[Dr.AD]

Originally Posted by Sharanam

Ideally you should balance a wheel if you remove it from the axle . if you do the puncture repair with the tyre on the rim without removing it , balancing is not recommended if you have recently done it. This is because when mounting the wheel back it need not necessarily go back to the original nuts from which it came off , assuming that the rest of the alignment parameters are intact.

I do not think that is true. If the wheel is well balanced in the first place, then by definition of that, all the rotational forces are equally distributed around the center of the wheel, and when the wheel rotates there are no out of balance forces anywhere! Then the change in angular position when you put the wheel on different wheel nuts will not change this. You can remove the wheel, and put back on different nuts (slight change in angular position) and the balancing would still be intact because the distribution of mass around the center of the wheel is not changed!

When you do need balancing again is when the distribution of mass around the center of the wheel is changed noticeably, and not merely because of the change in angular position of the wheel. The former happens when you buy a new tyre, or if the wheel gets bent or damaged, or if the balancing weights fall off, if the tyre gets damaged and developed noticeable bulges, or you add any noticeable weights like TPMS sensors.

P.S. In fact, the direct evidence in support of what I say is that when the wheel is balanced, it is balanced with no specific correlation to which nuts it goes on, and it is arbitrarily mounted on the nuts with no specific attention to specific nut positions, and that balancing still remains intact. By that same logic, if you merely remove it and mount on different nuts (merely a chance in angular position with no change in mass distribution around the center of the wheel), the balancing will still hold as in the first place!

[Raghu M]

Leave the after service story aside, we have all been used to these horror stories. Skoda should at least hire someone competent to respond to emails without grammar/punctuation mistakes. I can't imagine how that email was even sent before someone in the higher ups proof read it. Or was it someone really senior that sent out the email?

[sachin_cs]

My Heisenberg is munching miles for breakfast, this month alone, we have done 5000kms. 1500kms were done by my dad on solo trips to Bastar, who by the way is 60 years young. As of 26th December, I have dropped my car for 1.1L kms service, I was expecting to get the car back today but they will keep it for a day. Following work are to be carried-

• General service and check-up
• Coolant is becoming black again, I got the water pump, coolant flush done few months ago
• Paint is peeling from some areas where a denting painting work was carried earlier
• Some jerks are observed on DSG shifts
• Rest, the car feels tight to drive and engine is performing flawlessly

My car will get out of warranty soon, so I’m planning to purchase an extended warranty as an insurance for my DSG.

Also, I bought the Service Pack for my diesel Rapid DSG for 18k, which is a bargain I feel. The last time it was 19.5k, they have reduced the price by removing some items. If I get it serviced without the SMP, it will easily cost me 13-14k but with the SMP one service costs 9k, which is a very good price considering it’s a Skoda, a diesel plus the service interval is 15k. I will keep the post updated and hopefully they keep good care of my car unlike the previous times.

[Thyag]

Originally Posted by sachin_cs

My car will get out of warranty soon, so I’m planning to purchase an extended warranty as an insurance for my DSG.

Don't even think twice grab the warranty as long it is available, most of the experienced members in here will tell the same

[dhruvritzed]

Originally Posted by sachin_cs

My Heisenberg is munching miles for breakfast, this month alone, we have done 5000kms. 1500kms were done by my dad on solo trips to Bastar, who by the way is 60 years young. As of 26th December, I have dropped my car for 1.1L kms service, I was expecting to get the car back today but they will keep it for a day. Following work are to be carried-

• General service and check-up
• Coolant is becoming black again, I got the water pump, coolant flush done few months ago
• Paint is peeling from some areas where a denting painting work was carried earlier
• Some jerks are observed on DSG shifts
• Rest, the car feels tight to drive and engine is performing flawlessly

My car will get out of warranty soon, so I’m planning to purchase an extended warranty as an insurance for my DSG.

Also, I bought the Service Pack for my diesel Rapid DSG for 18k, which is a bargain I feel. The last time it was 19.5k, they have reduced the price by removing some items. If I get it serviced without the SMP, it will easily cost me 13-14k but with the SMP one service costs 9k, which is a very good price considering it’s a Skoda, a diesel plus the service interval is 15k. I will keep the post updated and hopefully they keep good care of my car unlike the previous times.

