LA1Eboy

Hi Wozza67, I guess you'll be dealing with the local Skoda guys in Lancaster. That's where I took my Kamiq but they didn't really do anything. Please post the result of you mentioning the water in doors, I'm interested to know what they say.

No not really, certainly not from the garage. I don't use the car daily. It sits forward facing on drive with a slight down gradient. After maybe 3 weeks of not being used, and after those weeks having intermittent but frequent rain I decided to wash the car. I used a garden hose, not a power washer. fter washing the car I opened the doors to wipe the sills, There was a large amount of water that ran from the drivers door. Hardly any from the passengers front or rear. From this forum it seems Skoda have had issues with models for years but no serious harm seems to come from it. I think the cars of toady are built with better grades of whatever so I don't expect any long term problems. (Hope I'm not being optomistic there) I picked up a stone chip to the front lower skirt and I'm sure it's a composite / plastic skirt so I doubt it will every rust. I'll be asking the garage to confirm that when it goes in for a service. Have you spoken to your dealer about it?

I got my bars, after a bit of research I opted for : Atera SIGNO RTD 110cm steel roof bars (2) 048 410 from www.roofbox.co.uk. Cost me £121 inc delivery. Very very pleased with them, made in Germany, great looking bars each end having a lock and they come with a torque rated handled hex key for tightening onto the rails. Not tested yet but doubt I'll be disappointed.

I have the SE and my trip reset is on my dash just under my dials directly in line with the steering wheel. It's a very sensitive button and resets if you happen to just tap it, no need to hold it down for a few seconds as the trip (I think) is the only thing it resets

So the Kamiq comes with roof rails. Great, I wanted those. Has anyone got any recommendation for roof bars? I want to carry 3 cycles on cycle racks (that I have) that fit roof bars but I'm not sure which roof bars are best for the Kamiq.

So.......Looking through the forum I have seen that water retention in doors has been a Skoda issue for years, at least sine 2002 in Fabias. I just bought my Kamiq and I am very impressed with it. I traded in my Volvo which I had for 11 years. So I have kinda come to terms with some of the modern stuuf in my new car, my cruise control now has a distance setting on in ( seems dangerous at times, I'll post another topic for that) and lane assist, but I am amazed about the fact that 1 L petrol engine outguns my former Volvo 1.6 diesel by 6PS. But to the point. I washed my car (as you do because it's new) and soon after doing so, opened the door and noticed a run of water come from one single point about a quarter way along the door from the hinge end, Thought nothing of it. Then noticed it happens after rain,. Then not having driven for a few wet days, was showing a friend and again, on opening both fron doors, the pouring of water happened. I then found this forum which suggested it's a historic issue. The day after I showed my friend I opened the door again. There had been no rain. And more water came out. I pulled the rubber seal off its anchors under the fron doors, I pushed up the floating lugs that the seal clips on and opened a floodgate. I didn't catch or measure the water but it was a lot. My big concern is what happens in a wet and cold winter? I really don't want my car doors becoming ice boxes. I do intend to discuss this with my dealer soon. In the meantime, with this issue being long standing in Skoda, has anyone had any issues with rooting door sills or water damage inb doors? It seems it's acroos the Skoda range. Some owners are quiet casual about it the issue but I fall in the concerned category. This is my new car and I want some years out of it. I can manage all the IT issues it's thrown up because I can deactivate things I don't want to use, but the water in the doors issue...Not happy about it at all. If I need to 'Bleed" my doors every couple of weeks I will. I do love this car.