Jemm

Thankyou for explaining about the tyres as I do not have anyone to ask about them hence, asking on here. Thankyou.

I know that my internal lock, locked and now it is a case of hit and miss. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. The night my car was stolen I had my dead second key on the seat in a bag. Intending to buy another fortnightly key battery when I bought petrol on the way home. The dealership told me that they were not aware it had a problem. Which means no one ever reported a problem. Immobiliser for the keys will cost $2000 and I have not yet signed off on my insurance claim as the police are holding the other key as evidence for when it goes to court this month. Skoda told me the repairs to my car would cost just on $10,000 but the 'preferred repairer' for my insurance company charged them $22,000. And the keys are yet to be added to that cost. I have to ask what exactly did they fix ? I drove it for 12 days after the car was returned and apart from the graffiti on the car it seemed fine. We had a massive electrical storm over our local dam which I had driven up to on winding back roads. Had a near miss with an electrical charge and screens didn't return to normal for several hours but it was OK to drive home. 3 days later it just stopped. And it was 5 months before I got it back. So now I have hire car on my insurance because I don't ever want to be in that position again. Regarding keys etc all will be fixed before the end of this month.. but it has been a long haul. My first ever car that was stolen and thank God for insurance.

At around $300 per tyre (times 4) can they have normal tyres on them or must they maintain the European sports car look ? Just asking as I am aware that these cars do not have spares .

I did make arrangements to send it to the nearest Skoda dealer but my insurance company refused their assistance and told me that I had to accept their choice of a repairer and not Skoda. The night my car was stolen I locked it with the key as the fob was again flat. The supermarket shut at 10pm so I had 18 minutes to dash in and pick up my order and they broke into and stole it in 14 minutes thru continually pulling on the drivers door handle. This was according to where I parked it under the cameras. The key fob still goes flat. And I have 1 key still. I am taking it down to the Skoda dealer tomorrow to get all my fuses checked as I am unable to open the fuse box myself and I want to know why the alarm no longer works. I now use a steering wheel lock and have ordered an upmarket one . I was advised that my car was going to be stolen again so this is just prevention. I spend a lot of time in my car and have just returned home after a month away . My car is the loveliest thing I have owned in a long time and I intend to keep it for as long as I am able. It was meant to be my retirement present to me So it is in my best interests to keep it as a viable vehicle on the road for as long as possible. Thnx .

If the alarm and immobiliser don't work could it be that there are no fuses for them ? If so where do you buy these fuses ? Should csr be taken to a Skoda dealer to get them replaced ?

I also have this problem. To all intents it is locked, but not. The night g ht my car got stolen i pushed the key fob but it was flat again so I locked it with the key and I would say they'd have been getting frantic because the supermarket shut in just 5 minutes. They pulled on the driver side door handle and left massive scratches under the handle, yet i have spoken to. many people who tell me that once that handle is locked it cannot be opened, without the key. So I would suggest you check your fuses because my alarm did not go off either.

It was first registered in June '22. Made in July '21.

Thankyou ...I doubt anyone can do anything but I remain hopeful that someone somewhere could offer some practical advice. This is the only site I can put it on. I did join Briskoda last year and mention that I thought I'd bought a lemon but you know the car is not even 3 years old and it is a Skoda. It is a beautiful quality piece of machinery that has some very unfavourable features. Perhaps i need to go live somewhere where it will not be stolen.

Hello! I would like to know what to do with a car that doesn't lock, the immobiliser doesn't work nor does the alarm. To all appearances they do but the reality is that they don't. The night it got stolen, I had locked it with the key so it took them 14 mins to get into the car. The repairer tells me it is not his responsibility to fix these which is true so whose responsibility is it ? Is it mine ? I bought it on the 15th May last year. It got stolen in November and I have only just got it back. Can I send it back via CEVA or is there somewhere in Australia where I can get these things fixed ? Would anyone have have any idea of costs? It was classed as a new vehicle because it was sold within the 2 year period here in Australia so the final costs were around $38,000. I don't have the exact costings at hand.Then Service NSW told me recently that the 5 year warranty expires 2025 because it goes from the year it was manufactured. So.... The reason I still have it is because it has a steering wheel lock on it now as recommended by several people. This is because in my town I was told it was going to get stolen again. All the bad people in town know it doesn't lock and my insurance company is not likely to pay out on it again . My rating plus plus is going to look worthless if I have to claim on it again.. Numerous times when travelling I have come back to a car fully open with windows down, so obviously the windows don't lock either (?) Apart from what is meant to be there, I leave nothing in the car except a locked steering wheel. It is a shame really because I spent a couple of years checking out Skodas and decided on what I wanted so when in Brisbane I was told there was a service car for sale and the rest is history. It was going to be the car I was going to go tripping around this big brown land in with my friend who is now a widow. In retrospect I would never expect a very reputable car yard to sell a car without doing a complete service on it. But the truth is that they did. It is a beautiful looking car that is an absolute sham. No one I knew wanted me to buy a Skoda but I did. So my family and friends no longer talk about my lemon but I would like some people on here to give me some constructive suggestions please as to what I can do with it . In the meantime, it drives lovely and is wonderful to sleep in and is a beautiful piece of machinery as only a Skoda could be.