The reason I would not recommend the service pack is because I would change air filter and fuel filter at every 15000km which they don't in each one, they do so on the even number service.
Also, would highly recommend getting extended warranty as your clutch pack and mechatronics would be covered, even if not completely, but would save you a packet eventually.

[Dpresso]

Originally Posted by sachin_cs

My car will get out of warranty soon, so I’m planning to purchase an extended warranty as an insurance for my DSG.

I'm confident extended warranty would not cover DSG, I would suggest confirming this with your service advisor (get it in written [even better]) .

[sachin_cs]

Dear fellow enthusiasts, as informed in the previous post, my car went for the 8th service. Lately, I have been using my Rapid as my daily and I did 15,000kms in the last 7 months itself, the Czech beauty is definitely seeing some good numbers on the road & I’m not complaining, I love being behind the wheels of my TDI beauty. I’m thankful to my stars that I was able to buy a diesel car with DSG before the BS6 era kicked in, I would have surely missed on the cheap thrills (read 20kmpl+ mileage even when pushed hard, no dpf or def headache).

Booked the service through call, because the website booking was not working, and also there was some confusion on the date & I finally got the appointment after a week for 26th December 2024. The car was returned to me on 30th December 2024, in the mean time, I also bought the service pack/SMP for just 18k, a bargain if you ask me as a Skoda owner. I also wanted to buy the extended warranty but the staff told me that the server is down/its not taking input for my car. I shall get this soon, I don’t want to risk with DSG shenanigans. The following work was carried-

• General service, in Skoda parlance- 8th service
• Rear left door painting because of some paint defects
• Coolant flushed again, the last time I got it flushed few months back but the coolant was again turning black
• Brake fluid was replaced, I don’t exactly remember the last time I changed it, must have been a very long time
• DSG calibrations, this has made the gearshifts really smooth, earlier it felt jerky

I’m happy with the quality of the service this time, I know a lot of faces in the workshop now and they ensured that utmost care is taken for my car and they did everything to my satisfaction, e.g. initially they said the coolant seems fine but they still went ahead with the flush, it was a normal water flush though, the last time we did the flush with the kit and also I must mention the paint job, the paint match is incredible, the door doesn’t look like it is re-painted at all. 5 days is a long time for a car to stay in the workshop but considering there was a Sunday in between & also the quality of work was good, I’m perfectly fine with it. The total payment I made was Rs 18078 for the SMP & Rs 322 for the air filter, as air filter & fuel filter was not covered, it will be replaced the next time under SMP. Here are a couple of pictures clicked by the staff-

Originally Posted by Thyag

Don't even think twice grab the warranty as long it is available, most of the experienced members in here will tell the same

Thanks for the suggestion Thyag, I will be buying it soon, I tried purchasing it on the day of service but thier server was down for some reason and I couldn’t proceed with the purchase.

Originally Posted by dhruvritzed

The reason I would not recommend the service pack is because I would change air filter and fuel filter at every 15000km which they don't in each one, they do so on the even number service.
Also, would highly recommend getting extended warranty as your clutch pack and mechatronics would be covered, even if not completely, but would save you a packet eventually.

I actually went ahead with the service pack purchase because there were some discounts going on. I got the filter changed, it hardly cost Rs 322 & also brake fluid was changed under the SMP. As you said so, the logic with filters is beyond my comprehension, they do it sometimes & the other times they don’t.

Originally Posted by Dpresso

I'm confident extended warranty would not cover DSG, I would suggest confirming this with your service advisor (get it in written [even better]) .

I discussed it with my service team & they had to say that if Mechatronic fails, then it would be definitely covered under extended warranty. Also, one of my known got the mechatronic error in his 2019 Octavia 1.8 TSI equipped with DQ200, his car was out of warranty, yet, Skoda offered him goodwill warranty & covered 60% of the costs of the repair.

[vividhavasthi]

If your coolant is turning black, thats a matter of concern as there maybe an oil leak. Please get this checked.

[sachin_cs]

Originally Posted by vividhavasthi

If your coolant is turning black, thats a matter of concern as there maybe an oil leak. Please get this checked.

