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With a stage 2 remap i am not surprised that you upgraded but you get what i am talking about. Do you remember how much it cost and do you think a dealer could do it? I suspect it isn't cheap.. The car is on standard Dunlops and winter tires should help of course but i do not fancy the hassle of changing tires every 6 months. but maybe i should just lump it instead of fiddling with brakes

You might be right that i could be confusing brake assist with the ABS (which is when you get that 'pumping' under your foot (correct??)). I don't recall any situation with hazard lights flashing If brake assist is meant to shorten the stopping distance, my view is that it isn't that effective compared to my 7 year old Ford Focus 1.6 and my old A6. My wife who drives the Scout most of the time has been saying the same. Granted - it is a 4x4 on higher suspension with more bulk than a Focus - but I am just not so impressed by it's stopping power. With or without brake assist and/or ABS.

exactly

I suppose i am saying that I am suprised how quickly the system judges it to be an emergency situation. And yes it might be that I am underestimating my speed but I do generally drive quite civilised. kids in the back etc Better tires on country roads - yes probably a good idea but still I do wonder if the set up could be upgraded?

thanks. ahem.

No it doesn't. I meant this topic is about Scout brakes. ahem 6 months and 10,000 miles on I have been pretty happy with our new Scout (2.0 CR, Anthracite, Polished Proteus). It is a very very good car. However, If there is one niggle it would be the brakes. They are not bad but I do find that brake assist kicks in far too soon when hitting the brakes hard. Scenario, country B road, 65 MPH, blind corner, horse with rider. etc etc. Its not dangerous but I do miss my old Audi A6 brakes sometimes. that car was 10 years old when I sold it The Scout will be up for its first service within the next few months so two questions: - is this what everybody else is experiencing? - is it possible to upgrade the brakes and at what costs? thanks as always,

hmmm - i missed post #13. i will check it out and report back My Scout doesn't have the Xenons

that's a very useful tip! thanks for that Having said this, apart from clearing dirty headlights I do find this feature an extremely effective tool to get bumper huggers of my back! Produces an enormous cloud of water. I was driving through Holland last summer and people there drive right up your *rs even if there is no space to move out of the way - so aggressive. obviously keen to get to next 10 mile traffic jam as quickly as possible.

I think that would actually be quite tempting once I am getting closer to the end of Warranty for my Scout (best car i ever owned) in a few years time, and I am sure it will sell very well in the home counties but I reckon atleast £30K don't you think? but I see it does have those stupid christmas lights

the auto-headlights came indeed as standard on my Scout but the spare steel only comes as standard when ordering a false floor.

all of the above. We love our Scout and like the fact that there aren't that many around - especialy with the polished alloys. I wouldn't give it 10 of 10 for comfort though; more like a 7.5 - with an empty boot the suspension can be rock-hard - and having had to wait for 8 months to take delivery wasn't great either but we certainly got value for money.

Have had our new Scout now for 3 months and have loved it every day. However, just came back to our car after an afternoon in Exeter to find all 4 windows down. I remember pressing the remote lock - possibly twice - before setting off. Nothing was gone thank God but its a bit worrying.. I noticed a few weeks back that two windows on the left were halfway down after locking. Didnt see it happening and i was only away for a few minutes. Has anyone seen this before? I will certainly call dealer tomorrow

It was probably me who was posting those pics. It took me about a day to get over 'the look' but now I think they really complement the car and am very very pleased with them. One question for you I have is how do you find the leather/Alcantara? My dealer was quite dismissive of the quality and basically advised against it but I can't help thinking that I made a mistake not ordering I have just done 2,500 miles in mine now and absolutly love it

Congratulations! good spec too - i have the same. 6 weeks of ownership and still love it

I have now had a chance to have a look and am glad to report nothing blue in the arches. it really is the set up when empty. i had a two hour drive in streaming rain on Sunday with car full of kids and the boot full and that's when it came into its own. It just needs a bit of weight. it was great, perfectly planted and comfortable whilst the 4x4 and Dunlops (why are people complaining?) provided plenty of grip. I think you are right - we should perhaps add a spare wheel after all

It does feel quite 'crashy' at times and it bothers me sometimes more than i care to admit, so i will definitely have a look. Is it just a matter of checking in the wheelarches? having said that, it would be a major mistake to make by the dealers and potentially quite dangerous too??

We have had ours now for 3 weeks after 7 months of waiting and it's great! Just can't get over the amount of car you get for the price of a Golf. Definitly worth the wait. One (minor) complaint from the kids in the back though has been the rock-hard suspension, but that might better be a subject of an other post. I do see more scouts around in these parts (Berks/Wilts), but not more than once every week or so and maybe that's because I am now looking out for them.

I think the wheels are ok - I have got them myself - but that colour is aweful

I think you certainly made the right choice. Although I must say that Les' light blue one doesn't look too bad either. Here are a few more pictures:

I have justed collected my new Scout and it didn't come with variable floor. The dealer told me this only comes as standard when ordering a spare wheel, which I didn't.

