Endrick Shellycoat

I wonder if this nonsense applies only to "Winter Tyres" as opposed to "All Season" tyres. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons are classed as an "All Season" but have M+S marking with snowflake symbol; just as good and road legal on the continent where required.

Since when??? If I get a flat and have to run on the steel spare for a few days until I get replacement rubber on the alloy do I have to tell Tesco (who I'm also with) that I've modified the car? Don't bl**dy well think so...

kongvidar Tusen takk for ditt bidrag og web-adresse. Exactly what I was looking for. Please clarify, you waited 7 weeks from order to your car being delivered; and you included additional options? The wait here is 7 months!!! Mange takk

Thanks for the suggestions. Seems if you want a new estate, rather than an SUV, with 4x4, you're limited to Audi A4/A6 Allroad, Subaru Legacy/Outback or Skoda 4x4 Octavia/Scout. I'm sold on the Octavia but for reasons of budget want the 1.6TDI CR, which nobody seems to have and fewer want/will recommend: the 2.0TDI seeming to be the engine of choice for the 4x4 drivetrain. Trouble is the outlay and running costs for the 2.0TDI are a bit more: *Addtitonal £1200 outlay for the 2.0L over the 1.6L *VED Band seems to be the same however - F *MPG for 2.0L: 39.2 / 60.1 / 50.4 MPG 1.6L: 42.2 / 61.4 / 52.3 *(New) Insurance Group: 2.0L=20 1.6L=15 VED and MPG don't really come into it I guess; driving style/load affecting MPG as much as anything else. However the initial outlay and insurance still has me leaning towards the 1.6L. Shame nobody appears to have one...

My desire for a 4x4 simply stems from the need for improved mobility in winter driving conditions, as opposed to off/soft roading or towing; what might be described as "traditional 4x4 applications". Perhaps my needs may indeed conform to other regions where demand for 4x4 is stronger. I'm just a bit frustrated that I can't find a happy owner whose brains I can pick....

I don't know - should there be? Nobody on this site seems to own one, I can't find any dealer who has one as a demo, and of the two contributors to this site who had one on order, one changed their order for a Scout and the other cancelled their order altogether - both having ordered in May only to be told not to expect it until next year. Seems rather an excessive waiting period even to the uninformed like me. I'm just loathed to order something for which there seems little in the way of owner experience to draw upon in order to form an opinion. At this point, in this country, this model would appear to exist on paper only.

I trawled the net and the Seat Altea Freetrack 4 doesn't appear on their website anymore; but that was a 2.0L 4x4 when it was available. (Not since 2009). The VW Passat no longer comes with a 4x4 option and the Tiguan is a 2.0L (Touareg is 3.0L). The 4x4 Audi A4 and A6 Allroads are 2.0L and 3.0L repectively. I like your thinking, but no other VAG badge marries a 1.6L to a 4x4 drive, therefore sadly I'm still none the wiser.

To quote Han Solo; "I'm getting a bad feeling about this" *New engine married to 4x4 components *Few people if any as yet taken delivery of one *Delivery times so long people are cancelling orders Oh dear, methinks its back to the drawing board. I don't want to end up waiting 9 months just to become a guinea pig for Skoda's new engine/drive combination. Thanks for the comments re. Scout, but I don't want/need a 20.L engine, either wrapped in a Scout or normal estate body. I saw this Newcarnet video which impressed me a great deal, but I wanted first hand expereince of the 1.6L engine. Not sure if I should proceed.... Thoughts anyone....

Again, anyone own one? Thanks...

Hello! I'm on the cusp of putting a deposit down for a new 1.6TDI CR 4x4 Estate. I want a non-SUV 4x4 but don't need to tow anything so for the sake of overall cost, insurance group, VED and MPG I'm leaning towards the 1.6L as opposed to the 2.0L. (I want a 4x4 as though not a farmer, I live in an isolated area and often find myself on poor road surfaces and farm tracks - not fun with 2-wheel-drive come winter. I also want a good sized boot therefore I've discounted SUVs). My budget won't stretch anywhere near a new Subaru or Audi, but the Skoda gets good reviews and the number of taxis which are Ocatvias has convinced me to give them a go. Problem is, no dealer near me has a 4x4 demonstrator; therefore can those who own a 1.6 4x4 please answer me the following: * Do you like it? *What extras do you have? *If you could change anything on the car, what would it be? *How do you find the 1.6 as a 4x4 in terms of general handling, low-rev uptake, agility? *What actual MPG (approx) are you getting? *If you do tow anything, what is it? *Any issues, problems unique to the 1.6 and/or 4x4? *Any other info that might be of use... Thanks v.much in advance.