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When the guy came back he said 'there were no cars here when i parked'. Genuis.

Cosmetic rust, pads might need replacing, technician or service desk staff might tell you 80% worn when not even 20% worn. You might say how old the car is and how many miles, and what you consider as soon. Servicing brakes annually is an idea, and maybe post pics of the condition if told at a dealership the discs need replaced.

Even with the battery with supposedly more capacity if that comes the the range is pathetic in the cold, then the cockpit and controls and steering wheel are horrible. Shiny plastic to scratch everyplace. The Astra EV estate might be no better but it will not be worse. PS, they are a crossover not an estate no idea why they put that. The Citroen C4 electric actually a better car IMO, funnily can go a bit further which is odd considering the same platform and weight, wheels / tyres etc. 18" ones do work on the bigger cars, 45kW capacity batteries are not enough and even when they have the updates at 48 kW usable that is hopeless if you get 3.2-3.5 miles a kWh and not the 4 miles kidology figure. Peugeot showing 4.75 miles is ridiculous. Actually calculating is not the best of plans. The Range is brutally honest until the Software Update gets done and then it will not tell you that you maybe were getting 3 miles per kW, so x 45 you might get 135, if lucky. It will charge to 98 or 99 % or 100 if you wait long enough and show 180 or 190 miles as it did when the car came off a transporter and got charged the first time.

I am starting to window shop for a small EV to order later in the year from Motability. The shortages and advance payments will have lots to do with what i might go for. I would like an Estate so that would be a bit bigger, MG or Astra Estate probably as that is all there might be. Must be able to do 200 miles in cold weather though and the Vauxhall probably will not. End of May is the soonest i can order anything. I want Matrix lights, heated seats, heated steering wheel, physical and sensible buttons and placements & comfortable for me, so accelerator the pedal needs to be usable with my left foot, that means many cars are not suitable. Easy in easy out if an upright / hard seat is not what suits me anymore. No BLACK SHINY PLASTIC INSIDE OR OUT. Rules the MG4 out. Wheels that can have tyres with some sidewall and that All Season /All Weather Winter tyres can go on as low profile or EV ECO tyres are sh!te IMO. This quarter there is nothing i would want to go for, so will be watch the next 2 quarters with interest from what Motability have as deals with manufacturers.

My Corsa, or actually Motability Finance's was built about 3 years ago but due to lock down not registered until August 2020. Lease is up in August but i intend extending that if there is an issue getting a replacement with things i like with this car, or if i order one in the 3 months before the lease is up i am OK waiting and running this car until whenever. But, it sounds like the motor is going to drop out when going over the very slightest of bumps, road joints, sleeping policeman etc. That is the Drop Links that are shagged. So they need replacing, it already had new rear discs and pads. The car has not had an easy life, and 205/45 17 XL tyres and hard suspension and a heavy car is not the best of idea. Anyway, anyone buying one of these at less than 3 years old where they might have failed a MOT and give an indication of work required needs to be aware that expense could be coming their way. Maybe they will look like a cheap way into an EV, but just take care. & do not assume because an Ex Mobility car it was well looked after because really Vauxhall Main Dealers or the Techs / fitters can be totally hopeless.

@wolverine5plNo matter how often you ask about 1.4 TSI (Turbo only not Twincharger) reliability or 'carbon build up', the answer will be about as reliable as any engine VW group has manufactured in the past 10 years. There really is no common issue with them. They are being built and sold without ACT in various world regions still, they are a good engine.

@Dog-man-do Welcome. I guess since you are in the UK that you have a right hand drive car pulling right, so towards the opposite carriageway /white line. The OP never said what country they were in just mentioned km, so could be in a right hand drive or left hand drive country. If the torque steer takes the car to the right under heavy acceleration what is best, to the kerb / verge, or into traffic. Holding the steering wheel while accelerating seems the best plan. EDIT. They are in Latvia.

What engine is this car a 1.0 or 1.5 TSI? WTF were whoever playing at putting it out with a near empty tank. 15 miles possible was nothing really, 10 miles likely near the thing, vapours, that was dependent on the last miles someone drove in the period before you read that. ? Did the car even register getting £5 of fuel, 3 litres or so, then another 3 litres or so?

Just experienced £15 pre charging by BP at public chargers. So so if you are charging at a cost of £15 or more. But these are in Edinburgh City and particularly at Edinburgh Airport Park and ride. So 30 mins max charging. Usually about £7 for my car. Yesterday it was £8.19 and today £3.20. but there is £30 taken from my card and Charge Place Scotland says that the extra will be back with me in 30 days. P|SS. It will be refunded quicker than that. Taxi drivers are having £100,s out their bank account if using a card rather than staring charger on the App or CPS, which often does not start the chargers. PS,. DPD vans according to a driver i spoke to are exempt from 30 minute max charge time. They need 1 hour or more. True, as do many others. Edinburgh City council, CPS or BP need to sort this nonsense. .............. Tesla locked in not charging and the car can sit for hours where only 5 rapids. No idea if it was set to cut out at 30 minutes and not pay penalty or if left to charge to full and will be charged a £30 penalty. Council Van at Stirling left charging on 43 kW AC getting 10 kW only while there are only 3 working 43 kW AC chargers but 10 x 22 kW.

