Loving the vids pal, I'm getting a Karoq SE L with a panoramic roof, 18' trinity anthracite wheels and in Quarts grey. Keep it up with the vids, the quality and presentation is fantastic!

I can only say good things about my SE 1st Edition; the 1.5 stunned me with getting 60mpg+ coming round the M25 from Windsor as far as the Dartford tunnel. And it pulls well on acceleration with little to no noise. As you say, comfortable and smooth, quiet; and well refined. So glad you mentioned the rear wiper; my dealer forgot to mention it and phoned me on the Monday to ask if I wanted one.

Brilliant review, thanks for your hard work!

Awesome review. Well done bud!

Brilliant review thank you. I've been an Avensis guy for over 10 years. It's been great for space for tooling about with the kids and all the luggage for holidays but now that they made then saloons I'm a bit bummed with them. Octavia might well be the way forward.

Nice review man 👌

Well done "MR BEAR" great vid.Ive just ordered the 1.5tsi sel from Skoda Gillingham Kent & hope to receive it April/May. My wife is disabled so we have a new one every 3 years. This will be our 4th one we have owned. Once again GREAT VID THANKS.

Great review!! Everything well covered!! Looks like a really nice car,fairplay!😊👍

The Octavia Estate is an option on our company car list, I'm of similar stature to yourself, and was concerned that those "wrap-around" seats might not be comfortable. I'm pleased to say you've laid those fears to rest. The VRS 2.0TDI 200 is also an option, but I do wonder if the suspension set up might be a bit "harsh". I've not been able to get a test drive, so I have to rely on reviews.... which have been a god send. So thank you very much.

Great review, just got one, now trying to source usb cable for dash cam

A nice review. Very informative. Thank you.

Very fluent and practical review. I'm a MkII owner and looking at changing for the iV plug-in. Any idea if an L&K version is on the way?

Informative and interesting review. Always enjoy your videos

Great review and nice car.

Was only looking at these yesterday.. thinking of replacing my ageing/falling apart Toyota Auris taxis with these though I’m still undecided about which engine to go for.. would like the petrol for the smoothness but I have my doubts whether they’d make it to 250k+ miles! Good in depth vid as usual 👍🏻

Very useful review. Thank you.

I've just hired one for a week. I asked for a diesel hatchback but ended up with a petrol estate. Not only that, but it's a hybrid. Now I'm a bit of a technophobe but I thought I'd approach it with an open mind. Firstly, it took 5 hours to top up with electrickery which lasted only 40 miles. We had quite a lot of kit to fit in including a very large suitcase, two cabin bags, a large bag for life, a laptop case and a camera bag. The estate didn't have a loading lip but did have a sliding load cover. I liked the feel of the controls but thought the tablet contained a few too many minor controls. Having to go to a sub menu to adjust the heater or A/C took too long, as opposed to pushing a button or twisting a knob. It's fitted with an auto box with a dinky little finger tip control which l presume is the one mentioned in the report. On our 275 mile drive to Western Scotland and another 80 miles when we got here the "tablet" showed 55 mpg which l checked on a calculator and found to be correct. Was the performance good enough? It certainly was for me, especially with 2 small dogs on the back seat. True, it was no Focus but the first Focus l drove was just after they came out and I'm 22 years older so that isn't really an issue. Would l buy one? Yup without a doubt. I'm really impressed with the way it goes, rides and stops. Oh and it seems to have some sort of autonomous braking although I don't think it would stop you completely, but it will slow you down when you get to a lower speed limit. A bit of EU nannying it would appear.

Nice video. I have a mk I I Octavia that I still love but am looking to get a new one in the next 12 months. Is this filmed in Peterborough?

Fantastic review 7 stars video car 🚗 content 👌

Good, detailed and informative review. Have always been a VW fan but you may have changed that. Good video.

from 2001 there were already no point to buy golf instead of octavia . octavia 2011 Laurin and Klement just epic car

Great review👍

Great review as normal how would you rate this against the vauxhall insignia sri 1.6 turbo petrol 2018.

