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I suspect this is the exact Karoq I ought to have bought👍 I did play with the configurator last night though and easily came to a price worryingly close to £50k for a 2.0 TSi and a few choice options 😬

My 2023 SE-L Karoq has a heated windscreen, although this was part of Winter Pack+ USB C ports are poorly sited and I suspect may not prove especially robust in regular use. The hard drive is not missed though, given I used a 128 Gb USB stick 👍

The main dealer said the car was 'up-to-date' when it was recently serviced. Not sure where I'd find the engine code?

I would say not entirely fixed - my wife and I find our manual 1.5 TSi (2023 - owned from new) difficult to drive smoothly, especially in traffic and very easy to stall. It seems slow to rev and it proves difficult to modulate the throttle and clutch, which often leads to it stalling at inopportune moments. The engine also stalls at low revs, without my much/any prior warning (it does not appear to "labour" prior to stalling). No fault found at recent service.

Figured I'd revisit E5 and have filled up with Tesco Momentum 99 and will report back

It's simply a car I've never gelled with. Whilst the Karoq is perfectly competent, it's in no way a joy to drive, or own, all in my opinion of course. I suspect I may well end up with another Yeti, although given my experience with my last one, definitely sans pan roof! The Yeti is a tough act to follow, whereas there is little to distinguish the Karoq from it's VAG Brethren. My advise would be to take a Karoq for a long test drive and see what you think👍

Speaking as a former Roomster owner (a wonderful remapped 1.9 TDi and then a pretty disappointing 1.6 TDi) I can only agree with pretty much everything Jayemm had to say. My favourite Yeti was a facelift 2.0 TDi 140 BHP (with a Shark Stage 1 map) closely followed by a rather wonderful (right up until the pan roof started leaking) pre-facelift 170 Elegance. Happily I traded the 170 in for my current Jag 😀

I have to agree with him - without doubt the best car Skoda ever made (I had 4 of them!)👍 I can attest to the Karoq being in no means a worthy successor.............. Youtube

Interesting - just checked again and my currently installed version is apparently up-to-date 🤔 I hope your recent update brings back the notification functionality🤞

Correction - a different (? earlier) Android Auto version for me

Look to be the same versions here:

Based upon my experience of that engine in a SEAT I'd say it wouldn't be ideal in a fully-laden Karoq, although as previous posters have mentioned the DSG box does a reasonable job of disguising the (relative) lack of power. I recall a 1.0 TSi SEAT I previously owned was pretty reasonable on the motorway, but was unable to reverse up relatively modest inclines

I noticed this the other day too - just a dot as a notification now🤷‍♂️ Guessing it was an Android Auto update?

Looking like the weather takes a turn for the worse after today ☔️☔️

Noticed some cracking crepuscular rays on the way home yesterday 🌤️

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In my view first and second are too low geared. Sadly this car won't live long in my memory, unlike several previous Yeti's, and the Suzuki which preceded it

Disappointing isn't it, especially given the cost (and subsequent depreciation).

For comparison I drove a mates 1 4 2017 TSi Oxtavia and found it a much more pleasant thing to drive. As much as I'm not keen on DSG I very much regret my decision to go with a manual.

Yes - I had the same message on the dashboard👍 My wife and I have pretty much lost faith in the car, as it's so difficult to drive smoothly, especially in traffic.

Indeed - I was interested to read comments where they had achieved.higher feel economy with E5, which I've never managed to replicate over many miles logged (on Fuelly) There is however a noticeable improvement in low end torque and as I'm a sucker for collecting points I do use the odd tank of Shell V-Power 😀 https://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/karoq/2022/pinkpanther/1200251

Interesting to read this, as our 2023 1.5 TSi manual has stalled numerous times since we picked it up. No fault found at it's recent first service. I'd initially thought it was just an easy car to stall, but have on several occasions found the engine 'dead' when trying to pull away. The automated re-start cycle seems to take an eternity when it's stalled in a precarious place! Never had this issue with any number of manual petrol or diesel cars. The issues noted in the link above certainly resonate with me so I'll try a few tanks of E5👍 This had become such an issue I was keen to move the car on (or swop to an Auto) but recent used car prices falls mean this will be a hugely costly option.

New price!

The OEM front and rear wipers on my 2023 Karoq became noisy with a few months of delivery. Replacement Bosch blades all round and now silent in operation 👍

Glorious weather today 😎