Thank you vividavasthi for the concern, initially, even we thought it to be some mixing of fluids, but it happens that VAG diesel engines do develop some kind of rust or blackening of coolant is normal for high mileage cars. I checked with other cars, even on international forums, its there. The only solution to it is flushing out the coolant with the flush kit. Which I have already performed, but I guess the last time it was not done properly, so had to do it again. Anyways, I'm still keeping an eye on my coolant level and coolant colour just to be on the safer side.

[sachin_cs]

15th February 2025: My Rapid Completed its 6th year under my ownership. A memorable 6 years to be honest, one of the most loved vehicle of our family. The last time we loved any vehicle so much was our 1991 Escort Rajdoot 175. We did one lakh kilometers in it together as a family, and Rapid is the second vehicle to evoke such emotions. Primary reason is that this vehicle has made us to be on the roads more frequently, no matter what the distance be, we feel comfortable taking it everywhere. My parents are ageing and dad has reduced his driving a bit but not in the Rapid. Even if it's a 600kms journey, he gladly takes up the driving seat, it speaks volume. Hopefully, I will be able to nurse this car till it's extinction.

So far, the DSG is holding well and in general the car has been a reliable workhorse. However, with a German, there's always this sense of scepticism that something may go wrong. Finally, on the 6th birthday of my car, I decided to extend my warranty for one more year by purchasing the Skoda Anytime Warranty for ₹ 17k.

Did couple of birthday shoppings too like Zero dep insurance with all the add-ons, Meguiars Tyre dresser, Dashboard dresser, Turtle wax wash & shine etc.

An incredible journey with my machine


Extended warranty


P.S.


Added a new member. Story for another day…

[heysac]

Originally Posted by sachin_cs

P.S. Please feel free to ask any doubts regarding Rapid or Suspension, I will be more than happy to guide you.

Thanks for the detailed review. You mentioned that your user manual has replacement timelines. I recently took over a family Rapid TDi DSG 2016 but they didn't have the manual. The manual I downloaded from Skoda for my VIN doesn't have any replacement timelines or service timelines/instructions. Is it possible to obtain these somehow if they came with the car?

[sachin_cs]

Originally Posted by heysac

Thanks for the detailed review. You mentioned that your user manual has replacement timelines. I recently took over a family Rapid TDi DSG 2016 but they didn't have the manual. The manual I downloaded from Skoda for my VIN doesn't have any replacement timelines or service timelines/instructions. Is it possible to obtain these somehow if they came with the car?

Try downloading the newer version of the manual because mechanically there were not much difference between the 2016 & 2019 Rapid. The alternative is that you may go to the service calculator and check the parts to be replaced or inspected.

[heysac]

Originally Posted by sachin_cs

Try downloading the newer version of the manual because mechanically there were not much difference between the 2016 & 2019 Rapid. The alternative is that you may go to the service calculator and check the parts to be replaced or inspected.

Thanks. Mine is actually 2014 Generation bought in Aug 2016, Rapid 1.5 TDi CR DSG. I downloaded the latest manual for my VIN but it doesn't have anything. Could you please share your manual?

Also, I have been trying the service website for the last few months but it is down: https://www.skoda-auto.co.in/aid/ser...ost-calculator
Did you open it recently with another link?

[sachin_cs]

Originally Posted by heysac

Thanks. Mine is actually 2014 Generation bought in Aug 2016, Rapid 1.5 TDi CR DSG. I downloaded the latest manual for my VIN but it doesn't have anything. Could you please share your manual?

Also, I have been trying the service website for the last few months but it is down: https://www.skoda-auto.co.in/aid/ser...ost-calculator
Did you open it recently with another link?

This link seems to be working https://www.skoda-auto.co.in/aid/ser...st-calculator1

And the soft copy of user manual I have at the moment, it lacks the service interval too.

[autoliebe]

Originally Posted by heysac

Thanks for the detailed review. You mentioned that your user manual has replacement timelines. I recently took over a family Rapid TDi DSG 2016 but they didn't have the manual. The manual I downloaded from Skoda for my VIN doesn't have any replacement timelines or service timelines/instructions. Is it possible to obtain these somehow if they came with the car?

Skoda doesn't publish replacement timeline in their user manual like Japanese/Korean OEMs do.

You will have to rely on to the Skoda Service Cost Calculator utility (Link) for the same. It has both the item / its cost which are to be replaced as per their schedule.

Skoda standard service schedule is 15000 Kms or 1 year whichever occurs first.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,