moleinaroomster

My 2014 SE has an original DAB radio, so you may well have an appropriate aerial already.

I'd start with the leads, I had occasional misfires caused by corrosion on the caps. How old are the plugs?

I had the light switch fail and require replacing having exactly the same symptoms you report.

Yes, it is rare these days that I see another Roomster. I periodically traverse most of the M25, and on most journeys I see "exotics" like Ferraris, Bentleys and Lamborghinis more frequently. I've had my current Roomster, my second, for eight years, nearly 70k miles, and see no reason to change until it is forced upon me.

Could be the switch. I had a similar problem last year when the (dipped) headlights didn't work, but all other lights were OK. The fix was to replace the light switch.

Interesting, although i can't envisage ever needing 7 seats, so would probably take them out for good. Compared to my Roomie, even the basic model looks well-specced, apart from the steel wheels.

Problem fixed by fitting new light switch. Garage said they have seen this problem before, but rare on a car of its age and mileage (just under 50k)

Thanks for the suggestion, I will mention that to the garage.

2014 petrol tsi. Had a service today and the garage reported that both low beam headlamps are not working. Because of lack of time, all they were able to do to attempt diagnosis was to swap out both bulbs, which had no effect. When I got the car home, I could find no other electrical problem with lights or other components. As I understand the rather confusing owners manual, there are separate fuses for left and right headlamps. There is a similar problem reported on a Fabia back in 2011 where the cause was found to be a loose connection to a relay next to the fuse box: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/221174-dipped-headlights-not-working-help/ I don't drive at night requiring lights very much in the summer, so the fault may have been there for a while. There are no other drivers, and no accidental damage to the car. The car is back in the garage next week for diagnosis. If anyone has had a similar problem and fixed it I would be grateful to know.

Commiserations, glad to hear no serious injuries.

DSG does make for a relaxing drive. I wish I could, but I can't master left foot braking; having spent 45 years driving manual cars before this first automatic I just can't educate my "clutch" foot to be gentle!

Two bags with back seats taken out.

Indeed. What a contrast with the only brand new car I ever bought, a MK1 VW Polo. Its 900 cc 50bhp engine buzzed along happily if noisily at 5000rpm when travelling at 70mph. Boot space was limited to say the least! The bench back seat flopped down forwards to lie at quite a steep angle, which increased luggage space from miniscule to tiny. I was lucky to get 35mpg with cautious driving. The engine constantly needed tappet clearances, contact breaker clearance, dwell angle, and spark plug maintenance. But I did 80k miles in it over 10 years. although I don't remember too many trips to the dump!

If I'd taken out the seats there would almost have been room for another bag, or at least the kitchen sink.

I researched tyres and decided to replace the original Continentals with Michelins, as the Michelins are supposed to be quieter. I didn't find much difference. As far as suspension mods are concerned, I've never heard of any that soften the suspension. My previous diesel-engined Roomster seemed to ride better, perhaps the heavier engine had that effect?