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Hello fellow Skodians. I hought I would start this thread, as there seems to be quite a few either taken ownership, placed orders or just thinking about getting the best ev out there.
So, any questions that someone may be able to answer, any good or bad dealings with dealers, specs wanted or received, perhaps someone could help others in their quest
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Does anyone know why the Enyak and VW group equivalents use drum brakes on the rear? Just had a quick look at one and one of the first things I noticed. Same with the Q4 E-Tron. It can’t really be for regen purposes, as they suggest, as no other manufacturers EV’s Ive seen use them.
It was explained to me that it’s because the EV versions don’t use the rear brakes very much. So it’s cost effective and to stop them rusting due to lack of use.
This is exactly what I read, can’t remember where though.
Thans both 🙂
After doing some further digging, the drums are actually a new design made by Continental,which have a some fancy internals, aluminium covers and reduce C02 from brake dust – but, not from the tyres lol.
I wonder if by having them will increase stopping distances at speed, say on a motorway where regen is often at the lowest level or turned off.
Enough of my babbling…
https://www.continental.com/en/press/studies-publications/technology-dossiers/lightweight-drum/
@Jojoe Iooked at the ecosuite and must say, the colour of them seats/dash is nice.Those getting their Enyaqs, just a few issues to be aware of that the xwrs are suffering, so uts nit you lol.
1) charge flap
There is an issue with a few VAG cars that the charge flap won’t open.
First thing to try us lock/ unlock a few times, but if that doesn’t work, call roadside assist.
The issue is the locking solenoid fails and the only way to open the flap us to break tge catch,nso a new unit us required, the pull in the right side of the boot is only uf the charger cable won’t unlock
Even if the charge port can eventually open by lock/unlock it will fail
2) door mirror puddle lights
The car has at night, puddle lighrs that beam a Skoda logo onto the floor, these eventually fail and the logo turns into squiggly lines.
A known issue that gets sorted under warranty until it fail again,mtge replacement again
3) skoda phone app is rubbish and the servers keep disconnecting, Skoda are trying to sort it out, but be prepared for the app nit to work
4) issues sometimes with connecting with Ohme chargers the ohme didn’t have the 85 on uts lust if cars, that’s now being sorted.
I think that’s the major issues many are having
You can add,
Terrible mobile connection, never had so many calls either disconnect, keep breaking up or be unintelligble 🙁
Buggy media player, can’t remember the song last played (via USB) and always starts with the same song 🙁
Canton sound system is very poor, only subwoofer I’ve had that doesn’t add any bass, it’s a 6″ speaker in a plastic box 🙁
Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!
Crikey.
I’m coming from a BMW i3s which I’ve had cor three years which has been 100% reliable and superb. Now I’m getting worried about my forthcoming 85x!
Can I ask those who ordered enyaq recently – how long have you wait for a build week ? Or has anyone recently ordered enyaq coupe and got build week already? And for those who already have their car – what was your estimated delivery date when you order your car and what was actually date you collected it?
sorry for so many questions ?You were lucky then, have a look at BMW forums to see the issues with their cars.
Every car manufacturer has issues, even Toyota
You’re right.
No one posts on forums that their cars are fine and reliable.
‘Dog doesn’t bite man’ etc.
I ordered 14th October, spirtlibe with extras, was given a build date if week 02/24
what was your estimated delivery date given when ordered ?
I ordered 13th Oct and was told delivery Feb/March. Got build week 49 and picked it up last week. I believe factory had a 2 or 3 week closure over xmas period .
bogzaf on Everything Enyaq 56
Do I detect a touch of resentment towards BMW!
Of course JLR group has long been plagued by quality and reliability issues globally, more than most premium brands.
I ordered 13th Oct and was told delivery Feb/March. Got build week 49 and picked it up last week. I believe factory had a 2 or 3 week closure over xmas period .
did you ordered enyaq or enyaq coupe ? I was given exact date and I am a bit confused tbh. I would love to have it mid April but don’t think so ?
can I also ask how long after order you get exact build week ? My salesman said he will update me after 2 weeks ( so 12/2) if my order has been accepted and if build weeks been given
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these.
Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one.
Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these. Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one. Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
iX1 20/30 on the cards?
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these. Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one. Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
iX1 20/30 on the cards?
If I could keep it for 5 years I would certainly be interested in the 30 but with the extras it would cost me around £10k which is too long for only keeping it for 3.
I am starting to have second thoughts about the Skoda.
If they don’t sort out these problems then I will cancel.
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these. Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one. Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
iX1 20/30 on the cards?
