New estate car, Skoda Octavia?

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KitsuneAndy said:
DMFs are an issue with all diesel clutches really tbh, just one of those things I expect to have to replace at some point, or as you say, replace it with a solid one when it does fail. Do they fail early on Octavias?
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Ours went around 91K I think. It sounded like a bag of spanners in the gearbox area and made the car very difficult to drive - kept losing drive. Our first trip in the Skoda in 2012 was to Sorrento, via Sienna and the Beaujolais on the way back.
 
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andya700 said:
Ours went around 91K I think. It sounded like a bag of spanners in the gearbox area and made the car very difficult to drive - kept losing drive. Our first trip in the Skoda in 2012 was to Sorrento, via Sienna and the Beaujolais on the way back.
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Ah that's not too bad then, had a Focus Cmax that went at about 100k, so not too dissimilar.
 
KitsuneAndy said:
2.0L TD 4x4 DSG
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This combo is high maintenance.....

2.0 TDI requires timing belt every 5 years, £600 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers (my local one doesn't participate, it's even more expensive)
Wet clutch DSG requires oil change every 40k miles £215 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers
4x4 gearbox also need regular maintenance £85 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers
https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/servicing-maintenance-fixed-price

WOW! They've jacked up the price. It was £480 and £180 for cambelt and DSG oil in 2018 when I did mine. Was there 20% inflation over last 3 years that I've missed?!

Can't say I've had real problems with the 6 speed wet clutch DSG. It is just quite slow when you demand more from it. Slow at hill start, it's slow at changing down fit into overtaking lane. But during normal drives, it's great, doesn't get as long power loss as other types of automatics. It's still there compared to electric, but very fast for a gear change.
 
wyx087 said:
This combo is high maintenance.....

2.0 TDI requires timing belt every 5 years, £600 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers (my local one doesn't participate, it's even more expensive)
Wet clutch DSG requires oil change every 40k miles £215 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers
4x4 gearbox also need regular maintenance £85 at Skoda fixed price participating main dealers
https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/servicing-maintenance-fixed-price

WOW! They've jacked up the price. It was £480 and £180 for cambelt and DSG oil in 2018 when I did mine. Was there 20% inflation over last 3 years that I've missed?!

Can't say I've had real problems with the 6 speed wet clutch DSG. It is just quite slow when you demand more from it. Slow at hill start, it's slow at changing down fit into overtaking lane. But during normal drives, it's great, doesn't get as long power loss as other types of automatics. It's still there compared to electric, but very fast for a gear change.
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Yep, aware of extra maintenance, the 4x4 oil change isn't a big deal really. Annoying that the belt needs doing every 5 years though.

But, the scout was such a nice drive! I'm going to sleep on it but I think I'll be buying it.
 
ancient_mariner said:
On that basis the scout is probably the one I'd pick.
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It was a bloody lovely drive, the downside of the extra haldex maintenance (£80 every 3 years) is definitely offset by how comfortable a drive it is, and the car is in pristine condition.
 
The advice on timing belt/water pump changes has changed a lot over the past fifteen years. A lot of manufacturers recommend changing every four years/60K miles.
 
KitsuneAndy said:
It was a bloody lovely drive, the downside of the extra haldex maintenance (£80 every 3 years) is definitely offset by how comfortable a drive it is, and the car is in pristine condition.
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It seems you have already made up your mind.

Do you really need 4x4, do you like the plastic around the wheel arches etc, is the ride better than a non-4x4 and if so is it worth the premium?

Your requirements are probably different to mine, so just posted as a challenge.
 
Brentor said:
It seems you have already made up your mind.

Do you really need 4x4, do you like the plastic around the wheel arches etc, is the ride better than a non-4x4 and if so is it worth the premium?

Your requirements are probably different to mine, so just posted as a challenge.
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Don't need the 4x4, but I like the styling and it's a more comfortable ride than the non 4x4.

It's also a good price when compared to non 4x4 VRS models with similar mileage.

I'm happy with it, I know there's extra maintenance, but the 4x4 will come in handy at times when camping, then if it's just to get out of a muddy field.

Our best friends are moving to Italy in a few weeks and we're already planning on a road trip, camping in France on the way, and it'll make long trips like that very comfortable.
 
FWIW I found the 4X4 of our Karoq useful when dealing with a flooded road during the winter, something which may become more common. IIRC the Scout has a bit more clearance too, and that's beneficial as well.
 
Mr Bump said:
pretty much this whatever car you are looking at, might be worth hanging on until next year
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Might not be any better next year with the introduction of speed limiters being compulsory from 2022.
I can see people hanging on to their existing car to avoid big brother.
 
