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Just yesterday there was talk of proposals / a wish or p!ss in the wind that 4 times as much offshore wind will be produced off Scotland. Enough for 46 million homes. (2 million homes in Scotland and already they could have 4 times the electricity from renewables.) The south needs to get it's hand in it's pocket then because transmission costs are already high and doubling and the energy that can already be produced is not be used. Time those wanting to produce hydrogen were building the plants up near to where the electricity comes ashore.

Relevant is that it is for the UK market (Not EU) and a MY2026.

You said that an AC service was included, if in the T&C,s and only 1 then that is what you are entitled to. Why not now rather than in 12 months. As in writing. @3 years in within 4, or am i missing something.

? Was there a 2025 model? Ask the Supplying Dealer / Place ordered or Customer Services to send you the spec.

Sometimes there are no Fault Codes logged for Spark Plug misfires if not enough in a cycle. But regardless the plugs need taken out and inspected regardless of faults logged or not. & the air filter inspected. Maybe nothing relevant but was it E5 95 ron Petrol abroad, and was the last fill up nothing to cause concern. Does it get E10 95 ron in the UK or E5 97 or 99 ron min?

Did you mean no free oil top up,s between services? Such a low mileage in 3 years, do you have the AC on all the time? It should be fine. Is the car to be a keeper?

@lol-lol Not to worry if getting 1.5 miles to a kWh and a 85 kWh battery if charging at 6.7 pence a kWh. 120 miles for just under £6. If getting 2.5 miles then at least 200 miles. Public charging would be stupid expensive, much like running a diesel getting 30 mpg. For occasional long distances you pays your money and make your choices. Especially as a private user paying out of your own pocket and not getting Tax Breaks as a Business driver.

How many miles has the car done? Is it not tip top now and cooling well? Ask them. If you want it now you are only wanting 1 and you want it at 3 years. Why should their computer say no? it is Dealerships or some that say it is due at 2 year. What do you mean everything covered, is it on Variable or Fixed services, oil changed each year / 9,400 miles. Or is it 18,000-20,000 miles / 24 months. Are they doing the brake fluid this year or did they do it last years, and the pollen filter then? Are they changing the spark plugs next year?

@wyx087 Cheers i will watch them. (I had seen the first 1,300 mile vid.) He maybe has not run Pre Defender Land Rovers through winters or Suzuki Jimny,s including Challenge Trucks or even motor bikes (& sidecars.) The MINI Electric had non operating demisting last winter and i thought because it was just crap, not wrong from the factory. Worked in the Pithing Rain and hot weather last week, but only when the AC was on. Otherwise steamed up. I have my interior heating at 16*oC or less and have a jacket on. & in Winter in Scotland if sitting about in a vehicle maybe have the heating up high while charging or sitting about in the car, but Wind Deflectors needed when off the road, parked etc and trying to stop snow building up, icing up etc. Location location location. & dressing for the out of doors and getting out of a vehicle and in dressed for the climate. Ford Range /VW Amarok drivers have other issue to worry about with their vehicles. There are ones at 'Much Cheapness' prices from different years, and reliability being the issue with those. With the Fords you want ones that got the warranty work done. (My neighbour is a Master Tech that was out on the Road with the Full Quipped Service van for Ford commercialw and light commercials.. The commercials company he works for now has bought the local Ford car Dealership and also owns the Maxus Dealership up in Inverness. They sell / lease lots of them because there are plenty about that like cheap and reliable and know the value of money.)

Crude, or basic, or rugged will do nicely thank you. I will take one out tomorrow and see if it drives as i expect and for where it will be getting used which is not as a City Car or as a Luxury Double Cab lifestyle pickup.

What engine has your Octavia, & how many miles has it done?

Money burning a hole in my pocket and just looking at buying or leasing something pretty new. I was looking at vans / Crew cab vans. I was = seriously considering leasing a Maxus T60 4x4 Diesel Pickup, but then i found out how cheap a used Maxus T90 EV can be. No rush & i am going to take for a drive, as well as trying used Maxus EV vans.

Welcome. Can i assume you are in the UK? You only want to buy 1 do you not, are there none among the 'few' of any interest?

MFG EV Power current have taken 5 x £45 in Authorisations & the £14.02 for charging. I was trying to stop the charge @ £13 but it kept charging and need Authorisation Confirmed to stop the charge hence 4 of the £45 taken.

79 pence a kWh, but seeing as the airport chargers are hopeless and everyplace is busy then simple. Except those not managing to get chargers started and getting in and out of here.. airport hotel Polestars always here.

Does it need to be LEZ / ULEZ compliant? A DSG or manual? How many annual miles or use daily will it be doing? Maybe give a 1.6 TDI CR / DSG (DQ200) a miss, even though there will be those that have had no issues.

Waiting in anticipation of what qualifies for a reduction (grant) of £3,750...

The full story kind of matters. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/522645-jemm

@super717 Good call on the main dealer not wanting involved. They do not want your money, and why should they. Have an Automatic Gearbox Specialist change the oils if you really really want. Your choice to have it serviced even though no servicing schedule.

Re Raw Minerals. Lets not forget the mining at the same places for the same materials for aeroplanes and weapons, the electronics and whatever. Look at how Gazza has been flattened, and all the death and destruction in the Ukraine and everyplace else around the world where there are wars. Wars for Oil, Gas, Minerals /rare earths.

@Jemm i see you posted again about your car and asked if it should have an alarm. Did you not know if you had an alarm before the car was stolen and then after recovered, and did the Insurance Company think the car had an alarm back when, and now?

@Jemm Did you not get to the bottom of this back when there were all the posts and you explained what had and was happening? Worth a mention you are in Australia.

@PetrolDave As did Skoda in 2011 - 2014 with the Mk2 Fabia, and actually with some of the 'All New 3rd generation' Mk3 Fabia that did not get New Type Approval.

@razvanac does that make it louder in EV mode at 19 km/h and below?

Never ever had an issue redlining and beyond a vehicle with a DSG. Why have a redline on the dash / rev counter of a vRS or any VW Group vehicle with a DSG / s-Tronic if just to a Full Stop would be as far as you can rev.