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Big thanks to everyone who messaged. So glad you are getting on well with your PHEV Christos. Looks great. Anyways, quick update as promised. Phoned Skoda back end of last week and was told that there is a charging problem! They do not know why this has happened, and have contacted Skoda main office with details of what’s happened, and this is now shown as being elevated? Asked how long for a reply from Skoda, but they could not advise. So to recap, today is day 35 of taking possession of my first motability car, and day 13 of not actually having it in my possession.
We are now using a Europe car rental organised through motability which we are thankful for. However, it does not come with all the bells and whistles of the Skoda, or even the Outlander I owned previously. It also has the distinct odour of a previous cigarette smoker as the car deodoriser weakens. Of note, if anyone goes down the route of getting a Europe car rental delivered to their dealer, be sure to check carefully for any damage. Our rental has numerous paintwork and bodywork damage. The staff member at Skoda who handed the keys to me was unaware until I pointed it all out, and taking photos in his presence before driving away.
Regarding the extensive message about mpg, electric, and peddling nonsense, thank you for your advice. Hopefully when I get the car back in working order, I will be in a better position to calculate some figures. Most of my charging will be done at home using the cheap rate electric tariff, and also a local shopping centre I use that has about 18 dedicated EV charging bays. They have for many years now included the cost of charging within the price of the standard, quite reasonably priced parking ticket. As mentioned previously, I am not convinced this is the future, but it just works out well for me personally.
Thanks once again
Ade
Hi Christos
Thanks for replying the other day. Hope you got your Skoda is ok and all is going well. Have updated my experience so far. Fingers crossed your car will go well, the Skoda brand has been such a brilliant story over the last few years. Hoping my dealer can sort out my issues soon. The car overall is so awesome, comfortable, big, feels safe, and the metalwork feels so tough. Let me know how it all goes.
ade
Hi Glos Guy. Thank you so much for replying and providing advice, it is so much appreciated. Prior to this vehicle my car was a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV which I owned since about 2017.. when energy prices were a lot lower. Most of my mileage is local now, and I remain convinced that a PHEV, with cheaper electric at night, provides more economical driving under my circumstances with local driving..(retired, not doing long journeys, never use public chargers). A really big advantage for me under these circumstances was when fuel shortages occurred. As soon as the government say don’t panic, you know happens, everyone goes out and fills up!. Full tank of petrol, keeping the PHEV charged up, never needing to fill up or queue for pumps etc, mentally, it was quite a relief. Does not suit everyone, and I am not convinced this is the future, but it really does work ok for me at this time.
An update as promised for my Skoda Kodiaq problem, again hope you find this post helpful. Last Friday, received a call from Skoda saying the update was successful, but the PHEV battery issue was still being looked into. Obviously nothing Saturday or Sunday. Monday, Skoda app showed vehicle possibly being worked on, bonnet and windows open, and battery charging failures. No call from Skoda to update me. So I phoned them this morning (Tuesday). Advised they have had unexpected issues with their chargers. They have located another charger to use, and will call me back later to update. No call received. Periodically checked Skoda app throughout the day, no signs of vehicle being opened. No charging failure warnings. Tomorrow will be the 7th day my car has been back with them. Contacted motability. They advise that I ask Skoda to contact them to start the process of a Europe car hire if problem persists and this could be a 3 day process to source the appropriate vehicle. Will call Skoda in morning and start the ball rolling with that one if they can’t provide any explanation to the problem or likely time they will still need the car. So disappointing…Will keep you updated.
Ade
