CestrianGuy

Well said Ttaskmaster. What else are dogs for?

Thanks guys. I think either body style is fine, in the end I went for the estate. Whilst it's a tenth down on 0-60 time, I can't help thinking I made a good decision as since I started this thread my father has become dependent upon a wheelchair and I now have a baby on the way. I love this car sooooo much

Quick thought and apologies if you're already doing this Marko, but I found coasting in gear really makes a difference to overall economy. The TSI has fuel cut off above about 1200rpm so if you're in gear and you take your foot off the throttle above 1200rpm, you use no fuel at all. Since I worked this out, the use of in-gear coasting has added about 3 mpg to my 'at the pumps' figures...

I admit to being jealous of SimonTVRS' figures; 39.7 whilst using acceleration liberally seems very high to me as I do drive reasonably smoothly and conservatively, using the power sparingly -to get the figures I do. But I'm equally surprised at your car's low economy Marko; I got >31mpg average today without going near a motorway and on one stretch of backroad I really gave it the beans - proper pedal to the metal - and managed to embarrass a biker who pulled out to overtake me out of a slow corner; he didn't expect the lolloping Skoda estate to move quite as fast as it did (in the end I slowed and deliberately waved him past; I think that was even more embarrassing for him than being unable to take me). Might be worth having it looked at?

Thought I'd update this thread and @nidza, @ahenners, you're totally right about the gentle thing. You can get decent economy out of this beast if you know how. I find I do drive slower than I used to now I have this car, and I really think it's just knowing that I have a nuke under my right foot makes me feel I don't need to race anymore. In fact, I find it far more relaxing just cruising round gently below the speed limit 98% of the time, just reserving warp speed 3 for teaching boy racers or tailgaters lessons when they try it on. I have embarrassed some peeps in very expensive german machinery before now. On a trip to work (24 miles, of which around 18 are motorway) if I stick to a reasonable speed and even allowing the odd burst of speed to see off tailgaters, I see up to 40mpg on the trip computer. If I drive like an old woman this goes up to about 43, and if I'm a bit frisky without going too mad, about 37. At the pumps, and allowing for a bit of round town driving at the weekend, my overall mpg is 37, though I have seen 41 on one week. I did hypermile one single trip (on a single carriageway A road at 50mph one night when there was nothing else around), just to see how much mpg I could theoretically get, and I managed 53mpg for that journey. Was boring though. Overall, given the huge performance on tap for those odd occasions you need it and the huge practicality, this car is awesome. You just cant get this practicality, fun and economy in one car without spending a shed load more in any other brand.

Ok thanks that's quite encouraging then. By 'enjoying the power' I didn't so much mean redlining it all the time but rather the occasional quick burst of power to get up to speed on the slip road or to get into a space in a line of traffic or to see off a tailgater etc. So hopefully I should be able to do this and at least keep to my high 30s target once I've got used to it. I do love the car though, thanks for your encouragement to buy it I think I made the right choice!

Ahenners mate, to get this kind of fuel efficiency how are you driving? I get you set cruise control at 70 mph on the motorway, but do you have to hypermile it all the time and spend 5 minutes to get to 70, or does this include some periods of enjoying the power, so to speak? i'm loving the car so far (though the most I've got so far is 38mpg, more often in the range 34-37 and driving fairly conservatively). I'm hoping it's not quite run in yet at 6000miles..... Cheers.

Hi all, I was wondering if I could have your thoughts please. I have just become the proud owner of a Mark 3 Octavia vRS TSI and loving it. My previous car had no such tech so I used a TomTom Go with lifetime map and speed camera updates; I used it for traffic updates via my phone - a setup that was a bit fiddly (as my satnav kept unpairing from my phone overnight) but on the whole worked and allowed me to avoid the worst hold ups - and as a bonus I also got fixed speed camera updates. My new car has a built in columbus sat nav with radio traffic updates. How reliable is this combo in day to day life? I was thinking of either:- -Relying on my car's columbus system for sat nav and traffic, purchase a new speed camera detector (which would also alert me to lasers) and pass my TomTom on to a family member OR -Hardwiring my TomTom into my new car. What do people think? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Many thanks in advance

Hi all, I was wondering if I could have your thoughts please. I have just become the proud owner of a Mark 3 Octavia vRS TSI and loving it. My previous car had no such tech so I used a TomTom Go with lifetime map and speed camera updates; I used it for traffic updates via my phone - a setup that was a bit fiddly (as my satnav kept unpairing from my phone overnight) but on the whole worked and allowed me to avoid the worst hold ups - and as a bonus I also got fixed speed camera updates. My new car has a built in columbus sat nav with radio traffic updates. How reliable is this combo in day to day life? I was thinking of either:- -Relying on my car's columbus system for sat nav and traffic, purchase a new speed camera detector (which would also alert me to lasers) and pass my TomTom on to a family member OR -Hardwiring my TomTom into my new car. What do people think? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Many thanks in advance

I found with my Hyundai that 99RON from tesco or costco generally almost paid for itself with increased mpg (about 2-3% increase in mpg, almost but not quite offsetting the increased per litre charge. That's because as Awayoffski says, the price differential for momentum vs regular at tesco is only 5p. Some stations charge a lot more for their super unleaded though, so they're not worth it.

Ahenners and other petrol vRS owners; are you using 95RON or 98/99RON petrol for that economy? I have recently been using 99RON from tesco or costco; it is around 4% more expensive but does seem to give me 3% or so better economy.....

I've gone and got the estate. I disagree a little on the looks; I slightly prefer the hatch - but I figured I'd never regret having a roomy car. I do love it

Thanks. Good job I have android :-)

Ahenners mate, what app is that? Fuelly?

Hey guys and girls, Thank you so much for your advice. I've just gone and done it. I've put a deposit down and I'm now officially a Skoda Owner (and also poor). I went for a petrol VRS TSI estate, manual, in black. Can't wait to collect it next week!