I was flicking through a copy of the Auto Express yesterday whilst Mrs R was shopping, and there is an article on the Kodiaq with good points and not so good points obviously from owners that must have contacted the magazine etc.

A few of the not so good points made me laugh, and think, Really.

” The CD player is in the glovebox so I need to pull over to change discs”. Eh put you CD collection on an SD card same as everyone else.

”No spare wheel, a bad puncture would leave me stranded” .Should have done their homework and ordered a spare wheel then.

“ The boot release is sensitive, the key can activate in my pocket” Don’t wear as tight trousers or put the key somewhere else.

“Would prefer a manual handbrake to the electric one.” Why

There were comments about squeaks, and grinding noises, but all in all if that’s the bad points the Kodiaq is a good car as we all know already.

I read those comments. Me thinks that they are comment that are extracted from a longer comment that changes the context ever so slightly. 

Edited 31 August, 20196 yr by Danny 57

Had the boot magically open at work yesterday , much to my surprise when I went out into the car park - amazingly nothing missing! I didn’t think  that my trousers were so tight or that the range of the remote was so far. I do believe the key was accidentally pressed whilst in my pocket, bad design as the boot release is slightly more prominent that the lock / unlock buttons.

 

The CD location is a pain as it’s not visible and it’s awkward  to swap a CD / DVD though as you say most of my music is ripped to SD.

 

Yes I ordered a spare wheel which is tucked under the rear 2 seats.

 

The electric handbrake is working great and the auto hold is also good but I keep forgetting the the car will hold itself. 

 

My only other gripe is the 2.0 TSI is a bit noisier (clattery) than I’d like under load, may be just my car?

 

 

24 minutes ago, Greenliner1 said:

My only other gripe is the 2.0 TSI is a bit noisier (clattery) than I’d like under load, may be just my car?

 

 

 

How many miles is on your car? After 3000 or so there should be a definite reduction in noise. 

Maybe in the past they would get less noisy,

now with VW508 /509 0w 20 FS IV the noise might well last 'long time mister!' 

 

Viscosity not much when oil filled and not much changed as the miles / km go past.

59 minutes ago, Greenliner1 said:

 

 

My only other gripe is the 2.0 TSI is a bit noisier (clattery) than I’d like under load, may be just my car?

 

 

Is yours the 190 TSI as my 180 certainly isn’t noisy or clattery under any conditions.

No option to order a spare wheel when I ordered mine (March 2019)?  Which was the one downside, a can of whipped cream isn't going to help me at 3a.m in January when I'm stranded on the M25 in pouring rain.

 

I've toyed with the idea of buying a 20" Xtreme and getting a tyre on it but is there room in the back to stow it?

It’s a 190 TSI and I’ve been in another 190 TSI which was quieter, I think I’ll have to raise it but I don’t think I’ll get anywhere. Done nearly 8k and it’s been the same from new. Not loosing oil or anything else. I’ve got a feeling it’s something like the fuel pump.

I’ve also noticed it’s quieter on 95 RON fuel instead of 99 RON?

The lowering of the windows and inadvertent opening of the boot via the key fob is a valid annoyance, and whilst not one I've ever experienced myself, it is a regular gripe cited when speaking to most people I know who own or have previously owned a VAG vehicle. Once you know the feature exists its very easy to avoid.

 

Electronic parking brakes are great, until they fail, or work intermittently. If my cars were always under warranty I wouldn't mind, but I'll be running my Kodiaq until it dies, and given some of the expensive stories I've heard from the B6 VW Passat (and several other manufacturers cars from a similar era) when they need fixing they're a lot more complicated, and therefore difficult / expensive to repair than a conventional mechanical handbrake. Same goes for the electric opening boot lid.

3 hours ago, silver1011 said:

Electronic parking brakes are great, until they fail, or work intermittently.

 

I may have posted this before so apologies if I have.

 

My ex-line manager had a Nissan Qashqai but couldn't afford to run it (he was on PCP, changed his job and went from doing 100 miles a week to 700 miles a week so would have been majorly screwed over when the PCP expired).  So it sat on the drive Mon-Fri.

 

He took the thing out on a Saturday evening and everything died on him while he was sat in a drive-thru at the local McDonalds.  Almost caused a riot because he simply couldn't do anything, couldn't release the handbrake and push the thing out of the way of all those hungry punters just craving their Zinger Meal.

 

Crazy.

One of the many Traffic Cop TV documentaries showed a Land Rover Evoque broken down in lane 3 of a UK motorway, causing carnage, with the car going into electronic meltdown and refusing to release it's electronic handbrake whilst it's driver and two policemen frantically rifled through the owners manual.

 

A rare occasion no doubt, but one a mechanical lever and ratchet might have avoided 😂 

7 hours ago, silver1011 said:

Electronic parking brakes are great, until they fail, or work intermittently. If my cars were always under warranty I wouldn't mind, but I'll be running my Kodiaq until it dies, and given some of the expensive stories I've heard from the B6 VW Passat (and several other manufacturers cars from a similar era) when they need fixing they're a lot more complicated, and therefore difficult / expensive to repair than a conventional mechanical handbrake. Same goes for the electric opening boot lid.

 

I thought the same until I had some exposure to them, but they aren't that complicated, its just a motor bolted to a regular caliper, they are very easy to change and don't cost the earth. I suspect the job at the stealers is eye watering but so is getting new discs and pads all round and we all know how cheap we can do brakes on the drive.

 

I remember seeing that Evoque causing chaos but the problem wasn't anything to do with the electric handbrake, it was more to do with the fact its made by Landrover 

Edited 2 September, 20196 yr by SuperbTWM

On 02/09/2019 at 20:57, silver1011 said:

 

A rare occasion no doubt, but one a mechanical lever and ratchet might have avoided 😂 

 

Best avoid cars with gearboxes too then.  The gearbox in my first car seized in gear and once it came to a stop, it didn’t move again until dragged onto a low loader. 

Just the DSG to avoid for a trouble free life 😏