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Or anyone else either. You will only get close to the WLTP official range by doing well below the motorway speed limit.

Only problem is you wouldn't get close to that range at motorway speeds.

Not for much longer!

I don't know if he did or not. My point was that chargers don't always deliver their rated output which I don't think anyone would dispute and that would certainly be an issue for me when out and about on the road. At the moment I don't ever have to worry about whether a petrol station will take longer than normal to fill my car up as they all pretty much operate at the same speed. Yes I acknowledge that that's how the technology works. My point was that it's inferior to filling a car up with petrol as that happens at a constant speed until its full. I know it's common and makes sense to do it, I was just pointing out that it's not the same as starting every day with a full tank of fuel. It's more like starting every day with 1/4 - 1/3 of a tank of fuel.

Yes that's what I tend to do, seems to work well. Yes sure, I wouldn't have a problem with taking it to perhaps around 200k but I think late 300's is probably pushing it a bit... I don't want to have it making regular trips to the garage even if it doesn't require expensive repairs.

Don't really intend to keep it that long. I do around 25k miles per year and I'm not sure it will still be good for nearly 400k miles? This may come as a surprise to you but there are a few people around who occasionally slip over the speed limit😉 The 500 mile journey in 8 hours includes a stopped time of about an hour in total. About 7 hours actual driving = just over 70mph average. Possibly true at 60-70 mph but above that they seem to lose efficiency pretty quick. I appreciate this is quite old but this guy did 112 miles using 71kWh in a Model S at an average speed of just over 100mph. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/discharging-at-high-speed-100-mph.32873/ My friend reckons his Model X (considerably newer) would do about 140 miles at 100mph. Obviously ICE cars also have much higher consumption at high speeds but the drop is not so steep.

I think that's pretty clear at this stage although I guess I'll buy one someday, but only once it fits my needs. Unless I'm forced to earlier which is looking quite likely at present...

Sure - I think 1 second is probably still a bit optimistic though! You still have to open the flap at the very least. Yes quite frequently. Sometimes with a 5 minute toilet or fuel stop if necessary but I generally try and avoid even these if possible. 250 miles does not take 6 hours, at least not for me. Looking at a few recent trips I have done for example: 267 miles down to Devon in 4 hours (a lot of the last bit was country lanes and a chunk of the A303 is of course single carriageway). 502 miles to Scotland in 8 hours (including around an hour's worth of stops). Plus as I've mentioned before, regular trips to Germany which is about 320 miles which normally takes about 4 hours (from Calais). We generally cruise at about 105mph when in Germany and with a roofbox I reckon you would be looking for a charger after about 100 miles. I quite accept that for many people these are not things they need to or even want to do but for me they are needed to fit in with work & other commitments etc. Plus do any EV's have a spare wheel yet? That's important for me too.

Yes he's very aware of pre-conditioning the battery and the optimal state of battery to charge etc😉 Sometimes you can't always be too choosy about how much battery you have left when you get to a charger though and in this case it had more to do with the charger than the car. Your analogy about filling a jug with water isn't the best tbh as if you compare it to filling a car with petrol which is more what we are talking about, the pump fills it at pretty much the same rate until it cuts out which is pretty instantaneous (or if you stop yourself before the tank is full). As Graham says, I do find it odd that you had to do such a large diversion to fill up, I've never done such a diversion in my life to date. The 'filling up while you sleep' is a compelling point but in my opinion doesn't have a lot of substance to it. Whilst many say that you leave every day with a 'full tank' I would argue that this is far from the truth. My Superb (mostly used for motorway cruising) does 750-850 miles between fills and even the best EVs will not do more than around 250 miles at highway speeds (less in winter) so I think it's truer to say that with an EV you start every day with 1/4 - 1/3 of a tank which doesn't quite have the same appeal. Plus you have the faff of plugging in and unplugging every day as well. I guess I will have to get an EV one day but I really hope the technology improves very quickly as for me what is currently available just doesn't cut it and that is the main reason why I really resent the way the government are effectively forcing us into it. Just let people make the move when they decide it works for them.

I'm pretty hopeful it's only weather related, it might be my memory playing tricks on me but I think my previous car (a Volvo) had something similar happen occasionally during inclement weather.

