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    Skoda Karoq, 2.0 TDI, 4x4, Style, navigation, back camera, Yeti rear seats, Sun roof.

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  1. You are correct about the Turkish spec, infant. We have received some Turkish spec. cars here, as there was a surplus of vehicles destined for Turkey, which did not sell due to currency difficulties. I looked at them at the dealer, and they did not have the same equipment as the ones originally destined for DK. This also included different wheel and tyre specifications, as my original wheels were used to equip a car originally destined for Turkey. Each country market negotiates pricing and detailed spec with the factory, so a "Style" version is not identical in all markets. DK was only assigned a very limited number of both Karoq and Kodiak vehicles, so the decision from the Danish importer was apparently to only sell the high end and very fully specced cars, as they could sell them as a high quality priced alternative to Quashcai as an example.
  2. I am sorry, but do I give a toss what and whom you believe? Now, had you asked nicely if I would try to take a pic, it might be different.
  3. I cannot reconcile the general mistrust of Skoda UK, and through them, Skoda as a manufacturer. It is not the experience we see here in DK. I have dealt with the same Skoda/VW dealership the last 14 years and owned five Skodas and one T-Roc from the same dealer. All of them, except the Karoq has had some little issue initially, which has been fixed promptly with no fuss, and then the cars have been faultless all the time I have owned them.
  4. In the UK, maybe, but in DK, the only version sold is "Style" with all LED lighting - inside and out.
  5. So presumably, they do come on when the dipped headlights are on during the day, based on them being on when the rain sensor says so. On the pre-FL Yeti, it was also easy-ish to replace the standard halogen bulbs with the super bulbs from Philips or Osram. On the FL it was not worth the bother. Incidentally, the two LED reversing lights on the Karoq work better than any I have ever had.
  6. My Yeti FL had Xenon lights and halogen fog lights. The fogs were totally useless. With the Xenons, you also did not need them in fog or driving at moderate speed on curvy roads. The Karoq has LED headlights and LED fog lights, which light up in turns at slow speeds. The fogs actually work very well and light up the sides in a usegul manner. The cornering function at slow speed is also quite useful in turning into dark streets and unlt driveways at night. I cannot see if the cornering lights also light up during the day , but if they do, I see no useful function of that. At our northern location, you cannot avoid driving in the dark early morning and afternoon.
  7. Agerbundsen

    MPG

    1. the 2.0 TDI traditionally takes almost 6000 miles to run in properly, so don't sweat it after just 900 miles. 2. The mix of roads indicate a bit of stopping, acceleration and roundabots, so the 45 MPG is not silly - remember you are accelerating 1600 kg.
  8. You are right in that the Yeti forum - particularly in the early days - was very helpful and detail technically oriented. The yeti is also not a "mainstream" vehicle, and the Yeti owners a rather select few, who recognized the brilliant compromise the Yeti is. Now, the Karoq has become a mainstream vehicle in the flood of SUV/Cross-overs offered. So the majority of posts here concern themselves with minor details and faults, and not much about the basic design and technology. Fortunately, The Karoq really is just a Yeti on an MQB platform, 60 mm longer wheelbase and a more practical boot size - and a bland "me too" body design, following the Tiguan, Q-series and Ateca formula.
  9. .......and in the greater scheme of things, 2 mm difference is not of any significance.
  10. ET 45 is the standard offset on the Karoq. I do not know what it is on the Ateca, but most - if not all - VW and Skoda MQB platforms use the 45 ET.
  11. So, the Czech response is : "Do what you like, but if not in our approved size, you are on your own." The fit on other cars does not really tell you anything about the Karoq. At least, mount a front and a back wheell on the car, and see if you are happy withe the clearances to the strut and other parts.
  12. The clearance to the strut may be OK for you, but is still considered too close for Skoda approval. The clearance I measured on my 225's is about 10 mm with the car standing still and wheels straight. Reducing this by 5 mm did not seem prudent.
  13. On the EU "Style" version, ALL light sources are LED - internt og externt.
  14. Absolutely no problem on mine. ACC works well from highway speeds through roundabouts with stopped traffic and back to highway speed.
  15. I think there is some confusion between different sites' description of positive and negative offset. I think the "will they fit" site needs a minus sign in front of the 35 and 45 mm values, which give you a totally different picture: The rims are 22.5 mm closer to the strut, which, as I can see, means that they will hit the strut or get too close to them. As I read it, negative offset means the wheel is closer to the strut than 0 offset, but none of the sites explaining this use the "-" sign. Nor do the wheel manufacturers. I suppose the reason is that there are very few wheels with a positive offset. If you look at the wheels, it should be obvious that the flange location is away from the center towards the outside of the car, and therefore the wheel sits closer to the strut than if it had "0" offset. I also do not quite understand why you did not select the wheels with standard offset and 7J width. This is common on all VW MQB platform vehicles, so there must be a wide selection of wheel designs that fit.
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