BoxerBoy

You should be able to choose either an annual service regime or the variable service regime. Your dealer may or may not be helpful in making a choice. This used to be an easy decision based upon the petrol vs. diesel argument and/or the low annual miles vs. high annual miles argument. With the improvement in modern lubrication, we can throw that into the argument. Your £159 "plan" looks good for 2 services, but don't be fooled by Dealer Talk. They do the absolute minimum and call it A Service. Its a quick oil and filter change that the apprentice rushes through before his/her tea break. Half an hour's work for a handy spanner chimp. But to your question - I've used both regimes. My previous Kodiaq survived the 3 year deal, 30,000 miles with one Variable service in year 2. A previous Octavia enjoyed an annual oil change service. First 3 on a pre-paid plan (bargain at the time). Current Kodiaq is is also on a Variable regime, but annual mileage is much less, presently only 6,000 annually. I expect to get away with 1 service. I never accept any of the high cost, unnecessary options that the dealer offers. They are robbers. I can do a pollen filter if I ever decide it's needed. Ditto for AC service. Condition Based Servicing is you friend.

Don’t think so. Indeed the brake lights will remain on and blind the vehicle behind if you only stop on the auto-hold. Lovely feature it is too, but it would be so “Simply Clever” if the brake lights switched off automatically. But they don’t. So some of us flick the parking brake switch when sitting still for more than a few seconds to avoid inconveniencing the vehicle behind. ”It’s A Feature”

Nope.

An AC service is only a “requirement” when the performance falls off. Condition Based Maintenance is smartest. It’s a Skoda (dealer) requirement to take as much money as possible from gullible Skoda owners. As stated above, service AC when necessary. And always cheaper and possibly better at a specialist.

I’ll certainly consider it next time round. 2023 - if I don’t extend this low mileage lease for extra time.

21st century paint isn’t very tough. Have only 8,500 miles in over a year, but have picked up a few stone chips. It’s obviously down to luck on today’s roads. Found a local paint shop - or should say my older lad found the place when also looking for touch up paint - and acquired a little pot for a mere £8. Mixed up on the spot in some clever computerised paint mixer. Will dab some on in the near future. Not looking for a showroom finish. Just want to cover the bare metal.

…… as I learned the hard way RHD and LHD blades are available for many cars. A European dealer sent LHD blades to the UK for my son’s BMW recently. Happily returned and refunded.

Don’t assume that any gauge is accurate. It may be consistent, but not absolutely “accurate”. Not that it matters too much as consistency is all you need. Once you discover what pressure on “your” pressure gauge works best for you then life is good.

Great story. I think I’ll hang on till things get better. Do manufacturers ever consider road testing cars with real people? ps - I’ve got those little plastic Velcro brackets for locating boxes on the boot floor. But they’re no use to me as I use a full size plastic boot tray instead .

As above, other folks opinion is almost irrelevant. A decent test drive will answer your question. I’ll be considering the same question next time. But I think the answer will pop out when I lay down my “must have” criteria. With 5 growing grandchildren within reach my 7 seats are being used more often. My “essential” extras are clear in my mind. My list of “don’t want” is equally clear. 4x4 will not be mission critical. I’ll happily consider petrol. Fuel consumption isn’t my biggest issue, but driving enjoyment is. I won’t be willing to sacrifice comfort, space or decent Grunt for overtaking purposes for example. The £40K cost impact is important. Some cars are getting silly expensive these days.

My Adblue supply arrived today so decided to store some in my Bear gather than my garage. Dash read range 1,000 so the first 10L went straight in. For fun I opened the second container and was a bit surprised when another 3.25L went in. Range jumped to 6,500. The biggest fill I’ve ever done.

Good luck. It’s been tried on various VAG cars with mixed results. I gave up trying after a few attempts. Usually the logo appears on the central screen in the row of preset stations, but often refuses to appear on a different view of channel info. And sometimes a logo appears on the digi dash windows and sometimes it doesn’t. Not a show stopper for me as I’m only interested in the sound coming out of the radio, I’m not reading the pretty pictures.

