Scum in coolant reservoir

[gadget007a]

I feel your pain, mine was off the road for 1 month waiting on a manifold pressure sensor, which when it arrived was marked with Audi logo and part number. but at least i was given a brand new superb 4x4 to drive

[Spinifex]

I feel your pain but if Skoda can't supply a hose, what chance they'll have a new car of identical specs to yours available off the shelf?

It's a petrol RS. There's more than 1 of these for sale in dealerships in Brisbane, never-mind throughout the country.

Someone in authority should have calculated the down-time for the customer, the cost of hiring a car for 3 weeks, versus the cost of labour for a mechanic to open a bonnet, rip out a couple of hoses, put them in my car & return it to me, then refit the hoses when they finally arrive on the slow-boat from overseas.

Economically and customer-service-wise, it's a more appropriate response to this situation, when they couldn't GUARANTEE that the hoses would be air-freighted from overseas within a couple of days, instead of weeks on a container ship.

[Spinifex]

I feel your pain, mine was off the road for 1 month waiting on a manifold pressure sensor, which when it arrived was marked with Audi logo and part number. but at least i was given a brand new superb 4x4 to drive

How did you score a new Superb?

All Skoda offered me was a hire car from the local company..... which is a crummy Kia Cerato!

[HPRS230]

Dont bag the Kia Cerato! lol

[VW Convert]

It's a petrol RS. There's more than 1 of these for sale in dealerships in Brisbane, never-mind throughout the country.

Someone in authority should have calculated the down-time for the customer, the cost of hiring a car for 3 weeks, versus the cost of labour for a mechanic to open a bonnet, rip out a couple of hoses, put them in my car & return it to me, then refit the hoses when they finally arrive on the slow-boat from overseas.

Economically and customer-service-wise, it's a more appropriate response to this situation, when they couldn't GUARANTEE that the hoses would be air-freighted from overseas within a couple of days, instead of weeks on a container ship.

I don't disagree with you but I was actually referring to this comment:-

Give me a new frigging car, and do what you like with the faulty one once the parts are available to repair it.

(I can hear you all saying "yeh good luck with that mate... not gonna happen")

[Spinifex]

UPDATE: 07-Nov - YAAAAYYYY.... Car is fixed finally and back in my possession.

You can't imagine how much I was grinning like an idiot once I got back into the groove of driving it and gave it a little boot here and there. SOOOO much better than a Kia Cerato!

I can only hope the warranty issue is now all sorted and finalised and I can get on with owning & enjoying my RS

[Umai Naa!!]

Glad to hear you've got it back.

Hopefully smooth sailing from here on in.

[Spinifex]

.....Hopefully smooth sailing from here on in.......

Thanks mate - I hope so too.

Now having a chance to plug in my OBD11 dongle and have a browse around.

[99Reza]

UPDATE: 07-Nov - YAAAAYYYY.... Car is fixed finally and back in my possession.

You can't imagine how much I was grinning like an idiot once I got back into the groove of driving it and gave it a little boot here and there. SOOOO much better than a Kia Cerato!

I can only hope the warranty issue is now all sorted and finalised and I can get on with owning & enjoying my RS

Good stuff!! I'll be sure to wave when I see another Race Blue RS.

[Mysticality]

Good stuff!! I'll be sure to wave when I see another Race Blue RS.

Skoda owners should *always* wave, regardless.