katieclogg

By the way my car has now done 102000 miles, and she still looks lovely, I still love the drive, the space,the spec, and she averages 59mpg too (my drive to work is country lanes and up and down dual carriageways, on a motorway run she averages well over 65mpg, it's just a shame about the sensor.

Thanks everyone. It has been a problem just after the warranty ran out, a long time ago now. I'm hoping now they've investigated that it won't be permanent, you know what these things are like, sometimes having been looked at they are worse. If not I may consider living with it if they are that temperamental, one side is better than none if its only in the wet especially if they can't be sure its the control box :( don't really want to pay for something that won't work. Silver 1011 - they tried two new sensors and one from the side that works but they still didn't solve the problem. Thnks for your reply, much appreciated.

hello there, haven't been on here for a long time, but am still very pleased with my 06 octavia elegance estate, in fact I love it. Want to ask has anyone had a problem with their rear parking sensors. My right hand side comes on beeping and showing very close to something when it has rained, or just after rain. I took it to the garage today, they replaced with a new sensor but it still did it. The mechanic says that it must be the control box. My concern is that this only ever happens in wet weather, the mechanic seems to think it is probably the control box, but it really never is a problem when it is dry weather. After wet weather it usually takes about a day or two to correct itself and then it is fine until wet weather again. Has anybody else expereience this or have any ideas? Do I need a new control box. I love my car but this gets on my nerves,I can't take them out completely because as its such a long car I do need them, but I like this type of thing to work too. Ok lads, yes I'm, a lady driver

I have a 1.9 TDI elegance 06 estate and am very pleased with the mileage, I mainly travel A roads (soom very steep ones on my way to work) and get about 58-59 on the Skoda readout though realistically think this works out at 4-5mpg less than that. I used to get a bit less than that in my Fabia VRS so I am really pleased with mpg for a much larger car. As I said before only changed Fabia VRS because needed an estate to accommodate my fathers wheelchair but confess to really enjoying the extra space, trips to ikea are a doddle now! I had the 1.9 TDI because it was cheaper than the 2.0 TDI. Also goes fast enough for me too.

Thanks for that its very helpful, however not a car diy person myself so I'll have the front ones done by my skoda dealership. You have helped me make up my mind, thanks again. x

I am thinking about having wind deflectors fitted to my Octy II cos I am a bit fed up of drips coming into the cabin if after I clean my wind screen I open my side window. Has anyone else had these fitted? Are they worth having? be grateful for anyones opinions. Thanks.

Hmmm not that impressed by whats in the brochure, looking at that I prefer the old type, but of course may be quite different when I actually view one. I hope so!

I am just about to replace my original front tyres they have done nearly 23,000 miles which I think is pretty good. Rear ones don't need replacing yet. They are the original Bridgestone ones, can't remember size but they stand out proud from the alloy to protect them from scuffing at curbs. I had the standard vega wheels on my Octy by the way. Was thinking of having the same type again as have been pleased with them but have no idea how much that will cost me.

Also really good to have another woman on here too!

An excellent choice of car, I have been really pleased with my 06 Octy 2 1.9 tdi elegance estate, it is so roomy and very economical to drive. Was a little reluctant to change from my Fabia VRS but had to because i needed a car big enough to put my dads wheelchair in. Although I miss the sporty feel of the Fabia VRS the space and extras on the Octy 2 have made up for it. I am a big skoda fan based on experiences with the two skodas i have owned. Enjoy your car you won't regret it.

I have a 06 1.9 tdi elegance and opted for the ordinary alloys that came with it. I am pleased that i did so because i drive lots of country lanes and a roads. I have to say I am very happy with them and think they suit this type of roadsurface very well. I rarely drive on motorways and the main a road I drive on is a concrete one. So if this is the type of driving you do I wouldn't bother with the £500 alloys. Hope this is of help.

Sorry haven't managed to get on here for a while as have had problems with my computer. A ladies club! What a great idea. I'll join.

Congratulations, I love my Octy Elegance, it is very roomy and a comfortable drive.

I have an elegance with the vega wheels, I didn't want the pegusus ones because it made the car slightly lower and I live in the country and do quite a few miles on narrow unkept lanes. I like the vega wheels because they are easy to clean, on the previous fabia vrs that i had the wheels were more intricate and took more effort to clean them. My main journey to work is on the A465 where I am also glad to have a slightly higher car because while they are doing the roadworks on the Abergavenny/Gilwern stretch the road is quite bumpy and now with the Autumn rains pretty muddy at times to, so am even more glad I chose to have the standard vega wheels. Hope that helps.

Thanks for that ednmra. I really love my Octy II, its so roomy and I will hopefully be keeping it for a good few years, its so practical (and my dad's wheelchair fits into it easily), so I feel its important that I'm using the correct oil. I like my dealership but we can all make mistakes if we are in a hurry I was hoping they hadn't made a mistake in giving me that type of oil instead of the 5W-30 I have been reading about.