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Thanks for your reply @Carlston. Only just spotted this. That wheel is more expensive than the one I link to but your site does have the kit cheaper.

Reliability will be affected by what driving your do, as the diesel will have a dpf and so is not suited to lots of short journeys.

Hi all, I recently bought a 2019 Octavia VRS estate and am looking to replace the 'puncture repair kit' with a spare wheel and associated insert/tools. Would the following combination be correct/sensible? https://www.theskodashop.co.uk/products/skoda-octavia-mark-3-vrs-spare-wheel-tool-kit-5e0093860a https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/product/skoda-octavia-vrs-iii-l-k-18-space-saver-spare-wheel/ It looks like the Skoda insert and tools set includes the bit to actually clamp the wheel down? With the current insert removed my boot floor looks like this, and I'm hoping his can attach OK in the centre? Thanks.

For what it's worth, the following suggests a similar issue/concern re. SEATs as made me start this thread: VAQ front diff service - how important? | SEATCUPRA.NET

Thanks for your comments. Any chance you could comment more on when you notice this last difference? From what I'd seen elsewhere I wasn't too convinced how worthwhile it might be outside of track days...

It's unlikely I'll be buying from a main dealer to be honest as even fewer come up for sale there. For context though I've discussed cars with an exclusively main dealer service history with no mention of a VAQ service but I take your point of potentially being able to find out more by contacting the dealership that did the servicing.

Thanks for your reply. I believe for the Mk 3.5 it's all VRS 245 models, and from what I've read they should be serviced every 3 years or 30,000 miles. The purpose of the VAQ diff is principally to improve cornering performance I thought but you may well be right it helps reduce torque-steer too. My concern though is potentially buying a 5-7 year old used car that has never had its VAQ diff serviced.

Hi all, Not posted here for years! I'm currently looking to buy a petrol Mk 3.5 Octavia VRS. Ideally I think I'd be happy with the 230 model but there seem to be far more 245s available. With the 245s what is the view on how important it is that a VAQ diff service has been done? Asking questions about this generally seems to be met with surprise at the question and even main dealer service records showing no mention of this. I generally keep cars a long time so for context part of my preference for a 230 would be not having a VAQ diff to potentially fail expensively in the long term. Maybe I'm being too cautious though... Thanks.