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I really don't like that. Where's my driving mode button? More importantly to me at least, where's the auto park button? Where's the sunroof buttons? Opening the blind, raising the sunroof or opeining it fully or partially is so damned easy with the current multi function physical button - looks like they've replaced it with a slider control. Had a brief look at the opposition a few weeks ago as my car is coming up to 3yr and wanted to see my options b4 extending the service plan. I couldn't find a single car that could touch my MY20 Kodiaq. In fact I'd even have to compromise with the current MY23 Kodiaq. Looking at those photos, the interior is a step backward from the car I currently own. The central armrest doesn't look to be height adjustable nor does it go as far forward as the current one. We've also lost the dual glovebox - something that's unique to the Kodiaq and something I find really useful. Are the light controls any better than they are now? Current VAG light controls are so bloody easy to operate, the switch today has been in existance which seems like forever. The change looks like another step backwards IMO What's positive about it compared to the current car? The infotainment screen is bigger and... I'm struggling folks.

Don't know Enyaq, so coming from position of complete ignorance but just saw this post. If it were me thinking along those lines I'd: 1: ask is it even possible insurance wise? 2: Is it my car or company car - i.e. when it comes time to part / sell it, does it require those original 21" alloys? 3 According to pricelist you can have 19" on a 60. But it specifies either 255/50/21 if the power is under 81kw or 235/55/21 if over 82kw for the rears. That makes me assume an 80 requires a certain tyre size. You'd have to buy alloys + those 19" tyres. A very quick look suggests a 19" tyre is approx £70 less so you're looking at what, six double tyre changes before the break even point? ( with that mileage you're likely onlygoing to be changing two tyres rather than all four ). There may well be other benefits re: noise and handling and range etc, - I'm clueless about thatm but if it's just based on economics alone then it doesn't sound like you'd be any better off.

That's interesting. Did you have timing belts changed all all 6 Octavias at the recommended intervals? I'm assuming with the earlier PD cars it was every 4yr or ( 60/80k ) rather than the 5yr the changed it to on newer engines.

But that's individual dealers you're talking about. You have to compare like with like - a good Skoda dealer -vs- a good Audi dealer. The Audi dealer will charge more for the same service interval. I don't understand the language tho. " The Audi dealer tries to upsell something but they were always open never pushy" How does that differ from your Skoda dealer? What was the 'pushy' part of you experience with Skoda? Not sure if it's still the case today, but at the time when I bought my Audi, Camerons in Perth sold both VW and Audi brands from adjacent showrooms, sharing the same workshop. Just like the indi VAG specialists today, not only did they use the same parts and take the same time to do the job, it was the same mechanic who performed it. If we go even further back in time, Audi and VW were sold from the same showroom, and yes the Audi cost more to service back then too. What REALLY gets me is those indi VAG specialists who charge more to service an Audi than say a SEAT. The only creditable explanation they can come up with is ' because we can ' . Central VW Audi indi specialists - Interim servicing prices from: Audi - £205 VW - £195 SEAT - £185 Skoda - £185 Same service, same parts, same time, same workshop, same mechanic and 3 different prices. The phrase 'rip off' is often overstated in my book, but not when it comes to servicing and maintaining between VAG brands.... BTW - I forget what they are, but I do recall certain things where Skoda were charging more for the same service than VW.

makes perfect sense now - thanks for taking the time to look. And yes, the MOT side of things has never bothered me as there are always some offer to be found.

Curiosity got the better of me when I parked in Tillicoultry ( Clackmannanshire ) yesterday which I remember was the first 'free' public charger I'd ever seen some years ago. Std charge is 48p per kwh which, according to Toot's calcs above, is more expensive than fuel. But not only that, they impose a min charge of £5. So even if I just wanted to top-up to get me home 😲 I thought the idea was to encourage the uptake of low / zero emission vehicles? Wow! I'm just amazed at all of this. I'd assumed the EV part of a PHEV would mean fuel costs calculated in pennies rather than pounds, I didn't realise it came with the caveat as long as you don't use your PHEV for anything more than the school run or trips to the local supermarket.

