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Hi all. 

 

My first post. Just ordered a Kamiq 1.0 TSI Evo 110ch in what in France is called Ambition spec. This is SE spec in the UK I believe. 

 

Mine will not have electric rear windows due to the global semi conductor shortage. Bit cheap but there you go. I won't often have anyone in the back though. 

 

But, Skoda France confirmed to me, in writing, that the same applies to all the higher spec models as well, except for our model called the 'Scoutline' We also have the Style and Monte Carlo and Skoda France say neither of these models will have electric rear windows. 

 

Are UK buyers experiencing the same story? I find it hard to believe that the top spec Monte Carlo will have manual rear windows given it's price. 

 

Before I left the UK many years ago, my 2002 Mark 1 vRS Octavia had them. Nothing like progress eh? 

 

Thanks. 

What’s “progress” got to do with anything? You know the reason for the change. They literally can’t get the parts. 

12 hours ago, SC03OTT said:

What’s “progress” got to do with anything? You know the reason for the change. They literally can’t get the parts. 

 

Any reason to make such a ****ty response to a first time poster?

4 minutes ago, AJ89 said:

 

Any reason to make such a ****ty response to a first time poster?

Im purely questioning their dig at Skoda because they see wind down windows as negative progress. The decision isn’t a cost saving one, it’s a “get them out the door one”. I’d make the same comment if they had one, 1000 or 1000000 posts. 

OK, fair enough. The progress comment was more of an observation rather than a dig. But, I understand the point. But, I'm still interested to know if higher spec UK cars are still getting electric rear windows? 

 

Cheers. 

 

 

5 hours ago, Stu87190 said:

OK, fair enough. The progress comment was more of an observation rather than a dig. But, I understand the point. But, I'm still interested to know if higher spec UK cars are still getting electric rear windows? 

 

Cheers. 

 

 

 

It looks like at the moment just the SE L and Monte Carlo comes with electric windows in the rear

On 12/02/2022 at 20:56, SC03OTT said:

What’s “progress” got to do with anything? You know the reason for the change. They literally can’t get the parts. 

More like they don’t have enough parts, rather than can’t get any

otherwise the front windows would also become manual.

 

But appears lower spec, Fabia, Scala and Kamiq have all been downgraded to mechanical rear windows