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^^^ A 1.5TSI Hybrid. PS. recommended by VW / Skoda, VW508 00 / 509 00. So 0w20 FS IV.

Many issues / faults are KNOWN ISSUES to VW Group, Dealers / Technicians. Maybe even with a TSP / TPI, yet time after time, 'Never heard of that before', never seen that before, and sometimes 'they all do that'. The VW way. 3 monkeys or Tommy. Deaf, dumb and blind. The internet really has stuffed it up for the VW group.

@Graham Butcher What interests me really is what is actually happening here . So UK Insurers are those that should know if other statistics from Fire & Emergency services include other vehicles than just BEV Cars, vans, busses, lorries. No point the figures for e-bikes, e-scooters as electric vehicles.

UK is of the greatest interest to me. Not Australia or the USA or RoW. But there have been areas of the UK very hot this year so far. Maybe that will result in different statistics later this year. Lots of imported BEV,s into the UK from around the globe. & Lots of PHEV,s.

How is it going with EV,s on fire in the UK as the numbers on the road or in storage have been growing. There seems to be very little media coverage on this recently. Is it just less of a story or less scaremongering from the usual suspects in the printed press?

Insurance quotes are so different from the various providers. Those advertising Special EV insurance like Admiral can be a ridiculous price. As to Comparison sites. Compare the market, showed me better prices than either Confused.con or Supermarket. Com. This year Ageas has provided me good cover at a great price.

As all the owners manuals say for all VW group engines. ' may use more oil in the first 5,000 km'. This can be true with some engines, especially the 1.5 tsi,s. On this forum there have been reports of the models with Digital Checking and no dipstick showing 'Over filled warnings' and this is where the oil in the engine was from the factory or as it was at the PDI before hand over. The same potential Oil use warning has been given for decades now by VW Group.

There were differences in 2013 as in likely no e-brake or autohold and just a Parking Brake & 'Hill hold assist' or no Hillhold assist. 2 seconds of being held on a slope if the brake pedal is pressed hard enough. The good thing is, what ever you have you can practise with it. What others do is their thing. A Light touch is 'simply clever' but delays need not to happen.

@Ianhar Had you never checked the oil in 11,500 mile? Did you not check it from collecting it to see where the put the car out from the PDI as far as oil level? Many have had to top up long before the miles you have done. Maybe if you had earlier it would not have used so much oil.

They are taking the Pith!. Totally. A full service is not required at 12 months / 9,400 miles, Fixed Service Regime. The car left the factory on Variable / Flexible servicing. If it was reset to Fixed then an Oil and Filter change is all that is required. Or Interim. Oil & Filter and a look see. Not a 2nd year / Major service. That is Oil & Filter, Pollen filter and look see, and brake fluid changed if you follow their Schedule / Advice. Oil & Inspection Year 1 or Year 2, or both years. Oil & Inspection Service year 3 & extended scope. Haldex Service year 3 / 30,000 miles. Spark Plugs year 4 / 40,000 miles. They will up-sell AC servicing year 2. DSG DQ381 @ 80,000 miles or sooner. Be sure the filter is replaced. HAVE the Air Filter inspected every service, not left till 6 years / 60,000 miles. Lazy barstewards.

Received my first delivery with batteries included with a label like this.

Could it be the same as Mk2,s '7DL'

DQ250 & DQ381,s are the same oil in the Box and the MCU,.Oil & Filter changes at Servicing. It is the DQ200 that has the dry clutches & 2 oils, in the box and in the MCU. (No service schedule / regime & the small filter is in the MCU.)

Can we recap please and be clear. What engine and DSG has @Cqrmine Is it a DQ200 Twin Dry Clutch or a DQ381 Twin Wet Clutch DSG., & fitted engine?

@RenSkoda How about doing 40 mph in 3rd gear then?

Incredible. Many wonderful luxury vehicles about be them BEV or ICE. Lets see just how they are behaving in a decade or so. Not that those getting them new or nearly new now are likely to have them still in 10 years. If they do have them and had no major expenditure for repairs they could be a real bargain transportation.

Lots of money to be made with eye wear or operations. The car collection of David Moulsdale @ the Moulsdale Foundation Museum is well worth a visit. It is in Bishopbriggs Glasgow. There are open days when you might be lucky to get a ticket. David Mousdale's fortune came from Optical Express.

.£3,500 ???? AI!

Buying it but really giving money to charity and getting the car because he was so generous.

Has the DSG had an oil and filter change yet?

Left foot braking is disengaging drive. Well not for me as i have only a left foot so it works the accelerator or brake pedal but not both at once and for 17 years of driving DSG,s using one foot and D, S or R i have never had issues parking or have a vehicle creep.

Is there a proper full Service History for the Ex NHS car? At least 2 Haldex Services, Annual or sooner oil changes, brake fluid done at least twice etc etc.

Common on totally standard Yeti,s with Haldex. Much depends on age rather than miles covered and location location location as in weather, salted roads. Rusty Coupling, also cracking rubber. But often the obvious cracking is not an issue.

Fixed service Regime set for Non Long life oil or Long life if you want fixed is 15,000 km / 9,400 miles.372 days. (so no setting at 10,000 km.) Flexible / Variable 30,000 km / 18,000-20,000 miles / 24 months.

When was it last serviced? Have the Spark Plugs been changed at around 40,000 miles or since? Has the Air Filter been changed or looked at? Have the brakes been serviced, or inspected and has the brake fluid been changed? Is the AC used and has that been serviced?