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The DQ200 is not crappy, it is out of 1st by 6 mph and revvy, and for short sharp or longer hills there is back to S to hold the RPM.

@kannanni That was good getting test drives in the Alps. Or there was something very very wrong with that 1.5 TSI.

Your not going to freeze to death are you even if you leave the windows open. Not exactly known for outdoor winter sports down south in the UK.

@kannanni Do you mean a 150 PS Petrol (1.5 TSI ACT) and a 150 PS Diesel (2.0 TDI) There are no 1.5 diesels. Is it a manual car you are buying? How steep was the hill the petrol car almost stalled on?

. WTF, a total carry on.

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PS, i did bother my backend to drive a R5 and pay attention to its bits an pieces and it modes and performance. & not just within a 30 mph speed limit. Tried the heating & cooling just to see how easy it was, and tried the voice control which is there and worked better than most that have issues with accents. BMW / MINI have had systems that were particularly sh!te.

I do it often @Graham Butcher . It is an option rather than going to some community centre. But it was a non serious post. Once the Regional Charging happens you lovely people in the South where there is energy shortages can pay the proper tariffs / going costs for the electricity.

Pensioners getting their Winter Fuel Payments in England / Wales & now in Scotland can maybe run an EV for the whole winter or even the year just from that money. Or there is the Warm Home Discount as well in England / Wales for some, and a new set up in Scotland for some. Maybe instead of using 'Warm Banks' etc to keep warm they can go sit in the EV using the cheap energy from overnight that they charged the car with, and maybe heated the house or storage heaters using.

I would say a cause for concern. I would want to know why that is happening. You not say if a TSI or a TDI. If it did regens because a TDI it should not be a day later.

Not a Recall or FACTORY RECALL if the Registered Keeper was not told there was a Recall. So just a TPI and people might get told if at a Dealership, if they use them, like because having an issue. So a Skoda Secret Service, on a need to know basis, Workshop campaign. 'Recall action' Kidollogy. You can always look at your own past posts, or others can or a simple search works. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/532601-virtual-dipstick

Actually used to reduce Emissions supposedly. It was to get the WLTP results for certification. Maybe it does improve mpg, and then increases oil consumption. But hey hoe, it is what it is. You can use VW502 00 if you wanted for Fixed Oil Service regimes, but VW Group never showed that. With a TSI, not a TDI. You could use VW504 00 / 507 00 0w 30 FS III with them if you wanted.

If it is DQ381 DSG and i looked and you have showing a 2.0 TDI 2018.. An idea to say that. 80,000 miles service regime according to VW group and no OIL Filter changed to 160,000 miles. Looks like time to be getting it serviced, and get the oil filter changed. Spend the money with someone that knows the job that they have to do. ? Do you not use AUTOHOLD when stopped? It can just be left in D, the same as if you were sitting with a foot on the brake pedal. No need for N for short stops in traffic & applying the Parking Brake. It is a wet clutch DSG.

They have drive modes, power levels, advanced traction control, dynamic traction control, Anti Slip Regulation and drivers can modulate the accelerator, and use appropriate or inappropriate tyres. They do actually test them around the world in extremes of weathers. PS. I have read Winter tyres a few times in the threads above. All Seasons as in for All seasons including colder are Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter UK type tyres with some more summer bias or more winter. Treads and compounds to choose from/ I know the Tyres VW Group fit for import into the UK are there All Year with many cars, there is lost in translation, EU to English, American English and even English English or UK English. Everyone is a driving god... Amazeballs, this Influencer was given one with Adaptive Suspension, well in his imagination of feeling the difference while rolling along. He is so used to a big fat inefficient sports machine, yet he never crashes and burns. 'AC on is not making a sound', it is the fan speed that will make a sound, or not. Taking it out of town was just too simple an idea to be able to 'open it up'. Dum and dim.

@Graham Butcher How many days over a winter did they have to deal with snowy roads or untreated roads. WHITE top. Or even how many hours of the year. Busses in areas of longer winter / seasonal weather are on the same tyres all year. Not exactly slicks are they, or ECO bias treads.