1 - No Waiting / Storm Blue / 2.0 TDI PD / MY09 (Pre facelift) 2 - andyjl1968 / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 TDI PD / MY07 3 - Nick_H / Arctic Green / 1.8Tsi / MY11 4 - dekka48, / black magic,/ 2.0 PD, / 2008 5 - skodal, / Anthracite Grey, / 2.0 CR Diesel, / MY11 - hopefully september!!! 6 - foo / Anthracite / 1.8TSI / 2009 7 - Stuart / Arctic Green / 2.0 PD / May 2010 8 - NikNak / Anthracite Grey/ 2.0 CR / MY11 - Delivery around August 2010 9 - Constant / Brilliant Silver Metallic / 2.0 TDi / Jan 2008 10 - Gaz196 / Black Magic / 1.8 TSi / MY11 Sept '10 11 - GGG / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 PD / May 2010 12 - Pedro Pete / Anthracite / 2.0 CR / . Arriving End Sept? 13 - Inego / Brilliant Silver / 2.0 PD/ Jan 10 14 - Kumquat/ Satin Grey/ 2.0 TDi/ Nov 2009 15 - CEPi / Cappuccino / 1.8 TSi / Apr 2010 16 - sparky2 / Satin Grey / 2ltr PD TDi / July 2009 FL 17 - Normcall / Red / 1.8 TSI / 2009 18 - username taken / black / 2ltr pd / june 2010 19 - KayakJim / Brilliand Silver / 2.0 PD TDi / MY08 20 - rkenny / Satin Grey / 2.0 PD Tdi / March 08 21 - GroundHog / Satin Grey / 2.0 PD TDi / MY08 23 - Captain Kremen/Satin Grey/2.0PD TD/2007 07 24 - ralle / Cappuccino / 2.0PD / 2007 57 25 - atkinsong / Candy White / 1.8 TSI / May 2010 26 - uscouter / Cappuccino / 2.0PD TDi / March 2010 27 - Eddie Deguello / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 TDI CR / Sept 2010 28 - London Les/ Satin Grey / 2.0 TDI CR / Wk 33 Sept 2010 - Alcantara, Xenon AFSII, Spare, Silver Rails, MFSW, Maxidot, Curtain Airbags, MDI 29 - Scouter2 / Brilliant Silver / 2.0 TDi / Apr 2007 30 - harrylime / cappucino beige / 1.8 tsi / January 2010 31 - Mark999 / Dynamic Blue / 2.0PD / May2010 32 - Magicknight75 / Black Magic / 2.0 Fsi /Feb 08 standard skoda spec apart from full size spare 33 - Niall / Satin Grey / 2.0PD TDi / May 07 / 07 Octavia Scout TDi - All the Scout standard toys + Xenons, MFSW, Maxidot, Curtain Airbags, OEM Bluetooth. 34 - Jeeves / Anthracite / 2.0 TDI PD / Feb 2010 35 - Marineman / Aqua Blue / 2.0 TDI PD / March 2010 - standard skoda spec apart from full size spare 36 - Wilkopilko / Brilliant Silver/ 2.0 TDI PD / June 2007 37 - Utarg / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 CR / Just been told I can pick it up 17th July! - Alicantra,Spare,Maxidot,MDI 38 - Finbarsko / Satin grey / 2.0 PD / 57 39 - ScruffyBadger / Brilliant Silver Met / 2.0 TDi PD/ June 2008 40 - Unclelatch / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 TDI PD / June 2010 - MFSW, Maxidot 41 - BOBW / cappucino beige / 1.8TSI / May 2010 42 - Simon Cobb / Cappuccino Beige / 2.0 TDI CR - fully optioned apart from MDI and SATNAV 43 - AuScout / Satin Grey / 2.0TDI / Oct 2008 44 - royskie / Red / 2.0TDI / November 2007 45 - Bill Blake / Rosso Brunello / 2.0 TDI / Jan 2010 46 - downes martin / Rosso Brenello / 2.0 cr 140 / MY 2011 47 - Monnae / corrida red / 1.8 Tsi / my 2011 48 - silver1011 / Black Magic / 2.0 TDi / August 2008 / Xenons 49 - billycann / Candy White / 2.0 TDi / Dec 09 (facelift) Raised boot floor, spare wheel. Really wish I'd remembered xenons and Maxidot!!! 50 - Lasseson / Black magic / 2.0 tdi cr / delivery dec 2010 51 - Scout60 / gray anthracite / 2.0tdi / 60 plate 52 - Essm / silver met /2.0tdi / Nov 2008 with 85,000 from new - lots of extras incl OEM bluetooth 53 - krimat t/ Cappucino beige / 2.0TDI cr / delivery dec 2010 54 - Fin69 / Anthracite grey /2.0TDi PD/ July 2010 55 - Snala / Brilliant Silver / 2.0TDI CR / NZ spec + MIDI/Hill hold/LED DRL's /Oct 2010 56 - Thorfinn / Corrida Red / 2.0 CR TDi / October 2010 57 - Badgersport / Candy White / 2.0 CR TDi / October 2010 / Polished proteus wheels - ordered early July and it finally arrived yippee!! 58 - eenymac / Anthracite / 1.8 TSI / March 2010 59 - jasper13 / 2.0 tdi CR / brilliant silver / waiting delivery extended from October to December 2010 - hope it doesn't stretch any further!! 60 - Scuderria / Cappuccino Beige Metallic / 1.8 TSI / MY11 (expected in March) 61 - Jawsnpaws / Satin Grey Metallic / 2.0 PD TDi / April 2008 62 - lard-ajc / Anthracite / 2.0 PD TDi / June 2008 63 - Carpus/ Anthracite/ 1.8 TSI/ Sept 2010 64 - egide / Satin Grey Metallic / 2.0 PD TDi / May 2008 65 - JJBS3/ Rosso Mugello?/ 2.0TDI PD / Jan 2010 (Remapped at REVO...much better!) 66 - Greenie58 / Brilliant Silver / 2.0 PD TDI / July 07 67 - Browny / Black Magic / 2.0 TDI CR / on order... 68 - Slimboyfat303: Silver / 1.8TSI Scout / 2011 69 dude! - az12d/Cappuchino Biege/TDi/59 plate, awaiting new one in feb 11 70 - 6nations / arrived June 2010 / TDI / White 71 - Scoutel / Cappuccino / 1.8 Tsi / January 2011 72 - London_Jock / Pacific Blue / 2.0 TDI CR / Ordered Dec 10, expected build May 11 73 - 27motorhead / Cappuccino / 2.0TDi / March 2008 / Bought from Marlborough Skoda in August 2008 ex-Sales Managers car 74 - Fatlip - Anthracite, 2.0 TDI 1st Feb 2011...Yipee! after 7 months wait! 75 - alannfrost / Safari / 2.0 TDI / DSG/ arriving early June 2011 76 - Speedy_Gonzales / Anthracite / 1.8TSi / Just ordered(07/02/11), delivery??? Extras Polished Proteus Alloys-multi function steering wheel for radio/maxidot-Space saver spare wheel 77 - Trenca / Candy White / 2.0 TDi PB / FL February 2011 / Xenon+Foldable Mirrors+Tow 78 - Scout Master / Rosso Brunello / 1.8TSI / most extras ordered except Sat Nav / Ordered Aug 10 / delivery 1st March 11 (hopefully). 79 - Cullenator / Cappucino Mettalic / 1.8TSi / Black leather interior / June 2010 80 - scousemouse / Blackmagic / 1.8 TSI / arriving June 2011 81 - m1cvt / white /2.0 TDI PD / March 2010 82 - Placey / Black Magic 2.0 TDI Mar 08 soon getting a new one the same in April... 83 - Zippy / Steel Grey / 1.8 TSI / due August 2011 84 - theptyboy / black 85 - stevo1 / Brilliant Silver /2.0 TDI PD / NOV 2007 86 - steviehg / Aqua Blue / 2.0 TD CR / Extras: sunroof VBF Multi F Maxi Dot / ordered 16/11/2010 - last update 29 weeks 87 - rosswm / Brilliant Silver / 2.0TDI / July 2007 88 - mlp / Anthracite Grey / 2.0 TDI CR / May 2011

