@@johnedwards7542 Spare wheel is extra; as is metallic paint. I went for energy blue; which is a standard colour and got a spare wheel thrown in to match a Carwow quote. Always be prepared to negotiate a bit.

I cringe everytime I see that on reviews

The 2014 one still looks the best compared to the Facelift and this one.

FTWGame0N has Rebecca had a facelift? And do you have a photo of her from 2014?

I had a 2009 Octavia VRS diesel...amazing car. I much prefered the looks of that generation with the wraparound front lights. I bought it new and kept it for 8 years..not one problem. I replaced it with a Porsche Macan S diesel...lovely car but the DPF caused loads of problems. 😖 I now drive an Audi S3..much more fun than either...but I miss the Octavia's boot! For a family car I think the Octavia is hard to beat.

@@douglasb.5601 For me that Octavia 2009-2013 is one of the ugliest Octavia mainly due to the headlights. Hey. Its personal taste. So as long as YOU liked it its fine.

The taillights look a bit off on this model, but overall it looks like a smaller version of Superb. This car is going to be popular company car, not as much as family car because many prefer SUV´s nowadays. This generation Octavia seems like it steers away from being just cheap to buy and cheap to run like previous one that had 1.2tsi later 1.0 engine and manual gearbox as standard with no colour screen and dull gray cloth inside

Agree - no body roll on my 2018 1.5 TSi SE hatchback. It will understeer in corners if not driven properly - the trick is to go into a corner easy and at the apex feed in the power - the nose will then tuck in and stick like glue, even in the damp. However, if you go too fast into a bend on an A road at 50/60 mph and then back off mid bend , the Octavia will understeer to the offside (UK) which may be considered roll but it isn't, it's simply poor driving and the nature of front wheel drive cars designed not to throw the tale out when you cock things up. I've come from a 2.0 LTR 150 BHP Subaru Impreza AWD hatchback to the Octavia and I can say it is much more refined - quiet, less engine / tyre / gearbox noise, light gear change, willing turbo with little lag at low revs and love the interior spec including crusie and Apple car play / charging. I have the Winter pack also so heated seats etc . It's a lovely car and as we all know, VAG in all important respects... for a lot less money than a Golf or an Audi.

It’s a different market segment, golf is too small for my two golden retrievers lol. Golf is fine for short journeys, town work and racing off traffic lights, but for overall use the Octavia is much better

I used to have a Mk5 Golf gti and then had 2 small boys with prams travel cots etc....I was stuck until I found the Octavia VRS. It was so good I kept it for 8 years with not one problem. I replaced it with a Porsche Macan S diesel which had DPF issues so replaced that with an Audi S3 as I no longer required such a big boot. The quality of the Skoda matched the other 2. I don't think the latest Octavia's are quite as well made or look as good as the MK2 facelift version that I owned. Skoda make great cars though...and I would never put the brand down.

I have it on reliable information that Skoda engineers were reprimanded and ordered to tone down the Octavia VRS by VAG management a couple of years ago as it was impacting hot Golf sales. The Golf (and Polo GTi) are overpriced and rely on folk who want the badge 'appeal'. That doesn't make it a better package at all - the engines are the same, the infotainment and electronics virtually the same, the options huge on the Octavia range (I have the Winter pack with heated everything, cruise, voice control) and it has a bigger boot and is more practical - how exactly is a Golf a better package?

They've already said they won't do that; they tried once and it didn't go well. The US market is too much about huge gas guzzling monsters, so anything less wouldn't sell well enough to make it worth doing.

Mother VW has different ideas, first to sell VWs, Skoda kind of threatens mother VW in Europe already. Lately stronger machines are added too, petrol 2.0 TSI 245 PS.

Buy a Golf then, its mechanically identical.

Price

I would as well, but I understand why they won't as it's just totally unknown here. And, sales would probably eat into VW's if they got the brand established. But, yeah, I want the Octavia estate wagon!

Lucky man, it's very classy looking, I recently got a 2017 SE 1.4 turbo & love it, it's my first Skoda, maybe I'll get the latest model in the future.

patterjak this is my 3rd Skoda, I’ve always been a fan, I like sharp creases in cars not curves so Skoda’s are perfect for me, there’s 215 miles on the clock now, I’m slowly getting to grips with it, lots to take in, huge jump in technology and styling, I’ve made the right decision.

Thanks for watching!

My 2016 is a pile of crab too suspension is terrible

I prefer the Mk2 facelift...great car. I had a VRS diesel and did 80K miles in it from new...not one issue.👍🏻

100% agree

Creep...

Definitely! Cars without Rebecca are like Sky without Sun. 😊

She is pretty cute!

Jee wizz shes gorgeous

The SEL and above has multi-link suspension from 2017 facelift. To be honest it does nothing to improve the handling, just smooths out bumps a little more on bad roads. Also if you get the higher spec models, they tend to have the bigger 17" alloys / lower aspect ratio tyres which increases road noise and harshens the ride... so the SE (with 16" x 6J 205 / 55 ) really is the sweet spot for comfort.

Manual? Are you still in stoned age?

@@bevardoss Nope, I would love to buy Dsg but there is only in 2.0 diesel octavia and quite expensive for me. Manual is better for me though, cause I like to have complete control of the car vs complete comfort. After a decade maybe I'll buy automatic.

@@bevardoss Ever heard of the concepts of personal preference and comfort zone? Men can be as comfortable with manual as with automatic

@Brian Bickle LOL. Not exactly, but that slalom test is a good indicating of the cars road holding capabilities if you drive fast through the bends! You may suspect that VW does not like a Skoda to handle as well as an Audi!

@Brian Bickle Yes, I would expect less costly repairs with a Skoda than an Audi. It would be fun though if Skoda built racing car from scratch that could beat Audi!