2000 Skoda Octavia Estate reviews

Skoda Octavia Estate 1.8 20v turbo L&K 2000

How can I fault it. I bought this car in 2001, 6 months old with 5000 miles on it. I’ve had it now for 10 years and in that time I’ve travelled all over the British Isles, lived in France and covered most of western Europe. The car is still in perfect body condition and the only major work I’ve had to do was a front offside suspension leg in 2009 and a new clutch in 2010. Still the same exhaust! The car is regularly serviced, not by a main dealer, but by a very good reputable sole owner garage at a fraction of the cost usually associated. In France I found the car hard on tyres (French roads), but here in the UK no complaints. Fuel consumption on a run as high as 43 mpg but stop and start around 33 mpg. And the petrol engine runs as sweet as a nut. I am currently thinking of buying another L&K estate but with the auto DSG box and diesel; unfortunately they seem to be quite rare but that’s how highly I regard the Skoda Octavia. My other car is also a Skoda (Fabia).