@Graham Butcher I would never let a vehicle coast until it was coming to a halt unless i was coming to a halt and rolling up to lights or a junction, even on a push bike. 'Coasting' and economic driving is just not applying power if you can maintain speed without the need of using petrol, diesel or electricity. You just need your toe off the accelerator. It is nothing to do with the speed reducing. Automatic / DSG,s and the whole point, us as suits. I for 50 years have used the Overdrive button on and off for braking, or used the modes some have B, or S. or tiptronic, even CVT,s I drive DSG,s in petrol or diesels putting the shifter back to S on icy / snowy roads in or out of town and do not touch the brakes, just off the accelerator and the gear is dropped, 1 or 2 gears. S is there for hilly roads, and lots of bends to hold to a higher RPM and be right to apply power. I know if a driver behind needs to know i am stopping and might use the brake just for that reason. But then it is 50 years i have driven with just one foot, as others drive autos, but i just have never been into using brakes. Never been tailended. Many will just go into D, or use manual shifts or combinations. The choice with EV,s can be similar to various autos, and there are all sort of types and paddles or none, and maybe only 2 regen modes or several. It takes all types. So choices are nice. & yes i see drivers of VIP transport, airport transport, taxis etc with All Season / All Weather / Adverse weather tyres, and reps or just people. But then i am in the top 1/3 rd of the UK. Plenty busses stuck going no place at various times of the year, but that is when others are stuck, HGV,s LGV,s but maybe not self employed or paid by the delivery drivers.

@Graham Butcher Do you just use your brakes to slow down, decelerate & never using the gears in a Manual or Auto / DSG. Nipping on and not letting a driver behind know you are going to slow down, coming down 2 gears into a corner then accelerating out without braking to get that tailgater off your arse? As it is it is not really 'Disabling' if it is choosing a level, well no more than switch on Coasting or Stop / Start, or speed limiter, cruise control, is enabling or disabling. Heavy vehicles are dangerous, heavy cars on OEM tyres as fitted for the UK but used / driven in adverse conditions just as they are in ideal weather are dangerous. As far as brake lights on EV,s, there are some that do as required by legislation and the brake lights come on automatically because of the speed of the retardation. Braking, without brakes applied. ...................... Mini brake lights come on automatically under fast deceleration, max regen. That is default mode. @9 minutes. His bad. It is not 'Barely braking' You are not braking, as you are not touching the brake pedal. You just lift off the accelerator. BEV or ICE vehicles and with Adaptive Cruise Control being used the car might well have the brake lights coming on.

@Graham Butcher Try driving an EV maybe. Do you think drivers 'disable the regen braking'? They might well set it to a reduced setting, so the car does coast a bit more when the accelerator is not being pressed. Lots of EV,s have no 'One pedal driving'. As to the Regen Braking and a big fat heavy BEV, or braking with an ICE vehicle, a big fat Range Rover say, lose traction / grip, not even regained with ABS, and they are big heavy sliding vehicles, or even less heavy, and the Automatic braking is achieving nothing. Auto braking after a collision maybe on snow or ice, or a flooded road.

Did the car come with a Towbar from the factory or tow bar prep? That means, The additional cooling equipment! If not then the Warranty might be invalidated, or that is what you are going to be told.

? How long have you had the car? How many miles have you done? Did you get a service history? Has the trip really not been zeroed in 9,000 + miles. Are you sure that is not the miles from new?

Channel 5 at 8pm, Channel 5 +1 at 9pm)... Electric cars. How safe are they? EDIT, Hey hoe, they say there are less building fires or industries where there were Fire stations in the past. More wild fires in the countryside. No mention of potential BEV fires.

@AlanKP Was that the checked oil level when at operating temperature after a few minutes stopped on the flat? Or a cold oil check / dip? You might not have the correct oil level cold dipped, and when you get a 'Low Oil Warning' even if you put no oil in the light or message go out after opening the bonnet. for 100 km / 62 miles even, and the oil will still be low.

@thomasaspin might be able to help advice & with what is the most up to date parts.. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/466202-cave-14-twincharger-piston-help

Welcome. Sorry but the language on the forum used has to be English.

Not just Renault 5,s, many different electric vehicles or their drivers are having home charging issues. Car or charger or user fault! Well it can be all 3 or mainly chargers and car manufacturers and compatibility. Skoda BEV owners have issues. Home cheap charging becomes needing to Public charging, or get into your ICE vehicle to get where you knew you had to be by a certain time. Or bus or taxi maybe.