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Hi, I have a 14 plate 1.4 petrol manual SE mkIII estate, mine for 9 years and counting, still going very strong at 110k. Unfortunately a recent trip to move some pointy furniture left some tears in the passenger front door trim. It's the vinyl covering the padded armrest which has torn. See red highlight in photo (not actual door). There are some used door cards on eBay but it seems wasteful to buy a whole card when I only want a small part of it. Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to source this trim part separately and if so, would it be an easy fit? Part no. would be great if known. Or am I going to have to suck it up and get a whole door card? Thanks for any thoughts

It certainly seems to be related to the wheel size and tyre width. The option of steel spare is not relevant, my estate has a spare and is 119. On the evidence of this thread, SE models are 119, Elegance are 121. On this basis I would have thought S models wd be 119 too, anyone able to confirm? What surprises me is that if wheel config can make this important difference to the spec, suggesting it's a very sensitive set of parameters, there's no difference between estates and hatches.

And there you have it. Well spotted.

This sounds plausible - though maybe as much to do with tyre width than diameter as I'd expect the overall wheel+tyre diameter to be comparable with the 17" Elegance. Not sure whether to look a gift horse etc by seeking clarification or just enjoy the bonus while it's there! Certainly everything I'd read before buying led me to expect 121 gm rating, and no variation between models papart from DSG/manual: WhatCar, Parkers, Autotrader and the Skoda brochure itself. Which is most likely where the others got it from.

New member here - sorry to exhume an oldish thread but thought I could add to this. Yesterday I picked up a 1-year old Octavia estate 1.4tsi SE. Was expecting 121 gm co2 and £110 tax, but was delighted to find that on the registration document it is listed as 119gm co2 and therefore £30 a year. Nice - and unexpected - extra bonus! It's a manual with the 16" steel spare wheel as an option. The dealer didn't have an explanation for the differential between the brochure and the reg document. I would suggest though that you check with your supplier - please don't use my one-off experience as definitive across-the-board evidence.