2021 Skoda Octavia Estate review | The perfect car for normal people?

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Tim Rodie Drives Stuff

Tim Rodie Drives Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

The new-for-2020 Skoda Octavia Estate is - not to spoil the video - bloody brilliant. I take it on a mammoth day trip to Wales to put it to the test. Can it contain a Greggs sausage roll? Can it smooth out that really awful bit of the M25? Can it beat the VW Golf at its own family car game? Is it a bit like Angela Merkel? Find out all this and more by watching. Thank you.

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@jakobyodbornik2577
@jakobyodbornik2577 3 жыл бұрын
As someone from Czech republic, it's so nice to hear a foreign person pronounce "Octavia" and even try to pronounce "Škoda" the correct way
@Iceberg1313
@Iceberg1313 3 жыл бұрын
Were the headlights the normal led or the higher spec matrix. I'm actually ordering 1 tomorrow and was wondering if it is worth paying the extra for the matrix led. The price here in Ireland for the matrix is 1200 euro extra. I do a lot of late evening early morning driving so I like having good light's on the vehicle. Otherwise first time I've come across your video Tim and it's nice not listening to the usual crap during drives.
@mahu142
@mahu142 3 жыл бұрын
I love that they don't clutter the interieur with gloss black paint as everyone else and they care about how people use their cars. I think I'm ordering one next week to replace my 2017 CX5
@faisalleeds
@faisalleeds 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Octavia. Think every version has been a decent alternative to the competition. Think I prefer the interior design of this compared to the new Golf
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I feel Skoda's just quietly nailed pretty much every version - they've moved it quietly upmarket but it's always just nailed the brief
@lupislune
@lupislune 3 жыл бұрын
How was the Greggs sausage roll? Very much enjoyed the Merkel reference.
@imranvlogs5907
@imranvlogs5907 3 жыл бұрын
What you think diesel automatic for taxi
@davidwescott2632
@davidwescott2632 7 ай бұрын
You can turn lane assist off and you can change internal light colours plus i have 2litre 150 diesel dual clutch, Bristol to Manchester 70 mph@ 90mpg
@theotendleeey
@theotendleeey 3 жыл бұрын
I know that god awful stretch of the M25 very well and it even turns my (usually) steadfast Volvo V40 into an unruly rattle box, so that Octavia sounds impressive!
@imranvlogs5907
@imranvlogs5907 3 жыл бұрын
Helpful information
@DI-hd6st
@DI-hd6st 3 жыл бұрын
This is a predominantly 30% Audi and 70% VW and a car for life. I prefer the Superb but would rather have the new Octavia Rear lights. They will eventually be making the VRS model, now that will be interesting! Thanks fir the review
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
D Iqbal thanks for watching! Stay tuned, I’ll be running a new Octavia vRS in 2021
@korberon
@korberon 3 жыл бұрын
5:51 ...that feeling when you try to stroke the hair that are no longer there... muscle memory ;)
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
Bastard... but true
@DontPanicDear
@DontPanicDear 3 жыл бұрын
I always have my fingers crossed for an Octavia when renting often renting cars in Czech-Land. The ‘Old’ ones ride like an E-Class on some winter tyres. Even the 1.2 Turbo models feel more than adequate.
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
Don't Panic! It’s a Czech Bentley 😆
@DontPanicDear
@DontPanicDear 3 жыл бұрын
Tim Rodie Drives Stuff No, that’s would be a Superb 🤓
@D3lor34n
@D3lor34n 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know what some folks are on about with the Octavias looks. Even in white it looks quite nice in my opinion, i'd prefer grey or some shade of blue though.
@imranvlogs5907
@imranvlogs5907 3 жыл бұрын
Good video bro
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh Жыл бұрын
The most popular estate car in Europe, the Octavia Estate. A really practical car. Good to drive, good to use and nicely screwed together, with Skoda build quality now starting to creep past VW's.......
@pigeonpoo1823
@pigeonpoo1823 3 жыл бұрын
Skoda Octavia, doing the jobs so Cayman doesn't have to! Best tag line ever me thinks. The perfect 3 car garage work horse. Reminds me of pug306gti 'slowest in its class' against Porsche, tvr, etc.
@timrodierides
@timrodierides 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I've not heard that before. But yeah, honestly… I find that 90% of the driving I do is not for fun, so you may as well just have something that's good value and roomy.
@timrodierides
@timrodierides 3 жыл бұрын
One day I'll reply from the correct account
@pigeonpoo1823
@pigeonpoo1823 3 жыл бұрын
@@timrodierides speaking of not fun, not good value and not roomy, are you going to do a New 500e review?
@timrodierides
@timrodierides 3 жыл бұрын
newtona1 weirdly enough, I am! Flying to Italy in a few weeks (if it’s still allowed) to have a go
@Benszg
@Benszg 3 жыл бұрын
Is it worth it to upgrade to matrix light or not
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure - I never drove it at night. Sorry!
@DontPanicDear
@DontPanicDear 3 жыл бұрын
I wish I was sensible! I love an Octavia I do 😀 Well done on the Pakistani Welshman accent! Not an easy one to pull off that 🤣 Cayman is pretty practical too I guess 🤓
@GAFloppa
@GAFloppa 3 жыл бұрын
No BS - i like it
@kenmcdowell5325
@kenmcdowell5325 Жыл бұрын
Just drove my diesel estate back from Devon. Got an unbelievable 75 mpg out of it
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh Жыл бұрын
Skoda is no BS from start to finish.....
@SebastianLarsen
@SebastianLarsen 3 жыл бұрын
But who wants to be normal? We are all inconvenienced millionaires, are we not?
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
Nah mate I'm just poor
@johncarden8985
@johncarden8985 3 жыл бұрын
Little point in getting the estate, no more useful space than the hatch. This has panoramic roof. The sweet point is the SE Technology 1.5, circa £22k.
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh Жыл бұрын
Yes, a friend had the SE-L Estate, with the 1.5 Tsi engine and DSG auto box. A really nice car......
@ST-ur7oh
@ST-ur7oh 3 жыл бұрын
The juddery camera work and the weird voices - why though? So you drove to Wales and back and bought a sausage roll and achieved 49mpg. Amazing grace music was nice.
@CarGuruDIY
@CarGuruDIY Жыл бұрын
If you are interested, here you can find the dimensions of the boot in centimeters kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5x5h6umzLiWnmw.html
@johnennis4586
@johnennis4586 3 жыл бұрын
Thats a lot of ads
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
My bad - I'll try to dial them back *goes off to fiddle*
@johnennis4586
@johnennis4586 3 жыл бұрын
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff hey, thanks for the fast reply. I really enjoyed your video though. Imma gonna sub cause of that.
@TimRodieDrivesStuff
@TimRodieDrivesStuff 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnennis4586 Thanks John, really appreciate it. YT had bunged a load of ads in - I've halved them now (I think…)
@johnennis4586
@johnennis4586 3 жыл бұрын
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff top stuff. Keep giving us great videos
@johnennis4586
@johnennis4586 3 жыл бұрын
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff hey we all know YT is a funny bugger. Just been watching your back catalogue, this is up there with the best of them!
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