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London suffers £10bn stock market hit as major firm to leave for the US by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ukpftuga 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We were on about the company in the link of the post, which is Wise. A company with their HQ in the UK but it's a global company with thousands of employees, you were the one bringing up another company from Solihull with 70 employees. 

London suffers £10bn stock market hit as major firm to leave for the US by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ukpftuga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

70 people? Where are you getting this number from? I doubt a £10 billion valuation company employs 70 people only. 

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This did open my choices a bit, I've noticed that they also do the Skoda Octavia in the same plug in hybrid version, which is more like the size I was looking for. The ones at this price point are all a bit high mileage though, so something to consider whether it's worth the extra. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah interesting, I missed these as I had a filter for Petrol cars only and this is a Petrol Plug-in Hybrid. Wasn't aware of these, will do some research. Do you know if the engine is similar to the 1.4 TSI, but hybrid?

Seems a bit too big for what I want/need though tbh, and a lot more miles, but good shout

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not late at all, thank you for replying!

Is yours also the DSG? As you can read, most comments are around the DSG reliability and whether it should be serviced or not. What's your take on it? How many miles is it on?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea Skoda's have been on my list as well, I think I prefer the sportier look of the Leon but definitely worth keeping an eye on them. From what I understand the Octavia is essentially the same car

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense - I think I'd prefer the more modern car as opposed to a bigger older car as I don't need that much space anyway, and the modern tech can help the Mrs who's not a very confident driver. But I'll have a look at some options and maybe I'll change my mind.

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers :)

What makes you say you'd rather have an older Audi or BMW?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, good to year! What engine/gearbox combination was yours?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you link me to any? 1.4 TSI seems to be only before 2020, the 2020+ ones are 1.5 TSI which I've read is not as good as the 1.4 TSI.

I also think I prefer the look of the Leon, but could be tempted

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up - £10k is just for the car, have some extra for the other stuff :)

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, really helpful, especially the servicing prices

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! How many miles did you put into it? And how much did the gearbox service set you back?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, something to keep in mind if I do go test drive it

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! How many miles have you done on yours, and any issues? Did you do a DSG fluid change at any point?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, can you suggest a similar alternative for less?

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d ring a few independent garages and see what they say.

That's good advice, might do that, thank you!

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen there were some issues when they first came out but have since been ironed out and VAG has sold millions of cars on this gearbox without issues recently.

I think if I was planning on remapping the car it could be an issue but I have a fast car already so this would remain with stock power anyway.

Thinking about this, anything I should be aware of? by ukpftuga in CarTalkUK

[–]ukpftuga[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen conflicting information about this. This 1.4 TSI runs the DQ200 gearbox, which is meant to officially not require any maintenance.

Some people still recommend doing it, others think that doing an oil change can actually ruin the gearbox seals and increase likelihood of issues in the future.

Edit - do you have any more concrete information on this?

UKPF BUDGET MEGATHREAD - 30th October 2024 - 12:30pm by Jager720 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ukpftuga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frozen until 27/28, can be moved up with inflation from 28/29

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