PCashman

Thank you for your feedback. This is just the sort of real life feedback from car owners I was hoping to get through Briskoda. Thank you for your detailed explaination of how your cars have performed. Fabulous. I was definitely going for another manual gearbox, but it now sounds like I should give the DSG box a test drive too!

Many thanks for your replies and valuable insights and advice. The 1.0 higher horsepower engine does sounds a good choice. However nothing beats a test drive and personal feel for car/engine as you say. Thanks again. Great to have the reassurance about the 1.5 engine should that win the day.

Hi, I currently drive an 2008 1.6 FSI petrol Octavia and am looking to replace it with something a little smaller. My daughter has a very tidy Golf, but I like the look of the Scala with a bigger boot which I could put my bike in the back without having to take the front wheel. We live in rural Wiltshire, and my wife will commutte to work in it to another viallge and we will have regular longer drives to see family, holidays etc. I am thinking that the 1.5 engine might suit us best, but would be grateful of peoples' opinion of the more economic 1.0 3 cyclinder engine -- as that might be up to the job? Any views please? I have also seen reviews of the 1.5 engine being hesitant at junctions, possibly the hybrid engine toggling between 4 & 2 cyclinders at lower revs, is this still an issue and annoyance?

I currently own an Octavia 1.6 FSI estate 2008. It has been a great family car, and will shortly be looking to replace it. Probably with another Skoda........