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Hello, thank you for your informative answers so far! By now, I only have test driven the Scala and the suspension is great to me compared to the Vauxhall, as most of the roads around here are quite well to well maintained and i'll be driving around mostly in urban areas, so I think there isn't really a need for me to go for the DCC. @sneal, the trim of the Octavia and the Scala I'm interested in includes KESSY GO, which means locking/unlocking the vehicle can only be done via physical key. I suppose that KESSY GO is much safer than full KESSY with keyless entry. If I get it right: using KESSY GO, someone could have cloned your key only if he was near you at the moment you pressed the button on your key to unlock the car? Then, using the copied frequency of the key, he could easily get into the car and drive away or does the start- stop system have additional layers of protection?

Hello everyone! Although I'm not from the United Kingdom, I decided to turn to this Forum for help and opinions regarding the new Octavia MK4 (and also the Škoda Scala), as I saw how large the community here is. I'm going to buy (order) a new car soon and I have already decided that it's going to be a Škoda, which is going to be my first car from any of the VAG manufacturers, as I am switching from a 20 year old Vauxhall. Upon researching, two models got my attention: the Scala and the Octavia MK4, both 1.5 TSI with manual gearbox. I have already chosen the trim for each one of them and also a bit of extras. Regarding the Octavia and Scala extras, I'm intending to go for the heated windshield (how much more effective is it than standard windshield heating via warm air blow?), foldable side mirrors, hill hold and front & rear parking sensors. I have noticed the optional car alarm with additional siren, a SAFE function and a sensor to prevent the car from getting towed away. Implying the car will be parked outside all the time, would you think this kind of additional equipment is necessary? What about car key jammers? Are modern day cars with start-stop system (keyless ignition), like the Octavia and the Scala more vulnerable to them? Let's consider this hypothetical scenario: I've just parked my car somewhere and locked it, while someone, using a key jammer, prevented the car from locking itself, but left me believing the car was actually locked. Could this person then just get into my car and drive away, because there is no physical key needed to start the car? Or does the car still have some protection left to prevent this from happening? In my Vauxhall, for example, the steering wheel is equipped with a lock function, that enables me to lock the steering wheel after the physical ignitinon key has been taken out and unlock it vice versa (though I suspect that manipulating the OBD would enable someone to somehow steal the car...) Now comes the dilemma between the Octavia and the Scala. While I know that no car manufacturer is expected to deliver me a perfect car, I don't want to see myself at the dealership every 2-3 weeks with all kind of annoying issues regarding my new car. So, the thing that's shuddering me the most is software reliability. I've read a few topics about software related issues (when mentioning software issues, I point at issues regarding the Infotainment system, for example AC display malfunctions and also engine malfunctions ....) on this forum and got a bit worried, whether it is a too early to order an Octavia, especially as some of you shared their opinion that the car was released too early, because quite some of you inspected software related malfunctions. Now I wonder, whether one year after its release things got better or stayed mostly the same. Because the Scala has been around for one year longer than the Octavia, I guessed there should be less software related issues and malfunctions, compared to the Octavia. If there is someone, who has experience with both cars, I would be very thankful to hear from you. Finally, the so called kangaroo effect, experienced by many drivers with 1.5 TSI engines, in combination with manual gearboxes, caught my attention. I've read Volkswagen announced early last year, that they have made a software update, which should fix the issue, but yet some drivers say the kangaroo effect is still present, among of them I found some early Octavia MK4 owners on this forum. Is it then just a matter of luck that your car will not experience issues like that? I highly appeciate any kind of helpful response regarding my questions. Thank you in advance!