I broke the glove compartment, I don't know how, the hinge just snapped off.
Fuel pump got clogged up and eventually stopped working completely. I was on the M42 in the outside lane and the engine literally just turned itself off. Try getting on to the hard shoulder when you're essentially going backwards, something I never want to experience again.
It's a big car, but with near on 150 bhp you would expect the engine to cope fairly well with the weight. It doesn't, well not really. It's the "FSI" model which as a whole 20 more BHP than the standard 2 litre which I've aslo driven and there is little or no difference in performance. This model 0-60 just over 9 and top speed (I managed) 137.
It's quicker than the 1.9TDi, but the new 2.0 TDi leaves it for dust. I hate diesels, but I'm beginning to change my tune.
Comfort wise and kit wise you can't fault it. Cruise control, dual climate control, good stereo, looks pretty good too. It's just a shame when you take the four rings off it's a Passat, or an Octavia.
Handling OK, but you can't throw it round corners as I tended to do in my previous car - a Ford Focus, which I loved. Don't get me wrong it'll stay on the road, but it's just a bit tedious. It could steer better, unlike the Focus I don't know what it's doing all the time. The traction control is a little "too" good, particularly when you want to pull out quickly and the little computer starts putting your wheels in reverse. Not very helpful.
Even if you take off the four ringed badge its still not a passat/octavia. The interior quality with all the soft touch material is lacking on the passat/octavia.
So it's an Octavia with soft touch plastics, then. Worth all that extra money, definitely.
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