Hi does anyone know hoe to stat a new category for skoda octavia mk4 4.5 2024 facelift.

That’s for a site admin to take care of.

I do know both Colin and Dean are pretty busy at the minute, but I’m sure it will get added to the forum as soon as they have a chance 👍🏻

In the meantime, just start your new threads here in the mk4 section, and put it in the title that it’s for the face lift. Then once the new sub is added, mods can pull them across easily.

That said, Colin doesn’t usually split out the facelifts into their own model sub.

What @mac11irl said in his last paragraph.

Historically Briskoda's never created new subsections for facelift models only new MkX

So will thay do one for the mk 4.5 then 2024 onwards?

12 minutes ago, Tonyduncan said:

So will thay do one for the mk 4.5 then 2024 onwards?

Almost certainly not. When the next completely new version of any model is announced, then a new sub section will be created. Facelift models are always included in the original model forums.

It’s a pity because with the infotainment hardware and software change it’s practically a whole new model. It has been quite confusing when people post especially when they don’t even know what model they have.

On two other forums I'm active in (non-Skoda), new sections are created only for complete new models, not FL changes. One of them covers my particular model that ran for for 9 years with at least three iterations in that time, all in one section. People learn to understand which they're driving and rarely post without clarifying model year etc.

If a separate section for 4.5 did exist, those who don't know what model they have will still possibly post in the wrong section.

43 minutes ago, SouthernComfort said:

On two other forums I'm active in (non-Skoda), new sections are created only for complete new models, not FL changes. One of them covers my particular model that ran for for 9 years with at least three iterations in that time, all in one section. People learn to understand which they're driving and rarely post without clarifying model year etc.

If a separate section for 4.5 did exist, those who don't know what model they have will still possibly post in the wrong section.

There was a fantastic amount of confusion on this forum when Skoda released the MkII Fabia. They named the trim levels as 1, 2 and 3. People were wondering why owners were posting in the MkI forum with their MkII level 1 spec cars and others arguing there was no MkIII Fabia 🤣

2 hours ago, SouthernComfort said:

On two other forums I'm active in (non-Skoda), new sections are created only for complete new models, not FL changes. One of them covers my particular model that ran for for 9 years with at least three iterations in that time, all in one section. People learn to understand which they're driving and rarely post without clarifying model year etc.

If a separate section for 4.5 did exist, those who don't know what model they have will still possibly post in the wrong section.

It’s hardly a big deal I’m losing sleep over but repeating what I said, given the infotainment differences alone, a new sub section would be valuable. It would have a sticky for those who don’t know what car they are driving to help them work it out.

9 hours ago, whippersnapper said:

It would have a sticky for those who don’t know what car they are driving to help them work it out.

How many people would read the sticky? Almost on a weekly basis people are posting in the wrong forum on this site for their car. I've reported many posts for being in the wrong forum so admins can move them to the correct forum so they get advice from owners of the some model. I don't see how a 4.5 forum or sub-forum will help this situation?