I get it pop up quite frequently, normally in heavy rain or snow. Usually disappears within a couple of minutes.

Not really common but I have come across filling stations with no kiosk (i.e. pay at pump only). I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with manned EV charging stations going forward to try and deter cable theft which appears to be quite an issue at the moment, particularly in the Midlands.

I timed myself last week from the moment the wheels stopped moving to when they were turning again and it was 3 minutes 45 seconds for just over 60 litres. I generally work it in so I fill up when I'm actually passing a station but when I don't it's never more than 2-3 minutes diversion at worst. And using a fuel card I can fill up at any motorway services when out and about and pay a sensible price instead of the rip off standard prices meaning it's not necessary to divert far off route when on a longer journey either. On my regular trips to Germany I never stop more than once on the way (or way back) and it's always less than 10 minutes to fill up and go to the toilet which is all that's needed - around 350 miles from Calais. It generally takes us between 4 and 4 1/2 hours depending on traffic and how hard I feel like pushing it. A friend of mine in his Tesla did the exact same journey and took 8 hours. Anecdotally quite frequently when I've been with him at public chargers he often seems to have issues with getting anywhere near the advertised charging speed from the charger (30kw, 60kw from a 150kw seems to be fairly commonplace).

My long term average that I keep on my spreadsheet (yes I am sad!) Is almost exactly 50mpg over the 39k miles I have done since January last year. I think the best I have seen is 78mpg on a single journey but 60-65 is more normal on my standard commute (mostly motorway sitting at 65mph). Best overall for a tank is 60.3mpg (measured brim to brim) but around 55 is more normal. The overall average is dragged down by my trips to Germany (normally 4-5 per year) when I generally try and keep moving😉 Cruising at 105mph with a roofbox and full car generally results in it ending up around the early 30s for the journey. My car is a 200 TDI 4x4 estate.

I think mine is the same actually (its also a 2022). If you find a way to get it working then I would be glad to hear from you! I've had a bit of a hunt around to try and find it but no luck so far (although I wouldn't have said my search for it has been completely comprehensive).

Yes that would be most likely. If the dealer/Skoda UK aren't helping with this then have a word with an independent. I've recently started using Saunders Abbott in Sidcup and very happy with them so far.

Obvious question but do you know which DSG it is that you have?

Assuming it has the standard 205/55/R16 tyre then it's fine inasmuch as it will get you home safely (but ideally at reduced speed) but won't enable you to use cruise control. Changing the tyre to a 205/65/R16 as I have done enables use of cruise control and TPMS (and makes me happier to go a bit faster) but obviously I understand these aren't important things to everyone.

You can check out what was standard and what was optional by looking at the relevant brochure for the various years here: https://autocatalogarchive.com/skoda/

Sounds very nice. The only negative for me is the loss of the permanently live 12v sockets, I find these very useful. Out of interest do you think there would be room for a larger spare wheel than the space saver?

That does definitely seem excessive, I can't help on what the VAG official limits are but I have the exact same engine and I think the low oil light came on at 13k miles. I topped up a litre and nothing since. It had a full service at around 18k miles and is now on just over 33k miles with no oil added. I'm wondering if the car was originally supplied to me without being properly filled with oil.

Of course weather can vary a lot even across one day let alone seasons but it obviously isn't practical to change tyres so often, with that in mind then I think using the mean daily average for your area is probably the most sensible thing when deciding what you need and when to change. I'm in SE UK and the average daily mean is 10c or above from April to October so IMO summer tyres are most appropriate then.

Thanks - looks like quite a bit of space. Probably have to get down to a dealer and take some measurements!

Does your car have a spare wheel? If not then is there much space for one? According to the Skoda brochure only a space saver is offered on the Superb but the new Passat (which is essentially the same car) is offered with a full size alloy spare as an option. So was wondering if there is scope for fitting a full size spare in the Superb.

In all honesty are all season tyres not more appropriate for most areas of the UK in winter than a dedicated winter tyre? A pretty large chunk of the time the temperatures are over 7 degrees so I now use all seasons as my winter tyres. They performed pretty well in Germany last winter in the snow (off road!)