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Hozz, been running my 2.0 TSi now for just about a year. Its more efficient (5-10mpg extra depending on how driven) than my previous 16 plate 2.0TSi, which is great. It goes when you push the pedal to the floor but doesn't excite like my 16 plate did - that was a great engine in my book. I have the L&K Estate with sunroof, as was my 16 plate, its got all the bells and whistles you could want. Love the seats, driving position, dashboard ergonomics all seem to work really well. As mentioned earlier in this thread the "safety" systems are a pain but easily turned off with your right thumb, I recon it takes about as long to put your safety belt on as it does to turn off the safety systems. My one big gripe is that I think the ride quality has got worse, bump absorption and damping seem to have lost the plot. I have had the car checked by Skoda dealer and they say its all as expected - no shipping spacers left on shocks I was pleased to hear! I can't feel noticeable difference between comfort, standard and sport suspension settings. I think Skoda have taken weight out of the car generally, the rear parcel shelf is no where near the weight of the 16 plate one and there are general booms and rattles even when compared to my 110K miles 16 plate. The sub woofer has moved to the spare wheel from the NS boot recess and as such is not as good - there are suggestion on this forum as to how to tune the system for better sound and these have helped. In summary, its still a good car and suits my life style, would I buy another (would be my 5th), not sure at the moment, circa £50K is a lot of cash for something I'm not 100% happy with.

Have a look inside the boot under the carpet where the spare wheel is - its inside the wheel. Not as good now (IMO) as when it was in the left hand side of the boot.

Thanks

Cedwing, Is your car the 265PS or the 204PS version of the 2.0L TSI? I noticed a small note on the configurator that says "Remote Park Assist not available on 2.0 TSI 204PS engine" which would be a shame, so I thought I'd ask the question.

Thanks everyone, very usefull info.

Hi all, its been a long time since last posting. My petrol 2.0l 2017 L&K estate has been running like a dream for the last 100K miles but now its time to update to a Mk4. I've been waiting for the 2.0L petrol version to be available in the UK, which now thankfully it is. I can't make my mind up as to whether to go for the petrol 2wd or diesel 4wd version. Would anyone be willing to share their consumption figures for either the 2.0L TSI 204PS 2WD and also 2.0L TDI 193PS 4WD ? Thanks