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You sure the SH isn’t online? Cars don’t have books and dealer stamps these days. All I’ve got is a bunch of invoices. But as SC03OTT says, the 1.0 SE Tech estate isn’t exactly rare. Plenty of choice out there.

Yes it does appear a very common problem having had a search around. The car will be due a service in a few thousand miles. I get them looked at then.

My 4 year old Octavia with just over 44000 miles has just started to make this creaking noise especially over car park speed bumps and some local rough roads. Any ideas what the solution maybe and the cost?

My Octavia sometimes when accelerating sounds like the exhaust is blowing. But than mainly happens when car is doing a regen of the DPF.

Low profile tyres with larger wheels will always be noiser than say your Rapid on 16 inch wheels on a higher profile tyre. It’s all to do with the amount of rubber on the road. A low profile tyre has a larger “footprint”. Also road surfaces have a lot to do with road noise too. But I can understand your disappointment.

haha, very good

What is an extended scope for £59?

No, my Octavia SE from 2016 hasn’t got it. After experiencing lane assist on a courtesy Kamiq SEL, as far as I am concerned, it’s all the better for it.

1.4 litre sounds good for your need. I too can’t get my head around a 1.0 litre engine for the size of an Octavia or Karol and that size of engine seems to be all the rage these days.

Finding a new car that isn’t a silly SUV styled car without a touchscreen dash is becoming increasingly difficult to find or appeal. I had a Fabia 2 estate and it was a great car. The Octavia I have now is great, but just a bit too big most of the time, but prefer over a Kamiq courtesy car.

Having a 2016 1.6tdi SE, I wish it was quieter, so no interest in a sound generator. Can’t understand why any car would have one anyway.

Let’s us know how you get on!

Sat in one yesterday, an SEL whilst my mk3 was being MOT’d. Looks very smart and well screwed together. All very similar to an Octavia owner. I liked the way the bonnet opened with the double catches to secure it. This car had electric seats which I weren’t able to adjust to my position which was annoying..... Looks great but not wow I want one. Yet.

I’ve got a 16TDi with a manual and it feels solid as a rock. The gearbox is a clunky at times but feels it will last for ever. I’ve driven in a few DSGs as courtesy cars and never figured out the method of stop/start successfully. I’m not ready for a DSG yet. I still like changing gear! I like the 1.6 TDi. Sounds like a diesel, but pulls well and dependable and excellent on fuel.

Could it not be the constant velocity joint in the drive shaft? You get a knocking sound from those when turning left or right at slow speed especially on full lock? If the gaiter isn’t split, it may not get picked up in a MOT? They can dry out after time.

Whilst out on Tuesday night, whilst in stop/start, when car restarted it suddenly lost power showing “error stop/error” with the glow plug light flashing amber. It felt like the turbo had failed. The car was fortunately booked in the following day, for a service and brake fluid change. The car has done 37500 miles with services when needed and has been faultless up to now. The diagnosis is a faulty fuel pressure sensor and the error was cleared with a software reset during a recall. A new part is on order for Monday. The dealer couldn’t guarantee the fault would return. I feel a bit disappointed that this has happened, but I guess these things happen? Has anyone else had this failure? In the meantime, we are using my partner’s 2010 Toyota Yaris on a trip away that is proving a joy to drive!