greg1952

thanks rob. i got the new motor today.octavia elegance dsv. a beautiful car to drive. i will put a photo up as soon as i take them. very well designed and lovely to drive. i am sorry to have to carry people around in it,but needs must. although i dont use an ipod,theres an ipod connection in it. independent air conditioning for left and right passengers.. 6 speed gearbox[dsv]. hard to get into 6th in city driving ezpecially with all the speed checks around liverpool nowadays. i did manage to do it on a straight road without lights. this is the first time i ever bought a new car in all my years of driving,i am totally delighted with this car. i do hope that they are a reliable as the salesman told me. they are a cross between a vw passat and an audi a4 i am told...and bmw were mentioned as well. so im not sure what i am driving. its says skoda on the cover.

thanks fordfan.i will do it this week.

i just paid a deposit yesterday[sat]. i am getting a new automatic[dsg] 1.9 tdi estate. first reg in july with 1500 miles on the clock. this is a lovely piece of kit. its got all the trimmings and may not need me to drive it,i can sit in the passenger seat from now on.:sleep:

thanks to all for the welcome.

hi moley,thanks for the welcome. i agree with you. i loved my mondeos. but with fuel going the way it was..i thought,shes got to go. i heard all sorts of stories about these octavias. you only have to drive through any town and see the amount of them in the taxi trade. have done a lot of european driving and noticed the amount of them on the roads in europe.

thanks namesake. looks interesting.just browsing my way through at the moment.

i have an 04 octavia,i got it in july. the day i bought it,the engine managment light came on,and is still on.....10,000miles later. i am in the private hire trade. theres never been a problem with the car. i am no mechanic,but know a bit about diesel engines[drove a truck most of my life]. i am assuming there is a faulty sender. i would like some opinions on this if any one can help. it doesnt concern me too much as there is no problem.i am just curious.

hello all. this is my first post here. i work in the private hire trade. after 3 ford mondeos[mark2] i finally bought an 04 skoda octavia back in july. very basic...no electric windows etc. a great car never the less. its got high miles on it and has not given me a bit of bother. as for fuel. fantastic is all i can say. i am saving about 30 to 40 pounds per weeks as opposed to my mondeo. i was so happy with it that i have just done a deal today to buy an 08 elegance with all the trimmings. its got 1700 miles on the clock[never buy a new car]. i hope to be part of a happy community here in the future...