Thanks for that. As I say, I'm an ignoramiss when it comes to these EV's or plugin hybrids, but my initial thought when reading your 'preserve charge' reply was, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Totally get what you're saying, but when you say you can preserve the charge, doesn't that mean a petrol engine having to lug around a heavy battery? We have a little Toyota non-plugin hybrid and the engine seems to top up the battery (if needed) when coasting. Not sure if the Volvo just uses generative braking to top up the battery or if it works like the Toyota. From what I've read about XC60 T6 owners real-world figures in hybrid mode, it doesn't appear to be very efficient. In petrol only mode it's damned right thirsty - they struggle to get 30mpg. From what I've gathered from above replies, for the private motorist at least, a PHEV 'may' make sense if the car only does relatively short journies from home or from where you can find cheaper charging. For the company driver I'm sure there will be tax advantages but that's of no interest to me. For the way I use a car, it'd be a step down in functionality moving from my Kodiaq to an XC60 anyway, it's only redeeming features were it's a better finished car and it'd keep the Green lobby happy. Well, up to a point - are they ever happy?

You may well be right, but not going to waste my time testing it to find out.

Can certainly see the sense in 'splash and dash' for a full EV now the pricing has been explained. Off subject but I noticed a little Volvo EV that was waiting to go in to the showroom - looked OK from a distance and the sticker said from £30k ( or there abouts, never paid that much attention ). My immediate thought was that's OK for someone who's in the market for a smallish new EV with a 'badge'. But when I read stuff like what you say.... Put's a whole new twist on range anxiety

Thanks Toot - that's exactly the info I was after as well as an insight into what lies ahead. I'd already have to make compromises on the XC60 over a Kodiaq, but you've just confirmed a PHEV Hybrid makes zero sense. Recently replaced a Karoq with a little Toyota self-charging hybrid and although it's not my cup of tea, the main driver is now seeing around a 15mpg increase over the 1.5tsi. Haven't gone in to the Volvo in any detail as yet so not sure how efficient the hybrid is, but I'm guessing that when the battery is depleated, it'll be a 2L petrol lugging around what is a heavy car ( 2.5 tonne I think ). So if electricity works out more expensive than petrol... 5HIT ! I think I can safely shelve the PHEV idea. thanks again.

Thanks - I get that but it's a hybrid with a range of approx 40 miles therefore charging away from home would have to be taken in to consideration.

help - I'm an EV ignoramiss so looking for info. from those who know. It's looking likely I'll be keeping my car long-term but just had a 'tyre-kicker' few hours yesterday afternoon to see if there's anything out there that could replace my Kodiaq. I've come across a deal on a XC60 plug-in recharge hybrid thingy that's supposed to return 48miles on battery ( so I'm guessing 40miles real world ). Trying to work out how much those 40 miles will cost. Not sure going to the expense of a wall charger is worth it for such a small battery so it'll be domestic 3 pin plug. ( 29p per kwh ). Looking away from home, the zip map thing says 'free' for most chargers in my area but reading above posts chargeScotland isn't free. The nearest non ChargeScotland branded charger is some BP thingy which says 59p per kwh. So if I were to use that as an example - The car has an 18.8kw battery and charges at 3.5kwh ( it's an Arnold Clark spec sheet so could be wrong. They've managed to get the car's colour wrong - it's silver, not blue! ) Would I be right in saying that from a depleted battery, for my 40 real-world EV miles, it'll take just over 5hr to charge the battery and cost ( 18.8 x 59p ) £11.09 at that BP outlet 🤪 Surely not,

Oops - sorry, ignore my post above. I meant to start a new post, not add to an existing post, and no longer able to edit or delete. Apologies. 🤪

