Hi,

I live in an area where there's mainly start-stop traffic, and Skoda India, being a ***** has only launched a manual 140 diesel. Should I opt for the manual, or the automatic in June?

Also, Skoda has somehow deleted bluetooth from the Bolero system in the Yeti. I mean, WTF? The Superb has the same system, with Bluetooth.

Is there anyway of getting it back?

I have an automatic (DSG) CR140. I love it. I drive around London all the time. I don't like driving manuals, specially around London.

I'm not even going down the petrol/diesel & DPF route.

As for the Bolero. Not one single Bolero has bluetooth. If the car has bluetooth preparation, (which I believe can fit retro fitted, if Skoda India do not give you that option) then the Bolero will integrate with it.

Therefore, the bluetooth is not disabled, as it doesn't have the bluetooth unit in the car under the drivers seat......

I have an automatic (DSG) CR140. I love it. I drive around London all the time. I don't like driving manuals, specially around London.

I'm not even going down the petrol/diesel & DPF route.

As for the Bolero. Not one single Bolero has bluetooth. If the car has bluetooth preparation, (which I believe can fit retro fitted, if Skoda India do not give you that option) then the Bolero will integrate with it.

Therefore, the bluetooth is not disabled, as it doesn't have the bluetooth unit in the car under the drivers seat......

rockhopper, that makes no sense at all

I have a CR140 DSG Auto and the Bolero, and I have Bluetooth functionality

rockhopper, that makes no sense at all

I have a CR140 DSG Auto and the Bolero, and I have Bluetooth functionality

Thats because you have an elegance with the BT receiver fitted under your seat (and the telephone MFSW (multifunction steering wheel))

As stated above (and many times by others, the BT is NOT built into the Bolero (or Columbus)

I read the title of this thread to be about Mud Terrain or All Terrain tyres!!

And I agree with Rockhopper...

BLUE TOOTH IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BOLERO!!!

Edited 21 March, 201115 yr by Llanigraham

I read the title of this thread to be about Mud Terrain or All Terrain tyres!!

And I agree with Rockhopper...

BLUE TOOTH IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BOLERO!!!

I read the title of this thread to be about Mud Terrain or All Terrain tyres!!

Me too.

I read the title of this thread to be about Mud Terrain or All Terrain tyres!!

Same here!

and the DSG isn't an auto - it's a twin clutch automated manual.

Hi,

I live in an area where there's mainly start-stop traffic, and Skoda India, being a ***** has only launched a manual 140 diesel. Should I opt for the manual, or the automatic in June?

In stop start traffic you will thank yourself many times over for getting the DSG. It is a fantastic gearbox. And it gives you the best of both worlds. Should you want to change gears manually you just slot the lever over to the other side from D and you can go up and down the gears manually all day long. Hit traffic and you just put it back in D and relax.

As to Bluetooth: you can also fit an aftermarket bluetooth that integrates completely with the Bolero. Rockhopper had one in his Octavia and can tell you the name. I can't remember what it was called.

Thanks for the advice! But they aren't even offering bluetooth as an option. Bugging.

Now, they're rumors of the 1.8 petrol, which is manual only coming here to India. So diesel or petrol?

To answer that, what do you do? long journeys or short journeys.

The 140 diesel is worse than the petrol until it is warmed up........which can take 30mins/10-15 miles.....

To answer that, what do you do? long journeys or short journeys.

The 140 diesel is worse than the petrol until it is warmed up........which can take 30mins/10-15 miles.....

The diesel is worse in cold weather.

Since the weather has been 10 degrees and upwards fuel consumption has improved.

tom

Ah, well, the temperatures rarely drop below 10 C, and I drive mainly short distances. I hardly ever visit the motorways. So I'm guessing the petrol then. I've heard its pretty thirsty?

about the same or better than a diesel over short distances. My CR140 diesel DSG will do 20mpg on short journeys.

I've driven a 1.2 Yeti with both manual and DSG boxes. Loved them both tbh - the manual I felt was better for more spirited driving and is naturally more involving - I found I was changing gear a lot - which I didn't mind at all. The DSG I took on a smaller journey but it seemed bang-on to me, always in the right gear. Kick-down is hardly noticeable with the twin-clutch set-up, so it just seemed always to be in the right gear.

I've driven a 1.2 Yeti with both manual and DSG boxes. Loved them both tbh - the manual I felt was better for more spirited driving and is naturally more involving - I found I was changing gear a lot - which I didn't mind at all. The DSG I took on a smaller journey but it seemed bang-on to me, always in the right gear. Kick-down is hardly noticeable with the twin-clutch set-up, so it just seemed always to be in the right gear.

The DSG is a gem of a gearbox. Always in the right gear I find and always doing exactly what I want it to do. And the difference between D and S is perfect for over taking and/or more spirited driving. Not to forget just using the Tiptronic.

WIth a salesman sat next to me the day I took a DSG out, I didn't get to let rip in S mode, alas...

Nobody seems to mention the extra cost of the DSG .If you're spending your own money , well over £1000 is a lot of dosh.

I live in the country and the 6 speed manual box is a delight.

however if you live in a city ,The DSG box could make a lot of sense .

Nobody seems to mention the extra cost of the DSG .If you're spending your own money , well over £1000 is a lot of dosh.

I live in the country and the 6 speed manual box is a delight.

however if you live in a city ,The DSG box could make a lot of sense .

In London the DSG makes perfect sense. Lining in the south east with the lovely car park run by NCP called the M25, it still makes sense. With a dodgy lower back giving potentially sciatica it makes even more sense.

£60 per week for an osteopath over 50 weeks of the year = £3000 x 3 years = £9000. I would still break even if I only went to the osteopath 6 times a year......DSG makes sense to me

I've been driving a manual car this week and hate it. Yes HATE it. I would not go back to a manual. I spend too much time thinking about changing gear, whereas I like the car to do it for me and I can spend all that extra time avoiding the uninsured drivers around me..........(more about that in the future)