You would still get the same tyre / speed rating OEM tyres on the car even if the max speed it could go was 124 mph.

 

V rated is really not over the top. Not that expensive in comparison to a lower rated tyre that you would be trying to get max speeds of over 120 mph with.

Edited 9 March, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

Its very important to resolve this, as its possibly another lie that VAG have published. Maybe not as big as dieselgate, but the culture hasn't changed.

 

Could be the start of yet another VAG scandal.

 

Edited 9 March, 20206 yr by xman

Before starting another scandal best get what Skoda say.

 

Has this come about because they needs a fix for the 1.5 TSI Manuals running issues, the Engine Management / alternator issue,

and they did not want to have to WLTP certify them again, or have the RDE / RDE2 carried out.

 

PS

The fiasco that was 1.5 TSI EVO's and kangerooing and cars rejected and owners lied to is a scandal that the motoring press & media never seemed to think of as such.

 

The scandal that is DQ200's premature failure is also a scandal, as Skoda / VW will sell an extended warranty then reject claims saying 'known issues', 

yes 'known by them' yet they sold an Extended Warranty.  That is a VW company selling the warranty.

Edited 9 March, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

12 hours ago, M4C1N0 said:

 

Not in my case. I still have to buy the more expensive tires if I want to comply with the law in Slovakia as the registration says the car can do 220km/h (137mph).

Sure I can "risk it" and buy the cheaper ones. There is even a chance no police officer will ever check the tires, but once they do it will cost me a lot more than buying the expensive tires. This is just a loose loose situation.

 

Which factory tyres came with your Scala?

On mine, it came with 205/50/17 89V Bridgestone Turanza T005

 

We dont have any restriction here other than for winter tyres or damaged/worn tyres.
Im not aware of a speed limiter either (not that I would test it)

 

Given that the tyres are the V spec from factory I figure I have several tens of thousands of KMs on them before they need replacement. 

At 15,000KMs per year it would be a few years before replacement ideally (as I've had with previous V spec tyres on another car)

Yes, the V spec (and lower profile) comes at a premium but I would probably replace them with V spec again for two reasons:

- improved performance characteristics (not just top speed) 

- the additional cost is not significant over the lifetime of the tyres for me, especially here we regularly have sales where you buy 1 get one half price or similar on V spec

 

 

4 hours ago, MrMorm said:

Which factory tyres came with your Scala?

On mine, it came with 205/50/17 89V Bridgestone Turanza T005

Probably. Don't really know as I didn't drive an inch on them. I had the dealer put on some winter tires so the summer ones are lying in my shed.

 

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We dont have any restriction here other than for winter tyres or damaged/worn tyres.

Lucky you. I checked the Slovak law. It clearly says that you have to put on tires at or above the speed rating of your car. For a car that says it can go between 211 and 240 you need to put on V tires. Would they put the actual top speed of 200 I could put on H tires and issue solved... no bitching an moaning.

 

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Im not aware of a speed limiter either (not that I would test it)

Well I wasn't either. And I actually heard from other Scala drivers that they were able to go well above what my car is limited to. I think Skoda bet on there not being too many idiots like me who would want to see what the top speed is  and those who want to will not really care after.

 

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Given that the tyres are the V spec from factory I figure I have several tens of thousands of KMs on them before they need replacement. 

At 15,000KMs per year it would be a few years before replacement ideally (as I've had with previous V spec tyres on another car)

Yes, the V spec (and lower profile) comes at a premium but I would probably replace them with V spec again for two reasons:

- improved performance characteristics (not just top speed) 

- the additional cost is not significant over the lifetime of the tyres for me, especially here we regularly have sales where you buy 1 get one half price or similar on V spec

Well I will be doing the same. I didn't cheap out on the winter tires either. I am well aware that the cost will not bankrupt me and I will not be a millionaire buying cheaper tires. I know I said that I have to pay extra for the tires, but that wasn't the actual point. "Out of principle" doesn't mean anything anymore, and I am the sucker believing what every piece of paper said.

@M4C1N0   Have you fired off a letter to Skoda asking about your car being limited?

 

 

Yeah they are all electrionicly limited my 1.6 tdi fabia was limited to 117mph but thats been increased now to 186mph which is annoying as it runs out of gears at 183mph.

@AMD87  was your limited 1.6TDI a 86 or 105 ps car?

