GroundHog

On the topic of the lack of the virtual cockpit display - I have this on my Passat and although it is very pretty, I wouldn't let it put you off the Kodiaq and tempt you to the Tiguan. The Tiguan hasn't received the best reviews because it is overpriced if you want to get all the latest kit and make it look halfway decent. I sense, assuming Skoda don't become too greedy with their pricing, that the Kodiaq will represent much better value of money, be bigger and more practical and will look a much smarter car. You also won't then have to deal with VW dealers, which can only be a bonus!

No idea about the technical stuff, but the 1.4 has been out for longer than the 1.2 so that might account for the difference in used car prices. I ran a 1.4 for 18months and it was great - plenty of oomph for my needs and really good on fuel consumption (I regularly saw 50mpg on motorway runs). It ran out of puff a bit with a full load onboard, so I would imagine the 1.2 would have similar issues. If you don't do the mileage to justify a diesel, then these low-powered TSI's are a great alternative.

They are marvellous cars. We're on our second - the first was a pre-FL diesel which had plenty of go and still did a decent MPG (~45-50mpg on a run) compared with other cars of a similar age. Our current FL Scout is the 1.8TSI and it is surprisingly nippy for what it is. On a good run we will get around 38-40mpg, which has been even better since fitting EfficientGrip tyres. Sure they're not that pretty (though actually I rather like the utilitarian look of them), and arguably the pre-FL looks better than the FL, but they certainly meet all our needs (two young kids plus dog plus towing a caravan and all the associated junk that goes along with that). Fin69 outlined the majority of the issues, particularly the tyres which are a touch more expensive because they're an odd size, but you can still get them everywhere. We've not had the problem with the coil springs (yet!), but have had the delamination particularly on our second Scout, which also suffers from high oil consumption, especially over the last 10-15k miles.

Thanks guys, I'll look at the OEM one as well, especially as it looks to be cheaper than the Travall one. We don't have the variable boot floor but I assume this doesn't make a difference if we don't have one that relies on feet on the boot floor. Cheers.

Hi all, Looking at getting a dog guard for our 2011 Octavia Scout, and I found this one on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0040Q4VS2/ref=s9_simh_gw_p263_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=S5PFQHJHRR2TDH5C9HRW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=867551807&pf_rd_i=desktop Just wondering if anyone has any experience with these guards and if they are worth the money? I like the fact that they are design specifically for this model of car, and don't look like they rely on "legs" and "feet" to attach to the boot floor, so shouldn't impact the boot space. If these aren't any good, then do you have any other recommendations? Thanks.

Out of interest are there any recommended places to get wheels refurbed? My wife's Scout's wheels are pretty poor, especially on the front and it does somewhat take away from the rest of the car, and will no doubt impact resell value.

Maybe not from a main dealer, but privately maybe, or if he'd raised a bit more money (as stated in the first post). They don't hold their value very well compared with the diesels, although saying that they are much rarer so I guess that would impact the price.

I know you've made the decision, but to avoid any DPF or cambelt issues you could've plumped for the 1.8TSI Scout. It's cheaper because it's a petrol and so only about 36mpg average, but it goes really well and is lovely to drive. Ideal for someone who only drives 10miles to work and back (my wife runs ours and she just uses it for the school run, etc and then we use it to tow our caravan). Anyway, something to consider for anyone else who reads this thread in the future. We ran a 2.0TDI PD 08 Scout before this one and never had any problems with it, so I'm sure you will be very happy with it.

I had a 2010 1.4TSI and never suffered any problems with the rear tyres getting worn down. I had to replace the front tyres as you would expect, but not the rears and when I sold it at 20k on the clock, the rears still had plenty of life left in them. £6k for that car seems pretty good value for money (depending on the spec of course) as it's a cracking little engine, and plenty big enough for the Octavia.

I've had both the 1.4TSI (in a hatch) and 1.8TSI (in a Scout). The 1.4 was brilliant - so smooth, and a very relaxed drive. Pokey enough that it could overtake when needed, but economical enough to get 50mpg on a good run. The 1.8 is great - really torquey engine (for a petrol) and with the 4WD in the Scout is great fun to drive, but it is thirsty, and tax costs are going up and up (admittedly the 4WD doesn't help this in our case). I would say test drive them both, but if you carry a lot of passengers, or heavy loads then get the 1.8 as that was the one time the 1.4 would struggle. Oh and avoid the FSI engines like the plague - in a 2010 car you will get the tail end of the 1.6's but they are slow and uneconomical, and just don't make any sense compared with the TSI engines.

If it's a Skoda factory fitted towbar then you turn the key, then push the lever away from you about 45 degrees (it takes a bit of effort) and the towbar will then just slide out downwards. To refit do the reverse procedure.

One assumes you also had a slightly more empty fuel tank coming home, as you only filled up before you left Newcastle, so less weight onboard. The wind make a massive difference though. Driving down south the other Friday when it was really stormy and I got 41mpg in my A4. Coming home with no headwind and I was back to my regular 53mpg. Same driving conditions otherwise.

I like it, and the fact the towing weight has gone up is a big plus for me, as our current Scout is a bit borderline for towing our caravan. It'll be interesting to see how much this new Scout is, though, as I can't see if being cheap. If Skoda aren't careful they could price it out of the market when you look at some of it's direct rivals.

Also, out of interest can you replace the foglights on a FL Scout with LED's and get the DRL's working? Owned our FL Scout for over 2 years now and used the foglights only about once!

Get a 1.4TSI Octy - better to drive than the 1.6FSI, no worries about DPF, or cambelt (its chain driven). Goes better than the 1.6, is cleaner, better fuel economy (you can run it quite happily on standard unleaded) and will be worth more or just easier when you come to sell it as it's newer technology. The 1.4TSI, I believe, was only available on the FL Octy, so you would probably get some of your spec included. And you can get a 1.4TSI for around £6k, so in the middle of your budget