The spark plugs might well be due a change, 4 years or 40,000 miles seems too often, but really if not checked you never know. A new air filter @£16 or so can improve economy. At least look at it. Give it a shake and a knock and then a vacuum a least. Replace if dirty. Do not put the tyres as high as the ECO pressure, but higher rather than too low.

750 miles from 22 imperial gallons. 34 mpg. If, 149.9 pence a litre. I paid that the other day at a small garage. So £6.81 a gallon. I get 46 mpg though with 12 year old 1.6 non turbo automatic Suzuki SX4 which is why it is a keeper. 42 mpg on 6 mile each way trips in coldest weather. E5 makes it feel better over E10.

Only Thursday. Are there no windscreen fitters local that have a screen in stock and an appointment available?

How many miles has the car done? Manual or DSG,? Sounds pretty good for a big car. How short are your local trips from cold starts? Getting 30 miles per gallon from a 1.4 TSI in a Fabia is about right if doing only 5 miles. If you keep on driving the efficiency increases to your 39 mpg. So are there good spark plugs fitted, or a record of when replaced? Is the air filter clean? Tyres towards a higher eco pressure if the weather allows. What tyres are on the car?

Welcome to the forim. It is not a 7 speed twin dry clutch DSG. DQ200. It will be a 7 speed Wet. DQ381 with a oil change service at 80,000 miles or sooner. EDIT. Forget HALDEX. I had the other thread about MPG and a 4x4 in my mind. Haldex service interval are at 3 years / 30,000 miles.

Edinburgh airport park and ride. Max charge time before penalty 30 mins. 2 rapid chargers not starting, a Tesla Y plugged into a charger and not charging and the other 2 occupied. After 20 minutes I got on a charger. 23.4 kWh was £8.19. 35 pence a kWH and that takes me 70 miles. Need to use the charger again tomorrow twice to have enough charge to get home. Nearest PodPoint rapid is 50 pence a kWh now.

Held up by lack of EV and Hybrid first registration for the VW group in the UK,s fleet average CO2 emissions will be correct. Once at a port in the EU the question is how long there before actually on the shore in the UK.

@TheUltraRunnernobody should. If you have the normal small amount of condensation then great. Those that have the faulty ones with H20 and at times ice and eventually corrosion and the need to replace expensive parts out of a manufactures warranty might be more interested in doing so. Fundamental design, manufacturing or material failures, are something Skoda / VW commonly say 'they all do that' or never seen that before until someone or enough someones calls them out.

Other cars might well have it. Walk around a car super market or car park and look at all the other cars in the same environment / weather / world regions. Pay special attention to Skoda or VW group ones. Vorsprung durch Technik.

Other manufacturers even in Central Europe for use in Europe and globally have manage to defy physics & science that Skoda work with with their headlights. Instead of being Simply clever they designed & engineered a better product.

Advertising them in Briskoda you could offer the choice to anyone buying them. Tyres on or off.

@MicMacI have family in Oslo and are heading there soon for an extended visit to do some work so maybe can help the OP finding what they are after if they are not finding asuitable axle.

Do you want a used axle as a direct fit brakes / hubs as well, or are you ok just getting a suitable axle and swapping parts from your car onto it,? Are you doing the work?

What do you have a manual or a DSG & what did they say about the gearbox. Do they remap the DSG if you have one? ? Why are you worry about being traceable? If the engine goes pop, or you are in an accident and the car is recovered from the scene the map is there to be discovered. Otherwise the counts can be read on the ECU. If you have a Warranty claim then you had voided the Manufacturers Warranty so pay up and do not make a fraudulent claim. If someone else owns the car and you void the warranty you can be paying up if they want or lose money. Lease Companies and Finance providers are not stupid.

Welcome to the forum. ? Which country are you in, and if the UK where about? ? Are you OK having a 1.5TSI and no Manufacturers Warranty covering the engine or gearbox? ? Do you own the car and it is not leased or on finance so owned by others? YES TRACEABLE. & Non Factory approved Engine Management or Hardware. Also you need to declare with your insurance so any Loss Adjuster working for a Warranty Provider / VW Group can easily check the insurance cover. .................. First find a remapper / tuner that will take you to Stage 1, and then maybe they can up it to Stage 2 if needs must. Let us know who you find please. There is a thread this week in the Octavia Mk4 section on remapping a 1.5 TSI. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/509579-re-map

@elfensinIt is a 6 speed semi automatic gearbox, it should not behave like crap. There is a load of guff being spoken about any testing or comparison. They can look at the rpm of changes or anything they like. A crate DQ250 dsg was delivered fitted and was OK, or fitted poorly. They like to turn a drama into a crisis. Or just BS. ? What are they doing to do, drive cars back to back and say, 'They all do that' we replaced the gearbox for no reason according to our experts opinion. http://actronics.co.uk/news/the-evolution-of-the-dsg-gearbox 20 years of use and a Master Tech or Fitter in Australia needs to do more looking into these new fangled things.