JemmRen

Can anyone tell me if there is anything up to date (22-23) on the cost of getting my immobiliser reprogrammed please . Car was stolen , driven. 520 klms . In the back of car in no place obvious, was a Faraday folder with a spare key as I had nowhere safe in my house to put it. So here is a car that I have bought 7 months ago and my key was accessed, but first they had to get into the car .I left the car at 9.42pm and they stole it at 9.56pm according to the street cameras . Apparently the alarm didn’t go off So how can this be disabled from outside ?How do you check that the alarm works ? And to my thinking, if the car is alarmed from the outside how can the car be started and not instead immobilised ? If anyone has any info they want to put into this post I would appreciate it please . Thankyou for your time. Jemm.

It is actually my usual mechanic who has done all the service work on the previous Skoda. I wondered at the time he told me why the other driver didn’t go to the Skoda dealership ? Possibly the same reason I’m experiencing now. …so no I don’t have an oil problem . It would appear that the brakes throw out quite a lot of stuff with road grime. So I apologise if I sounded less than impressed . A simple solution to a problem that the dealership could have really helped me with. Thank you.

Yes I am going to buy one of these this week from the dealership I bought the car from. Locally are unavailable. It seems I may have bought a lemon which is a shame because I love driving my car. It drives beautifully now that the lights are fixed but… The local dealership does not recognise my warranty, seems it is not valid interstate? nor can they provide me with any details about the previous history of the car which the dealership that I bought it from, told me I could access from any dealership including the service which was done in March when they deregistered the car. So we now have an oil issue which I brought to their attention nearly a month ago. Some ‘local know-all guy’ came over and gave me this spiel about the black residue that is coated over Skoda cars after they are built as they can come into contact with corrosive material in their long journey to Australia and as the weather gets hotter this will then appear to be an oily substance on the outside the car. It sounded like a very long tall story . (He may have missed his calling in life !) I have been driving and changing my own oil in many cars over the last 50 years, so he no doubt had a good laugh at my expense when sharing his experience in the workshop thinking that I didn’t know what I was talking about. Being an older female driver should not exclude me from some simple courtesy but this is not what I am receiving here. They may be the local Skoda dealers but have never actually sold a Skoda car here. Could not provide me with one to do a test drive so I doubt they would know what one looked like..I spied a little sign advertising Skoda service on the back of their building the other day which was surprising in a business that does not want to deal with customers who have bought one. Had I bought my car locally it may have been different but I doubt it. Courtesy and good manners come naturally to most companies who want your business in these tough times but not here it would seem. Constantly stonewalling me does nothing to foster good customer relations, so tonight I rang the Skoda Roadside Assist line and they are organising a mechanic to come out and maybe tow my car to a safe dealership who wants my business .. and if necessary provide me with a hire car for 10 days as part of my warranty. Now I know why in a city of over 60,000 population I own only the 2nd Skoda in town .

Actually it wasn’t sold with a RWC. It was deregistered in Victoria and they kept the plates as they were dealer plates. I received the car totally unregistered as they had given me a 7 day permit. I required a blue slip in NSW and there were no issues with the mechanic. I have known him for awhile and he is very thorough. I am just disappointed in some little things that should have been checked and weren’t. Basic stuff that you would not expect to have issues with had it been done properly. Anyway, I will follow thru on your suggestions and thankyou .

Thankyou I will do that this weekend and get back to you..

Well from what I have seen of Skoda, all things work together very well. However, my local car dealership that services Volvo, Volkswagen, Kia and Rovers informed me last week that it is not their responsibility to check the lights or put a light bar on, even tho I had told her I would pay for the light bar, she told me that I should take it to an auto electrician. That they were too busy doing work on cars that had been purchased thru their dealership. Inferring no doubt that because it had been been bought interstate my warranty had no value here, perhaps ? I had asked her about a copy of the service that was done on it on the 17/3/23 as I wanted to find out what was done and she told me that it may not have been put on line, as many weren’t and this was after the dealership had informed me that since 2017 all their service notes and other relevant information had been put on line. And I could obtain a copy from any Skoda service centre. Apparently not in Dubbo tho. I drove to Orange yesterday for an appointment and came straight home afterwards and it was an extremely tiring trip, with limited power on hills, misses in the motor but ok on the straight stretches. Then this morning I noticed black flecks on the front right hand wheel cover . Turns out it is motor oil. So today is 2 months since it was delivered up from Melbourne and whilst I didn’t expect it to be a perfect car to say that I am disappointed is an absolute understatement . Oh and the front assist has been coming and going all week. Tell me, if anyone is able to, where should I take this car too, to get it looked at please ? I have not yet bought the service pack as I was not told about it until after I had paid for the car.. Again the local dealership told me that the extra 2 years warranty, was not a given, even tho Melbourne had told me that if I bought the service pack I would receive an extra 2 years of warranty . Is it only a Skoda thing ? As for the lights, I think that a pre inspection would have only been done had it been brand new. Thanks in advance.

Hi and hello ! I am now the owner of a courtesy car from Melbourne and my first Skoda. I looked at buying a Skoda 4 years ago and was quite impressed with them. Did a lot of research, but people I knew including my family who include mechanics and ‘dyed in the wool’ Toyota people were disgusted that I was looking at anything else apart from a more Aussie vehicle! So I let it slide for awhile and had an unexpected tip to perhaps purchase a Skoda in Victoria in March. So I rang the dealership and spoke to a wonderful man called Jonathan who was both knowledgeable and very helpful. So yes they had the car, hadn’t yet advertised it and to secure it they would require a $1000 dep. Did all this and then went to QLD for 5 weeks.Bought it and had it delivered within 5 days, a month ago . Love it, and especially the very uncluttered dash but the lights are deplorable. For a car that has just had a full service they could be much much better. Around town no problems but on the highway last night sitting behind trucks and lots of traffic coming towards me with their very bright lights, my lights need an urgent update . Right hand side is beautiful but not for the other side. The side that wildlife sits on…it has a serious dip to it and is dim. Question is, am I allowed under my warranty to put a light bar on it ? And I ask this because I wanted to do some interstate driving and we have Roos here too. I do a lot of night driving but was told by someone here who owned a Skoda a few years back that my Skoda has a delicate electrical system that can be upset if I add extra things to it and can also void my warranty. In Europe that may be the case but we have different driving conditions here in Australia and I live in a landlocked area that has a lot of hopping marsupials that can do some real damage if I cannot see them on the road . My other car was a Prado with a light bar and more expensive on fuel. Big difference I know . So can I update and put brighter bulbs in and/ or a light bar? Or should I talk to someone more knowledgeable at Skoda Australia ? Thanks for listening and very happy driving !