Can decide which one to buy and I know the wait times are long.

 

Has anybody got any VRS or L&K pics of where the space saver wheel sits under the 7 seats?

 

Thanks

 

PS I have a Karoq 2.0 Tsi Sportline Meteor Grey at the moment and previously an Octavia VRS estate before that

It doesn't matter which variant you get - the spare wheel will sit until the variable boot floor and the third row of seats. The boot evidently no longer becomes variable, because the lower bit is taken up by the wheel, and the third row of seats lifts up slightly to make it possible to get the wheel in and out. I really don't think it is a deciding factor when choosing the variant.

 

As for which one to go for... I'm biased as my VRS will hopefully be with me in a couple of weeks 😎.

there two very different models.......

 

L&K if your old 

VRS if your not

 

😛

Edited 21 October, 20214 yr by AlienAl

Wish I could afford either...   ended up with a 1.4TSi SE 4x4...

2 minutes ago, AlienAl said:

L&K if your old 

VRS if your not

 

I think that's a little unfair. I'm old, yet I didn't choose the L&K 🙂

 

If you want sporty styling but don't want/need the engine in the VRS, go for a SportLine.

If you want the performance, go for the VRS.

If you want a high-spec car with lots of toys, go for the L&K.

 

Adding the toys to the SportLine/VRS gets very expensive very quickly.

There's also the pano-roof question.  Personally I dislike them and you can have a VRS without, but it's mandatory on the L&K.

1 hour ago, Dappernut said:

you can have a VRS without

 

You can, but... 🤔

 

I'm getting really twitchy now. The Elbe Highway turned up at Sheerness today, and I'm hoping my new bear is/was on it. But then I just drove past the local VW dealer and they were unloading cars off a transporter... which also had a couple of new Skodas on it (a Karoq and a Scala by the look of it) - both race blue, which caused me to look twice.

 

For all I know, it's still sat in Emden. Hopefully not...

3 hours ago, AlienAl said:

there two very different models.......

 

L&K if your old 

VRS if your not

 

😛

Bit unfair, might as well have said Enyaq if you care about the planet

 

The reality is how big your family is, and if you want toys for the driver, or toys & gadgets in the back for the kids.

 

2 hours ago, Dappernut said:

There's also the pano-roof question.  Personally I dislike them and you can have a VRS without, but it's mandatory on the L&K.

 

Hmmm...   Having seen the issues with panoramic roofs on other models that would be a big no-no on the VRS for me...

7 hours ago, Rogerstone said:

Has anybody got any VRS or L&K pics of where the space saver wheel sits under the 7 seats?

 

Maybe the petrol vRS is different, but diesel vRS hasn`t got any spare wheel. It has battery instead of in the middle of the boot just under the upper boot floor.

The UK specs don’t come with a spare wheel, and having checked the configuator it looks like it is only a factory option on the 5 seat SE - not available on any of the other variants (apart from the SE, we can only get 7 seats).

11 minutes ago, Yogi-Bear said:

The UK specs don’t come with a spare wheel, and having checked the configuator it looks like it is only a factory option on the 5 seat SE - not available on any of the other variants (apart from the SE, we can only get 7 seats).

 

Don't know about new VRs for reason you state, but spare wheel was now std equipment on every other 7 seater in the UK.

 

You can specify a spare with 5 seater but it's a no cost option. I presume that's because it will reduce the maximum boot capacity in a 5 seat car so some people may not want it. Makes sod all difference to the boot capacity in a 7 seater if it's there or not.

2 minutes ago, kodiaqsportline said:

Don't know about new VRs for reason you state, but spare wheel was now std equipment on every other 7 seater in the UK.

 

Looks like it is standard on the VRS as well... hadn't realised that.

 

To be honest, I prefer having the space under the variable boot floor to hide stuff, especially as I can't use the luggage cover when the dog crate is in the boot (most of the time).

I'd be quite surprised if anyone who'd actually had to previously use an emergency tyre repair kit (aka squirty cream) would think it's OK not to have a spare wheel.  YMMV.  

I've had to use one... bit messy, but it got me home and to the tyre shop the next day. That was in a previous car... the tyres on my current Kodiaq seem to be pretty indestructible. Both the front tyres were replaced due to tread at the last service a few months ago, but both also had nails in that must have been there a long time (I knew about one, it had been there at least 18 months!).

 

So yes, would rather the gunk + extra boot space in a Kodiaq, personally. But can see why others might not. And there's no saying the tyres on 20" rims will be quite as sturdy as those I have now, admittedly.

I was told by tyre company that once emergency gunk squirted into a tyre then repair would not be possible and the tyre would be a write off regardless of how bad the puncture was.  Might also be a factor?

@Dappernut What Tyre Company?

 

Tyre and Exhaust Centre fitters might well not want to remove a tyre and clean it out and do a repair but that does not mean you can not clean it out.

 

YMMV but the branch that was unlucky enough to have to deal with my mess said they weren't allowed to do anything with the contaminated tyres as firm's policy.  It was one of the big chains, but I'm afraid I can't remember which now.  I'm not suggesting they can't be cleaned obviously.

Edited 26 October, 20214 yr by Dappernut
Correction

The sealant to use is known as Slime.  It is water soluble and the tyre can be repaired- subject to the usual considerations fo puncture site etc.  It is c.£15 per can.

I take it that this is like the bicycle version where you insert it into the tyre before you get a puncture, sort of like a liquid version of seal inside tyres?  I recall you had to be able to screw the core out of the valve in order to insert the liquid?  Perhaps that was just on cycle valves though.

 

If certainly be interested in anyone's experiences.

You get proper Tyre Mouse for putting in motorised vehicles tyres pre puncture.

They have been available and used for decades now.

 

'Slime' needs cleaned up just like 'Tyre Weld' which goes in to seal a puncture and inflate the tyre or the OEM Tyre repair products before doing a permanent repair.  

Dappernut, as Roottoot says, Slime is squirted in via the tyre valve.  I was with a friend when the AA man used it and re-inflated the tyre.  She had the puncture repaired next day.  The bottle of Slime has a tyre valve core removal tool built in to the nozzle.  It was extreme successful.

 

 

Thanks for the pointers both.  I'd not considered Slime for car tyres.

11 minutes ago, Dappernut said:

Thanks for the pointers both.  I'd not considered Slime for car tyres.

Three different capacities of Slime - bicycle, motor bike and car.  The HUGE advantage is it is water-soluble and can be washed out for a proper repair to be carried out.  I always have one in the sports car when I go to the continent.

13 minutes ago, Dappernut said:

Thanks for the pointers both.  I'd not considered Slime for car tyres.