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I've always placed the space saver on the rear ( non driving wheels ) but to the best of my knowledge there is nothing in the owners manual that recommends this. I'm not familiar with 4x4 cars but OP say his car is AWD so could that possibly have something to do with it? Does placing a mini spare on the rear make a difference with 4wd? OP - did you buy the car new? Is the spare supplied as a factory option or was it bought from a 3rd party? Was the wheel properly mounted? Haven't a clue if this might be related or if it'd have made any difference but when you mounted the spare, did you reset the tyre pressures via the infotainment?

If it's not the car I ordered then I can guarantee you they'd have compensated me. 🤣

Not the most logical of systems but certainly not the worst. I don't have a problem with it. I have Columbus MIB3 but after reading your reply to my question above, took time to access the online manual today, follow the instructions and see how good it is explaining how the system works. All I can say is the online instructions are fine for the Columbus - I can enter postcodes etc without issue. I had the Amundsen MIB2 system in my old car so not sure if MIB3 sat nav works the same as MIB3 or same as my Columbus MIB3. Only issue I had with MIB2 Amundsen was how to access the screen to enter the postcode but all I did was google 'VW sat nav postcode UK' and a nice chap showed me how to access the screen. As i say, I don't have an MIB3 Amundsen to at hand to see if it's the same logic. Same with media player. I don't have an issue with continuing track. When you say you access another function and then when you return to media, it starts all over again, you're not by any chance physically disconnecting your music stick / mp3 player? Sorry but's that's all I can think of that would prompt a restart from 1st track. EDIT: apologies, just had a look at the Amundsen instructions ( which proves how easy it is for anyone to access those online manuals ). Yes, looks same system as displayed on Columbus. On the bottom left of the map screen you should see an arrow pointing to the right. Press that to bring up a menu bar on the left. Home should give you a list of past / stored routes you selected. As it says in the manual, on this menu select the magnifying glass icon to select destination and then in the input line, just enter the postcode. Must say I find this system far easier to use than the old MIB2 system where you first had to find the screen with a 'postcode' button on the keyboard. That certainly wasn't a logical step and as far as I can remember, wasn't written in the downloadable .pdf nor the handbook in the car. Hope that helps.

As per above, that looks like stone chip damage to me. That can happen no matter what car you buy. Could be a stone thrown over by a passing car. If it's something you want to avoid then only option is to buy plain steel wheels.

Anything is possible but would have thought the time and cost involved would be prohibitive. Apart from the obvious mirror and blind spot indicator upgrades, I believe the system requires extra sensors at the side of the car hidden underneath the rear bumper - think these are the same sensors used for rear cross assist so assume you don't have that either. Was that also on the original spec? On a separate note, I've been looking at vans recently and was confused why Peugeot dropped their rear parking sensors. ( which you kinda want on a large panel van ). I've been since told Peugeot dropped then so they could continue building panel vans otherwise the production output would have been reduced due to semi-conductor supply problems. Sounds reasonable Skoda may have dropped blind spot on your car for the very same reason. I hope you were conpensated.

One word of caution... the price we see advertised on Autotrader is not what a car is worth. That's the asking price from a dealer ( and not necessarily what they'll sell it for ). It includes dealer markups, slapping a warranty on it, slapping overheads such as the dealer having to obide by various laws where the car may be returned and they'd be at a financial loss etc. I think I've said this before - the best indication of what the car is worth is what someone will actually pay for it. Auction sites such as WeBuyAnyCar etc are a very good indication of what your car is worth ( as long as you answer their questions accurately ).

Can't say for anywhere else in the world but here in the UK, washers are only a legal requirement with High Intensity Discharge ( eg Xenon ) headlights. Light Emitting Diode ( LED ) headlights are not the same as HID.

Sounds like one of Baldricks cunning plans. If I were Mr Skoda and you threatened to report me for disability discrimination, I'd threaten to report you to both the DVLA and the police for driving on public roads. Unless of course it's your guide dog that's behind the wheel? I wish I could understand the problem. I think Skoda's online manuals are brilliant. They provide 'how to' videos - which is way better than any written manual I've seen. We used to carry around great big thick 300 page manuals full of absolute crap which nobody read. "this is the switch for the electric mirrors. Press the left button to turn the mirror left or the right button to make it go right". @IanPerry316 - what is it you want to know?

A cheap way of achieving this would be to turn on the sidelights. "But that means the front sidelights as well as the DRL's are going... " Does it really matter? I used to own Volvo's where the sidelights were always on - nobody seemed to have a problem with that.

