AndyM20

Personal preference! I had the top spec Laurin Clement 2l. Awful noisy car, even on the motorway I couldn’t hear the radio inside! Wouldn’t rate it more than 2 out 10. Sorry, I’m sure there are lots that will disagree but this was my experience. Not to mention, to replace a DLR, you need a new headlight and bumper out. That was the top for me and I decided to get rid of!

Yes, unfortunately Skoda is a very poor built car. I have sold it after 6 months and bought something decent. I suggest you do the same! Waste of a good engine in a crappy made car! Sorry if i upset the purists but this is what i felt after only 6 months of ownership and 12000miles.

J.R, you are absolutely right never thought a pothole can do such damage. Yes it was a hard one and did a lot of damage to my wheels but never thought the axle would be damaged. I will buy a second hand and get someone to replace it for me and take it from there. It seems that everyone thinks the pothole created all this. Here is the pothole I hit. also attached is the axle I will buy and have installed.

Hi Breezy let me have an email address please. Thanks

Time for a new axle I guess. If you mentioned a pothole could have caused that then yes I hit a pothole on the A1 back in Jan. still waiting for NH to reimburse me. Squashed the NSF wheel and punctured both near side tyres. That could be the culprit.

Thank you and yes it does explain. Will a new axle solve the issue? Excellent explanation! Thanks for taking the time to write!

Checked all that, all ok. All original, alloys original, minor scratches as you would expect. No accident damage, everything looks intact underneath. Also HPI clear. Skoda never heard of this issue before. What a surprise! The garage who did the camber check yesterday just rang me and they spoke to skoda who will raise a ticket with their factory to see if there is a recall or they heard about. They will call me back on Tuesday apparently. In the meantime I am chewing my tyres which is very annoying to chew £300.

I get that but what’s causing that so that I repair. Worn coils, worn shocks? What’s causing it. The car is immaculate throughout! Drives perfectly. There is no one single comment on the internet to mention this issue. No one has ever seen this but obviously I have. It’s chewing the tyres too fast without an obvious fault underneath. We went underneath today 3 mechanics looked at it and then here is no obvious bend or anything. Everyone is guessing, it may be bent. I can go ahead and chnage the axle but i want to make sure that the culprit.

I get that but what’s causing that so that I repair. Worn coils, worn shocks? What’s causing it. The car is immaculate throughout! Drives perfectly. There is no one single comment on the internet to mention this issue. No one has ever seen this but obviously I have. It’s chewing the tyres too fast without an obvious fault underneath.

That would be nice. Thank you! Front I know they are ok. The car drives perfectly.

Pete, I don’t know to be honest. I am listening to people that actually understand these numbers. I need some advice on what to do next. I am taking the new tyres off and use a set of second hand I had in my garage 6mm left for the time being so that I don’t ruin the new ones. I need to get is sorted asap. I don’t know where to go from here.

The correct values should be 1’32. I have 1’89. What could cause this?

Dear All, thank you for your comments /input. I had actually a blow on the A1 at 85mph but nothing happened. Pulled over and changed for the spare. All garages I have been have told me that I need a new axle. I booked it in so that Skoda will confirm that this is the case. I have replaced the tyres again yesterday to a set of brand new Bridgestones. They won’t last because i am doing about 3-4000 a month. These are the current values given to me yesterday. What is weird is that left and right are identical almost. I attache a photo of the axle as well. You can all see there is nothing to adjust. Even if I buy new shocks and coils not sure this will fix the issue. Seems that no one had this issue otherwise someone would have come up a solution.

Where else can I go. All garages I went to told me to scrap or change the axle. That’s stupid and can’t accept any of their suggestions. I can go to a garage if you suggest that this issue is known and other people have had it fixed.

Right, I went to my local garage, they put it on a ramp and agreed the rear axle is fixed and cannot be adjusted. They have checked it and confirm it’s bent but never been in an accident. The numbers I have from the wheel alignment garage are exactly the same -1’89 on both sides. I went to Skoda after and they booked me to diagnose! I know don’t start me on it, £150 to tell me what I already know. Managed to get an appointment on the 11 May however my tyres will be gone by then. Obviously Skoda never heard of it but the ladies there have hardly driven a car I would say! need a new axle! What guarantees do I have the axle will be straight?

The website is still active although is a bit far from me. Anyone any other idea please closer to Herts. Thanks

I am in Hertfordshire Letchworth Garden City area. I agree about the dealership, only kids 18 year olds on front desk talking about cars. Didn’t even know what I was on about when I mentioned alignment. Does anyone know in the area a good Hunter place please? I refuse to believe the only way out is to sell it to somebody else. What they are saying in fact is that the car needs scrapping.

Thanks Toot, what shall i do? They said the rear axle is not adjustable. Nothing can be done. I don’t want to sell it. I will go to my local Skoda dealer tomorrow to see what they’re saying.

Brand new tyres fitted two months ago ruined after 6000 miles. Replaced the tyres today and I tried have the camber adjusted but I was told to sell the car as nothing can be done. Is this right, Octavia mk3 2016 2.0l diesel doesn’t have the camber adjustable? Can anything be done to adjust it? Has anyone had this issue on their car? These were the photos taken before i had the tyres replaced. Thanks

@geordieblokethank you very much! That’s what I was after! Have a good weekend!

Does anyone have the instructions to install the new microswitch please. There was a PDF here but has disappeared. The videos on YouTube aren’t very clear. Thank you