Peter123 said:
Second hand car prices are at an all time high.
Shortage of vehicles. Supply and demand.
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I heard someone in the trade discussing this on the radio a couple of days ago and it seems that because many people haven't been able to go on holiday and not been able to do many things they have surplus cash and are spending it on a used car and they want to treat themselves so many are going for the BMW's. Mercs and Audis and, as you say, it's now supply and demand out of synch.
 
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Mr Bump said:
pretty much this whatever car you are looking at, might be worth hanging on until next year
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I don't think things are likely to change anytime soon in that regard, current car has done 90K, is 12 years old in Jan and needs new discs all round and there's a small oil leak from the turbo, with the MOT due in October. So that combined with us needing some more space has dictated the timing really.

Ordered the Octavia Scout, pick it up tomorrow morning.

Took out Skoda finance, to get a 2 year warranty, 2 free services and £750 to spend on the next 2 MOTs if it needs anything other than consumables. But will be paying it off in full during the 14 day cooling off period, just wanted the free stuff.
 
I came back to this thread to see if you got the Scout. Good buy and smart to take advantage of the freebies which goes to show just how much commision they get by selling the credit. When we bought the salesman was really miffed that we didn't want it but there were no real incentives like you've got...well, a couple ..free insurance on damage to the alloy wheels and a reduction (only) on the £370 for gap insurance. That can be bought for about £130 in the open market, anyway.

I wonder if the dealership will lose their commision ?

I'm sure you'll enjoy your purchase. What colour is it , Andy ?
 
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JohnC6 said:
I came back to this thread to see if you got the Scout. Good buy and smart to take advantage of the freebies which goes to show just how much commision they get by selling the credit. When we bought the salesman was really miffed that we didn't want it but there were no real incentives like you've got...well, a couple ..free insurance on damage to the alloy wheels and a reduction (only) on the £370 for gap insurance. That can be bought for about £130 in the open market, anyway.

I wonder if the dealership will lose their commision ?

I'm sure you'll enjoy your purchase. What colour is it , Andy ?
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I'm not sure if they claw back the commission or not tbh, salesman didn't try to push anything else tbh.

It's "Black Magic" which is Skoda's metallic black
 
KitsuneAndy said:
I'm not sure if they claw back the commission or not tbh, salesman didn't try to push anything else tbh.

It's "Black Magic" which is Skoda's metallic black
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That looks very smart..the metallic black.
 
The Skoda's are really good solid cars - we had a couple of Yeti's, both diesel, good performance, brick shape so economy could have been better, totally reliable, (100k in one and 60k in the other), one was 4 x 4, but we always fitted winter, (really cold weather), tyres which were marvellous in the rain, I loved both cars and travelled miles across Europe, we did a lot of kms living in France and the UK - one drive from Geneve to Winchester, non stop in heavy rain - and I always felt that I could trust the car to get me home.

When we came back to the UK, Yeti no longer made so we looked at the Kodiak, drove a few similar, but in the end we bought a BMW X1 150bhp 4 x 4 diesel......... I found the Kodiak disappointing in that it had lost what the Yeti had.

( my son has a 1.6 Diesel Superb Estate, it's a manual and you would think the worst engine for a big Estate - it has taken a lot of rough treatment and he never looks after his cars, 80k miles and still going strong - never had a problem)

(I think that the Octavia is still a Skoda)
 
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KitsuneAndy said:
Ordered the Octavia Scout, pick it up tomorrow morning.

Took out Skoda finance, to get a 2 year warranty, 2 free services and £750 to spend on the next 2 MOTs if it needs anything other than consumables. But will be paying it off in full during the 14 day cooling off period, just wanted the free stuff.
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Enjoy!

I will be interested to hear if they honour the “freebies”.
 
My 4x4 TDI Superb Estate I have had for 7 years. Only very minor issues, currently at 173,000 miles & still on the original DPF. As said above, Briskoda is an excellent resource for all skodas.
 
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I would have this Kia Proceed if I could.... Beautiful car and good deals about for a near New car at the moment.

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It can be easy to forget when driving but worth remembering that the DSG uses clutches, so creeping forward can cause additional wear; similar to "riding" a manual clutch. Obviously torque convertors don't have this problem.

It's also absolutely critical that the correct and specific spec DSG fluid is used for the mechatronics unit and not regular transmission or axle fluid.
 
Update after a few months driving this, still love it. Returns excellent MPG on motorways for the engine size, decent around town (better than 1.6 petrol focus anyway). And definitely feel less tired after a long drive, probably just because it's a more comfortable ride. Dynamic cornering lights are nice when on the backroads in Norfolk at night too.

Only thing I'm going to miss from the Ford in the winter is the heated windscreen!
 
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