Yes. Coasting turns off as soon as you touch a pedal or change gear. You’re spot on guessing that the lack of engine braking is the biggest impact of the Stupid Coasting Feature. And you’ve lost control of the car for an instant response to Go or Slow. I’m astonished that the car manufacturers got away with introducing this feature (aka ECO gimmick) when freewheeling was/is regarded as a complete No-No by all driving trainers since Henry started making black cars. And for good reason. Even the old Mobil Economy Run employed referees in each car to ensure no one cheated by coasting down hill. Interesting to discover that using the Up and Down paddles has a different result when re-engaging drive. Selecting a lower gear with the LH paddle puts the car in Manual mode, while selecting the RH paddle puts the car in normal Auto mode. A subtle but significant difference regarding what happens next.

190 diesel 4x4. Often flipping between suspension modes and also often in Sport mode (gears) so that I can dodge the ever-annoying coasting feature that insists on doing it's thing at every opportunity. I'm not pussyfooting all the time. Pace normally dictated by other traffic, but often on clear roads. Happened to be up north to Plockton and beyond. With a lap round a chunk of Skye one day. On some of the country's best roads. My brim to brim calculation when I got home showed a more accurate figure of 41.6 mpg after using 96 Litres.

But who needs a rear camera ? I just want beepers on the bumpers. And yes it matters to me that 20” tyres are stupid expensive. And give a poorer ride. As for the myth that EV cars are almost free to run ………. Batteries don’t grow on trees.

Of course I don’t get this all the time. My previous Kodiaq managed 38 mpg true brim to brim over 3 years. The current Bear hasn’t reached that figure due to much lower miles under Covid rules. But over a couple of hundred gentle (ish) miles on this week’s short break the dash gave me 45 mpg. That’ll do.

Who can drive "properly" with an arm on the armrest? Is the other elbow on the window cill?

I came away from "building" an Enyaq very disappointed. Almost impossible to get a build - trim, wheels, paint, features - comparable to current SEL Kodiaq without adding multiple packs that include things I just wouldn't want. Look at something as simple as front parking sensors fer cryin' out loud. As for the Knobless dash. I despair. Why on earth would we want to run around on 20" (££££) rubber in this day and age. And the price of course rockets to a simply unacceptable level. I guess my move to EV is a long, long way off.

Tongue - was - firmly - in - cheek

Nah. It's a Turbo Diesel 140 hp . . . . . . .

I think that’s the way. Simply hold down Save to over-write the unwanted number.

Run the AdBlue range down to less than 1,000 miles then 10L might/should go in. But whatever, when the filler neck goes “Glug, Glug, Glug” - it’s time to stop. Or else you’ll get “peed upon”. It ain’t Rocket Science. That was 52 years ago, Neil on the moon.

Slightly off topic - a friend and her husband recently bought an ID3 and doesn't have a home socket. And they have a very steep short drive to an unused garage and when I asked about a home socket she didn't really have an answer. Other than "we think we'll get one". Goodness knows how that will work at their location. And they were heading to Devon on a holiday in their second week of ownership and expecting to experience public charging points as an introduction to EV motoring. Haven't heard how that went. And way off topic - I checked in to a wayside hotel last night and noticed that a lot of "guests" were coming and going in Teslas. Then I discovered there's a bank of Tesla charging points round the side of the hotel. Made me chuckle.

There’s one or two older threads on this matter. My previous Kodiaq had the rear discs and pads replaced TWICE under warranty. In 3 years. My current Bear, with a mere 6,300 miles on it in 15 months is showing similar signs again. (along with a rusty wiper drive spindle) It’s such a PITA talking to dealers now, far less visiting them, but I will have to.

I love mine. I flip through the options depending on my mood and/or the kind of journey I’m on. I’ll be honest and say I have virtually (?) no interest in RPM or analogue speedos these days. On 2 wheels and 4 I primarily want Speed and Gear in big bold numbers. Everything else is secondary and is called up as I see fit. One influencing factor for me is the constant use of an add on GPS (again 2 wheels and 4) for all the added functionality it brings to the party.