Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review

Hemant_Joshi · 22nd April 2016, 12:32

Just happened to pass by Viraaj Skoda dealership - Deccan, Pune.
Went on to enquire about changing the ORVM's (with indicators), and noticed Rapid in a new shade, Grey. Rapid looks awesome in this colour.

I wish I had the option available when I bought my Rapid.

I knew Brown was available from sometime now, and had seen a couple of them on roads, but, never seen the Grey one, which was a surprise, and it looks deadly..

Horizon81 · 22nd April 2016, 21:59

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Originally Posted by Hemant_Joshi

Rapid in a new shade, Grey. Rapid looks awesome in this colour.

Already showing up in Rapid's official page as "Carbon Steel". Sure looks good.

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Hemant_Joshi · 26th April 2016, 22:46

Hi,
Has anybody fitted a Hella Rallye 3003 on your Rapid?
Can you please post a pic or two?
Wanted to check the position of the lights.

I am not happy about the lighting, despite having fitted a Xenon Kit for Low beam and replaced the stock High beam with Philips Xtreme Vision+130,

anubshar · 10th May 2016, 22:27

Excellent review. Read every line of it and really happy to have booked a Rapid 1.6 MPI Ambition. can any one please help me out with the PDI list of Rapid? Will be doing it in day or two.

phoenixash · 14th May 2016, 16:31

The air conditioner on my Rapid seems to have become completely ineffective in this summer season. Does anyone know if the 2012 Rapid TDI Ambition (with the manual air conditioner) had a cabin / pollen air filter? I suspect this hasn't been changed and is causing the poor performance. I can't seem to find any reference to this in the car's manual, and need to some guidance on how I can get to it!

Anyone else facing this as well?

Gannu_1 · 14th May 2016, 17:10

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Originally Posted by phoenixash

The air conditioner on my Rapid seems to have become completely ineffective in this summer season. Does anyone know if the 2012 Rapid TDI Ambition (with the manual air conditioner) had a cabin / pollen air filter? I suspect this hasn't been changed and is causing the poor performance. I can't seem to find any reference to this in the car's manual, and need to some guidance on how I can get to it!

Anyone else facing this as well?

Check out this link - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post3294802

Describes how to replace the cabin air filter. Pretty simple and you don't need any tools to do it.

KevinP · 15th May 2016, 10:33

My high beams have gone dead, but low beam still fine so assuming it is a simple fuse fix. However once I opened the fuse box cover, there is no map to tell which fuse is for what! Anyone has the fuse box map for the Rapid?

heydj · 25th May 2016, 19:45

I am looking to secure my Skoda Rapid Automatic by installing some safety features. Is it possible to install manual gear lock in automatic DSG variant, if yes where will it install?

Also do I even need it?

Tanveer_2558 · 25th May 2016, 19:57

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Originally Posted by heydj

I am looking to secure my Skoda Rapid Automatic by installing some safety features. Is it possible to install manual gear lock in automatic DSG variant, if yes where will it install?

Also do I even need it?

Are you parking your car at a place where you scared it might be stolen? If you have a safe parking i really don't think you need it, Any lock you might find would obviously go around the DSG gear box and will mostly probably look ugly as well, Do you need it, Depends on how safe you think your parking is.

heydj · 25th May 2016, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Tanveer_2558

Are you parking your car at a place where you scared it might be stolen? If you have a safe parking i really don't think you need it, Any lock you might find would obviously go around the DSG gear box and will mostly probably look ugly as well, Do you need it, Depends on how safe you think your parking is.

Yesterday there was a robbery in my colony hence started thinking on these lines though not sure if there is any gear lock available for DSG.

In my manual Swift i have autocop manual gear lock installed.

Tanveer_2558 · 25th May 2016, 21:12

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Originally Posted by heydj

Yesterday there was a robbery in my colony hence started thinking on these lines though not sure if there is any gear lock available for DSG.

In my manual Swift i have autocop manual gear lock installed.

Oh, Then precaution is always better.

Is this autocop you have for your swift?http://www.amazon.in/Autocop-Car-Gea...ear+lever+lock

Is this one only for manual version?

anubshar · 29th May 2016, 00:27

From what I have heard from the Skoda dealer in Noida, there has not been any case of theft with Skoda cars. Not sure how true is this statement but gives a sense of assurance that Skoda cars are safe.

