Cancelled my Kushaq booking due to electric ORVMs deletion

I like the Skoda Kushaq's engine, transmission, and platform but I love my creature comforts. I haven't ruled out booking the car again once this feature is made available.

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I've cancelled my Skoda Kushaq booking due to the power mirror deletion. Let me explain my reasoning and also address a couple of points.

My parent's house in my hometown has a narrow entrance and exit to reach the main road. Several times when there is another vehicle approaching me I have to close my mirrors and then re-open them again after the vehicle passes. Now imagine me doing Yoga in the car to close the passenger window every time I want to close/open the ORVMs. You may have avoided the narrow lanes, but for others they are unavoidable (no one loves narrow lanes).

It is similar to saying that I don't have back seat passengers in my car frequently, so I don't need power windows, I can make do with manual rolling windows. Sounds silly when that logic is applied to everyone, right?

I like the Skoda Kushaq's engine, transmission, platform and brand but I love my creature comforts as well.

The Kushaq, while being a special car and also fitting a lot of people's requirements, isn't such a vehicle that will make me look at it in regret when I pass by it while driving my Tucson/Creta/Compass/Harrier. If I think I would feel that way, then I'll buy the Kushaq after some time when the power ORVMs are available (should happen in the next couple of months).

As for adding power ORVMs as an aftermarket accessory, I'm not in favour of that as there is a good chance it will void the warranty and may ruin the factory fit of the car as well. Can't afford to have the warranty voided on a Skoda car and can't tolerate new rattles as well.

Cancelling the booking was my decision and while I'm not pushing others to do the same, I empathise with all who are in the same boat.

The beauty of purchasing a car in a free country is that we can make our decisions, regardless of how logical or illogical they may seem to others.

PS: I haven't ruled out booking the Kushaq again once this feature is made available.

Here's what BHPian TT-S had to say about the matter:

Power folding mirrors were something fancy when they were introduced in mass-market cars; just like power windows were in the '90s. Over time, these are taken for granted and are required as cars get bigger and bigger.

I have an M800 and Renault Kwid, both have a width of approx 1500mm and I can reach and adjust the window winders on all 4 doors as well as passenger side ORVM from the driver seat with a bit of a stretch (I am 5 feet 8 inches tall, medium built).

In my i20 which is 1710mm wide, it's nearly impossible for me to stretch and adjust the passenger-side mirror or reach rear door window controls. Thankfully the variant I got, have both power windows and power-folding mirrors, and I value these functionalities in daily use. Taigun and Kushaq being wider, would be more difficult to operate the manual folding mirror on the passenger side.

Deleting this feature is only for cost-cutting - a motor, some switches and some wiring/harness would be removed, although the BCM of the car would still be capable of operating this function if these parts were present.

Yes, VW cars offer better driving pleasure compared to the competition, but then they are not a McLaren F1 or Ferrari 488 that offers superlative driving pleasure so that I could ignore/forgive the missing essentials that are handy in daily usage.

Here's what BHPian ashutoshb had to say about the matter:

If not essential, it is indeed a convenient feature. I don't go into narrow lanes much, but before the electric folding feature started appearing in cars, I always folded my mirrors manually, when my car was parked in a tight parking space.

Both Skoda and Volkswagen should, at least, give an option to retrofit a kit later on, if not free, then at a modest price.

This way, they will, most probably, keep those customers who are now cancelling their bookings.

I am sure, if there is enough demand, the aftermarket scene will also catch up and offer such kits a competent price too.

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