Graeme1978

Mk4.5 vRS has a new infotainment unit and I've had absolutely no issues with it, none of the crashing and other issues assicated with the Mk4 (I suffered the same issues with my 2020 Cupra Ateca). Reversing camera also standard on the base vRS. If infotainment and reversing camera are two of your primary concerns then getting the Mk4.5 alleviates both.

My vRS is my 2nd automatic after the Cupra Ateca I had before it. These are my first automatic cars and I wouldn't go back to a manual now and lots of people say the same. There might be still a demand for manual gearboxes but it's certainly decreased.

Also bear in mind that the fuel tank capacity plays a part. I was surprised my Mk4.5 vRS only has a 50 litre capacity. Golf R Estate is 55 litres, Cupra Leon Estate also 55 litres. My wife's Audi Q3 is 60 litres!

Random one I discovered over the weekend - With the interior light on, if you touch and hold your finger on the plastic that the bulb is housed in, the light dims to a lower brightness.

I think the base vRS is £41k now on Skoda website. Was just under the £40k with no options in March when I got mine.

‘Laura’ is also voice activated, don’t need to single press the steering wheel button. Wake phrase is ‘Okay Laura’

Did you have any luck figuring this out?

Has anybody else found the front windscreen on the Mk4.5 quite prone to condensation along the bottom compared to other cars? I don’t think I have a moisture problem as other windows don’t steam up but as we’ve started to move towards winter I’m finding I have to have warm AC on the front windscreen even when it’s not particularly damp weather.

Check the small print of your VWFS paperwork, it will be in there. Different lenders have different specifications. Some might say ‘same specification’ in which case providing you use the same dimensions, speed rating etc then that should satisfy. On my Cupra Ateca that went back in April before I got the vRS, I’m pretty sure it said the tyres must be an ‘equivalent premium brand’ but that was financed by Santander. Regardless of the terms I only use premium tyres anyway personally.

Moving away from aero covers for a moment, does anyone know what this is? Had the car valeted this week and the guy puts anything he finds into the glovebox for safe keeping. This was in the glovebox after the valet but he can’t remember where he found it.

Contacted the dealership who asked me to go to my nearest Skoda approved bodyshop. Turned out there was one only 10 minutes drive so I popped down with it. They confirmed it was a defect and not damage, but thought it would be worth trying to machine polish out. They did it whilst I waited and it worked fine, no sign of the imperfection any more so all sorted unless it comes back!

For sale. 20 sets of Mk4.5 aero covers. Price - negotiable. Contact - anyone in this thread 😄

Nope I wouldn’t say so. They sit inside the outer edge of the alloy.

There’s a little tool in the boot to hook behind and pull them off but I just pulled them off by hand. Think you are just supposed to pull from as close to the middle as possible. Came off easy enough.