ShaileshHinge · 30th May 2016, 14:52

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Originally Posted by anubshar

From what I have heard from the Skoda dealer in Noida, there has not been any case of theft with Skoda cars. Not sure how true is this statement but gives a sense of assurance that Skoda cars are safe.

Maybe skoda cars are not preffered in the 2nd hand market. Thieves would target only those cars which they can selloff immediatley.

Turbohead · 30th May 2016, 19:21

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Originally Posted by anubshar

From what I have heard from the Skoda dealer in Noida, there has not been any case of theft with Skoda cars. Not sure how true is this statement but gives a sense of assurance that Skoda cars are safe.

It may be true since thieves prefer to steal cars which are very popular in the market( like Alto's) as tracking them is nearly impossible.
A stolen Skoda can be tracked quite easily as they are not popular. A look into the classifieds/ online marketplace's will give easy leads as the number of advertisements are low.
But stealing any car is possible. I've heard of pros stealing BMWs in Belgium. All they used is a truck, few ropes and a crane.
P.S: All this gyan here is not acquired by practice.

torque18 · 7th June 2016, 16:47

Hi
The coolant level in my car is at the minimum level.
The coolant available with Skoda is G13 while the reservoir in the car is marked G12.
Should G13 be mixed with G12 for topping up? Also, what is the coolant change interval or is it filled for life?
If mixing is not advisable then should it be topped up with distilled water or completely drained and filled with G13?

22nd April 2016, 12:32	#2461
Hemant_Joshi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 232 Thanked: 90 Times View My Garage	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review Just happened to pass by Viraaj Skoda dealership - Deccan, Pune. Went on to enquire about changing the ORVM's (with indicators), and noticed Rapid in a new shade, Grey. Rapid looks awesome in this colour. I wish I had the option available when I bought my Rapid. I knew Brown was available from sometime now, and had seen a couple of them on roads, but, never seen the Grey one, which was a surprise, and it looks deadly..
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26th April 2016, 22:46	#2463
Hemant_Joshi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 232 Thanked: 90 Times View My Garage	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review Hi, Has anybody fitted a Hella Rallye 3003 on your Rapid? Can you please post a pic or two? Wanted to check the position of the lights. I am not happy about the lighting, despite having fitted a Xenon Kit for Low beam and replaced the stock High beam with Philips Xtreme Vision+130,
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10th May 2016, 22:27	#2464
anubshar BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Noida Posts: 61 Thanked: 31 Times	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review Excellent review. Read every line of it and really happy to have booked a Rapid 1.6 MPI Ambition. can any one please help me out with the PDI list of Rapid? Will be doing it in day or two.
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14th May 2016, 16:31	#2465
phoenixash BHPian Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bombay Posts: 96 Thanked: 172 Times	The air conditioner on my Rapid seems to have become completely ineffective in this summer season. Does anyone know if the 2012 Rapid TDI Ambition (with the manual air conditioner) had a cabin / pollen air filter? I suspect this hasn't been changed and is causing the poor performance. I can't seem to find any reference to this in the car's manual, and need to some guidance on how I can get to it! Anyone else facing this as well?
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15th May 2016, 10:33	#2467
KevinP BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 105 Thanked: 60 Times View My Garage	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review My high beams have gone dead, but low beam still fine so assuming it is a simple fuse fix. However once I opened the fuse box cover, there is no map to tell which fuse is for what! Anyone has the fuse box map for the Rapid? Last edited by KevinP : 15th May 2016 at 10:34. Reason: spelling error
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25th May 2016, 19:45	#2468
heydj BHPian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rotterdam/Delhi Posts: 535 Thanked: 734 Times	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review I am looking to secure my Skoda Rapid Automatic by installing some safety features. Is it possible to install manual gear lock in automatic DSG variant, if yes where will it install? Also do I even need it?
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29th May 2016, 00:27	#2472
anubshar BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Noida Posts: 61 Thanked: 31 Times	Re: Skoda Rapid : Test Drive & Review From what I have heard from the Skoda dealer in Noida, there has not been any case of theft with Skoda cars. Not sure how true is this statement but gives a sense of assurance that Skoda cars are safe.
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7th June 2016, 16:47	#2475
torque18 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: India Posts: 482 Thanked: 193 Times	Hi The coolant level in my car is at the minimum level. The coolant available with Skoda is G13 while the reservoir in the car is marked G12. Should G13 be mixed with G12 for topping up? Also, what is the coolant change interval or is it filled for life? If mixing is not advisable then should it be topped up with distilled water or completely drained and filled with G13?
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