Im a bit worried because ive read you shouldn't drive a new car at steady speed- but I'm driving to wales on day of collection and got to do about 60 miles on the motorway

Should speeding up to 60 and slowing down to 50 give sufficient change in revs

Edited 12 September, 20169 yr by rit

Modern engines no longer require 'running in'

Enjoy your new car.

Engines do not need 'Running in' or Driving in as Skoda call it.

Gearboxes / linkages do quite often.

 

But check your tyre pressures or ask the person handing over what they are at.

Then check them. Reset your TPMS.

(Open the bonnet and just see where the coolant is at hand over, and dip the oil and see where it is at. (Ask the Salesperson if they gave a complimentary litre of oil and is it in the boot. While in there check the Spare, jack, tweezer, Lock Nut Socket etc is in the boot.)

Cars need driving in.   New tyres need greeness off them.  Discs / Pads may need the glaze off them.

Suspension is all new, as is bearings steering etc.

 

So best drive easy and listen out for odd noises, give the brakes and tyres a running in.

Thanks

Could i ask whether it will have a tyre pressure monitoring system. My 05 octavia did but my 09 octavia didn't

You also mention tweezers?

Looking forward to friday. All im unhappy about is the BJ66 plate

Edited 12 September, 20169 yr by rit

Plastic Tweezers to remove plastic caps on wheel bolts.

If it does not have TPMS then it must be very basic, but still set your tyres to the pressure for the load you carry, not just leave as set at the PDI if they do set them.

 

Personally a BJ would suit me just fine.

Thanks

Its an SEL with all the extras. Well a lot of them

Unfortunately a BJ and BJ66 are two entirely different things

Edited 12 September, 20169 yr by rit

The manual basically says to take it easy for the first 1500 miles, not using full throttle high revs for the first 1000 I think.

 

One idea has come up on here if you are worried about the constant speed running is to speed 10 minutes in say 6th gear, then 10 minutes in 5th, then 4th, 5th, 6th etc at the same road speed.

 

I wouldn't be overly worried mind.

You would be at less then 3,000 rpm at 70 mph which is hardly high revs.

Now not using top and dropping gears would be high revs.

 

Much of the issues people have if they have issues is new brakes being a bit tighter and heating up.

Some people pick up new cars and put a caravan on the rear and then go travelling.

Here we go again - running in is covered in the handbook.

 

 

Whether other readers agree or disagree, that's what Skoda says should be done.

People should read the Owners Manual.

It does not say First 1,500 miles, it says first 1,500 km.

It says 'up to 1,000 km'. 'do not drive faster than 3/4 of the maximum speed of the gear in use, that is 3/4 of the maximum permissible engine speed.'

It says do not use maximum throttle. Avoid high revolutions. Do not tow a trailer.

 

Then it tells you what they advise from 1,000km up to 1,500km and what to do.

Sadly that information is not handed out to the new owner before going to collect a vehicle, it would be handy if it was.

Or a Email sent from Skoda UK or the Dealer to the person buying before collection.

 

It tells about new tyres, 

and it tells you about new brake pads and full efficiency not being before 200 km.

It tells you how to treat them.

Edited 13 September, 20169 yr by GoneOffSKi

I did some reading before I got my VRS and the advice I found was to not be scared of full throttle but keep the revs down for the first 1500 miles.

Clearly that contradicts some opinions above and I've really no idea what's right. TBH having a petrol VRS meant that there was practically no chance I wouldn't give it the beans regularly early on. I did keep the revs down and I can only say the engine was without problems or heavy oil consumption int he 7yr / 83k miles I had it.

 

I also read that on the test table all new engines get ragged before fitting, get ragged on and off the boats by dockyard workers and get ragged by valeters. So to some extent it doesn't really matter what you do.