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Do you mind me asking: How much did you sell the TDI for? How much mileage, etc. Was it DSG? Any good source for UK spec Octy IIs? Irish dealers seem to be allergic to Leather. I rang about that 1.9DSG Gaff, it sold yesterday, but the price seemed nuts - more than new?

Thanks folks. Looks like a test drive of both is in order.

Hello all - sorry if this has been covered already. Is the Mk 2 Octavia vRS available with DSG in the UK or Ireland? Also, is it available with full leather? Am considering upgrading my 6 y.o. Mk 1 Combi to a Mk 2. Torn between 2.0TDI and vRS - has anyone owned both? vRSs seem to be very attractive to thieves here in Ireland (I've heard of 3 stolen in the last year) and according to the Skoda website they are not available with DSG. The 2.0TDI with DSG might suit me better, but that 200bhp figure keeps calling me back. I would love a 2.0 TDI Combi with DSG and 4wd in L&K trim, but obviously that's way too close to Audi's products for VAG to allow Skoda to make it.... :thumbdwn:

I have the same issue as the OP. When my wife is travelling alone with the child, she'll prefer to have the child a glance away rather than over her shoulder. There's two schools of thought about whether the front or back is the safer place in an impact. I'm inclined to think that the front is (in a rear facing seat). Bummer about this being a dealer thing. Can the detonating charge be removed altogether? Alfa/Fiat have a key on the side of the dash to disable the passenger side for this very reason. I think the MkII Octy does too.

I use the rubber textured matt in my Mk 1 Octy Estate - I wouldn't recommend it as any water will still find it's way underneath and rot out the board in the boot floor. The plastic dish looks the business. Do they do plastic walls for the boot as well? Mine looks like mohair now

More pictures at: http://dealerads.eforecourt.com/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=226706

Thanks AG - is your car an vRS estate?

Indeed I was - now if only I could figure out the rear brake light.

Folks One of the bulbs in the high-level brake light on my 2000 Octy estate is gone. After a brief RTFM, it says to visit a

Found the problem - the cable that connects the RHS mirror was disconnected - it's behind the door trim, but if you remove the tweeter and look down you can see it.

I'd love to, but I would have to pay the VRT on import to Ireland on any car less than 30 years old. I cannot insure a car in Ireland on foreign plates. Mainland europe is much less restrictive about what you can and cannot import between countries than Ireland [even though we were a founding member of the EC :(] and imposes no import taxes, only VAT.

I agree, and I would certainly subscribe/contribute to any organisation that chose to fight the government on this. However for me to set up such an organisation would require a level of knowledge and capital that I just don't have. The AA here are a glorified insurance company (not an industry reknowned for being on the consumer's side) and the SIMI represent dealers, not consumers. Anywhoo, this is verging off topic - My point was how lucky you UK buyers are.

Vehicle registration tax - an illegal surcharge on all new cars sold in Ireland applied by the Irish government when the EU made them remove excise duty on new car imports in the early 80s. The EU have told them to remove it, our government stalls with appeals, petitions and lobbying. They charge VAT @21% on top of the VRT so that they can double whammy you, charging tax on their original tax. In this way, up to 60% of a new car's list price can go to our beloved government. It has nothing to do with independance, I'm afraid. It has everything to do with our lack of an active motoring lobby.

I know it's all about the level of VRT we put on cars here, but the difference in the list prices and trim levels is astonishing. Take a New Octavia 1.9tdi Combi in elegance trim for example Ireland -

Sod it, here's the history that I have paper work for 55000 -

D'ya think that was too much? This is the bill: Water Pump 53.50 Toothbelt 30.59 Roller 54.74 Oil 23.88 Oil Filter 6.35 Air filter 12.39 Coolant 13.94 Screen Wash 1.90 Parts: 197.29 Waste charge 5.00 Labour 202.50 Total 404.79 Vat 54.65 Total 459.44 I think that's OK - they had the car for the day, and I'd say there was easily 5 hours work in it.

I'm sorry, I mustn't have been very clear. It worked fine about 2 weeks ago, and for almost 5 years before then. I cannot get the driver's mirror to move on the switch, regardless of the switch's position. [HOPE]Are the mirrors on separate fuses? [/HOPE]

Folks, I recently noticed that my driver's electric door mirror is not working. The switch defaults to adjusting both, and with a twist adjusting the passenger side. In my case both settings on the switch adjust just the passenger side. There's been no damage to the mirror, so I reckon it could be the switch - if it was "stuck" pointing to the passenger side only I would get these symptoms. Anybody else experienced these issues, or have a suggestion for repair/diagnosis? I'm reluctant to go to a garage as few of them are up to the job of electrics, and I reckon I can have a crack at it. The car is a 2000 Octavia Combi. Cheers

Just to close this off, my 55000 mile service, timing belt and reconditioned water pump cost

Cheers - I love it to bits (sometimes literally). The Octy is actually my wife's but it's nice to occasionally drive something younger than 33 years old!

Now now, they're not all bad

Cheers - Mine's a 1.6, so it won't work :(