2008 Skoda Octavia Estate reviews

Skoda Octavia Estate VRS Diesel 2008

After 4 years of running various Jeeps, the (lack of) fuel economy, Road Tax levy and service costs were beginning to hurt! Sitting with my wife whilst we bought her a Roomster, a six months old VRS Estate, a car used by the garages FD, lured me in its direction. Three days and a 1/2 day test drive later I bought it. I thought it would be ages before I could enjoy a family estate but it happened from the word ’go’. Great performance, especially where it matters. like overtaking, build quality as good as or better than the Jeeps, and averages 40mpg, without driving as if I’m always on an economy run! As I write it’s two years old, I’ve had it for eighteen months and, after twice getting stuck on snow covered roads I was hankering after a 4x4 again. Enter the Octavia Scout, I should pick up my new one next week, having lost hardly anything on the VRS. Only two insignificant gripes: The bonnet release handle is tack plastic and not up to the job, every other time I use it it falls off and needs a rebuild; Secondly, the tip of the dipstick is black plastic, nigh on impossible to see the wet/dry oil level mark!