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I watched that video and simply don’t recognise those levels of efficiency. I would like to see the actual route and speeds they used on that YouTube test, it has been fixed to show the EVs in a very positive light. Long term average of my Enyaq is 3.5 miles/kWh. A steady A and B road drive it might get 4.0 miles/kWh and the absolute best I’ve seen from it is 4.6 miles/kWh. When I had a tdi Octavia there were people on briskoda claiming to regularly average 70+mpg when I was getting around 50mpg in reality, then I had a 1.4tsi which averaged 40 to 45mpg at best, and I read about people with a VrS getting 50+mpg. Either I’m doing something wrong or I’m very unlucky that every car I get uses a lot of fuel/energy.

Looks like it could be an issue with Enyaqs then. If the alignment is within spec and it still knocks out the inner edges then it is a design fault.

Winter knocked my Enyaq by about 25%, might be slightly better after the much promised software update. From what I’ve read the Tesla battery management is better.

Sounds good. Clearly the whole software/user experience is better with Tesla. If you’re doing long journeys Tesla is better for the superchargers. Most of your “hates” would be better with an Enyaq - Matrix headlights and auto main beam system is good, auto wipers work well, and excellent turning circle. I’ve never been in a Tesla but personally I like the looks of the Model Y and the model 3.

Who knows ?! Anything could happen, but with inflation as it is, they aren’t going to get any cheaper whatever happens to supply and demand.

I could get a bit more range but I don’t skimp on speed, aircon or heating, I just drive it as I would if it was a petrol or diesel. The prices are a lot higher so £39k is probably what they can get for the ID4, so maybe it might not be such a bad option ? From what I can see, my car with 20k miles is still worth more or less what I paid for it.

Hi, I like mine - 21 reg 60 Suite. Comfortable, quiet, great to drive, 200 mile range in summer 150 winter, good size boot, and nice interior. They are basically the Skoda version of ID4 so I think you’d find it similar to drive. Personally I prefer the Skoda design particularly the interior. I’ve done over 20,000 miles in it and am hoping to keep it long term (10 years/200,000miles). No major issues, it has been back to the dealer once for an intermittent electric drive warning message and some other random warnings which was fixed by bleeding the cooling system and fitting a new airbag control module, no problems since then other than it looks like it has an appetite for tyres - definitely going to need all 4 changing around 25k miles. I’ve never had such a large heavy car so I guess that’s something expensive to get used to. Mine is an early car from Skoda stock, I’m still waiting for the software upgrade but I’m happy with the way it works on the old system. Hope that helps.

Thanks, probably a good idea to get it checked when new. Mine is definitely wearing the inside worse on the rear. I’m keeping a close eye on them and will get maximum mileage, have all 4 replaced and full wheel alignment done.

After 20,000 miles my Enyaq tyres are worn down to between 3 and 4mm but it is taking out the inside edges on all 4 corners. I rotated them front to rear as recommended in the manual at 10,000 miles and at that time the rears were about 1mm more worn than the fronts. Obviously it needs alignment checked and adjusting, but it’s probably going to get to 2mm all round at about 25,000 miles so although it is wearing the inner edges it won’t mean I’m replacing the tyres prematurely. The car came with 20” wheels and I am wondering if that might have some effect on the tyre wear as presumably the standard size is 19” and I guess the geometry is set up for that ? The top picture is the near side rear tyre at 20,000 ( now on the front) and the bottom picture is the offside front at 20,000 ( now on the rear). I check the pressures every month and increase them as per the spec if going on a journey with a loaded car.

Nice one, glad you got it sorted. The whole interface, menu etc had me scratching my head a few times until I got used to it. Car looks great by the way 👍

Parts being on back order has always been a problem with vag group cars, and I guess the microchip supply issues won’t be helping with something like a control module. With the grant and discount you secured on this deal then I see why you are holding out as the prices are way higher now, which is no doubt why the dealer would be quite happy if you walked away.

Did you pay and accept it in the end and, if so, have they provided you with a car to use in the meantime ? Personally unless Skoda and/or the dealer is looking after you, with free transport, I’d be seriously looking at rejecting it and walking away. That car is coming up one month old from first registration date and you haven’t been able to use it. If the part is back ordered I can’t see how the situation can be unblocked or progressed further.