Just now, Roottootemblowinootsoot said:

@AMD87  was your limited 1.6TDI a 86 or 105 ps car?

105 although if you got it on a downhill could do 123mph but yeah 4th at 4600rpm and around 3200rpm in 5th i think it was it just stopped. Stage 1 with the limiter increased it could do 136mph, current engine set up 154mph

 

You've got a bulb out! 

Not quite apples-for-apples but a H-rated tyre here in the UK - £81 GBP / €92 EUR...

 

 

A V-rated version, £88 GBP / €100 EUR...

 

 

€8 EUR difference each, so an extra €16 EUR for a front pair. Typical tyre life? 20,000 miles / 32,000 km?

 

So that's an extra €0.5 EUR for every 1,000 km driven. It's also worth noting that tyres with a higher speed rating are usually more durable at speeds below their rated maximum, so there are potentially unseen benefits to be enjoyed.

 

I know you said it's not purely down to cost, but having to buy V instead of H-rated tyres shouldn't be a deal breaker.

 

I'm no Skoda fanboy and will be first inline when it comes to letting them know when they treat their customers poorly (which is far too often), but I'm not sure I'd be stood in the complaints queue on this one...

 

Edited 4 April, 20206 yr by silver1011

1 hour ago, silver1011 said:

So that's an extra €0.5 EUR for every 1,000 km driven. It's also worth noting that tyres with a higher speed rating are usually more durable at speeds below their rated maximum, so there are potentially unseen benefits to be enjoyed.

 

I know you said it's not purely down to cost, but having to buy V instead of H-rated tyres shouldn't be a deal breaker.

Yeah honestly the tire cost argument was just BS to justify even talking about this because almost EVERY... SINGLE... PERSON... I talked to jumped on me with the "but why do you even need to go that fast?" or "that's not such a big deal is it?" argument. So I had to have to "justify" it with. Screw the tire cost difference and screw the 20 or so km/h of the advertised top speed that are missing. I will not ever drive at those speeds with my kid and wife in the car, and I will not drive at that speed on my commute to / from work.

 

My initial issue was more like "is there something I am doing wrong?" or "is this a known fact which I have somehow missed?". Because for sure it wasn't mentioned anywhere.

Once the service technician however confirmed that the car is limited from the factory my issue was resolved. Sure I was frustrated and annoyed, but now that some time has passed, I am over that. I haven't and I will not be writing to Skoda about this as I can already imagine their answers or ways how to get out of answering me.

 

I like the car very much despite this and I enjoy the torque and acceleration much more than the top speed. So for me this issue is resolved.

@M4C1N0

Surely taking the same amount of time to write to Skoda as was taken posting on here is worth the effort.

Just as a service to other Owners if not for your own sake.

On 04/04/2020 at 20:28, silver1011 said:

You've got a bulb out! 

LEDs

On 12/03/2020 at 18:27, AMD87 said:

 

 

down a steep hill?

 

the acceleration above 110mph was still well rapid!

2 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

 

down a steep hill?

 

the acceleration above 110mph was still well rapid!

Up hill actually 😂

2 hours ago, AMD87 said:

Up hill actually 😂

i just noticed its not standard

 

Edited 10 April, 20206 yr by camelspyyder

37 minutes ago, camelspyyder said:

i just noticed its not standard

 

Wait till you see it in a few weeks 🙊

Top speed on Croatia/Greece and Austria highways 232-238km/h...."she" was maxed out pedal to the floor. Same with my brother in laws Scala(same 1.5TSI 6M)

Wheels on my car are 17' with 205/50/17 89V Bridgestone Turanza T005 tires , my brother in law 16' with Goodyear Ultragrip(or something like that)

 

 

 

 

Get it chipped.

to get to 190hp you only need stage 1 from ABT(It's not even that expensive).....but then.......you have to change the car brakes/springs/shock breakers etc...etc...

I don't understand why his stock Scala with 1.5TSI and 150BHP will not go over 210km/h....we didn't touched the software or anything else on the car and it's delivering what was supposed to deliver(top speed of 240....and more for some crazy Germans   )...no offense to anyone!

 

Upgrading brakes has never been a requirement of getting to max velocity.  

Actually changing / lowering suspension is not a requirement either in many cases if just remapping and wanting to max out on a motorway.

'Software / engine management changes' to an ECU adds no weight.

 

Now if you want to go into and come out again of bends / curves faster & facing in the right direction the hardware changes are 'simply sensible'.