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Thanks for the advise. All sorted after roadside assistance came round and did a reset / battery disconnect. Fired up with 420 miles on the gauge. As an aside, he popped the bonet and my vehicle has no engine cover on it. Just the wiring looms exposed and the 4 mounts for the missing cover. Is that normal. He reckoned not...

Hi. I hope this is an easy one. I have a brand new (4 month old) Kodiaq with a virtual cockpit and filled her up recently when at around 30 miles remaining in the tank. Filled up the tank with around £90 of unleaded and drove the remaining 10+ miles home fine. When I got in the car this morning, the fuel gauge is on red and it says I have 10 miles remaining in the tank. Is this an issue that can be fixed without disconnecting the battery (as advised by Skoda servicing), or taking it in for a check? Can I drive it around? I doubt I could even get to my local Skoda dealer with the fuel gauge as it is Could the pump have charged me £90 and put no fuel in (is that even a thing?). I felt the fuel go in and there was some spillage when I removed the nozzle. What happens when the gauge reaches zero? Thank. Aub

Thanks all. I will pass that on. On the Thule 959220 WingBar Edge Complete All-in-One Rack, they come in XS, S M, L and XL. Which are the right ones?

Hello. I have looked at several threads to no avail. My in laws want to get me something for Xmas and I am looking to get some bars / bike rack so that my wife and I can take off with our mountain bikes. Rather than have them hanging off the rear, I wanted to get some Thule or equivalent manufacturer that would fit my 2017 Kodiaq Can anyone give me some appropriate part codes, as when i put in Kodiaq on the Thule site, I get 9 versions, all with various different specs - https://www.thule.com/en-gb/buyers-guide?c=roof+racks&q=n7WJxJ3dD Also, when I have the bars, I then need the actual bike rack, which is not even something i've researched yet. I guess I am looking for something like this. https://parkers-images.bauersecure.com/gallery-image/pagefiles/265964/1752x1168/skoda-bike-rack-002.jpg Any help would be appreciated.

Lol a grand. Thanks but no thanks. If you could swap them at point of purchace it might be worth it.

I bumped into a UK used skoda kodiaq with anthracite (dark) triglav wheels over on autotrader. I really like them, even over the normal ones. Where do you think they came from? Aftermarket, European purchase? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709069035999?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&aggregatedTrim=SE L&radius=1500&model=KODIAQ&postcode=sl62yn&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&make=SKODA&page=2&advert-type=ymal

Kind of. Took a test drive and was ready to go, but opted to go through carwow and Ruislip. Saves an additional grand , plus 400 more on my part-ex. 2.0 TDI SE L DSG in petrol blue with a pano roof.

That's my local one too. Ian was sorting me out.

Ok, which is week 22 2018. Too far out for me.

I just watched the overview of the Karoq and it has a fully digital display instead of the dials / maxidot. I wonder when / if the Kodiaq will get this too. See vid.

Thanks. Order placed today. 4k off with Carwow, plus some equity in my current Superb which was handy, Went for a 2.0 TDI SE L DSG in Petrol Blue, with the Trigs and a Pano roof. Had to go black interior due to kids. My blonde Superb has never been the same since they started growing up in it.

Hi. I'm about to take advantage of Skoda's £2k contribution deal (plus the additonal £1k discount for taking a test drive) and place an order in Sept. Before I do, I wanted to check if anyone knows of any upcoming changes to a) the discount / contributions from Skoda post Sept (that may be more that that which is already available), b.) any spec changes, colours etc.. Sods law I place my order and they come out with a bunch of new colours, trims, engines etc.. or throw in some extra £ discount.

Hi. I've got around 6 months to go on an existing 42 month PCP agreement, having put down a £6k deposit through the sale of an old car on a Superb L&K which was originally up for £23k. I'm paying £260pm at the moment and want to move to a Kodiaq SE 5-door 2.0 TDI around Xmas and have booked a test drive in the next week. What is concerning me at the moment is the potential deposit I might have to drop on the new car (not having any significant savings) and the potential equity left in the current car. WIth the emissions scandal, i'm not sure what the valuation is going to be. I'm doing around 11k a year in it and it's in pretty good nick for a 14 plate with 35k on the clock. I'm going to my local dealer in the next week or so for a test drive, but if and when the conversation turns to money and a new contract, what can I expect them to offer. Do they just use the Skoda finance calculator to come up with a quote? How could I potentially work out the equity in the current car in advance. Will different garages give different valuations? What can I expect? Some guidance would be really handy.

Hi guys. I've just taken consignment of a three month old superb L&K on a 42 month PCP. The dealer was giving me information on both alloy wheel protection, GardX and the dent and scratch cover. While I declined the GardX I went with the alloy wheel cover because of the diamond cut alloys that appear to be particularly difficult to fix and that standard insurance companies won't cover if they are chipped, scuffed or curbed. As for the scratch and dent cover, I found a bundled deal with my gap insurer, but I am concerned that I will not be able to make full use of it over the term having read the small print which pretty much exclude everything under the sun. Has anyone got any experience of how good these covers are, and whether regular detailing and maintenance albeit from an amateur will suffice. I'm loathed to pay £210 for this cover and find that the insurance company decline to fix something on a technicality, when I could hand the car back at the end of the term and Skoda barely deduct anything from the final value. Thoughts? I'm still in the 14 day cooling off period and would like some advice thank you.

