Well it arrived

[Ardesco]

Must admit i've not been in the latest Octavia so I am basing my experiance on the older versions of both cars.

As for parts being cheaper for skoda's... They are virtually identical under the bonnet. Surely you could just buy the mechanical bits from skoda and plonk them direct into your Audi ?

[BoredBloke]

"They haven't just re-branded them. It's a VAG car under the skin. Yet some sad feckers witll still pay 2-3K more for a VW or Audi badge."

I beg to differ - they have taken an existing brand which had negative aspects associated with it. They have made an undesirable brand desirable. That is rebranding isn't it?

[milanbenes]

without a doubt, credit where credit's due, VAG have bought some of the cheapest brands in Europe (Skoda/Seat) and made them successful,

if only the management of Britain's car industry could display the same talent

if only the UK Post Office could lead like Deutsch Post do snapping up all the parcel companies and becoming the largest parcel company in Europe

Milan.

[Ivor1]

I get my local Skoda delear to service my Audi, same parts, same service just 40% cheaper

[Churchill]

MB, It's the 5 Speed TIPTRONIC. The 6 Cylinder stops it sounding too much like a tractor on start-up. I had an Audi A4 1.9 diesel before the Skoda arrived. I liked it. it had 99K miles and still drove like new!

Not sure about DSG - how would I know?

[Alexi's Sister]

Yes folks, yesterday I took receipt of my new car and very happy with it I am too!

MB, Skoda make brilliant cars!

That TIPTRONIC is sweet!

Just need to run it in and get it chipped...

Congratulations my friend
You have many years of good fun driving to you in front

[milanbenes]

DSG is the new dual clutch automatic gearbox from VAG it is in the 1.9 and 2.0 diesel Skoda's it offers automatic or tiptronic style semi automatic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

if you have the DSG box it says it on the gear stick

Milan.

[DodgyAgent]

Yes folks, yesterday I took receipt of my new car and very happy with it I am too!

MB, Skoda make brilliant cars!

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Good to see you have now made it at last churchill ! Gone permie and now eulogising over a f******* Skoda. You must be getting a lot of sex!

DA in "What has Churchills life come to?" mode

[Churchill]

Good to see you have now made it at last churchill ! Gone permie and now eulogising over a f******* Skoda. You must be getting a lot of sex!

DA in "What has Churchills life come to?" mode

DA, one doesn't like to brag about the sex thing.

BTW, just bought a house in Hunstanton for weekends etc...

http://www.hunstanton.net/pages/

[DodgyAgent]

DA, one doesn't like to brag about the sex thing.

BTW, just bought a house in Hunstanton for weekends etc...

http://www.hunstanton.net/pages/

They have a suzuki dealership there and finding sex is quite easy! at least you wont get your skoda pinched!