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Fingers crossed. Boxing day delivery would be something. When do they expect it in and getting the PDI done? What might be important is when VW / Skoda UK want the First Registration, in 2025 or 2026. If they are meeting the EV first registrations they might want it registered in December. EDIT / PS, sorry i see you are in the Netherlands, so UK importation and EV mandate not relevant.

I am getting good efficiency in cold conditions. Better than i got with a 2020 Vauxhall Corsa Electric with a similar sized battery or the Mini Electric. Bother were running All Season tyres. On a run at around freezing it will better 3 miles to a kWh.

When you find where you can set the Speed Warning, you might also find where you can set the Speed Warning for when 'Winter / Snow tyres' are fitted. All the cars have this even when built for importing to the UK.

There are higher performance VW Group engines, TSI & TDI and from 2018-2025 and the Recommended oil for these is 0w 30 FS III. VW504 00 / 507 00........................ Changing oil as often as fixed regime or sooner no needed for the Long Life oil though with a 1.0 TSI even the newest ones.

Driveshaft coupling needs inspected closely.

Skoda / VW UK can get an expert to the car. It should not need to be transported from place to place. There could be a new replacement car with you by now rather than you having a lenon.

Breakers / Online advertising breakers / Ebay. Skoda Main Dealers parts department.

Millions of VW Group TSI,s running about globally since 2018 since VW Group started using VW508 00 / 500 00, so 0w 20 FS IV. That is in countries regions with similar or more extreme temps than in Greece. The charge was for the WLTP & RDE2 figures. Please yourself if you want to go and use VW504 00 / 507 00 so 5w 30 FS III or 0W 30 FS III. I would go with the 0w 30 FS III in a hot country with occasional cold weather. I would have an extended warranty though, so that means sticking to using their Recommended oil. But then for a Fixed Oil Service Regime VW502 00, 5w 40 FS can be used. Just they do not tell you that.

Is the Full Service History a history of Servicing to manufacturers guidelines, recommendations, schedule or specification? Has the Haldex been serviced at least twice, and just as Main Dealers do it, or done correctly and not just the oil changed?

How far is the car driven each day, or after cold starts? Easy to check if 'The Fix' shows as being outstanding. Check using the VIN if it shows that it could be done. & there will be no Flow Device in the Air Intake if it is a 1.6TDI CR you have & not done. But they could be and then rolled back and the insert removed.

@lol-lol Warmer but torrential rain and AC and Demisting screen on all the time.@ 14 V here and usually 13.8-14.1 V shows & then at 14 V steady. It would pretty much do 160 miles at this state of charge. 89%. Voltage 383.

2020 MG5 EV 52.5 kWh (48.8 usable.) @ 100 % and minus 4*oC showing 177 miles recently and good for 165 miles. & when charging at over 95% on 50 kW CCS chargers can be charging at 20kW.... Old technology. No phone app, no useless info and easy to use controls. Even the Sat Nav surprised me how good it is. If the battery needs charged up fully then just as well to do so if needed or maybe needed to be sure to get safely to your destination or the next charger and allowing for possible diversions on wintry roads. Below not at low temps, but the charge speed can be the same when cold. 100 plus miles added in 45 minutes on a 50 kW max charger.

Millions of drivers in the UK will not do long trips driving. There are all sorts out there, just as well there are loads of choices in vehicles, class of vehicles, size and fuel used. Lots of very reasonable priced BEV,s about now and growing numbers of used ones. But that is not what this thread is about.

VW Group do seem to be right up there as far as the Smart Phone to BEV App issues. But then also the Connectivity issues with the latest of ICE vehicles. If everything in life was a reliable as Volkswagen Software the world war 3 would have started by now because of some computer errors.

That is my experience of 2.0 TDI,s & the coolant. & Maybe 10-15 miles before the oil shows an indicated 90*oC .

Indeed the Alarm Siren has it's now battery which with MK2,s that came with a Service Manual showed it as to be replaced at the service year @ 5 / 50,000 miles. Plenty have lasted over the5, 10 and even 15 years. I doubt many were changed at the Service.

Michelin CrossClimate 3,s proving to be good on Snow & Icy Snow, cold and wet roads. The car is OK as well, getting 2.4-3.1 miles a kWh at below freezing temps and heating on.

One thing that sometimes needs doing in the cold, which i had to do 3 nights ago was go make sure the charger head is properly in tight. Plugged in when warmer or dry or wettish, then when the temp drops it is just not quite fully in enough. There will be those charging last night at minus 10 in Scotland and much colder than that around the world. Heading off to Tomintoul later if the road from the south is open. Will not need to charge there which is hit or miss at the best of times, but might need to charge someplace if i take an alternate route home. Head to Aviemore or towards Aberdeen. Tesla Superchargers.

I was not meaning Fabia with 1.4 TSI,s and 8 speed autos. Skoda Fabia are not sold in the USA.

Little idling while moving is good, sitting with an engine running might well be a different thing in Finland than in Ireland.

Nice that in North America & Australia and other world regions you can get a 1.4 TSI non ACT with an 8 speed automatic. There the emissions are what they are and not what the queered testing in the EU / UK can give.

Useful as a comparison between different cars that went through the WLTP regime. People will get better or worse or maybe exactly what the WLTP figure shows. Even a stopped watch is right twice a day. There is the system in the USA which is more realistic. EPA. It catches out the likes of VW Group. For ICE or EV,s it tends to show the consumption that EU / European Motoring Journals when doing reviews / group tests get in comparison to the WLTP. I do know a US Gallon is different from a Imperial Gallon. That is taken into account.

Yorkshire might be part of a North England South England divide. But really North in the UK where tariffs and standing charges are higher and excess electricity can be generated is part of the divide. Paying for wind farms not to generate.

It is tough titty that they can not get cheap offpeak tariffs without a working smart meter. At least they can charge at home at a standard tariff of like 30 pence a kWh. so 100 kWh £30 for 350 miles. Lots better than those with EV,s needing to use public chargers at double or even treble that.