BoxerBoy

As above. The dealer “broke” the keys. So the dealer must fix the keys. Doesn’t matter what he did. Doesn’t matter what he says. He has to fix it.

Ah! I see there was some clever wheeling and dealing that resulted in a lower monthly figure. But ...... a £48K car is always gonna be more expensive than a £32K car. For me its all about the annualised cost over the total ownership period. ( which is obviously turned into a monthly cost) As a general observation - it's frightening to see the list prices on all cars these days. £40K. £50K in no time. Small cars now reaching £25K. Crazy. I'll be thinking hard about my true needs when the next change time comes round.

My previous Kodiaq got 2 sets of replacement rear discs and pads under warranty inside the 3 years I had it. Made of cheese. Third set performed OK. My current Bear is heading for the same argument over rear disc uneven wear - when I can be arsed to visit the dealer.

My dealer won’t sell me a VRS for less than an Octavia 😔

Glad you caught it before it rained. My key is welded into my pocket unless welded into its overnight tin. Spare keys in safe. Grandchildren haven’t had their hands on it / them yet. (apologies for typing error)

I just “built” an SEL online with 19” Triglav wheels that have been standard on SEL since day 1 in 2017. Annoying that the SatNav is £900+ in 2021 though.

It is hard to find better value for money - meaning size and comfort and specification.

….. aka Big Red Bear. A family member with a van is unable to rendezvous with me this weekend so my 5 builder sacks of cuttings from my laurel hedge were cluttering my doorstep. With rain forecast for tomorrow I was very keen to keep them dry and delivered to local council dump asap. So it was seats all down, old blanket in place and my dear wife helped me hump all 5 bags into the bear. I’ve only carried 3 bags in the past and honestly didn’t expect to get all 5 in. In fairness, the bags are not full to the brim, but were evened out to equal weights so that I (sorry we) could actually lift them. Now all set for an early trip to the dump. Then tomorrow pm, car will flip into 6 seat mode as I head with offspring No.2 and family to Scotland’s No.1 Race Track for some motorised entertainment followed by fireworks. Good old Kodiaq I say.

We get this thread twice a year in various places. Story remains the same.

Today on a very wet M80. Black Range Rover.

Folding mirrors! Save the mechanism. Do you think Skoda - or any other manufacturer - build the mirror motors and ratchets to last a long time. A family member had to take their non-Skoda car to the dealer for warranty repair as a folding mirror mechanism was broken. The door mirrors fold the every time the car is locked. Several times most days. It’s trash. I rarely need to fold my mirrors, but do enjoy the manual control facility. If I’m ever not sure if I really locked the car I simply press the fob button and watch the wink. (don’t mention The APP)

Keys! Plural? My Kessy key fob travels in my trouser pocket. House key travels in another pocket. Over many years I’ve chastised family members for leaving a whole bunch of very important keys in the centre tray of their vehicle. Using Grumpy Old Man chastising rights of course. Risk Management seems not to figure in their thinking, whereas I worked in a world where risk management was very high up the priority list. Just answer the simple question - Probability vs. Consequence? W.R.T. losing your key(s). The whole raison d’etre of Kessy is the thrill of never touching the key during your travels. ps - I often chuckle watching the car park antics of people leaving and approaching their car. Fumbling for a key fob. Cool Guys like to walk away some distance then click the fob without looking back. But some do look back. Some like to pause near the car and watch the lights flash. Some cars even retain the quaint “chirp” of the horn to accompany the lights.

Nice colour. Are those “Transit Wheels” till they fit the proper ones? 😀

I love ‘em. Been at it since the 90s. Have a few on car, bike, spares, wife’s car, kids cars. Always smooth Perspex and stuck on for easy cleaning. Also don’t get the desire for the latest big lumpy characters As for illegal small characters, dodgy spacing and dark tinted plates. Current one says SKODA. There are 41 available I think. What’s not to like.

A family member pointed out to me a scratch on the front bumper of my Kodiaq. Looks like it was hit by a rock. For the life of me I can’t remember being hit by a stone in the past week or so. Luckily it’s all plastic so can wait a while to be fixed. May try Chips Away or equivalent. Just to make it look a bit prettier.

I’ve only driven in fields a few times in 4.1/2 years with 2 Kodiaqs. Usually race track car parks. The car has always “walked” up gentle slopes without batting an eyelid so of course I don’t know if AWD kicked in. And almost all 2WD vehicles usually get on OK too. Though some runout of ground clearance and others simply choose the extra wet areas and get stuck. However, my few experiences on snow, ice, slush on the roads, whenever I’ve encountered an uphill road I simply floor the throttle pedal so that the front wheels start spinning then the rears kick in seamlessly. I have no video evidence of the the view from outside, nor have I employed a buddy to watch the spectacle. Am pretty sure things works as per the book.

Will you take it to the slipway and give it the same road test that exposed the problem? See if the front wheels stop spinning and the rear wheels engage drive. I’d be down there in a heartbeat 😀

WTF! 56K for a Skoda runabout. The world’s gone mad. ps - this ain’t personal. It’s just crazy that EVs are reaching stratospherical list prices. Anyone for a a Corsa?

Not to loose. and not too tight.

A disgraceful performance from the dealer. But incompetence is not uncommon. And I’m being polite.

I’ve got 3 keys and the car knows 3 names, with a prompt at switch on to see if I want to stick with the previous (default) driver or roll over to second or third driver. I’d be surprised if the standard 2 key arrangement didn’t work the same way for 2. ps - I have manual seats so never have a problem with my seat.

Wow! That’s a new one. Sorry for all the hassle. Hope you get it sorted out smoothly. Try a breaker for a tank if you’re avoiding insurance. Cant be a big market for these tanks (yet).

That’s exactly where I find myself. If stopping for more than a few seconds, then I flick the handbrake on. You can feel the car “slump” slightly as the main brakes come off, leaving the rear axle parking brakes on. Especially at a red light. And more especially in the dark. And boy are we getting dark early now. If there’s a vehicle coming up behind my stationary bus, then I often wait for that vehicle to stop behind me before I switch on my handbrake. ps - I find our Polo quite disappointing in this area as the Hill Hold lasts about 2 seconds, so is absolutely useless at lights, junctions, etc. So it’s handbrake on then neutral much of the time. As I don’t like pressing my foot on the brake for ages.

Autohold keeps the brake lights on. Handbrake (excuse those of us who will continually refer to the little parking brake switch as "handbrake") doesn't - 'cos handbrake over rides autohold. Dash lamp changes from Green to Red.

.................................................................................... and check the level more often 😄