pinkpanther

I had thought I'd made an error going for a manual Karoq (odd gearing, less than tractable engine, ease of stalling), but reading this, and other various other threads regarding DSG reliability, I do wonder. I went for the 5 year warranty when ordering the car, but suspect I would be told 'they all do that' when raising issues with intermittent judder when setting off. Much like ongoing issues with front suspension noise (which reccured following all attempts at rectification) I suspect even a fleeting judder would drive me mad! The last car I had with judder of any kind when setting off was a 1.6 Vauxhall Zafira 20 years ago. At the time I was told it related to dampness and 'they all do it'. Beyond a Cascada (Opel) that was the last Vauxhall product I ever owned. Neither the 6 speed ZF in my current 21 year old car, or the 7 speed version in a recently sold 18 year old car were any other than silky smooth and predictable at all times - progress?

Whilst I hope you are now sorted thought I'd mention my experience with recurring tyre pressure alerts in a 2019 Mii. I had recurrent tyre pressure alerts which I eventually realised were as a consequence of a drink, or more likely several being spilled, leading to the reset button becoming gummed up. After much tyre pressure checking I cleaned up the button with switch cleaner and no further issues 🤞

I believe so - currently undergoing renovation 👍

Couple I took with my camera today. The lighthouse (off Seaton Sluice) is undergoing renovation. I wonder what the yellow ship lifts? The RAF A400 was circling Newcastle earlier this afternoon.

My local camera store🙂 - I still recall the original shop on the opposite side of the road👍

A slightly inside out approach, although it was a glorious sunset!

Visited Seaton Delaval Hall today - apparently the elliptical spiral staircase is an architectural nightmare. All the more impressive they managed to actually construct it all those years ago I guess. Apparently it's self supporting and each landing stone weighs 1.5 ton! Lovely gardens too 🌻 https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/seaton-delaval-hall

Another sadly missed Yeti, although this one fell victim to the dreaded Pan Roof leak. Sorry the back drop isn't especially notable

Yes 👍

A former (and the best of the four I previously owned) Yeti. Purchased new and ran till just shy of 100k before talking myself into trading it in for something much more mundane 😏 Never missed a beat, remapped by well known local VAG specialist after the EA189 'fix' had ruined it - sadly missed

Or whilst illegally parked in Clumber Park 🫢

Fully expected to miss the Partial Eclipse, but woke up bang on 03:30!

Visited Cragside today.............

Glorious evening.............

Glorious sky for a fleeting moment this evening. Was bucketing it down as I snapped the photo with my phone................

Tonight's sunset.............

Looking like decent sized EV's are reaching realistic prices (admittedly not RRP) ............. https://www.hotukdeals.com/share-deal-from-app/4404912

Turns out insects are much more difficult to photograph than Birds😬

Indeed - I almost missed the noise after the first 2 attempts to fix whilst under warranty!

Same here - just checked the digital certificate and see a mention for the steering repair ('Authorized warranty repair' ) but no mention of subsequent attempt(s) to resolve the issue under warranty.

It may seem like overkill but I've had our Karoq serviced as per long life schedule by the local / supplying main dealer, but then have an interim oil and filter change by an excellent (localish) VAG specialist. Currently at 26k miles so effectively 2 oil changes thus far at a considerable difference in cost to say identical (OEM) parts were used on each occasion.

I hope the 'fix' lasts longer than it did for our car. From memory the noise recurred several weeks after the application of the grease.

After the Buzzard encounter it turned in to a lovely evening..........

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Arrived at a local country park earlier and this (? Buzzard) dropped a squirrel right in front of the car! My camera was in the boot sadly so had to make do with Dashcam footage Sorry to report the squirrel didn't make it although a real privilege to see up close........... L_20240824180012_35~5.mp4