The Skoda Thread

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 27th

I took all of the mats out, to scrub the last of the Cumbrian mud off them
Although, it'll be replaced with Northumbrian, & Scottish, mud in a fortnight

Wife, daughter & b/f, & myself are having a 'long weekend' in Edinburgh

EDIT @ 20:58
The 'inverted U' covers the transmission tunnel, a clever touch that (personally) I've never seen before

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Jameshow
I was back-tracking looking for something, & re-read our comments

That said, it’s still infinitely preferable to most competitors
(especially the present LR products)

Better than a disco sport?
Not been in a disco sport but sister has your kodiaq but base spec.

James, that’s my opinion
I simply don’t like the look of any of the present range
The engineering might be there, but aesthetically they do nothing for me

The last one l’d have wanted was a Discovery 4
That said, l’d still have a Defender Tdi (1994-1998 model), or a Range Rover TDV8 (‘series 3’)

Even (& I know it's not always to be believed) 'Top Gear' magazine rated it. compared to a Discovery of the same year
This edition (September 2020)
The T50
Gordon Murray, in the interview/feature says this about the T50, as "It's Got A Good Chance Of Being The Last Analogue Supercar" (ie; purely ICE driven)

 

[Drago]

Ironic, as the Disco Sport badge has become a byword for woeful reliability even by JLR standards. That the Skoda does not have the badge is a very good thing indeed.

 

[mustang1]

The joys of keyless go, an answer to a question no one has asked.

I always make sure there’s a spare key battery in the car. One drama was enough

Is that specifically on a kodiaq or VAG cars? I've had zero problems (non VAG stuff).

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Is that specifically on a kodiaq or VAG cars? I've had zero problems (non VAG stuff).

No idea?
I assume that it's a VAG wide system/control button?

 

[Jameshow]

Ironic, as the Disco Sport badge has become a byword for woeful reliability even by JLR standards. That the Skoda does not have the badge is a very good thing indeed.

Is that the engine or electrics?

2.2 PSA engine I believe?

 

[Drago]

Lord no, JLR binned that off years ago. Its the Ingenium diesel in the Spurt.

 

[Gunk]

Is that specifically on a kodiaq or VAG cars? I've had zero problems (non VAG stuff).

They work fine until the battery in the key fob packs up. Try explaining the complex process of opening and starting the car with dead key battery to Mrs Gunk over the phone. She ended up calling the RAC

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Gunk

I had the issue late last year

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-skoda-thread.276955/page-14#post-6836243
(& onto following page)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 29th

The Kodiaq went for its MoT test this morning
Fail

All fine, bar brakes, very little rear effort
All 4 discs/pad sets required
Oh well, they’re ‘wear & tear’ items

I’d better do some bank shifts

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 30th

Collected the Kodiaq earlier this AM

The above mentioned items, plus a couple of ABS sensors

Oddly, it wouldn’t start for him, so he had to change the fob battery
He didn’t charge me for that….

 

[rogerzilla]

The former Mrs Zilla bought a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI Ambiente in January 2002. It is still on the road and passing MoTs, with over 250,000 miles on the clock. It must have had a series of caring owners after us!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 5th

Nothing much, just put on some wheel-nut covers

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 9th

Town Pier
North Queensferry

Wife & l drove here (from Edinburgh), got train back to Waverley Station, met daughter & her b/f there
Then the 4 of us got a train back to ‘N QF’

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200342372-the-forth-bridge-inverkeithing#.ZDLyp2TTWEc

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7290063

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 12th

Not bad!

142miles on just over 1/8th tank (60 litre capacity, l think)