Steering

farandaway · 20-11-2007, 18:15

I'm new to Skoda and therefor new to Roomster as well as this site.
I've covered over 1500 miles now and my new purchase is ideal for my (and the wife's) needs.
The only thing that does cause concern is the car's tendency to pull to the nearside. My supplying dealer has tested it and says it's about the same as other Roomies, however I'm sure that the demo car we had for two days didn't have this pull. The dealer also offered me an identical car to test. That was perfect, no pull at all.
Have other forum members had an experience of this and is there fix for it?
I should say that the car is a Roomster2 1.9 tdi and the dealer checked the wheel alignment and found it spot on.
Any comments about others experience would be appreciated.

Meadway · 20-11-2007, 19:05

Absolutely no trace of pull on mine (1.9 diesel). In fact handling and stability are superb.

OctaviaT81 · 20-11-2007, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meadway

Absolutely no trace of pull on mine (1.9 diesel). In fact handling and stability are superb.

Yep, I'll second that.

The whole chassis is extremely impressive, especially for a tall car.

In fact I was thinking that Skoda should definitely make a Roomster vRS... I find the handling much better than my Octy1 1.8T and they turned that into an RS so...

It could easily handle much more power than my 1.6 offers, although one advantage I have is that there is much less weight over the front axle than you TDI guys.

des_pd_ tdi · 20-11-2007, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meadway

Absolutely no trace of pull on mine (1.9 diesel). In fact handling and stability are superb.

I'll third that......

Des

mdk1 · 21-11-2007, 16:30

Have you checked your tyre pressures?

Welcome to briskoda.

farandaway · 21-11-2007, 19:49

Thanks to those who have already replied. Any further comments would still be appreciated.
All the obvious things have been checked at my request by the supplying dealer, so no easy answer.
I have 'tested' the car on all kinds of cambers, power on, power off, braking, freewheeling, uphill, downhill. None of this makes any difference, so no clue as to the cause.
Any ideas as to what to look at next?

irfant · 22-11-2007, 06:33

Welcome!

Have you checked the tyre balances?

Decron · 22-11-2007, 14:38

Mine pulls like that slightly. Checked everything nowt wrong.

However, my Fabia used to pull left to an almost annoying level from new and that went through all types of alignments etc. and it came down to the tyres/wheels

Try swapping your wheels round.

farandaway · 22-11-2007, 19:24

Thanks, Decron. This might just make the difference.
I assume change form side to side rather than back to front.
I'll try side to side and see if it makes any difference.

20-11-2007, 18:15	#1
farandaway Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Steering I'm new to Skoda and therefor new to Roomster as well as this site. I've covered over 1500 miles now and my new purchase is ideal for my (and the wife's) needs. The only thing that does cause concern is the car's tendency to pull to the nearside. My supplying dealer has tested it and says it's about the same as other Roomies, however I'm sure that the demo car we had for two days didn't have this pull. The dealer also offered me an identical car to test. That was perfect, no pull at all. Have other forum members had an experience of this and is there fix for it? I should say that the car is a Roomster2 1.9 tdi and the dealer checked the wheel alignment and found it spot on. Any comments about others experience would be appreciated.

20-11-2007, 19:05	#2
Meadway Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Hampshire Posts: 36 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Steering Absolutely no trace of pull on mine (1.9 diesel). In fact handling and stability are superb.

21-11-2007, 16:30	#5
mdk1 go green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 3,704 Thanks: 95 Thanked 85 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Steering Have you checked your tyre pressures? Welcome to briskoda. __________________ Mike. Mine Skoda Roomster 3 TDI in matallic Anthracite Grey MKLJK Swmbo's Skoda Fabia 2.0I Elegance in Dark matallic Blue MKLJK

21-11-2007, 19:49	#6
farandaway Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Steering Thanks to those who have already replied. Any further comments would still be appreciated. All the obvious things have been checked at my request by the supplying dealer, so no easy answer. I have 'tested' the car on all kinds of cambers, power on, power off, braking, freewheeling, uphill, downhill. None of this makes any difference, so no clue as to the cause. Any ideas as to what to look at next?

22-11-2007, 06:33	#7
irfant Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Istanbul ,TR Posts: 370 Thanks: 81 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Steering Welcome! Have you checked the tyre balances? __________________ *2007 Roomster 1.4 16V* *http://www.skodaclubturkey.com*

22-11-2007, 14:38	#8
Decron Want a go? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cwmbran - South Wales Posts: 3,112 Thanks: 47 Thanked 165 Times in 136 Posts	Re: Steering Mine pulls like that slightly. Checked everything nowt wrong. However, my Fabia used to pull left to an almost annoying level from new and that went through all types of alignments etc. and it came down to the tyres/wheels Try swapping your wheels round.

22-11-2007, 19:24	#9
farandaway Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Sussex/Kent border Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Steering Thanks, Decron. This might just make the difference. I assume change form side to side rather than back to front. I'll try side to side and see if it makes any difference.

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