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    Karoq SEL 1.5 Tsi DSG etc etc, Citigo 60 SEL Greentech.
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    2021

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  1. Getting replacement wheels of a smaller size does not have to be an overly expensive exercise. The popular online auction site often has many to choose from. Plus tyres for smaller wheels are often cheaper as they are more widely used.
  2. Like most modern cars, ours does not have a mechanical handbrake. Given my advancing years (3 score and 10 this year) and the physical state of some of my peers, a thought crossed my mind during one of my middle of the night rampant brain activity sessions. What would happen in the event of a medical emergency affecting the drivers ability to control the vehicle? The front seat passenger (if there was one) could grab the steering wheel, but what about slowing down? At least with a DSG, one could shift the lever to manual mode and downshift, the engine might not agree, but needs must! My real question is what would happen if the electrical parking brake switch is activated at (say) 30mph or higher?
  3. Just been watching a video of a residential cross roads in NY state. The road crossing from right to left is level (lets say East to West), the other road (N/S) slopes downwards. The E/W road has a camber that matches the slope. There was a light dusting of snow, that was not compacted. Almost every vehicle had issues travelling in any direction. Now… the vast majority of American cars are automatic, plus they still like to drive hugely over powered vehicles. Match that with summer tyres and everyone goes no where. Despite traction control and other systems, the lack of ability by the driver to put down the minimum level of energy required to start/keep moving results in spinning wheels. Until T/C kicks in then you get the strange spectacle of vehicles going along with one driving wheel locked and the other pulling (until they hit the kerb of course). In the ‘good old days’ of manual gearboxes, narrow tyres and low powered engines most people that had to get around could. Main problem nowadays is no matter how good a driver you are or what tyres you are wearing, if a dunce in front gets stuck or blocks the road, then you are struck as well!!
  4. Absolutely, depending on where you live and how much you NEED to drive in adverse conditions, I would say there are 2 options. 1. A full set of winters either on a second set of wheels or swapping the tyres each season, not a good idea over time. Repeatedly removing/refitting tyres will damage the bead. 2. Run all season tyres all year round, such as the Michelin Cross Climate 2, even down here in Dorset there are the odd occasions where untreated roads become slippery. Plus I find the CC’s better in the rain and quieter in terms of road noise. Yes I appreciate there will be a slight offset in performance in the height of summer if you are determined to drive hard and fast, fortunately I am not of that ilk!
  5. One tip is that when the auto start - stop kicks in just wiggle the steering wheel to restart the engine. This is better (and smoother) than restarting the engine by depressing the accelerator. The car tends to want to ‘rush off’ when using the accelerator to restart.
  6. Absolutely, mine isn’t even that fat! Also the comments about the leading edge of the seat squab, I have mine tipped down as far as possible. For anyone speccing a new car an electrically adjustable seat is a godsend for anyone with lower back pain
  7. Another vote for the reversing and full emergency braking application. I had to do a 3 point turn in a narrow country lane. There were no obstructions on the verge except some tall grasses. As I went backwards there was what sounded like an almighty bang, the car stopped dead, almost as if I had hit a brick wall. I got out to inspect, nothing there, except said tall grasses. I think the emergency braking is different to the front facing proximity alarm (big red icon in dashboard). I have had this come up a couple of times when closing the gap when following a car that is turning right and I am continuing forward. The system cannot differentiate between this and closing on a car that is travelling in the same direction.
  8. Yes, When anyone comments on the fact that we have a new car, this is the one and only feature that the wife wants to show off. The reaction amongst the other females is always the same as yours… odd things women!
  9. So… The car went in for its first service yesterday, the dealer was told about the rattle. When I picked the car up they said that they had found a fairly large flint in the sub frame! No idea how that got there. Anyhoo, they had removed it, got home - no rattle any more… All a bit odd, and probably totally unrelated to other problems people are reporting in this thread
  10. My Karoq is due its first service next week. I always ask for a courtesy car, due to the distance of the dealer from my home. Today I had a call from someone at the dealer to check that all was good for Monday. I was reminded to bring my D/Licence and that there would be a £30 charge for a collision and damage waiver. I have never been charged for this before and questioned it. The lady said I should have been made aware when I booked the car in. I said I had not. I was then put on hold and after a few minutes wait was told that the charge would be 'waived'. Now... my view is that dealers will have a highly specc'd insurance policy that would almost equate to any driver in any car. We don't get charged for test drives for example. This charge just smacks of a money grabbing exercise. £30 x 50 weeks x 5 days = £7500 (for each courtesy car they have). Not bad income if you can get it. Grrrr
  11. We live in a close with concrete roads. When driving in or out the suspension sounds as if the top brackets of the strut is loose. It’s a rapid juddering noise, albeit not overly loud, just annoying. On ‘normal’ roads there is no noise, even when hitting less than perfect surfaces. I think the noise happens because the ‘up and down’ action is rapid and short in length of travel. We are due our first service next month, so I’ll be raising this as an issue then.
  12. I have driven in Europe many times in the last 40 years or so, and would consider myself pretty good at keeping to the correct side of the road. ’Mistakes’ happen when confronted with unusual circumstances, where the brain reverts to auto mode and briefly puts one on the wrong side of the road. Generally speaking nothing of note happens and you quickly recover your senses. However it doesnt always end well. As this pic will show. In 1996 I had been driving the Brigades mini bus down to Marseille to take part in a sailing event. We had taken the wrong road and needed to turn around, we were following a map!. I found a piece of open ground, turned around and joined the carriageway on the left hand side of the road. The road took a left hand turn around a small hill, obscuring oncoming traffic. I didn’t even see the coach that we drove into. Thankfully no-one lost their lives. I was airlifted to a hospital. The next time I drove in France I was ultra vigilant! 26 years on it has become second nature again, but I am not complacent.
  13. It is also good for a ‘nudge nudge wink’ moment when demonstrating to others!
  14. Hmm, that seems odd. Mine is more than cold enough. Generally speaking I have it set at 21 on auto. I then have to fiddle with the air vents to avoid frozen fingers or cheeks. I would say that when getting in the car when its hot outside it takes no more than 5 mins to lower the cabin temperature.
  15. There are some strange anomalies in the mapping. I was led to believe that the same map data is shared across the VAG group. Seems this is not the case. Last September we drove down to our friends place in Mid France (it is shown on google maps) and was searchable as a destination in the Golf (21 plate) that we were loaned to do the trip. This time we are using our 71 plate Karoq, complete with the latest maps, yet there is no mention of our friends place any more. I had to do a map search and drop a pin at the location.
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