Eltel

As title, ordered an SEL 1.5 litre with DSG gearbox in "metallic race blue" (fed up with grey cars, had loads in the past). I added the following: Adaptive cruise control (I had that in the golf 1.4 match I P/X for the kamiq so I'm used to it) Space saving spare wheel front and rear parking sensors Adjustable boot floor thats reversible Treated paintwork, scotch guarded interior and security etched glasswork I went for the 1.5 as it has more torque and a nit nippier than the 1 litre versh (which I reckon is still a very good engine btw) and I didn't find/notice any of the "stuttering" mentioned about the 1.5 motor. Gonna be a while before it turns up, about 12 weeks, but I'm in rush and I'll post back here as to how it goes, etc.

Just had the same problem on my 2011, 1.4 TSI hatchback. Wife complained of a musty smell at rear and on investigation I found a swimming pool in me wheel well. I dried it out as best I could and left it for about 1/2 hour in the pouring rain. On returning, it had a little bit of water sitting in the well again. I checked the boot lid seal and, as said earlier, I found the seal drain hole at the uppermost point and a pool of water accumulating to the left of the boot lip as the car was parked leaning over to the left slightly. I cut two small holes with a scalpel at the lowest points in the seal and I was surprised as to how much water poured out from inside the seal! Anyways, its now sitting outside in the rain and I'll post back if it has an effect.

I've been running a 1.4 TSI manual now for a coupla years, never had a problem at all, good fuel consumption (seems to hover around the high 40s with mix of town and motorway driving. The power output of this motor is like an old school 2.0 litre injection engine and feels like it punches well above it's weight. Cruising at 80-90mph is a doddle and theres even a bit in reserve for overtaking but not much. Very tractable around town and easy to drive, so much so I even find it relaxing to some degree. Very smooth too and not very noisy except when you rev it and even then its still very acceptable. I would suggest a test drive to make your own mind up but I reckon you're gonna be pleasantly surprised. Hope this helps.

What would people here recommend for an octy 1.4TSI? I notice the bulk of replies here are from owners of Vrs octys and 1.9 diesels and I imagine theres a fair difference in performance between my car and the others mentioned here. I came back from Gatwick to west london the other day and my tyres, Dunlop sport 01 205/60/15, were very noisy (depending on road surface), not particularly comfortable and lacked feel through the steering wheel. I'm contemplating replacing all four with summat that are quiet in all/ most conditions, comfortable, allow better steering feel than the dunlops, track better at motorway speeds and tend not to wander and give acceptable wet and dry grip levels for driving and braking. They're not going to pushed anywhere near the limit as I'm quite a sedate driver (I get me kicks on a motorbike, a Fazer 600). I'm also not too concerned about tyre wear as I barely do 5000mls a year but I don't want to spend an arm and a leg on 'em though. The other thing I'm I'd like to know is what are the advantages/ disadvantages of going for a slightly different tyre size, 225 as opposed to 205 'frinstance.

Totally agree with the comments posted above. I've got an octy hatch 1.4 TSI and the engine surprises every time I drive the car. Think old style 2 litre injected and thats what the car goes like, good economy, lower road tax due lower emissions and the 1.2 TSI is a good motor as well being not that much slower than the 1.4. lots of people have been surprised how the car goes when fully loaded, it won't spin the wheels when it accelerates, but like wise it won't struggle either.

Got a 2011 1.4 TSI octy and I'm trying to figure out what the tyre pressures are supposed be. I've had a look at the feul cap cover where theres a data plate but it doesn't show the figures in PSI, just some other numbers. I'd like to get the pressures right so can anyone here enlighten me as to what these pressures are in PSI? The tyres in question are dunlop SP sport 01 and the sizes are 205/60/15/V rated. Cheers

Bits that worry me is look at that roof line, anyone over average height (ie: my kids) are gonna have a problem with the headroom in the back and that boot opening is a wind up surely. I don't mind the front that much, looks reasonable to me, but way the rear lights cross over into the boot lid is a bit yuk and the overall appearance smacks of a Mondeo as previously mentioned. Just noticed something else, the front end in profile tends to look like its been punched in the nose to me due to that bonnet edge line tapering upwards toward the windscreen.

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Are these pics of the one you're selling?

Got any pics and would like the unit's part number if possible to check compatibility, also if the unit includes sat nav ariel.

Hi mate, is this out of an octy and, if so, what year? And I'll have a 1 year old bolero going spare out of a 2011 octy

Update to the thread, I have the option of getting hold of an earlier columbus unit an "MFD2" version and was wondering about compatibility with one of these units (older) out of a 2007 octy being installed and used in a 2011 octy. Any pitfalls, suggestions, opinions? Cheers.

Is it possible you could give me the Skoda part number off this unit as the people I'm talking to say they can check compatibilty directly using this number. Cheers.

I'm interested in this, I'll do a bit of digging and check out the compatibility with 2011 octy

What year octy did this come out of mate?