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  1. Hi folks. Just posting on here to warn others about using this company based in Bury St Edmund's. Poor quality work, aggressive customer service and biggest waste of £80 per wheel. Took 2 18"diamond cut VW Cadiz alloys in for full refurbishment. Dropped off one Monday last August and got a call on Wednesday to say the wheels were ready. Strange given you're told a full diamond cut refurb takes 4 days. And mine were ready after 2 days. Was not happy with the finish, as the straight line diamond cut effect was more jagged edge (see join between black and silver surfaces in photos). Also note the orange peel effect on one of the spokes. General manager inspected alloys and said they were the best they could do, so I reluctantly accepted. Due to the finish that doesn't match the 2 original, non-refurbished alloys, I've been embarrassed to put them on the car, so have been using one of the refurbished alloys as a full size spare, as I have another set of 19" alloys on the car. Had reason to use the refurbished alloy last week when one of my 19" tyres got a puncture. Only had it on the car for less than a week and already corrosion is setting in under the lacquer (see photos). Took the wheels back to the company today who said that their work is only guaranteed for 6 months and they'd be a cost for them to work on them again. Given that a diamond cut alloy can only be refurbished once or twice, there is no way I would let them anywhere near the alloy again. Avoid like the plague. In hindsight I wish I'd used Lepsons in Kent.
  2. As a member of vwroc, members on there also advocate Motorway. I'm in a similarly fortunate position, as we bought our then-private lease car off VWFS for £20k in April 2020, only for it to be valued at £25.5k by wbac last week. With being in a 2 car household, and working from home expected until Mar 2022, I'm tempted to cash in and live as a 1 car household until things hopefully settle down next year.
  3. I agree that the new price is a tad steep, which is why is why I would have been hoping for a hefty discount. The problem with that price is that it puts it in the same price bracket as better alternatives. Other alternatives to the bmw, Volvo and merc would be a used current gen Touareg - used Rline Techs are now around the £35k mark, which is an attractive option over the vRS.
  4. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/skoda-kodiaq-vrs-be-removed-sale-due-emissions-rules Sad news. I'd always fancied one. Will now have to look at used ones when the time comes to change my current car.
  5. I'm tempted by this as a project as I used to own an SE until last year. What's the car's bodywork and alloys like, and how's the leather holding up, particularly the driver's seat around the bolster and base? Thanks Statto
  6. Congratulations on getting a Fabia vRS SE. You’re a member of a very exclusive club. We had one for 10 years and moved it on in summer last year, something that I still regret as it was a great car that was essentially depreciation proof - it only lost £600 a year in depreciation and needed nothing major mechanically except for the usual wear and tear items. I’d buy another one in a flash if it was in at least as good a condition as ours. I notice that yours has xenons, something that it didn’t come standard with so presume a previous owner had them fitted. Enjoy your new motor.
  7. Hi Sliceman, I’m not 100% sure tbh because of the vrs’ one piece design. I forgot to mention that “our car” in my first post isn’t a vrs but is a Golf with the more common back rest plus headrest design. As to whether they’ll fit the vrs, much will depend on how far the adjustable strap will stretch round the vrs’ seat, but even if it did, I’d be concerned about the impressions they’d leave on the seat’s fabric themselves. You might be better off relying on a combination of exploiting the seat’s wipe clean nature and a bit of education for the kids!
  8. I’ve got these kick mats for around £10 fitted in our car which are similar to the ones in the above link if you don’t need the back seat protector. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Venture-Premium-Car-Seat-Protector-Kick-Mats-Black-Pack-of-2/392203889116?epid=21022781664&hash=item5b512c69dc:g:Ow0AAOSwvNVcKMyO
  9. Exactly! I can't help but feel that owners of Meteor Grey Karoqs will be feeling quite smug as they won't have this problem because you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. At least this thread has saved these owners the hassle of checking their cars as there's no need!
  10. *** Car now sold - thanks for looking *** Specification * Special Edition, 1 of only 1,000 made * Signature Race blue metallic, unique to the Special Edition * 1.9 tdi turbo diesel engine offering 130bhp, 55mpg, 0-62mph in 9.5 secs, 128mph * Leather interior embossed with no. 341 (immaculate and unmarked, minimal wear) * Cruise control * Red brake calipers * Radio/CD with 6 disc autochanger * Tinted glass from B pillar back * Air conditioning * Electric windows * Original and unmodified example of a fine, sought after limited edition car Service and maintenance * Registered May 2007 * 107k miles. 3rd owner since August 2008 * Full Skoda service history * Last serviced June 2018, including air, pollen and fuel filter changes * 12 months MOT until 12 June 2019. Last MOT passed with no advisories * Cambelt and water pump changed @88k miles in August 2016 * Front brake discs and pads changed April 2017 * Rear brake discs and pads changed June 2018
  11. But to add to the list of irritants, I'd like to propose the use of the digital cockpit in the Karoq promo pics only to withdraw it from the UK spec. Having got virtual cockpit on my R, where I can display a multitude of info directly in front of me, displaying exactly what I want, there's no way I'd go back to antiquated dials, and it's the only thing that's stopping me from ordering a Karoq for the time being. Digital dashboards are the way the industry is moving and it won't be long before traditional dials look as out of place as a cellphone does in old Merc S-classes/BMW 7 series.
  12. No ambient lighting on the rear doors seems to be the norm and no worse than the more "premium" VW. Like you, I've got a Golf R (mk7.5) and was slightly annoyed to find that a £36k car's ambient lighting doesn't extend to the rear and furthermore, rear passengers are treated to cattle class with hard brittle door cards compared to the front's soft touch ones. In comparison, therefore, I wouldn't feel too short changed with the absence of ambient lighting in the rear of a perceived "budget" VAG brand.
  13. I've read about this on the VWROC forum where owners to be are being told the same thing and having the feature disabled before the car is released. Does anyone else on here think it might have something to do with GDPR which is being enforced across the EU from 25th May? I wonder if the way that the signal booster works in the transmission of data is somehow not compliant with GDPR. That's the only reason that I can think why there seems to be a blanket removal across the VW group.
  14. That's expensive for a Golf R estate. And a Karoq for that matter. Last July I placed an order for a Golf R estate in signature lapiz blue metallic on a 6 + 23 10k/annum deal at £1.6k deposit and £265/month, which arrived in September. It would have been £1.5k and £245/month without the metallic paint, but the wife insisted that we didn't go poverty spec. Either way, cheap as chips and makes the Karoq look expensive.
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