Too late to back out or change the contract? I signed one on Wednesday and then all the advice came flooding in from friends and so on (a little too late). I have 12 more days to change the finance agreement, but the add-ons are with Skoda direct or rather the dealership. As I dont own the car yet and haven't signed for it (only the order paperwork they do before you pick it up), can the options be change and can they change the PCP agreement to remove the GAP that needs to be paid up front? Basically, am I screwed for paying an extra 30+ per month for 42 months, or shoudl I be able to change it,. It could be as much as 600 quid over 3 years

I forgot to add that the gap insurance is paid up front, but the equivalent is around £13 per month over the term.

Hi guys. While the gap insurance I believe is required on a new car being financed by a PCP deal, I was wondering your thoughts on alloy wheel protection, car+ for the scrapes and dings, as well as the service plan and Gardx from the dealer. While the gap insurance costs around £13 per month, Gardx is around 10, service plan is around 6 pounds, and the car+ And the alloy cover bolt on are around £10 each on a 42 month deal. As anyone had any experience on these products when attached to a PCP deal through Skoda. I have read that the Gardx is not particularly worth it however I can see that the others could be. Any thoughts as it is increasing my budget significantly and I still have several days left to change a plan before the car is signed off in my name.

Hi guys and gals. I'm going to be trading in my Octavia for a Superb in the near future, but as I can't get to a dealer until next week tro have a proper look around, I wanted to ask a few questions here so I had some ammunition when I go. 1. which rear seats lay flatter, the Hatch or the Estate? I've seen a few videos where it appears (much like in the Octavia) that you have to extend the headrests to their fullest to get the seats close to being flat and there is a significant lip at the base of the seats which prevents a completely flat base. 2. Does the Columbus sat nav with DAB have bluetooth and if not, how much is the interface to connect an iphone? 3. is the variable floor on the Estate standard on either the L&K or the Elegance? Also, i'm finding it next to impossible to locate a used Estate in Elegance or L&K, that's either Brown or Silver with ivory interior and a panoramic roof. The black onyx are a dime a dozen and there are hardly any on autotrader or the Skoda site which have the panoramic roof. Are they just as rare as hens teeth? Thanks folks Aub

While infomation is scarce and I didn't see a topic or section fo the upcoming Superb III out in 2015, I wanted to find out if the comments on various websits about the lack of a dual boot option were true or likely. For me, that's what sets the Superb apart and is a real USP. If they did away with it due to manufacturing expense as is reported, then I'd imagine that would take the shine off what is already a very popular car and would make me think twice about getting on a waiting list. The guy in the showroom in Reading seemed to think that it would stay, but I doubt he is any more informed than I am. Any thoughts? http://www.germancarforum.com/community/threads/next-generation-skoda-superb.50079/ and http://indianautosblog.com/2014/01/2016-skoda-superb-details-110924

Thanks guys. Its in for the work today, so they will call me when they have options on what to do.

Hi Folks, Was away on holiday in Devon and had both an orange Exhaust warning light come on on my 2006 Octavia (and remained on) 2 days after driving through 100 yard 6-8inch deep trench of flood water. Before that, i was getting ABS warning lights come on intermittently over the past few weeks, which would go off after restarting the engine at the next junction. While the ABS I can understand due to the sensor and the bearing, the first diagnosis I don't understand, especially as the technical at the Skoda garage said the intake motor doesn't take oil (didn't mean much to me). He reckoned having a second opinion, as he could only do an diagnostic test as well as a preliminary visual check in the hour allocated Anyway, I called up my local Skoda garage to book it in and they quoted me £900 for the below work (350 on the ABS and the rest on the Intake flap motor / EGR valve), based on the email I gave them from the Exeter dealership i went into. They can't use the info below and recommend doing their own check so they can independently varify the test. My local garage said it could also be the Turbo, which would be at least another £800-£1k. They suggested ordering the parts, but doing a further assessment to identify the problem with the exhaust light error so as not to do the £900 worth of work and find that it only fixes 50% of the problem. Any advice and enlightening words would be very much appreciated as i'm a complete car novice. The car's only worth £3500 and I was going to sell it in the summer.

Is it even possible? Loving the premium Beige styling option of the Elegance, but the VRS interior is basiclaly black with red or grey trim. Do Skoda do a beige on the VRS as a paid option? Cheers.

My brother bought my Dad a Jaguar XF for Christmas as a retirement present which leaves his Octavia II 1.6 MPI from 2010 with 25k mileage up for grabs. I have a Octavia II 2.0 TDI from 2006 with 95k on the clock and he's essentially going to give me his old car if I want to downgrade to a lower spec but newer car. While the mileage and the newness is nice and I should bite his hand off, the 36 less HP and the 5 gears over 6 are making me think twice. Any thoughts. I probably have about 4k in value left in the old car and another 8k maybe in the newer one. Is the difference noticeable between the two models. I've yet to take it out and see. While it's no VRs, I could still get a decent overtake out of it. My wife's 1.6 megane on the other hand can't overtake anything without a following wind and a downhill slope.

Does anyone know or have a link to the dimentions HxWxL of the Octavia II's boot, with the seats flat down. I'm trying to work out if I can fit a collapsable treadmill in the back with the following dimensions H160 x W88 x L82. Any help would be appreciated. And no I can't go out an measure it. At least not until tomorrow night.