USSEnterprise

Eastern European treatment. ? What's that?

Sticker time again

My Superb Estate is called USS Enterprise:)

Sticker time:)

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New Skoda Superb design images released by Skoda https://www.facebook.com/skoda What do you guys think?

Today was windows day. 1. Wipe all the glass with Tesco glass cleaner via microfiber mitt. 2. Werkstat Acrylic Prime via microfiber pad. 3. Once the the Acrylic Prime cured, wiped with a microfiber mitt. 4. IPA wipe (dilution 1:1). I'm thinking to put some synthetic wax on top, any thoughts on that? Cheers

Today was wheel day. Removed the wheels and brought them inside fir cleaning, decontamination and c5 application. First time when I use c5. - In the glass cleaner is actually bilberry diluted 1:2 -IPa wipe down -after c5 application

Detailed my brand new Superb Black Edition - 2 weeks old car. How dirty a 2 weeks old car, could be? Have a look: First pass with a fine grade Autobrite clay and QD Second pass And all of this coming only from the boot lip area (no bumper) But, in the end :

Update: Just got the car back. The windscreen has been resealed, carpets fully dried. I attach a picture if the hanging sealant. The garage didn't wanted to give it to me as he has to send it back to Skoda.

Love that Shining Monkey. Will you send it to me please? Cheers

Please,pic heavy:))

Great Idea. I want that shining monkey sticker. Please check your other stickers, I might be interested. Thanks

Already bought a moisture trap.

Cheers for heads up, I was thinking at the issue as well. Cheers

UPDATE: I got e-mail: "Good afternoon Mr ****. As promised here is an update on the progress of your vehicle. We have identified the water ingress as coming in through windscreen seal on the passenger side at the bottom of the screen. It would appear that the screen has not been sealed correctly when the vehicle was in build. We have arranged for a windscreen specialist to come out to us tomorrow to remove the windscreen and reseal it correctly. They are likely to be with us either late morning or early afternoon so hopefully we will be able to get your vehicle ready for collection late tomorrow afternoon. We plan to wet vac the vehicle out this afternoon and will obviously keep the vehicle under cover overnight. I am sure you will understand that I cannot guarantee that the carpet will be 100% dry when you collect the vehicle, but we will do our upmost. Regards ****" It seems this guys move fast. So far I'm impressed. Does my windscreen should be replaced altogether or just resealed??? Cheers

Yet another update: Just been called back by one of the technicians and asked if I had been caring out any sorts works to fix this problem, as he noticed that there is a piece of 15 cm of windshield sealing hanging. I've asked him to take some pictures and he has agreed. Once I have those pics I will post them here, most likely tomorrow. He also told me that there doesn't seem to be any other sources for the water ingress so far...however he will keep looking. Cheers

Update: Just left my car with my local Skoda dealer, Skoda Botley. So far so good, they told me that they need to keep the car for a couple of days to make sure the carpets are dry and to have time to rectify the problem. Also left them this : - to help them find the source of water ingress faster. I also video recorded everything (undercover) in case that they lose their professionalism and desire to fix the problem along the way . Let's hope they won't. One interesting thing is the Service Manager almost acknowledged that some Superb have a water ingress issue. Cheers guys

OK..now I finally get it:)

I have no idea is behind the glove-box. I'll check tomorrow what exactly is there, I suspect there is the fan blower or something like air conditioning unit.

I don't have access to a dehumidifier, that's why I bought a moisture trap. I just hope there won't be any funny smells because of soaked carpets.

Hi all, Like the title says, last Sunday I took delivery of my new car, Skoda Superb, from Vindis Skoda Cambridge. Yesterday morning I've noticed water drops coming from underneath the glove compartment and checked the carpets and turned out to be completely soaked. So I immediately went to my local dealer in Southampton (Sparshattsgroup Botley) to book it for diagnosis. I've asked them if this is a common problem with Superb or is just my luck and I've been told that this is just my LUCK. I also asked if it's OK to drive as there seems to be water near electrical wiring and I've been told that there are no risks. I booked in for Monday morning came home and I did a bit of research on Briskoda about this issue. As you can imagine it turned out that this quite a common issue with the Superb II as well as with the previous model. Also mailed Vindis Skoda about this and they sent me the following email: "Good afternoon ********, Thank you for your email. I have checked with our workshop to ascertain if we have had any similar concerns from any of our customers and we have had no cars in that require this investigation. I have checked with Skoda for any bulletins or TPI (technical product information) on the Superb and there is also nothing relating to water ingress so I don’t have an ‘easy fix’ for you. It will need further investigation to confirm where the water is getting in. Please keep me in the loop with the conclusion from Mondays investigation and I endeavor to do what I can from my end. Kind regards ****** " So, do they lie about this or is just not big issue and is easy to fix? From what I've read about it sometimes is just a pain to discover from where the water comes in. I'm kind of stressed as earlier this year I had to reject another brand new car (Citroen DS5) for something a bit more serious, like bad paint-job on the front bumper, steering and suspension issues as well. I just don't want to get through this a second time in one year....is just completely unpleasant, stressful, time consuming etc. Having previous experienced unpleasant relationships with car dealers I know that I have to document and record everything, from phone call conversations, emails to pictures and video footage in case if things go really bad. So here are some pics and video to show the extent of the problem. I also decided to limit any possible damage: Here is short video clip on YouTube that better shows the scale of the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf_1iO-qNK8&feature=youtu.be Is there anything I can do to take the water out, apart from striping down the carpets?? Thanks guys

Mine had 5 miles when delivered to the dealer and after the PDI the clock showed 15 miles.

Hi, I know that I have a warranty but I have so much unpleasant experiences with the Dealers that I really want to avoid them as much as possible. I wanted to do it myself because I'm sure I can be more careful with my door cards than an average mechanic would. I've seen on my other cars what a so called dealer mechanic can do, like not replacing the broken clips or leaving the wires improperly secured. Also, they will probably not acknowledge that there any rattles in my car at all, or only part of them, and this will make my blood boil )). If you will do a Google search on "Brand New Citroen DS5 - plenty of faults and bad paint job" you will understand why I just do not trust them at all. You will find this story on plenty of forums, Facebook or Twitter. I will book my car eventually to try fix the rear door squeaks if this proves to be caused by misalignment. But otherwise nope... there is plenty of info that can be useful to me right hear on Briskoda. Yesterday I have discovered another rattles coming from the engine compartment, probably from the heat shield area. I've never had so many rattles on a brand new car. This is rattles should of been dealt with by Skoda by now, I mean this is an old model. My previous Skoda was a brand new Octavia II 2008 model with absolutely no rattles whatsoever. What's going on ? Are my years to clean and sensitive? Anyway I really love my car, this are only minor issues that will be dealt with in the end:) Here are some pics of my USS- Enterprise NCC-1701: -the white balance is quite off but..

I also consider to take the door cards out to try solve it myself as is suspect that there are some wires that are loose that cause the rattles. Does anyone knows were I can find a diagram with the clips, that hold the door card in place? Thanks