There's no question it's a better warranty than VW group but don't assume. For example you'll receive a big bill from Kia if anything infortainment system related fails after 3yr. which is similar to Skoda. As we should do with any warranty, forget what the sales people say, always read the small print.

No, you nearly had an accident because YOU were at fault. If you had used the indicator, as you're supposed to do when changing lanes, lane assist would have been temporarily disabled and allow you to cross the lanes without issue. I personally don't like lane assist but will admit it makes me a better driver because I too am guilty of changing lanes without indicating.

You have absolutley no idea of what is involved in changing the cambelt on a 1.5tsi. Who are you to say it's silly? The price in John 'o 'groats is going to be different to the price in Mayfair. I'm impressed by how expert people think they are who have zero experience, zero information, but think themselves qualified to say something is silly.

You're such a smart bugger. ' if you can be bothered'.... Let's just be clear about this - Root doesn't own a Karoq. He doesn't even own a 1.5tsi. Not sure he owns a Skoda or any car from VW group - if he does it's some old banger. All his 'knowledge' is based on using Google and the search function. If you can be bothered, perhaps you'd buy a Skoda and visit dealerships and speak to their receptionists and master technicians be able to comment from 1st hand experience. So given that you have zero experience of this, let me explain how it works. I visted my dealer yesterday (for something completely unrelated. When's the last time you visited a Skoda dealership?). They will quote me a price and then I will say 'no thank you' Fred Blogs along the street will do that job for £200 less. The dealer then says to me, OK then I'll match that price. It matters not a jot what their hourly rate is. That's how it works out here in the real world with us owners. No google, no searching the forum, no spending all day on the internet - what you do is find out from the people who matter 'How much are you going to charge me'. That's what I've explained above, if you can't understand that, can you please spend your time advising others on what to do and stop wasting my time. If you can be bothered that is.

Absolutley. The V5 is, or at least should be, sent to the 'Register Keeper'. That's why it's not considered as proof of ownership - there's nothing ironic about it. Anyone who's taken out a PCP should be sent the V5. Lots of people, even businesses seem to get confused between the owner and the registered keeper. Just like lots of people are unaware what a PCP is. I've even heard the people trying to sell me a PCP get it wrong.

A trail of evidence? If you have taken out a PCP then until you settle the agreement, it's the finance provider ( lender ) and not you who owns the car. You are only the registered keeper. If the keys need changing I would have assumed there is something in your agreement that says you have to inform the finance company ( I might be wrong but it's worth reading your agreement ).

From my prospective, I have zero interest in what anyone's labour rate is - they could charge £1 an hour for all I care. I also don't care what price they say or advertise at. What I do care about is the answer to my question - "In total, how much, including VAT, will the job cost me?" Perhaps I'm getting too old but in my experience there's usually, but not always, some element of robbing Peter to pay Paul about the final pricing. My local VAG specialist doesn't charge that much different than the main dealer for things like servicing. They do if you have an Audi tho 🤣

I can tell you from someone who drives like an old man in a hat, that you're doing very well to get 44mpg at this time of the year out of a 1.5tsi Kodiaq DSG.

I'd go back to the £580 garage and simply ask them to confirm they're using the correct VIN number when pricing the job. If it's a franchise then I'd have thought they've given you the wrong price. must admit when buying our car I thought it'd be a £350 -£500 job, depending on where you have it done. People saying go independant. Have we all checked the prices of an independent? The majority of those who can do the job ( many of them I looked at say they can't ) are charging anything between £750 and £900. Also read one story where they'd screwed the engine up because they didn't know what they were doing, apparently treating the belt change just like any other tsi. We'd been planning on keeping the Karoq for many years but decided that as it's just had it's 1st MOT, now is probably the best time to sell. ( for me that is, certainly not suggesting others do the same ).

Feb 16 Ateca + Nov. 2019 Karoq, no issues whatsoever regarding this. Use the search function on this forum ( which is absolutley biased towards people who complain ) and see how many have reported the issue. Might happen to the odd car, just like it would with any manufacturer, but I'm certainly not aware of it being an underlying problem on the Karoq. The Karoq is basically a rebadged Seat Ateca and having also owned one of those, I'm not aware of any problems there either. Where was the source of your information?

