WLTP, one week to go and still nothing

[Sad555]

It was more to the point that WLTP figures will be manipulated by the manufacturers in Europe  ,or basically allow them to carry on cheating in different ways once loopholes are found so basically nothing really changes.

Edited 31 August, 2018 by Sad555

[SWBoy]

12 hours ago, Sad555 said:

It was more to the point that WLTP figures will be manipulated by the manufacturers in Europe  ,or basically allow them to carry on cheating in different ways once loopholes are found so basically nothing really changes.

Another article points out that manufacturers are measuring the WLTP figures having "tweaked" things on the vehicle, such as:

- an almost flat battery, so the alternator has to draw more power to recharge it

- thicker oil than they specify for customer use, increasing the engine load

- et al.

 

All in an attempt to make the new WLTP figures approximately 10% worse than they need to be, so that when they have to make the  15% reductions in emissions in a few years time they actually only need to make a 5% improvement...

[Ootohere]

Supposedly the linked site is updated daily, but then the VW's and Skoda are not.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/455504-wltp 

[silver1011]

Communication from Skoda UK to their dealer network...

 

[xman]

So now we know. 

 

Skoda's are being aged, like a good wine or brandy or whisky......but in a field.

[Ootohere]

Cars can always sit months or longer in pounds / stock / airfields /long term car parks, Hire Companies, Forecourts etc.

 

But VW Group have gone to VW508 / 509 so 0w 20 FS Long Life oil @ the factory fill and that is a change and the cars are on Variable / Flexible Service Intervals, 

So the car you get with a PDI and 24 months or 18,500-20,000 miles to an Oil & Filter change might have been filled 30 months previous to the service.

Maybe VW Group will advise a Fixed Service on the new cars for the first service and give that free since the cars are 'old stock'.

Maybe PDI's with more being checked & the body report done, and then a free 'Inspection Service' after 6 months on these vehicles, 

checking Brake Discs, Suspension etc, wipers and tyres.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes

 

Edited 16 October, 2018 by Offski

[Fantantonio]

8 hours ago, silver1011 said:

Communication from Skoda UK to their dealer network...

 

 

 

 

So looks like 3 weeks till the first new 280 272 Superbs touch down in the UK? I'll believe it when I see it!

[Ootohere]

I take it the 2018/68 plate 276bhp Superb 2.0TSI DSG advertised with Demonstrator type miles of 500 miles or less were First Registered after the 31st August under 'derogation rules' and were built before June 2018.

[Ootohere]

Real bargains sitting in SEAT Dealerships on cars that were built mid 2018.

eg.