED lights back in 2019 as they were too low. The tip I learned is that you need to turn the engine off and leave the lights ON (not Auto) and have the bonnet open . You then need to lock the car and wait 2-3 minutes for teh systems to shut down. You can then adjust the height using the allen key. I moved mine up quite a lot as they were dangerously low but "within the lower limit for an MOT. I moved tehm up to what I worked out to be closer to the upper limit for the MOT and it has since passed 2x MOT's with no issue and I have a set of lights that are actually usable. I also gtet no flashing from oncoming traffic. The key is to allow the adjusters to disengage by doing the process above so they are not fighting the manual adjustment. I got all of that from a Golf forum and youtube video way back when. Cheers, Paul

What, like good breakdown/recovery insurance or house insurance or extended car warranty. Isn't that the point of insurance* - you are paying to protect you against something that is unlikely to ever happen but just in case it does you are paying to reduce the cost should the worst occur - or did you simply mean that you agree about not bothering to get the cambelt done? *the exception being car insurance which is a legal requirement and not optional

More like 32psi actually - I did once try 35psi but it was like driving on ice on the Turanza's to I have stuck to 32/33psi ever since and am happy at the level of grip vs spin now I am on my Michelin Cross Climate 2 SUV's

I Personally run mine at 33psi

I would also like to say that I disagree with those who say that the wheelspin is avoidable by "appropriate driving style". I can agree if the tyres are half decent (like Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV) but on the Turanza tyres the car (especially DSG) is the most wheel-spinny car I have ever driven in my nearly 40 years of driving a mixture of Manual, auto, DSG and Auto Haldex. Appalingly bad. The car is a totally different animal with the right (safe) tyre. Uphill start out of a junction turning left or right with a lowly FWD DQ200 DSG and on Turanza tyres on the 215/50/18 is frankly scary and almost 100% sure to spin the wheels badly and........ in my car the traction control does virtually nothing to help (I did even think my ESP/TCS might be faulty at one point as it has kicked in less often that it ever did on other cars I have owned - even with the front wheels fully spinning. It kisked in on my 4x4 Tiguan much more frequently when there was a spinning event (not that there was very often with the 4x4)

That was a good price. I paid £636.00 at asda tyres may 2022 for the same set of 4