Redboy

1976 Toyota Celica 1600 ST ...with an Eagle on the bonnet! 🤩

@Steve vRS DCC is a good option. There have been issues on Superbs with leaking dampers, probab!y related to mileage and sleeping policemen

Probably worth about 2/3rds of your purchase price. It will probably even out to around 40-50% after 3 years.

This seems to be a common issue on TSI engines. My old 272 started to lose water, dropping 2-3cm below the max line over 3000 miles. I pointed it out on two occasions and mentioned the common issue, as it was on a fixed service / warranty plan. Expecting a fix I lost confidence in the dealership, who filled the expansion tank to the full mark twice for 'observation' and patronisingly told me it's a TSI characteristic!! I often find the company responds slowly or negatively to common non-wear and tear problems, i.e. design or component faults, even when forums like this have multiple examples of similar failures. Good luck to @100andthirty getting it sorted.

What a helpful post. It was simply a picture of the OEM screen fitted to my last car to illustrate. It was identical to the one fitted to my Golf GTI. They are a good safety benefit. By all means don't buy a VAG car with one if it offends your sensibilities. You stick to scraping ice and getting cold.

Even if you only see views and no immediate responses to your post, take heart as in a year or two, this could help somebody searching for your solution to their problem. The forums rely on knowledge-sharing to solve issues.

Great project, keep up the good work. Don't rise to the bait.

My commute is 10 miles on A roads with one set of lights at mostly 50-55 mph, recently with around 43-46 mpg indicated, which will improve slightly with warmer weather. On a 30 mile drive last weekend on A roads, keeping up with traffic, it was showing 51 mpg. After 30 years of manuals, my last 3 cars have been DSG and I am converted, I can't fault their overall performance. Unlike my last Superb which had the oomph to sit in 7th unless urgent acceleration was required, the Karoq's DSG box keeps it in 6th on a light throttle at 50-55 and will drop down into 6th fairly easily on inclines. It's just an observation and is simply holding the car in the right gear, matching economy/power requirement . When power is required urgently, i.e. kickdown, my experience is that regardless of engine power, a DSG box hesitates and can go down too many gears. In the Karoq it's smoother and safer to pre-plan and flick down a gear or two using the paddles behind the steering wheel. Finally beware the "smaller engines always equals better economy" mantra. My friend recently got a 23 plate 1.0 Fabia Monte Carlo DSG. It's very nice but its economy is definitely slightly worse than the 2020 Octavia 1.5 TSI which he traded in. I hope you get a reliable car and a good deal.

@AMiles MKII Octavias suffered from corroded wheel hub sensor rings, which illuminated ABS and TCS warning lights on the dashboard clocks. Did they replace the hubs? I am not sure why this would be the reason for an alarming/uncontrollable surge in RPM. Good luck with getting it safely to the garage tomorrow.

Just map your car. Torque increase with the bhp will help. Otherwise just buy a 4x4 Superb that will put the power down with virtual cockpit and Columbus ICE

There were a lot of 23 reg Karoqs with under 50 miles on the clock for around £29-30K when I bought mine in December. It had 8 miles on the clock, lots of decent kit but unfortunately no ACC and heated screen. I figured I could live without those extras and enjoy the savings.

Not happy with the compressor and can of gel, I bought a new space saver from eBay after some generous advoce from @Modders, along with a Karoq-specific 2WD space saver kit from Caffyns Spares online. I fitted the spare on Tuesday and was surprised to see the jack, fully extended, only just managed to raise the car about 5-10 mm off the ground. The label said Octavia, Rapid. I called Caffyns on Weds to question if it was the correct jack. They called on Thursday to confirm the part number was wrong and would send a replacement. It arrived today. Dealers so called 'stealers' get a hard time from some on this site. I can only praise their customer service and quick response. Not sure if you can read the label on the photo but the difference in size is immediately apparent. I.e. the larger one is for the Karoq.

Yes £105 per wheel....or £175 if they discover a buckle, which I have just paid for my son's Audi 19" Turbine to be repaired. It was either but the kerb or hit the oncoming bus! I thought £175 was a bit rich until I saw that a new set of wheel rims was £ 3360 at 30% discount according to one website. Madness.

We tried OBD Pro on mine and there was no expensive hidden option that came up. It allowed us to disable the annoying seat belt warning bong and fill up fuel quantity. Traffic Sign recognition wasn't an option. I wonder if what I think is a camera in the front screen mirror, is a rain or headlight sensor. I can't see lane assist as an option and am happy not to have it.

Unless you can pay outright then there will be a premium for driving a new car. PCH was fairly cheap but those cheap deals are now scarce. As for trade-in values, the dealers have to provide facilities, pay staff, taxes etc. The 2nd hand market is apparently weakening. We all expect cheap deals and max trade-in value. The best deals are in my experience pre-registered or almost new with low mileage. I.e. you aren't paying the initial lump of depreciation.