1 x oil service + 1 x oil and inspection with pollen filter 🤪 But that's the servicing schedule for year 1 and 2, Why are you looking at that? Didn't you take out that plan before the car was delivered? The above cost me £179, not £384. What's it today - £199? £249? No corner street garage I know was able to do it for £169, certainly no VAG indi specialist could ( none of them are that much cheaper than main dealer pricing anyway ) and you can kiss your ass goodbye to any goodwill from Skoda if you go outside the network. Weren't you the one who posted pictures of your new 2023 SEL Kodiaq at the dealership? Knocking the same dealerships after provided us with evidence of you yourself contributing to their glossy showroom? A clear case of pot calling the kettle black me thinks.

help - I'm an EV ignoramiss looking for info. It's looking likely I'll be keeping my car long-term but just had a 'tyre-kicker' few hours yesterday afternoon to see if there's anything out there that could replace my Kodiaq. I've come across a deal on a XC60 plug-in recharge hybrid thingy that's supposed to return 48miles on battery ( so I'm guessing 40miles real world ). Anyway, trying to work out how much those 40 miles will cost. Not sure going to the expense of a wall charger is worth it for such a small battery so it'll be domestic 3 pin plug. But looking away from home, the zip map thing says 'free' for most chargers in my area but reading above posts chargeScotland isn't free. The nearest non ChargeScotland branded charger is some BP thingy which says 59p per kwh. So if I were to use that as an example - The car has an 18.8kw battery and charges at 3.5kwh ( it's an Arnold Clark spec sheet so could be wrong. They've managed to get the car's colour wrong - it's silver, not blue! ) Would I be right in saying that from a depleted battery, for my 40 real-world EV miles, it'll take just over 5hr to charge the battery and cost ( 18.8 x 59p ) £11.09 at that BP outlet 🤪 Surely not,

I really wouldn't be surprised if that's true. I'd guess those who designed the product have communicated with those who sell it. They were doing these £25 kind of offers a few years ago in the Black Friday sale - I was all set to take it up last year but it worked out at £29. ( I'd decided by then I wasn't keeping that car ). Can't speak about other VWFS products but the Skoda only ever covered servicing, not maintenance. Never quite sure why people get upset simply because they've assumed. To give Skoda some credit, it's clearly stated under the 'what is and what's not included' section, so there's no excuse for people not knowing this. It's always amused me VWFS charge different prices over their four 'mainstream' brands for exactly the same product. I get why an Audi badge adds many thousands more than a Skoda badge, but whe it comes to servicing say a 1.5tsi, in an Audi is no different from that of a SEAT ( they use the same badged parts! ) but we're conditioned in to thinking one service is better than the other. Perhaps Audi mechanics use more expensive aftershave.

Nobody I've spoken to at Skoda seems to know either - two dealers said nobody had enquired about All-in-1, the other seemed to believe you had to pay for usual service + MOT so that the 1st all-in-1 service / MOT would kick in the following year which seems strange to me. Seems only someone with practical experience of buying All-in-1 will be able to answer.

I know you can't buy the all-in-1 if the vehicle is currently under warranty. MJ1 - perhaps you can help me out on this one? Always been kinda confused by when does all-in-1 take effect? Perhaps easier to explain my current situation: I have a car that's coming up to 3yr old in October. If I look at available policies right now, All-iin-1 isn't mentioned because my car is still under the original warranty. I bought the car new so MOT due when warranty runs out, in other words I cannot take out All-in-1 until AFTER the MOT. See what I mean? The service will also be due at that time.... So what actually happens? Do you pay for the 3rd year MOT and service yourself then take out All-in-1 ( meaning that covers it's 2nd and 3rd MOT )? I'm just a wee bit confused how it operates. With my previous cars, Skoda have discounted an extended warranty a few weeks before the original warranty lapses, so I'm considering just taking out a service package ( which I can do now and it'd cover the service for October ) then adding the, hopefully, cut price warranty at the time. Does that make sense?

