[varkey]

Originally Posted by anto1212

SCAM ALERT!

The resort company is conducting some promotional events promoting their resort membership at Hilton, Chennai, and attendees will get free vouchers for a stay at their resort OR a free lunch at Hilton, Chennai.

It turned out to be a scam event, membership costs more than 25k and many innocent people get trapped and lured by offering freebies.

Not encouraging the practice, but in such cases if you are well aware of the potential scam and are not otherwise occupied, maybe scam the scammer, by attending the event, have the free lunch or stay for a day, politely decline their membership offer and return.

[anto1212]

Originally Posted by varkey

Not encouraging the practice, but in such cases if you are well aware of the potential scam and are not otherwise occupied, maybe scam the scammer, by attending the event, have the free lunch or stay for a day, politely decline their membership offer and return.

Well, that's the plan of all the people to have free lunch at Hilton which costs 3-4k.

These guys aren't dumb. It's well organized, there are no such hotels with them and the lunch I don't think they will provide unless we pay some initial amount for the membership. or else this free lunch itself will add unnecessary cost for the scammers 40-80k at least as 10-20 people are attending.

[Abhinav_2502]

Hey Everyone,

We took delivery of our Candy White 1.5 DSG Skoda Kushaq about a month ago and have been truly enjoying the car, especially that sweet TSI+ DSG Combo.

I just wanted to know how fellow Kushaq and Skoda Owners have went about with connecting a dashcam to the car as the 12V port keeps drawing power even with the ignition off. I do not want to go the hardwiring way and mess with the fuse box within the warranty period, for a car with the beautiful yet infamous DSG. Contacted the dealer for a solution regarding the same to which they told the official accessory dashcam (Blaupunkt DVR) is the only way but even that stays powered with the ignition turned off. When questioned about that they were off the opinion that it won't drain much power and can be kept plugged in overnight. I am still apprehensive about the battery being drained by morning.

Considering this will it be safe to keep my current dashcam (Transcend) plugged in even overnight without the danger of a dead battery in the morning as said by the Dealer regarding the Blaupunkt DVR?

The car is primarily driven by either me when at home or my father and both of us can take the plug out before parking it but I am just worried about instances where the car is driven by someone else and they may not always follow this step. Any other solution for this issue is also appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,
Abhinav

[audioholic]

Originally Posted by Abhinav_2502

Hey Everyone,

We took delivery of our Candy White 1.5 DSG Skoda Kushaq about a month ago and have been truly enjoying the car, especially that sweet TSI+ DSG Combo.

I just wanted to know how fellow Kushaq and Skoda Owners have went about with connecting a dashcam to the car as the 12V port keeps drawing power even with the ignition off.

Not sure about the 12V port but at least the USB C type ports do power off once the head unit is turned off or car is locked. I thought even the 12V port has the same configuration but haven't checked. Since I was in the same boat as you I was considering powering up the dashcam from the front USB port. But yet to find a long USB C type to Mini USB wire and I absolutely don't want to use some adaptor on either end.

[maverickNerd]

Originally Posted by Abhinav_2502

I just wanted to know how fellow Kushaq and Skoda Owners have went about with connecting a dashcam to the car as the 12V port keeps drawing power even with the ignition off. I do not want to go the hardwiring way and mess with the fuse box within the warranty period

You can use type C port on front, I am using the same, just buy a USB A 3.0 to Type C OTG Adapter, I purchased this one: https://www.amazon.in/AGARO-Type-C-U...s%2C294&sr=8-3

[Abhinav_2502]

Originally Posted by audioholic

Not sure about the 12V port but at least the USB C type ports do power off once the head unit is turned off or car is locked. I thought even the 12V port has the same configuration but haven't checked. Since I was in the same boat as you I was considering powering up the dashcam from the front USB port. But yet to find a long USB C type to Mini USB wire and I absolutely don't want to use some adaptor on either end.

Originally Posted by maverickNerd

You can use type C port on front, I am using the same, just buy a USB A 3.0 to Type C OTG Adapter, I purchased this one: https://www.amazon.in/AGARO-Type-C-U...s%2C294&sr=8-3

Thanks a lot audioholic and maverick!