..that's the conversation with the wife at the moment. This Saturday I finally collected our new Scout from the dealers. It was ordered in September so to actually & finally see it felt like a minor miracle. If you are waiting for a Scout and are sometimes wondering whether this stupid wait will be all worth it – as I certainly have been – I implore you to stick with it. I have only been driving 100 miles so far but what a fantastic car this is! Feels rock solid, has plenty of power (the 2.0 CR hasn’t even been run in) and handles equally pleasing on the motorway as down country lanes. Whilst certainly not as huge as my old A6 (aka Das Boot), its very spacious for what is still not that big a car. The ride height is great too and makes it easy to get in. I have averaged 46 mpg so far Equipment and tools such as auto-wiping etc and the Radio are very good . The only thing I added was the multifunctional steering wheel, which I believe was a good choice. I don’t think one needs anything more than that (ok maybe a phone set up). It didn't come with the false boot floor; apparantly you only get that when ordering a spare wheel which I didn't. That's what Skoda Assist is for if I can't work that pump thing. I was a bit taken aback seeing the alloy wheels (polished Proteus) for the first time as - the car being Anthracite Grey - it now looks like a Brooding Thunderstorm on wheels.. but they are growing on me. It now needs mud. Here are a few pictures:

I ordered my Scout (2.0 CR) on Sept 23rd, it was built sometime during week 17, arrived at the dealer on May 10th (Tuesday) and I am picking it up tomorrow morning. Finally..

very smart and clearly where it belongs. are those the polished proteus wheels? Our Scout should arrive next week - ordered in September so yours was quick

that's news to me too. Maybe they meant the new Skoda logo which I think will be introduced this summer? My Diesel Scout is finally on its way to the UK having ordered in September. I think it will be an other week or so before its on our drive but I intend to post some pictures when its there. Having seen only three FL Scouts in the flesh in the last 7 months, I have certainly been on the look out for pictures of that illusive beast and have always appreciated pictures and reviews from new owners on this forum.