As far as I have been able to work out, so far, the Enyaq doesn’t preheat the battery before leaving home. Preheating the interior whilst connected to your charger does at least save some battery power when you drive. However it does seem that the latest software edition may do some kind of preheating, all the information I’ve found so far is fairly vague about what it actually does. For it to do anything along the lines of preconditioning I think you will need to set a planned departure time.

It isn’t the dealerships fault, but they want to be a Skoda dealer and the issue is for them to sort with Skoda. It sounds like you are dealing with this very reasonably to me. I used to do pre delivery inspections on cars but 30 years ago when there was an absolute fraction of the electronics of today. I wouldn’t be surprised to find the same time allocated for a technician to PDI a car today. If the car doesn’t put up a warning light or fault message then all the systems are probably assumed to be ok. I would have thought they plug it into their diagnostic system to set it up and that would flag up any faults codes, but maybe they don’t.

I can’t say I’ve felt any great need for a frunk. Not sure if there is more or less room under the Enyaq bonnet compared to the id4. I would be concerned about affecting cooling air flow, the cars are actually designed by engineers, I personally wouldn’t want to screw a plastic tray on top of everything.

Good news, I look forward to being contacted 😬 It says all future updates can be done remotely, no need to visit dealer. Presumably that is one less thing to be done on a service then ?

I noticed the same thing on mine the other day, I’m sure it opened all 4 earlier in the year but now it only does the fronts. I assumed there was some setting that I had wrong but maybe not if you’ve already tried stuff. Maybe a software issue….?

Welcome. Thanks for that update, I wonder if it will be Skoda UK who contact owners or whether we will have to find things out for ourselves and then tell the dealers all about it….?

I know with pcp, which is the route I went, the mileage only becomes a factor if you decide to hand the keys back at the end of the agreed period. If you buy the car at the end by paying the balloon payment, or trade it in for something else at some point, you don’t pay any excess mileage charges, but obviously mileage will affect the vehicle value.

I think the stars aligned for me a year ago when I got this Enyaq. My Octavia had increased in value by £1000 from 6 months previously, I compromised and got a car from stock, and it qualified for the the government grant. A year later and my Enyaq would be £10,000 more to buy and take a year to build. Its a crazy situation. Personally, as a petrol head, I find the bit of extra planning for a long journey quite enjoyable. The main issue is the mess of charging infrastructure, requiring numerous apps and/or rfid cards. Ive done 18000 miles in a year and have zero desire to return to fossil power.

This is my reality from an InstaVolt a couple of weeks ago, £18.63 to add 105 miles. What does that equate to in mpg of a diesel ?

That Cleveley EV mobile servicing are going to be busy, looking at that pollen filter video and their other videos they actually do what needs to be done, such as stripping and cleaning brakes. If what happened at your Vauxhall dealer is anything to go by then a lot of dealers are lagging way behind. I think there is still a lot of mystery to EVs for a lot of mechanics. In fact you don’t need a lot of training to understand the basics of what not to touch and the systems in place to isolate the high voltage, and then be capable of safely doing service work.

Dealership servicing on any car is a rip off (I know as I used to work as a technician at franchised dealers). Brake fluid change is ballcocks anyway, it should be tested and if it’s ok, it’s ok. Pollen filter is easy to change and 2 years is probably a reasonable comprise on time/mileage. Everything else is a visual check as per what is done on ice vehicles plus looking at any visible high voltage cables, which could only suffer if externally damaged. The main thing the dealer can actually do is plug it into Skodas mothership and update the software. Dealers are going to want some way of making back the money they will be forced to spend on ev training and equipment. Personally I check tyre tread and pressures every month and top up the washers but realise not every one can or will do this.

The Enyaq brochure states 24 months and when I collected mine the service interval showed 730 days. This is from the brochure: Service intervals Your ENYAQ iV is supplied with a fixed service regime to ensure that your car stays in the best possible shape. A service light will show when the car requires inspection at 24 months. To keep your ENYAQ iV operating as it should we recommend the following work is carried our every 24 months: > Inspection – we’ll make sure all the components and systems work as they should. > Pollen Filter – we’ll renew the Pollen Filter to keep your vehicle cabin clear of dust and odours. > Brake Fluid – we’ll renew your brake fluid to maintain braking efficiency and function. One of the advantages of electric vehicles is reduced maintenance, I don’t see any reason why shorter intervals are required.