scottf51

Slack in the wheel area ? that doesn’t sound good, what symptoms are you getting ?

Thanks for the info 👍 So I got someone to check multiple other 1.5 engines, Fabia and Scala, 3 of them that were checked at least did the same thing, so I guess we will call that one normal. For the windscreen wipers I cleaned the wipers and also the windscreen, I think they may have got some wax from on it when detailing. It’s a little faster, maybe feels a bit slow still but I have 2.5 years of warranty still and life is too short so it’s good enough. Car is going in again soon for dash rattles and water in the rear high level brake light. It already went in once for rattles and it’s a bit better, they are now saying since they have already taken dash trim off several times, they likely need to replace, as clips get loose. Just teething issues, loving the car in general. seems to be something about the Fabia for me, had 3 of the mk1 vrs , they were fantastic, would totally get another vrs if they did it 😊

👍 Thanks, appreciate it

Hi Never being one to ask normal questions can anyone with a Fabia MK4 tell me if either of these 2 things are normal 1. Wiper speed just seems a bit slow to me - this is doing a single wipe , ie push down on the stalk once, I am aware the windscreen is dry, but it doesn't really affect speed. Rear wiper seems a fair bit quicker, standard is same speed and fastest wipe speed is a bit quicker. 2. Couple of mm up a, down, left or right movement of oil topup cover, it is clicked into place and doesn't rock , it stays totally flat as just moves 1-2mm if you push I did say they would not be normal questions, I do seem to notice unusual things apparently, so I am told

Update, took another one out and had similar although less pronounced , the first car was Apr 2023 with 2.5k miles, so had been sat around a lot, in the end went for one that was March 2024 with 6k miles. Couple of other weird things I wanted to know whether were normal or not, but will start another thread for those Thanks for all the comments

apparently it was owned by this lot and it’s quite common to be super low miles as they are not allowed to use for personal trips https://24x7group.co.uk/ I feel like some of them can have OTA updates done on the later ones , not sure if this is one of them though , maybe , looked like you could check for updates in the menu . It has the newer infotainment , but not wireless CarPlay , that seemed to come in late 2023 or later Just not sure if it’s just “normal” I am certainly sensitive to any vibrations given I am just returning a “used approved” BMW that had 3 buckles wheels among its many other faults . Went and looked at another approved used one and it had been repainted (and not amazingly ) down the length of both sides and even had overspray on the window rubber after they had “rectified “ the paintwork . I am almost too scared to buy anything now , it’s a minefield . kinda liked the ford puma ST but they had had more dangerous steering rack faults than seems normal. Maybe I would be better off with a bike 😂

Drove about 10 miles, took some getting used to, but was the same for whole journey pretty much to my memory

it definitely seems to be related to revs , exactly as that review stated , describes it perfectly . If the car is at 2500 revs you feel it , if you shift gears on same road at same speed and get revs lower it drops right off. they didn’t check any pressure etc for sure , will see if I can drive the other one back to back. I wouldn’t say crap, it’s not super intrusive , but maybe more than expected . Thanks for your help

well I back to backed it with my current car (m135 x-drive ) and ŠKODA was much less bumpy ride , unsurprisingly, but more engine vibration through steering . Suspect it is normal but just looking for anyone else that may have driven similar to make sure I am not buying a 🍋

it was April 2023 , 2500 miles 1 owner car at ŠKODA dealer , apparently not a demo. They have another 2024 one, guess I can just test that, seems very unlikely 2 would have the same problem, so if they are the same I guess it’s “normal”

Ah, this was the review https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2022-skoda-fabia-monte-carlo--ph-review/46209 sums it up, not the end of the world but just wondering if others feel it and if it becomes tiresome on longer journeys or you just get used to it.

Just test drove a mk4 1.5 Monte Carlo , notice a fair amount of vibration through the steering from engine, when revs drop and stay at same speed then it drops off, so seems like it’s not balancing or anything. Noticeable from about 2.5k revs, not super intrusive just like driving on slight rough tarmac , seem to remember seeing someone comment an a review so seems like a characteristic, or have I lost the plot ? 🤪 just trying to make sure I don’t get a problem child, had enough of that from BMWs my last Skoda was a mk1 fabia vrs that was only a couple of years old so it’s been a long time 🤣