Sanqhar
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I have never understood filling with nitrogen after all air is 78% nitrogen anyway.
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Some hints here, it is unclear whether it is for a Karoq. note the date, 2019.
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How about getting the dealer to raise the tickover by 100rpm?
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Torch was deleted at some point. My 2018 does have it.
Our car was a 64 mile Skoda/dealer preregistered one. No umbrella. Dealer gave me one from stock, also too big. Decided life is too short to make it an issue. We had an umbrella that did fit so used that.
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1 hour ago, thamestrader said:
If I was doing a new order then my colour choices would have been Energy Blue, Moon White, Velvet Red - would have avoided Black, Greys and Silver, Jurys out with regard to the Orange! Options LED Matric lights, Heat Front Screen (without the rest of the package), Traffic Sign Recognition provided that it worked in conjunction with Cruise/Speed limiter to automatically adjust with driver confirmation, Adaptive Cruise Control, virtual cockpit,2.0 TSI DSG, because I need 1900kg towing capacity, space saver spare wheel, Vario Flex rear seats, reversing camera.
However the 2.0 TSI only comes in the Sportline, which includes most of my requirements apart from TSR, Adaptive Cruise and Heated Windscreen, with numerous extra options which are nice to have but would not be on my must have list eg Pan Roof, 4x4, 19 inch alloy wheels, Sports seats, Virtual Pedal rear hatch.
A new 2.0TSI DSG Sportline basic OTR is £39,245,there are very few options that can be added and remain under £40,000 OTR. Why is £40,000 OTR important to me, Additional VED charge of £410 for 2nd to 6th year inclusive on top of the £190 standard VED. That effectively makes the car £2050 more expensive over the first 6 years than one under £40K.
I've been looking at 2.0 TSI DSG Sportlines which are either Dealer pre-reg's or ex Skoda management/loan cars with typically up to 1,000 miles, with an OTR of under £40k. Having said that my ability to 'customise' is somewhat limited, effectively just colour as most seem to have Space Save spare wheels added.
Isn't it the list price when new that counts for the extra VED, not the price paid?
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11 hours ago, Karock said:
Routemaster you misunderstood my last post. Nobody with any sense would switch on the heater in any car until the coolant is up to temperature but then you do expect heat to transfer immediately to the cabin unless of course you happen to have a 1.5 SEL Karoq.
www,bertram-hill.com
My heating/aircon is never switched off.
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Mine only get used when I need to do quick an overtake. Using the left paddle to drop a couple of gears feels marginally quicker than using the kick down. Holding the right paddle then puts the car back to whatever drive mode it was in before.
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Isn't there something in the menus where you can set up that the doors lock when a certain speed is reached?
Try turning this off and see what it does. After a while see how it goes then turn it back on.
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Breaker's yard?
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16 minutes ago, Routemaster1461 said:
I have downloaded a Speedometer App onto my phone. This wasn't primarily to check my car speedo, but I thought I'd give it a try yesterday. At 30 mph on my car the app read 28mph, at 40mph, it was 37mph, 50 was 47mph, 60 was 57mph, 70 was 66mph.
My understanding is that speedometers can over read by up to 10% but must NOT under read. Looks like you app readings (if accurate) being slightly under are OK.
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12 hours ago, Choclab said:
Looks like someone borrowed it, before I bought the car! Another trip to the dealer 😀
Same happened to me. No problem with the dealer he gave me another. But check the replacement fits. Mine was the 'standard' Skoda umbrella carried by dealers, it did not fit in the underseat storage.
I just left it, life's too short for chasing umbrellas.
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My 2018 SeL has the removable bootlight/torch that was deleted on later models. I'm not sure but it's in my mind that the paddle shift was also deleted.
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I think (not sure) the general situation regarding Council claims is that if they didn't know about it -tough. If they did know about it (i.e. has previously been reporter) then you might be in with a chance.
Government advice here:
https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle
Money Saving Expert advice here:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/pothole-claims/
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Curioser this one is 12"
https://heynershop.co.uk/wiper-blades/856-rear-flat-wiper-blade-12.html
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I thought warnings generally showed in red not green.
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Lay a rug in the boot?
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This might be what you are looking for.
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A good source regarding rejection is the Daily Telegraph motoring correspondent:
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/how-to-reject-a-car-your-consumer-rights/
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1 hour ago, Rooted said:
Thanks for your unhelpful reply.
There is a big difference between your post implying I am stupid and saying something along the lines "there are various replies in Google".
For your information I am not looking for replies for Fabias Octavias or Superbs. It would be nice if someone who had done it on a Karoq would give me some helpful advice especially as airbags are involved.
I am fed up reading your acerbic replies. If you can't say something useful then.......
I'm blocking you.
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Nothing came up when I searched per the topic title.
I have broken mine on a 2019 model year Karoq.
How do I replace the plastic holder? It looks like I have to remove the A pillar trim but what about the airbag?
Any instructions/advice?
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Why not get them wrapped as per fabill posted on 26 October:
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19 hours ago, Mark-Surrey said:
It sounds like most car batteries typically last 3-5 years, so I guess it’s not surprising that mine is starting to lose performance. Does anybody have any particular recommendations on best brand or type of battery for a Skoda Karoq? When I plugged my car reg into the Halfords website, it proposes either Halfords own brand, or a brand called Yuasa, which I’ve never heard of before. Both of them are EFB type. The Halfords own brand is £122.99, the Yuasa is £159, plus fitting cost of £27.00. I was expecting to see battery brands like Varta or Bosch.
Yuasa are a well known battery company. They have been around for years and are one of the world's leading and largest suppliers of automotive batteries. Many are fitted as OEM. The Japanese parent company has been around for 100 years.
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Tyres make a difference. OEM Bridgestones were not good.
There are reports that Cross Climates are better.
I have Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons which are also good.
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aas - Am I reading this right you bought the car at 28000 miles and now approx 18/19 months later you have done 7000 miles. That is not optimum usage for a modern diesel with dpf and egr.
I previously had a diesel Yeti that never missed a beat until the post emissions scandal fix. It started having problems with the dpf regeneration and the egr. If I detected a regeneration taking place (usually at or towards the end of a journey) I would then keep driving using a lower gear on a dual carriageway, keeping the revs up to ensure the regen finished. Aborted regenerations are a problem in waiting.
The car's original egr failed and was replaced under the 2 year post fix egr warranty. Two years later, with my annual mileage substantially reducing (i.e. to around 5,000 miles a year from a previous over 15,000) and coming to the end of the second egr warranty I did not want to risk a second failure so I traded it for a petrol Karoq. The diesel Yeti was the best car I ever owned ...up until the emissions fix screwed things up.
I think the problem is that diesel technology has still not yet caught up with low mileage use. When I was looking to replace the Yeti I only had one car salesman warn me about low mileage diesel usage and that was at a Land Rover dealership.
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Faraday bag recommendations
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I don't understand?
Doesn't the procedure where you lock the car with the button on the key and then within 5 seconds touch the 'lock' sensor on the handle not work with the motion sensitive keys? This disables Kessy and means the car can only be unlocked using the button on the key.
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