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Thank you WJK - (we found & bought one last weekend Huge relief)

shame!

well, that was exactly that I was looking at last week, and walked way from - very very low mileage - but the car lunged and was hard to do hill starts on Google Skoda "1.5tsi judder kangeroo" .... it can impact all VW 1.5tsi engines My thoughts: if it seems too good to be true, there is probably a fault!

(Estate though)

I am actually looking for a car like that!!!

Hunter 4 wheel is great - sorted problems which caused my tyres to wear out stupidly fast. It is way better than ATS 4 wheel alignment, which failed to sort the problem and better than NTS laser alifgnment, and only marginally more expensive

I drove for years with the emissions light on - garage could find no fault and I spent a fortune having all sorts of tests done. Sorted the problem myself - I now only use Shell V Expensive Power Diesel - took three tanks and then the light went out and stayed out until husband topped it up with a mix of supermarket and V Power diesel. Light instantly came on - and went off when I topped it up again with V Power. 100% worth the extra pence / litre in my opinion - car is livelier with it and gets about 3 MPG more. As your light went on when driving up a ramp, it makes me think your car's problem is also fuel related

Doh - totally UNlike our other Octavia (which I )

Hello ! Our beloved 53 Octavia 1.9D (188k) Estate is no more, so seeking a new (12-15 month old) version - would consider other models. Went to test drive an Octavia Estate (1.6D - SE, 13.5k miles) at a dealer yesterday and was so disappointed - just don't know if these are common issues? 1. The handbrake - This was just too hard to pull on - it snatched and was resistant at about 1/3rd travel - I can see it hurting my shoulder through time 2. The clutch - The biggest issue for me - I just couldn't do smooth transitions at all because the 'biting' point was virtually at the highest point of the pedal, I hated it with a passion, totally like our other Octavia (1.9 Tdi, 07 reg) and was the main reason I walked (drove) way without buying the car we went to see 3. Hill Hold. It didn't. Car spectacularly slide back 5 times on dealers ramp. He asked what made me think it had Hill Hold? That it was only on the Superb - I said The Manual says it has it (and so does the dealer's own web site entry for the car) 4. Driving Modes It had Eco Normal Sport and Individual - not Comfort. Dealer said Comfort Mode didn't exist unless I bought a Superb. I've just downloaded the Skoda UK Brochure and for the SE it states "DRIVE MODE SELECT (ECO/COMFORT/ SPORT/INDIVIDUAL)* . So I guess Comfort = Normal - but am I really the only person to notice this? In all other respects I loved the car - even though a 5 mile test drive is far too short to decide and another reason I wouldn't take it. We need a car which is reliable, comfortable (young daughter has spine issues), an estate (it will be a real workhorse,) oh and we live in muddy, gritty, steep mountains in Wales where there are more potholes than sheep... What would you suggest & why, please? NB - I once (and only once) did a handbrake turn going down a 1:5 hill in the wet when the brakes failed (poor maintenance by the local non-Skoda garage, I discovered, who felt it was un-necessary to change brake fluid). It saved my life so I'm quite a fan of handbrakes that can do that...