Will try the Type- C port option to power the dashcam .

[abhishek_hch]

It was raining heavily in Bangalore today and after driving for a couple of hours in very slow moving traffic, I noticed a lot of fogging in the fog light chamber. The other side also must have been similar. Is this normal?

[Turbohead]

Originally Posted by abhishek_hch

I noticed a lot of fogging in the fog light chamber. The other side also must have been similar. Is this normal?
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I believe this is normal in VAG cars. It happens in the Octavia, Superb and Passat too.

[maverickNerd]

Originally Posted by abhishek_hch

It was raining heavily in Bangalore today and after driving for a couple of hours in very slow moving traffic, I noticed a lot of fogging in the fog light chamber. The other side also must have been similar. Is this normal?
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This happens in lot of cars, almost all, and it is normal, fog will go away in some time.

[itsmeparvathy9]

Originally Posted by abhishek_hch

It was raining heavily in Bangalore today and after driving for a couple of hours in very slow moving traffic, I noticed a lot of fogging in the fog light chamber. The other side also must have been similar. Is this normal?
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I too feel its normal and its nothing to worry about.

[sreejithvpna]

Originally Posted by abhishek_hch

It was raining heavily in Bangalore today and after driving for a couple of hours in very slow moving traffic, I noticed a lot of fogging in the fog light chamber.

I does happen to my car also and is clearly mentioned in the owners manual as a normal occurrence

[Rambo-RS]

Originally Posted by anto1212

SCAM ALERT!

I got a call from a resort company saying he got my number through the Skoda dealership.

The resort company is conducting some promotional events promoting their resort membership at Hilton, Chennai, and attendees will get free vouchers for a stay at their resort OR a free lunch at Hilton, Chennai.

It turned out to be a scam event

(@mods, maybe this deserves a separate thread as this scam leads are people who have cars)

This same thing happened with my Parents a month back. They got a call and were told that the call was from Maruti Suzuki and that we were chosen from a random pool of Maruti Suzuki Customers and had won some prizes for being a loyal Maruti customer for 6 years. They told us that we have won a tourism package of some sort and invited us to a local Hotel in my city.

Me being out of the city for my college, my Dad and Mom went to the Hotel, only to find out that it was a scam and this event had nothing to do with Maruti Suzuki .

Moral of the Story: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

[igemini]

Originally Posted by anto1212

SCAM ALERT!

I got a call from a resort company saying he got my number through the Skoda dealership.

The resort company is conducting some promotional events promoting their resort membership at Hilton, Chennai, and attendees will get free vouchers for a stay at their resort OR a free lunch at Hilton, Chennai.

(@mods, maybe this deserves a separate thread as this scam leads are people who have cars)

Pretty much same thing happened to me as well. But it was like 6 months ago. They said they are calling from Mahindra Holidays or something and they are offering 2 nights 3 days stay in their resort for free because I own a Volkswagen. I rubbished that but they keep calling me afterwards as well. Next time it was Four Points Kochi, method same.

[DragonHawk]

I wasn`t really a great fan of chrome in the car and especially with Kushaq, those thick chrome inserts in the grill were too ugly for my liking. I was in a dilemma on whether to go with wrapping it or get it painted to black. My main concern was the chipping of paint/wrap over a period of time. Finally, based on the discussion with a couple of my friends who are in the detailing business, I decided to dechrome the chrome bits including the Skoda decals and rear chrome panels via painting. Surprisingly it came out really well, sharing a couple of pics and I will post a few more pics in my ownership thread in the coming days.

[Reinhard]

Originally Posted by DragonHawk

I wasn`t really a great fan of chrome in the car and especially with Kushaq, those thick chrome inserts in the grill were too ugly for my liking. I was in a dilemma on whether to go with wrapping it or get it painted to black.

I must say your car looks a zillion times better than the stock one. Its a weird choice that SAVW went with, to put chrome everywhere on their new cars (Virtus is a torture to the retina). Great result you have achieved there, nice finish. Thanks for sharing.

I hope the Skoda-VW folks get this picture soon & think about revisiting their previous design decisions some day .