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How many miles has it done. When were the Spark Plugs replaced? Miles. Needs a proper scan to see if there are logged Fault Codes like Misfires. How long ago was it refuelled.? Filling stations started getting Summer fuel or should have at end March. Should not make any difference as E10 is E10 or E5 is E5. but funnily there are cars throw a wee misfire this time of year.

Welcome. How many milers has the car done. When were the Spark plugs replaced last. They are a 40,000 mile / 4 year thing. 3 cylinder 1.0 TSI can need done sooner. When was the Air Filter checked or replaced? Unlikely dodgy fuel from ASDA because they sell so much and the Internet would be telling as thousands of cars get their fuel there . Pumps have filters. Fuel supplied has changed from Winter spec to summer spec at the end of March, or should have depending on what ASDA has bought up and from where. It is not quite as volatile in summer but still 95 ron minimum.

And some cars had Oil Pressure gauges. All that is being looked for here is a 'Light check' to show that the Warning symbol will show, assuming the sensors work. The Low Oil warning can be crap and oil down by 1/3 rd with some engines and low oil pressure shows before the Low Oil light shows. eg 1.4 TSI / TFSI Euro 5 Twin Chargers. 3.6 litre oil capacity.

I will plug in and charge for 2 hours tomorrow afternoon just to see how it goes. it will just be about 5 kWh extra from my usual afternoon usage. They are crediting 20 pence back per kWh so not really gaining me anything as i will be 29 pence a kWh daytime tariff, but i can afford 15 pence to join in. I was away the past 2 times they let me know about 'Powering up'.

@Alex707070 How many miles covered in the 8 weeks since the work done?

Actually the Warning light or message should go off if you open the bonnet and add no oil. So still low if it was low. Just have the bonnet open 30 seconds and them light / message will stay off for 100 km / 62 miles.

Skoda Used car / Extended Warranty. Read the T&C,s.

^^^ England! Way behind the curve. Sufficient electricity generating capacity in Scotland now. Lots more coming on stream. Just not the National Grid up to it and not enough battery storage with pumped hydro, battery farms or hydrogen production. But the Nuclear power station in Scotland will be shutting down. Tories and Labour, Lib Dems and Reform UK are going on about the Small Modular Nuclear needed. That is going at a fast pace in England. NOT.

Common issue with some 1.6TDI and a DQ200 DSG, not so much with 2.0 TDI or TSI and DQ250,s. Wet Clutch DSG,s.

TV presenters and News Paper reviewers on the Telly this morning kept speaking about Dish Washers & Washing Machines. On Radio 4, 5 & World Service they did talk of EV,s and Home Batteries. A Distillery in South Scotland, Annandale is running on Green Energy. Offpeak and a new Boiler System. Electricity is used to heat water and make steam and they store steam at a very high temperature using a 'heat battery' or 'Steam Bank' and then use that to run their boilers. Whisky production and bottling on site. The issue is the HIGH ELECTRICITY costs when not Offpeak. The Decarbonisation Project grant. £3.6 Million from UK Government. Our money...

For decades with most VW Group / Skoda models there has been no Yellow Oil can or Red Oil can warning light check showing with turning ignition on. But there is a Yellow Oil can (low oil) or Red Oil can (Low oil pressure) symbol that shows if there is need to. . Or a message.

Is there an issue with the Polo engine that means you could not swap the Engine and DSG into the Roomster as a unit?

@lol-lol I went and drove the big one and the small one last year. The small one was just fine for size / parking. Like the porridge and the 3 bears. I have a Main Dealer close and a Maxus tech as a neighbour.

@skomaz Yes, with some more standard equipment.

A perfect equipped used diesel pickup suitable for my needs came up for sale locally. A Fiat Fullback 2.4 Auto. With Pickup bed cover, reversing camera, leather etc. Insurance is fine with my Admiral Multicar & economy is what is pretty much expected at under 40 mpg, maybe more like 35. VED not crazy. So as much as i want to just go buy it i think for once i best hold off to see how fuel prices go. I was not really planning on buying anything till the end of the summer anyway. I might go for an Electric Pickup up or Van later in the year if i can get a bigger battery one (good range) at a good price. Public Charging costs would be less important with at least 200 miles range.