Interesting video

Thanks for the review. I bought a brand new 1.5 SEL TSI 1st Edition (NEVER had a brand new car before!!) and I think it's a great car. I had a MK2 Octavia for 10 years and it loved it. I only changed cars when it failed the MOT. My MK4 isn't quite top of the range so it doesn't have park assist, which would have come in handy in some supermarket carparks. I agree with you, I prefer the dial light switch rather than the push buttons. The only niggle is the infotament system. There must be some kind of bug as I can't toggle between miles and km on the speedometer. Not a big deal but it will be useful when I drive in the Continent. Overall, I am really happy with the car and I look forward to going on long journeys in it when the lockdown ends.

Great review . Agreed nicer than a Golf 8. Better looking too.

just ditched my golf8 which I hated for my 2nd Octavia which I love !!

Brilliant review. Although I think the price is too high for me

When I was looking for a new car at the end of 2020 I looked at the Golf. I was very disappointed with interior quality. I also found the rear legroom wasn’t as generous and the rear seats less comfortable. When I chose to go down the EV route and bought the MG EV I was surprised to find more soft touch plastic. As MG is supposed to be a budget brand it should make VW take notice. My previous car, the Superb, was solid and beautifully built.

What would you choose, a Octavia hatch back or the Leon Estate, as I am currently looking at both.

@ 3:08 I know many car manufacturers are eco-pussys today, but the seats in the Octavia are *genuine* *leather*

Great Review Dave, picking my SE L First Edition on Thursday. How do you find the New Infotainment System? Complicated? Are you doing a Video on usage of this? Thanks again 👍 🚗

I prefer the Seat leon.. I've got one, the 2022 SE Dynamic Estate , extremely value for money for what you get

Bought a silver Karoq and Octavia both in SE Technology spec 1.5 TSI, both in silver....spec'd with rear window wiper for the Octavia. Not a fan of the suede on the seats in the sel versions too hard to keep.

dude, thanks for the review, great selection. Still, what it is like with the 1.5 TSI and DSG?? does that make any sense? Is it jerky when overtaking and thirsty with petrol?

good video, but honest criticism: the audio quality made it hard to watch. the slight hiss is very annoying. might want to check your connections

Great review - what are the thoughts on the 1.0L 108bhp? It seems small for the car (but appreciate the engines have probably come on leaps and bounds..)

Great Car.

You can pick one of these up for £14,000 21 plate. Madness

There seems to be alot of owner complaints regarding software issues with majority of this model which affects the use of simple things like aircon and major things like car hitting brakes as the car thinks there is an object in front it. Has this now been resolved or is Skoda still denying there is an issue?

I think this car Is European made and not from america because I would have seen TV commercials of this car being that It's been around for a least one year or longer. I wish they would bring It here because I Like It with the 2.0 Turbo with the Manual Transmission!!!!!!! 250 HP and 273 FT lbs of torque. This car Is better than the volkswagon jetta GLI sedan.

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This looks like the perfect car for kerb crawling. I can’t help thinking you should have mentioned this in your review but otherwise good effort.

When you present a car, it will be nice if you show us a profile and a rear end shoot, not just the front of the car

It is Shhhhhkoda, god damn it

Ive got a Skoda Octavia ordered the 1.5Tsi 150bhp DSG with adapative cruse control..Should have it in August.I have the same spec Golf since 2020.But the new Golf is to cheap looking inside for me.Even the ram for holding up the bonnet is gone.

Thing is Skodas are good, really good but it was always the value proposition of the VAG group, so why are they so bloody expensive many now way above £40K.

I´ve always disliked VW, but they have done a great job with Skoda in generall and especially this one, which I would rather have over any VW as I kind of hate the whole VW image.

Check your mic settings, wayy too much background noise.

Will there be a sunroof??

I don't think this car weighs any more than a similarly specced Ford focus 🤔

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Petrol everytime .

It all sounds so sweet and "simply clever" however it's just another example showing this is NOT what you get and it all comes out after a little while. Long story short one of the most problematic vehicles on the market in the past 2 years.