JayLibove

Hi from Spain. Has anyone else with an Octavia Scout had difficulty with insurance companies not understanding what model this is, and quoting insurance policies on something Skoda or something Octavia combi, but NOT exactly the Skoda Octavia combi Scout? Here in Spain I've just purchased a 2020 model year (came off the assembly line in April 2020, so I guess it's the introduced-in-2019 variant) Octavia combi Scout (4x4, 2.0TDI motor, 7-speed DSG automatic transmission, 135kW/184HP) and I'm looking for insurance for ths car. One of the most responsive and better priced companies ("Verti", a part of FREMAP) doesn't have a Skoda Octavia combi Scout model in their system. They have something they call a Skoda Scout (last manufactured 2017), and they have various Octavia combis; limiting it to 4x4 versions, the closest they come is an Octavia combi RS 4x4 ("DS4" they call it). But my Octavia Scout 2.0TDI DSG-7 is NOT an "RS" (sport) model... Do I just have the stupid luck to find the best price quote from a company that actually doesn't know this model? .. or is this a somewhat common occurrence with the somewhat less common "Scout" version of the Octavia combi? thanks for your thoughts, Jay

I've been driving a 2019 Octavia combi for a few weeks (rental; I'm looking for an Octavia Scout to buy) and several times this warning has come up. As far as I can tell, this car does not have front assist. When I'm parking I get no warnings about being about to touch the nose against anything. (It has back-up sensors and a back-up camera). The times when this warning has arisen, there has NEVER been anything that should remotely have alerted a near collision. As with vegit8's experience, "perfectly straight road with no other vehicles / objects in view". Unlike with vegit8's experience, each time I've encountered it I've been in a different place. (I don't recall whether I've traversed the same road again after; now that I have an idea what it might be, next time it happens if I'm in a place where I can reasonably go back and drive that stretch of road again, I'll try it to see if I can figure out what's setting it off). Any new information about these phantom warnings since the last post a year or so ago? thanks, Jay

Fabulous information, thank you everyone! Now, since neither the new Scout is available here in Spain (nor, mostly, yet, anywhere in Europe), nor does it seem that many Scouts were ever sold in Spain, let's see how lucky I get with Skoda dealers and user car lots on my next trip to Germany!

Hi Octavia wagon owners, and particularly Scout owners, I'm currently driving a rented Octavia combi(wagon) - I think a 2019 model. Mostly, I like it. I'm thinking of ordering an Octavia combi Scout (when it becomes available later this year) to get the all-wheel drive and higher ground clearance, as we do drive on dirt roads to get to interesting hiking places at times. I'm completely unable to find an Octavia Scout of any generation or year to test drive (here in northeast Spain). Can someone please comment on the handling and road noise of the Octavia Scout wagon vs the Octavia (normal, not-Scout) wagon? many thanks,

Many thanks silver1011, No, the new Octavia Scout isn't yet available for order here in Spain (nor in most other countries; I think in Czechia itself it is). I also checked with Germany as I travel there somewhat regularly, and they said the same thing that the Spanish Skoda concessionaires said - "late this year". I'll re-post in the MkIII forum too. I'm not clear from your reply - you've driven both the normal Octavia wagon and the Scout version, and you found the drive little different? again, thanks! -Jay

I'm current driving a rented Octavia combi(wagon) - I think a 2019 model. Mostly, I like it. I'm thinking of ordering an Octavia combi Scout to get the all-wheel drive and higher ground clearance, as we do drive on dirt roads to get to interesting hiking places at times. I'm completely unable to find an Octavia Scout to test drive (here in northeast Spain). Can someone please comment on the handling and road noise of the Octavia Scout wagon vs the Octavia (normal, not-Scout) wagon? many thanks,