skomaz

Is recirculation on. If so that can cause misting and can also lead to patches on the screen

There won't be a sticker as they stopped doing that years ago. But I got mine by asking in the chat function on the Skoda website. The engine code may well be on the vehicle weight plate in the driver's door jamb.

So basically a slightly smaller more coupe like Ariya?

Have you tried resetting the climatronic control flaps? If not press and hold the A/C and face level vent buttons 5ogether for a few seconds and that should attempt to reset their positions and may help.

The structure they said could never be built... Until Husband and Co consulting engineers took up the challenge!

I think you mean @JohnnyType2 asked??

It has a similar 'mentality' and 'style' to a Civic - you say it's subtle but it's actually nothing of the sort and quite brash. As you say though - you like it? - that's fine - nobody cares...

Not a fan TBH... It looks like it's crashed through a Halfords or Ripspeed catalogue... Rather naff... the old Honda Civic was the same.

Ooh... If only I had space for a 4th car... It would be a cracking winter runabout with a recon turbo.... I think SWMBO would murder me though!!

You may be annoyed with yourself for that little mistake but even so the rest is pretty good all the same.

Yeah... still can't get over that view... Apparently the coast and this side of the first hills is mainland Greece and those behind are Albania... And yep the Ibiza is sound... The only issue has been getting my phone holder on the vents so I can use Sygic to navigate without a huge sky reflection on the phone screen. First world problems eh?

Yes... Got here late Monday night and collected a very base model Seat Ibiza in white. It's clearly had a few bumps and repairs but drives very well with about 44k km on it and is fine for the narrow, almost one lane coast road down the east of the island that leads to our villa. It also seems to cope ok with the driveway up to the villa which is very steep (the info they sent us beforehand recommends 1st gear and A/C off and they weren't kidding). Having arrived in the dark it was a bit of a 'wow moment ' to wake up to the view below though...

Nope to all of those... I too thought it night be a Pando but not this time (had one of those in Portugal a couple of years ago and it was crap... No guts at all.)

Ah.. my mistake... Apologies. It was diff oil that was mentioned you are right. That still seems early to me even for a VAQ. I'd be tempted to download the pukka service manuals and check them myself to confirm the dealer wasn't pulling a fast one as it has been known for them to give advice that differs from the official line.

Sounds like the dealer is taking you for a ride. A/C service will probably be a £4 bomb from Halford or similar and no gas recharge, brake fluid could be done but I'd expect it to be ok if they checked the water content and DSG oil shouldn't need changed.

Oops... Missed that vital bit of info... Corfu

Ok it's getting to holiday season again so... Group B Hyundai i20 booked from a local hire car outfit. Place your bets...

If it was blue over silver it was probably a Bravo?? My Chevette was pretty good in those respects just a weird green colour

That Fiesta looks like an original Supersport - I always liked them but it was not to be (I ended up with a Chevette...) EDIT: - looks like it could be as its an '82 1298cc according to the DVLA... if it isn't it's a decent copy.

Get them to check the propshaft couplings front and rear - it may not be those but they have a tendency to start to fail around 70k miles and exhibit a vibration at exactly the sort of revs you're talking about - most noticable under load and in a high gear

Ask for the dealer to confirm it in writing that the lack of a DSG service at the correct time will not affect any claims going forward and see what reaction you get. If they decline to do so that will show what they are up to. For reference we got our Kodiaq from Vertu (Bristol Street Motors as was) in Chesterfield and their after sales service with regards to a water leak into the boot was useless, showing little knowledge of the vehicle so I ended up fixing it myself.

The other possibility is that after the service you can use the chat function on the Skoda website to check it's been updated. I've certainly used it in the past for info about our Kodiaq.

We have an older manual 1.4tsi rather than the newer 1.5 (but it's the same power output) in a 4x4 Kodiaq. It's no rocket ship but it's more than sprightly enough, is absolutely fine for most running around. It's a really smooth engine and benefits from being given a bit of free reign so, whilst I was dubious coming from a more powerful TDi Octavia 4x4 with lots of low down grunt I think it suits the Kodiaq very well. In terms of economy it's not brilliant but not bad either. We've been getting early 40s on motorway runs from Yorkshire to Lancashire and down south and early 30's round town. In theory the 1.5 should be a touch better. However, at the end of the day it's a small petrol engine pushing a big car round that has the aerodynamics of a brick.

Depends where you are based... An independent should be able to do a service for about £150 and, contrary to the above info, many can update the digital service record... Eg. https://autohausdolby.co.uk/services-volkswagen-passenger-cars/

TBH.. if you only want it to ensure you can get about in winter weather and snow a haldex based system will do fine. We've had them for the last 17 years on the edge of the Pennines and never once got stuck in bad weather or snow.