May be of interest to anyone considering a service plan. Noticed that Skoda is currently offering 20% off service plans until 31st August - similar to the offer they usually run around Black Friday time. My car is coming up to 3yr old so entered my details and for nexxt 3 services 1 x oil and inspection ( with pollen filter ) + 2 x oil and inspection with extended scope £24 month ( over 2yr ) or £576 If paying PAYG then at current prices, 1 x oil and inspection ( with pollen filter ) + 2 x oil and inspection with extended scope 1 x £235 + 2 x £255 or £745 Could save a few pounds on PAYG by servicing it slightly differently ( i.e.buying and fitting a pollen filter yourself ) but even going down the indi route, I can't see it working out any cheaper. Seems an OK'ish offer. If you just want an extra 2yr servicing, the pricing works out at £16/mth or £384 vs £490 PAYG

Easy peasy - go into the car menu on infotainment, scroll down until you see reset to factory settings, confirm the reset and that's everything wiped.

Just noticed that the Black Friday sale where Skoda usually reduce the price of service plans is currently taking place under 'Summer sale' 20% off service plans. https://customer.vwfs.co.uk/service-plans/skoda I've checked on the Karoq I recently sold and a 2yr all-in-1 plan would cost £28 a month. That's very attractive. Wish I could buy it now for the Kodiaq but it's not eligible for another few months yet.

And what happened to the little Independent Honda dealers? Welcome to 2023. Skoda are no different from any other manufacturer. You'll get good dealers, you'll get not so good dealers, you'll get someone enthusiastic about their job you'll get someone who couldn't care less. Bit concenrend about the cambelt check. Now if that were me and they said 'as you'll see in the video', I simply wouldn't have accepted that. I'd be asking them there and then why they couldn't check the cambelt and how does that square with cambelts being inspected at each service? Mj1 - Not being able to check the cambelt would have been a valid argument when the recommendation was to change it every 5 year, but now Skoda have ditched that policy, it's more important than ever that the cambelt gets checked at each service. If they didn't say anything that would be OK by me - service stamp in the book, that;s all the evidence I need, but if they actually say they're not able to check something 😲 FFS ! I would be very tempted to write to the dealer principal, tell him or her that the cambelt requires checking and if they're unable to do it then I'd exrecise my legal right to have the check carried out elsewhere which I'd bill in full to his dealership. And if he didn't pay then I'd recoup the monies via small claims. Sounds utterly ridiculous. I'd defo be following that one up.

Yes, totally taken in because I'm stupid. Forget VW - go look at forums of other manufacturers and you'll see the exact same stories. Leaking is completely different. Don't take my word or VW or anybody elses word for it, ask the mechanics who undertake an MOT. If your shocks are misting the car will pass an MOT. If they're leaking, it won't. Don't shoot the messenger, write to the Department of Transport if you have a problem with it.

Ouch. But to correct all the negativity by respondants, low mileage VAG shocks are well known for misting rather than leaking. Leaking shocks ( an MOT failure ) isn't common. I've owned 1 x Octavia, 1 x Karoq and 1x Kodiaq and been fortunate enough to to have any mention of shock issues at servicing or MOT. When was the car 1st registered? Were you the original owner? The reason I ask is if your car was built end of 2018 and it's now the 2nd half of 2023 doesn't that make it 4.5yr old rather than 3.5yr? I understand none of that. 1: Is a weeping shock not an advisory rather than a MOT failure? 2: What difference does that make to the warranty? It's only an MOT. Even if the car had never been serviced at a main dealer, as long as it had been serviced to the recomended schedule using OEM parts, the warranty is intact. 3. Faulty shocks in their Octavia, three sets of tear cheese discs on previous two Kodiaqs and what does he do, he goes and buys another Kodiaq. I'm struggling to see any logic in that posting.

+1 Completely agree with you. I think it even stranger that those who don't own a Skoda or have it serviced at a main dealer are so knowledgeable on the subject. Have you ever noticed how they always use 2nd hand information from goolging the internet or searching this websites posts to justify their claim and tell us owners that we're wrong? Annoying isn't it.