PS. What was the Brake Replacement. Discs & Pads and Brake Fluid? Brake fluid is a service item, were the discs rusty and the pads worn out? Or was West End Skoda up-selling?

West End Skoda have a bit of a history of people having issues with replacement clutch issues. I know Clutches are a Wear & Tear issue. So does the 2 Years Parts & labour warranty count for nothing. Are you a RAC member for a Engineers Report. ????? How many miles were covered in that 8 weeks. Talk to the Dealer Principal and get in writing what they are saying about their technicians work carried out on your car and it being 'Driver error'. You might need a specialist engineers report. From now on maybe use http://autohausedinburgh.co.uk Proper Master Techs.

@Alex707070 Welcome to the forum. What is your Kamiq, a 1.0 TSI? There are threads around this forum with cars under 10,000 miles with burnt out clutches, or 36,000 miles. Sometimes Ex Demonstrators. Some are soon after being bought and told 'drivers error'. I see your location is Scotland. Where are you and was it a main dealer that did the Clutch Replacement. Can you say where it was done?

There are no Terms & Conditions for the Battery Warranty that you if you buy a BEV from VW group you can not charge it to full and get the sort of range they advertise as that would Invalidate the warranty. So what does it matter the charge levels? Not good if you leave the battery almost or at empty for prolonged periods.

@Caustic-Chris Are you opening the MCU to change that tiny filter? Best not.. The MCU is 1.0 1.1 liters. But the 1.1 liters is for a Dry Fill. Like if you had the MCU open.

Charging at home is AC charging & to 100% is not going to be an issue with degradation of the battery.

Do not only charge to only 80% if you want to go further, Why not 100% at home, or 99%. & 90% or 95% if you want & @ public charges when not crazy expensive, or 99% is Simply Clever. Plunge pricing today with Electroverse, Tesla non Tesla charging pretty much the cheapest if you have no Subscriptions. 100% charge at home x 3.5 miles a kWh, 59 kWh usable battery is over 200 miles. ECO mode is a no no for me in any BEV because really i prefer get a move on and coast and regen a little, not high regen. ********** 260 miles from 59 kWh would require 4.4 miles a kWh. Low 20,s oC, under 50 MPH, no AC on etc etc. Or a car under a unreal WLTP Regime not on a real road.******** Or just canny canny hypermiling.

Electroverse and Plunge Pricing of a 25% reduction in tariff with some of the public charging providers is nice. However i am getting 50 kW charging, well 46 kW max for 55 pence a kWh. So i have had 150 miles done on my home 5.99 pence a kWh and the last 200 miles on the 55 pence tariff at a Farm Shop Public charger. I will have to charge and get maybe 10 kWh at probable 65 pence a kWh. Getting about 3.1 -3.3 miles a kWh. 150 miles for £3.12, 350 miles £58, and 33 miles £6.50. So 533 miles for £67.62...... If Petrol getting 40 mpg, = 13.325 gallons. If £7.50 a gallon that is £99. 94 50 mpg would be 10.66 gallons, £79.95.

@bmat What Trim / Model of a 2020 Octavia, what engine & gearbox? If it feels wrong have you had a mechanic check out underneath?

@JMSkoda94 What VW Group say in the Owners Manual is not 'What is acceptable'. & Not wothin Tollerances. During the Manufacturers more than 0.3 Liters in 1,000 km is bad enough to get a Replacement Engine for those that can push the matter, in the UK where there are not extreme temperatures and NSL,s that are meaning that the engines are not likely to be stressed. They happened to manufacture some lemons. But as far as a 10 year old engine, what Tollerances were is neither here nor there. You appear to have been sold a pup.