johh

Had the same problem, was driving me crazy. The rear seat was always creaking on uneven surfaces. Went to the dealer to complain, they oiled the rear seat release mechanisms and no problems since.

I also switched from the old 1.4 TSI to the new 1.5 TSI, both with manual. I agree that the 103kw 1.4 TSI was a really good all-round engine. I've noticed that with the 1.5TSI I often downshift from 6th to 4th when overtaking at highway speeds. Don't remember doing that with the 1.4. One thing I'd like to add after driving the 1.5 for over 25 th km is that I'm amazed at how much better the fuel economy is. Was thinking it'd be about the same, but it's significantly better than the 1.4. Real happy with that.

Yep, my 1.5 TSI is somewhere around 25 thousand km, hasn't seen an oil change yet (service interval is 30 th km) but I've added oil a couple of times. Don't remeber when the first time was but definitely before 10 thousand.

Ordered the new Octavia on the first week of May (I'm currently in Estonia). After the order was accepted, I was quoted August for delivery, late July if lucky. Out of the blue, the dealer emailed me yesterday saying that the car has arrived and should be ready for handover next week. Seems like the czech factory doesn't have a terrible backlog of orders at all.