2009 Skoda Octavia vRS TDI DPF DSG 2.0 turbo diesel from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Great car with loads of space, but not as exciting as I would have liked
Faults:
The steering wasn't correctly aligned when I collected the car, and it took three visits to the selling dealer to try and resolve. Eventually went to another dealer in another city to get it sorted, and many discussions with Skoda UK.
Purchased the bluetooth for £480.00, which is only compatible with really old model mobiles, so have to mess about swapping my SIM card to an old phone that Skoda UK supplied after many complaints. Selling dealer didn't advise what phones the system would work with.
General Comments:
The car is great once all the niggly bits were sorted.
I went for the diesel for the economy, and it has loads of torque, and the DSG box is great for ease of driving, but I am a petrolhead at heart, and wished that I had bought the petrol version with a manual gearbox, which is far more exciting to drive.
Overall, the car does everything right, but it doesn't get me as excited as my previous VW R32, but it does it at half the running cost of the VW.
Generally a great car; massive boot, ideal for swallowing two sets of golf clubs with electric trollies, well equipped good stereo.
Optional items I went for include rear park sensors, full leather, coming home lights, proper spare wheel, bluetooth (waste of money, should have purchased an after market item).
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 28th December, 2010