BoxerBoy

I use built-in and stick on GPS devices on both 2 wheels and 4 and learned long ago NOT to trust Post Codes on their own. Often take you to a field. Street is often a safer bet. And when planning from the comfort of my couch, I use google maps to locate and pinpoint my destination. Haven't missed a hotel yet 🙂

I gave up on “connectivity” a long time ago. Never saw a single plus point in it for me. On top of the fact that VWFS / VAG just want to bleed us dry. Like so many other sources.

The car in question was delivered to Scotland from an English dealer. All dealt with by employer and favourite wheeler dealer / leasing outfit. Was already in the pipeline so no choice of colour or extras. Doesn't even have hot seats, though the Arctic Silver is neat. 21” wheels a bit OTT and new tyres will be £££. No useful extras. All in all a pretty drawn out process for some reason. So it was recovered to nearest Edinburgh dealer.

We are in the Enyaq section 😀

I met the almost happy owner at the weekend. He got the car back after 3 weeks in the dealer for a new battery coolant pump. Whatever that might be. I’m not intimate with EVs. Very unlucky to be on the receiving end of Skoda’s incompetence. I hope things get better by the time we’re all forced into leccy cars.

Forgive me for driving a Kodiaq. I went from Quartz Grey to Red, but £1,000+ is just silly, so number 3 is FOC Energy Blue. And I like it.

I took a short (motor) bike ride last night and was astounded to find temperature hit 28 degrees at 7pm. I was cooking. It' s Scotland fer cryin' out loud.

The answer is NO btw.

My wife has a 999cc Polo DSG and we love it. Performance is “quite adequate”. I chuckle because my motor bike has a bigger engine 😀

Skoda hide it to test us. I had the same search a few months ago. Earlier models seemed to be easier .

As is a Polo. Useless.

I previously owned a Superb estate and agree the Superb boot floor area told the Kodiaq. A few IKEA trips let me compare one with the other. However, the Kodiaq ride height plus 7 seat option opens up other benefits. I’m also an infrequent user of my 7 seats (third time round) for my 5 grandchildren from 4 to 15. From 3’6” to 5’10”. The little ones do like to ride in row 3 for fun. I’ve never had to squeeze anyone over 21 in row 3. Short or otherwise 😀 At the we end of the day it’s people or baggage. Not both. People taxi or skip truck or removal van as necessary.

You’ve had the long reply . The answer is still “Yes”. I’m also a fan of pulling parking brake switch when stopped in a line of cars. I wait till a vehicle has pulled up behind me then I flick the switch. You feel a little movement as the rear axle sits down. I do like the hill hold with DSG. As does my wife who has taken to driving my car occasionally, while her Polo has the old fashioned hand break. And Polo hill hold lasts for a millisecond it seems.

A few years ago my wife’s mint 3 year old, low miles Octavia failed its first MOT due to “weeping front shock”. Unfortunately car was at my almost next door Tyre / Exhaust/ Service emporium that I used many times. Not at main dealer. So I was screwed on the Warranty argument. Cheap OEM junk. Just like the 3 sets of tear cheese discs I’ve endured on 2 previous Kodiaqs. We poor customers just have to hear VAGs cost cutting.

In my current and previous SKODAs the socket has always been live at all times. But my wife’s current Polo is only ON when ignition is on. You just have to know which is which and act accordingly.

I never rely on Auto lamps. Through the winter months the switch lives in the ON position. In summer it’s ON or OFF. I don’t need any “welcome home” or “welcome departure’ lights. Common sense tells you when lights should be on or off. As it happens I’ll be riding my motor bike through the Netherlands in a few days and I won’t be waiting for the machine to decide when lights should be in or off.

Car has now been dropped off at Edinburgh dealer. 14 miles on the clock. Dealer says it may take a few weeks till they get round to it. Very poor attitude. A complete shambles. And extremely disappointing for the new-to-Skoda driver.

My 2 KESSY keys for our cars sleep at night in a little tin with a hinged lid. Tucked away in my bedroom. When I go out in the morning I don’t even think about being cloned. The key is tucked in my trouser pocket. In 12 years of KESSY driving several different cars I’ve never met anyone who’s been cloned or stolen.

A family member had a new Model 60 delivered today. Looks like a pre-reg car. A short drive resulted in a dash warning about a cooling problem. “Don’t drive the car.” To be returned to a nearby dealer. Not a happy bunny.

In simple terms, appropriate 18” or 17” wheels with higher profile tyres (more sidewall) will probably give you a more comfortable ride. Correct choice will be a tyre almost exactly the same OD as the original so speedo will stay within acceptable reading. I enjoy active suspension that allows me to ring the changes with different wheels. I jokingly refer to Soft setting on small wheels being like a ship in a storm compared with Hard on low profile tyres .

I’m sure this is buried in all the previous posts ……. 19” wheels are giving the OP a base line ride condition. Which seems unsatisfactory. Different brands of rubber may or may not provide a discernible difference in ride. But a costly path. I use 17” winter tyres in place of my 19” summer tyres (Kodiaq) and I’ve proven to my satisfaction that there is a very discernible difference in the ride comfort between the 17 and 19 tyres. All down primarily to the difference in the height of the sidewall, combined with the difference in tyre width. The overall diameters are close. www.willtheyfit.com is your friend

I agree with much of this and won’t quibble over other minor points. Most have been discussed ad infinitum.

One good reason for pulling on the parking brake when in a Q of traffic is to kill the 3 bright brake lights (and stop annoying the driver behind). Indeed the clutch is disengaged. Just stomp on the Go pedal when it’s time to move on. Actually you just need to tickle the throttle pedal to inch forward. But stomping hard can be fun too.

Or pull the LH paddle if you have one. Much more subtle than braking.

I’m sure a few of us older drivers have such a box of assorted bulbs “just in case”. But they were certainly needed years ago.