Thermostat

About 3,800 miles into the Evoque and my "Check Engine" light came on. I bought it to the dealership and they said the fault was a bad thermostat. A day later they had the part and they called me and said the bottom hose is leaking... another day to get the part. My thought is they damaged the hose removing the thermostat. Hopefully it comes home from the dealership today. Ether way, this is not the reliability I was hoping for! The LR2 seems to be trouble free for the most part, I was hoping the Evoque we be the same...

Did the temperature gauge show normal operation?

I am slightly suspicious about this gauge in that the setting displayed seems not to deviate at all from the central marker once the engine is up to temperature. I've never seen it deviate from that point.

in other words, I wonder whether the software displays this standard setting for a valid range of operating temperatures and only deviates when things get hot and bothered.

@Mark, I have the same suspicion for my MINI,... but it was also the same on AUDI A6 i had for 4 last years and now on Passat which I drive at the moment,...
hm,...

I currently have an Audi S4 and once up to tempererature the guage never moves, regardless of traffic conditions/outside temperature.

I think modern cars are far better at regulating temperature, so you may not see much movement

Pretty sure they are filtered around the centre mark as well as the fact the temperatures are better regulated so only larger deviation from the normal operating temperature shows up. Mazda 6 does same, never see it move once warned up.

My last BMW and Merc were the same (BMW had analogue temp and Merc had digital) - once up to temp it just stayed there!

My girlfriends mini doesn't even have a temperature gauge, I am impressed how quickly the heater heats up seems like within a mile from cold

My Subaru did not have a guage, only a light when over heated. I really missed the guage, but glad to have back in the Evoque.