I appreciate we all find ourselves in different financial situations but when PCP was first being promoted, the idea was you'd be left with equity in the car which you could use as a deposit on the next. I NEVER understood that logic. I only use PCP these days to secure an extra discount and or benefits, paying the balance off in the days after taking delivery, but when setting up the PCP nearly every salespeople I've spoken to questions putting down the max. deposit. " That's not how PCP is designed to work " comes the reply. Too bloody right it isn't, it's designed to benefit the creditor, not the debtor. Those who take out credit seem to think it's the otherway round. The power of advertising eh? Unless you don't have the money to hand, I've never understood that logic. I hear lots of people like Yogi-Bear say things like the equity was greater than expected as if it's a good thing. It makes me question if these people actually know how PCP works? If someone finds that their car has more equity than they thought it would, that means they've just paid more finance than was necessary. I find that very confusing. Why would anyone see paying more interest than was necessary as a good thing?

I've heard of people placing their car keys inside a Faraday pouch to stop transmitting signals, but this is the first I've heard of someone placing a whole dealership in one. 🤣

This has been a VW group issue for as long as I remember. If you ever get a chance to see brand new cars that have just been delivered to the dealership ( before the centre disc caps are fixed ) you'll be shocked at how much surface rust has gathered. Check out this review of a +£100k Audi. Audi RS6 long-term review Even their ceramics act like rust magnets! Of course all manufacturers suffer from this problem, but if my experience is anything to go by, VW group wins the race for the fastest build up of surface rust.

Apologies if you think I'm being pedantic but you didn't buy the car, to date all you've done is rented it from the owner ( i.e. the finance company ). What price you think you purchased it for it is irrelevant. As others have said you need to know how much your car is actually worth and what the GFV Guaranteed future value or 'balloon payment' is. Doesn't sound like you've done that. A: How much will you have to pay the finance company for you to own the car at the end of the agreement? ( or you can call them up or login to VWFS website and find out how much it will cost to end or rather 'settle' the agreement this month ). B: How much is your car worth. Go to somewhere like WeBuyAnyCar.com, enter the details ( accurarely ). Now bear in mind your PCP ends in 6 moths time, not today. The figure you receive today will only be accurate if you're going to be buying your car in the next few weeks. The equity you have in your car will be the difference between B and A For example if your baloon payment is £15000 and Drive the deal are offering you £20000 then you have £5000 equity. I've used a credit card ( at the dealers request, not mine ) to buy a car but paid off the amount when my bill arrived. But if you're not going to pay it off a.s.a.p then I'd never recommend a car be purchased on a credit card. If I were in your position I'd be looking at a bank loan. Check out sites like MoneySavingExpert. To use just one example, you can borrow £15,000 from Sainsburys Bank at 4.8% APR fixed if you're a Nectar card holder. Don't know what Barclaycard charge but it's be something like 22% variable - i.e. it'll increase if BofE increase interest rates.

ABS certainly ain't going to detect rotation on sheet ice because when the wheel slips it thinks it's stopped. At least a locked wheel will dig in to snow and slow the vehicle but ABS has the opposite effect, whenever it detects a locked wheel, it'll release the brake then stamp on it again ( never ever a good idea on snow / ice ) then release, then stamp etc... You said it yourself - you detected no slipping. ABS, TPS, TC certainly wasn't working overtime or you'd have known about it. If you were driving slow as you should have been and being gentle on the brake as you should do on sheet ice, the sensors wouldn't have been doing anything. Traction would have been purely down to those tyres.

Whilst many things VW are confusing, this ain't one on them. Haldex is 3yr or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first. That's very clear. As for everythting else you mention, my car will be serviced according to Skoda recommendations because I treat that as an insurance policy. If my engine were to go BANG! at least I have the backup of saying to Skoda, but I did everything you told me to do. If however I don't adhere to the recommended maintenance and service program, it's Skoda who can then turn around and say " We told you so". If you take out a warranty and they discover you haven't adhered to the manufacturers recommendations, do you reckon they'll pay out? If I were the warranty underwriter, I wouldn't. Spark Plugs are included in the service plan so will make no difference price wise to me, assuming of course price is the only motive for not adhereing to the manufacturer's recommendations. If price was a concern then I wouldn't have bought a Kodiaq / VW group car in the first place. If there's a cheaper way than Skoda's service plan ( especially if you take it out during a special offer ), to service my car whilst retaining it's warranty, I'm only too willing to listen. At the end of the day they're our cars and we can look after them how we want. If the OP has a 5 year old car that's never had a Haldex service he's been very fortunate. I'd do exactly the same as him - get the lot done at the same time.