If I could keep it for 5 years I would certainly be interested in the 30 but with the extras it would cost me around £10k which is too long for only keeping it for 3. I am starting to have second thoughts about the Skoda. If they don’t sort out these problems then I will cancel.
Same here with the 3 series tourer. I got to 12k without discounts on the extras but still alot of money on a car that you will never own.
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these. Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one. Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
Elliot I don’t know how to put this without sounding brash, but BMW’s are crap. Now I’m not really a car person but my last which magazine that was delivered has BMW either at the bottom or just of it for reliability and a few other things.
If anyone wants to read it, sign up for the free trail, read it then cancel for nowt.
Looks like I might have made a mistake ordering one of these. Always had BMW’s in the past and never had a bad one. Wish I could get in and out of an i4 without being in pain.
Elliot I don’t know how to put this without sounding brash, but BMW’s are crap. Now I’m not really a car person but my last which magazine that was delivered has BMW either at the bottom or just of it for reliability and a few other things. If anyone wants to read it, sign up for the free trail, read it then cancel for nowt.
Which used to be trustworthy but they are now a victim of their own power and sadly can’t be trusted anymore. They rank at the bottom of review site. and I stopped subscribing years ago after their best buys turned out to be horendus 🙂
Fleet News etc who only deal with cars and not white goods and all in sundry place BMW 3rd for reliabilty and 1st for the G20 3 series.
Your basing that on one car which done well the brand and rest of the models done very badly. Parkers which is a sister company of fleet news explain it better.
Anyway if anyone has a spare 10 minutes go online and check brand reliability tests and see how bad BMW scores. You will be as shocked as I was.
Also Kezo the which score is based on a public survey rather than way you described it as in their own tests like they do on white goods.
Your basing that on one car which done well the brand and rest of the models done very badly. Parkers which is a sister company of fleet news explain it better. Anyway if anyone has a spare 10 minutes go online and check brand reliability tests and see how bad BMW scores. You will be as shocked as I was. Also Kezo the which score is based on a public survey rather than way you described it as in their own tests like they do on white goods.
What Car did a “supposedly” did a 5yr reliability survey last year based on the experiences of nearly 22,000 owners , BMW was was raked above 90% across for each of its models. BMW was rated in 12th place with a score of 93%. Skoda 16th place 91.4%, with the rest of the group sitting below and Cupra ranked 32nd with 82.4%, taking the spot of JLR, who moved up to 28th spot with 87.6%. Question is who do you believe as they all say different!
Ive never had a problem with BMW and Ive had a few, other than one or two niggly faults that were dealt with promptly. @Southman will say the same with his Range Rover or others from the JLR group, yet JLR rank one of the worst. Its how you percieve a car or anything else for that matter. If it treats you well you will buy another, if it doesn’t you will move on, same with retailers.
As I said previously I bought a Which best buy LG washing machine, it was replaced within 3 months as it wouldn’t spin, the replacent failed with the same fault in a similar time and a refund was given. I have since had a Bosch serie8 washer and heat pump dryer without issue and their coming up to years old. Which certainly isn’t a service I would pay for, especially as so many retailers state which product or Which/Good house keeping best buys. Good house keeping is free but, I* respect we all look at things differently 🙂
I can only think the people who write about BMW’s being rubbish have either never driven or owned one.
I’m on my 11th BMW and I’ve never had a bad one yet. I’ve however had plenty of bad cars from other brands.
I can only think sone BMW drivers are economical with tge truth when it comes to reliability.
I worked for the BMW Group on Financial Warranty Recovery and BMW were no better and no worse than any other car manufacturer.
The warranty costs for BMW were on a Par wich JLR and Volvo, and again from actual knowledge, better than Ford.
Problems included rear rubber mounting bushes failing, nickisel cylinder liners failing, timing chain failures, gearbox failures, turbo corrosion issues fuel pipe failures to bname a few.
However, the were quite cute that parts would be replaced on normal service intervals instead of doing recalls.
Just lije other manufacturers, they ysed the same parts as other manufacturers, I.e. ZF gearbox used by BMW, JLR, Aston Martin and Chrysler,
I had quite a few BMWs as company cars and did have issues, including an annoying habit every winter of the door rubbers freezing and being unable to open the doors.
Yes, I’ve also had JLR xars fail, one annoying one was the radio would stop responding and wouldn’t go off, and ride height sensors fail due to corrosion.
Not one car company has 100% reliability record, especially marques who hand build cars,
I also ordered a Enyaq recently and paid a £500 deposit. Don’t see it as any great error as I will pay AP and cost of pack plus paint just before picking up car, so wouldn’t worry too much. Just look forward to enjoying your new car when it arrives.
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