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Thanks for all the advice. The car is going in to the dealer tomorrow so we'll see what they can find. Thanks again.

The new car does indeed have the Auto DSG gearbox. I know that the on-board computer displays aren't necessarily that accurate, but when I worked it out based on the value of fuel I filled up with, and how many miles I travelled on it, it worked out as 37MPG, which is even less that the on-board computer displayed, so if anything it is being optimistic. From what I can tell, I should be getting the same MPG figures as Phil, which is what I was expecting when I purchased the car.

Thanks Mannyo. Yes, I usually hardly touch the climate, as in my old car it was usually set at 22 degrees. I also understand how the car will only start to pump out air once the car is warm enough to do so, but driving my vRS again this morning, there was so much more heat in the car, and all the manual controls worked to blow out air towards the end of my 34 mile journey, but this isn't the case in my new 1.9 TDi. I can set the temperature at 23 degrees in the new car, and even when warmed up, it doesn't really get warm in the car (just a trickle of warm air from the side vents), and setting the temperature to 29 degrees when the car is warmed up doesn't make any difference - it should be an unbearable and uncomfortable heat at 29 degrees, but it is no different than if I leave it at 23 degrees. Going to take the car down to the local dealer and ask them to check out the above suggestions. And yes, I agree, there is always some sort of hidden issue when buying used cars, so hopefully this is it and I can get it sorted. Thanks again!

Thanks for the advice everybody. Some good ideas to try out! To answer the questions asked, it has done 130k miles and has a full service history, but not all services were at a Skoda dealership. The cambelt was changed a couple of services ago, so the suggestion of the fuel not being re-timed properly is worth investigating. As a comparison, I've driven my vRS to work today, as the finance company haven't arranged to pick it up yet, and I got 47MPG by driving the car normally. So, compared to my new 1.9TDi, where I'm only getting 43MPG when driving conservatively, there must be some sort of issue affecting the fuel consumption. Thanks again for the advice... I currently have a 'bad taste in my mouth' whenever I think about the new car, worrying that I have purchased a 'lemon', so hopefully I can get the two issues sorted and begin to enjoy driving the new car.

Hi, I'm hoping someone can advise on some problems I've discovered with my new 2006 Octavia 1.9 TDi - 105BHP. I've just 'downgraded' from a 2010 Octavia vRS TDi - 170BHP as it was on finance, and with my wife and I expecting our first child in April, we decided to get rid of the finance and buy the 1.9 TDi outright, in hope that it is even more practical and economical than my vRS but with no monthly financial commitments. However, since buying the car, I've realised that the Climate Control doesn't seem to be working very well. In my vRS I used to just set the temperature level at 23 or 24 degrees C, and once warmed up, sometimes found this too warm and would turn it down to 22 degrees C. In the new car, I can turn the temperature control up to 29 degrees C and the car doesn't even get anywhere near warm. The vents have a trickle of warm air coming out of them, but the blowers don't seem to be blowing the air out with much force, and even using the manual control override doesn't force the blowers to go to full power. However, when first starting the car from cold, the blowers do work, as using the manual control or the quick-clear widescreen setting puts the blowers on with what appears to be full power, but then once the car has warmed up, it is just the trickle of warm air from the vents, with the temperature control setting appearing to have no affect on the controls or temperature in the car. Unfortunately I didn't notice this on the test drive, but it seems that there is something amiss somewhere. Maybe a sensor, as all the individual components of the heating appear to work intermittently, just not all the time and as they should. Coupled with this, I'm disappointed with the MPG I'm getting so far, so I'm hoping that the fault in the heating may also be responsible for this? I'm currently only getting 42MPG on a very conservative 34 mile drive to work, which is mainly on a fast dual carriageway, or 38MPG if I drive normally, and I was expecting to get at least 50MPG on normal driving. My vRS was better than what I am now getting, and despite it being newer, and the 105BHP an automatic gearbox against a manual, I'd still expect the 105BHP to be better economically??? Any ideas what might be the problem(s)? Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hi everyone... Just joined the forum after purchasing the third Skoda we have had in household. I have just 'downgraded' from a 2010 Octavia vRS TDi to a 2006 Octavia 1.9 TDi Estate, as the vRS was on finance and my wife and I are expecting our first child in April, so decided to terminate the finance and buy the Estate outright as an economical and practical family car. My wife has a 2010 Fabia 1.4 TDi, which is great too! I have to admit, I've found this forum as I have a few technical issues with my new Octavia, so just about to head off to this section of the forum in search of some possible answers. Looking forward to getting involved in discussions... Thanks Mark