I was under the impression the regen is initiated when driving at something like 2200rpm. Then it overfuels/alters fuel injection which raises EGT to initiate the regen cycle. Could be wrong but thats what I read.

Just to clarify: from the online manual:

The soot particles, which result from the combustion of diesel fuel, are

collected in the diesel particle filter. If the filter is full, the warning light

lights up in the instrument cluster.

The soot particles must be burned in the filter. The combustion is

performed when you are driving at least 60 km/h for 5 to 10 minutes. The

warning light goes out.

Sounds OK. My cars are never used just for short journeys, and my commute is 40 miles each way: out of town, M25, dual carriageway, into another town.

I do tend to cruise cars at the legal limit on motorways, though.

Should be more than adequate for the DPF then

Done about 16,000 miles in our 4x4 now which has a DPF fitted. Most has been short local runs with one run a week at speed of about 20 miles and no problems as yet (touch wood!)

Sounds OK. My cars are never used just for short journeys, and my commute is 40 miles each way: out of town, M25, dual carriageway, into another town.

I do tend to cruise cars at the legal limit on motorways, though.

That shouldn't give you any problems with the DPF , as it will have plenty of time to get up to temperature.

Interestingly was looking at the same sort of thing, but in a year or two. By which time the superb estate 4x4 might be out to really cause a headache come decision time. In the meantime I'm saving up for it.

I am now nearly 2 months in after trading my Legacy Outback in for a Scout and can honestly say that I have no regrets. The Scout is just as solid and capable. I thought I might miss the extra low ratio select on the Legacy, but the 1st gear ratio on the Scout makes up for it. If anything the Scout feels more refined car (although my Legacy was the one before the current model). I am also enjoying the excellent fuel economy from not having permanent 4 wheel drive. The boot arrangement is slightly different as the Legacy is a bit longer, but the wet Lab does not seem to mind and I can still get everything In need in for a weekend of kayaking or a family camping trip . Go for the Scout and save some money!

Good choice... Pricewise sounds OK with all the options (although hard to comment with all the discounts around at the moment).

I went out today to have little play in the snow, great fun! Switched off the ESP and let the four wheel drive do its thing and had a great time...

Enjoy it!

Had some fun the other day too, although got into a spot of bother down a steep gradient track, I made it up to the top (just) with the whole car snaking from side to side whilst trying to keep steady for traction (this is a 1 in 5 with snow by the way) but in my wisdom I got excited & turned it around & went back down for another go :eek: sheiiiiiiittttt....stooooooppppppp....feckkkkkk.... & other chosen words - the ABS was going biserk, I was dabbing the brake pedal at the same time which helped a little but not enough, it was in the lap of the gods, I finally managed to stop by running over the verge - it must have been around 100 yards of ar5e clinching!

Great fun though

If I was in the market for a Scout now knowing what I know about the car, I would certainly be looking at 2nd hand nearly new, some Scouts come along well specced with Xenons (which is a must in my book) although I havent seen many with the Columbus/Sat Nav option - Anyway some good specced Scouts going through around £16.5K with only a couple of thousand miles on the clock - what a LOT of car for the money!

Highly recommend the Scout to anyone who's considering a 4x4 Combi/SUV etc...

Anyway some good specced Scouts going through around £16.5K with only a couple of thousand miles on the clock - what a LOT of car for the money!

Highly recommend the Scout to anyone who's considering a 4x4 Combi/SUV etc...

Bought my 4x4 Estate (not Scout) a few months back, it was 08 plate with 3600 miles. Paid £13.5k for it. Now, I thought it was a decent price at the time, but either way, it's a LOT of car for the cash!

This car with Audi rings on the front would cost many thousands more IMHO. But apart from those little silver rings and plusher trim, what else do you really get for your money? I had a lift in an Audi A3 Sportline recently, I was amazed but how many interior components are shared with the Octavia (and I know they are based on the same platform).

I've got nothing against Audis, I think they are great actually, but you are paying a lot for the brand. I think a lot of Audi drivers would be stunned if they realised how similar their cars are to Skodas at a "DNA" level

Bought my 4x4 Estate (not Scout) a few months back, it was 08 plate with 3600 miles. Paid £13.5k for it. Now, I thought it was a decent price at the time, but either way, it's a LOT of car for the cash!

This car with Audi rings on the front would cost many thousands more IMHO. But apart from those little silver rings and plusher trim, what else do you really get for your money? I had a lift in an Audi A3 Sportline recently, I was amazed but how many interior components are shared with the Octavia (and I know they are based on the same platform).

I've got nothing against Audis, I think they are great actually, but you are paying a lot for the brand. I think a lot of Audi drivers would be stunned if they realised how similar their cars are to Skodas at a "DNA" level

Wow £13.5K for an 08 4x4 with 3600 miles - thats just nuts. But your right you are in effect buying the Audi A3 but with a bigger boot, I had a look at the A3 sportback before buying mine, it just didn't give me the space I needed but the interior was typically Audi - solid & quality.

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Wow £13.5K for an 08 4x4 with 3600 miles - thats just nuts. But your right you are in effect buying the Audi A3 but with a bigger boot, I had a look at the A3 sportback before buying mine, it just didn't give me the space I needed but the interior was typically Audi - solid & quality.

I hope you mean "nuts" as in I got a good deal?!?

I can probably thank the credit crunch for that, although it's swings and roundabouts, I got poor p/x value (although I didn't expect great things, an 02 MX-5 in November!!).

That said, I think I gained more on the new car than I lost on the old...

There were two other 4x4s of similar spec/price when I was looking too (within 200 miles of Swansea). On paper mine looked the best of the three, but it was by no means an isolated bargain...

From the back seat, the Audi A3 could have been an Octavia. It looked that similar.

I hope you mean "nuts" as in I got a good deal?!?

Yes!

If I was in the market for a Scout now knowing what I know about the car, I would certainly be looking at 2nd hand nearly new, some Scouts come along well specced with Xenons (which is a must in my book) although I havent seen many with the Columbus/Sat Nav option - Anyway some good specced Scouts going through around £16.5K with only a couple of thousand miles on the clock - what a LOT of car for the money!

I did look around for nearly new but, as you say, hardly any had the satnav and having had it as a factory fit in the Primera, I'd got spoiled. I've used bolt-on satnavs, and their screens all seem to be titchy.

The spec I've got seems (cough) Superb. Can't wait to get my hands on it, now. Heated seats, too. I loved those in my old Saab. And the horrible old P12 Primera goes off my driveway tomorrow. The bloke who's bought it reckons he can fix it up on the cheap - good luck to him. It'll still blow up again in another 20-30k miles, if the electrics don't knock it down first. Bloody thing.

Now... useful accessories for a Scout? Does it come with one of those luggage nets for the back? Someone suggested a set of cheap steel wheels with more off-roady tyres. That's a good plan - I assume it's a matter of haunting eBay or a breaker's yard. What cheapo wheels fit on a Scout?

It's coming with a towbar, so that's sorted. Come on, I need inspiration here. help me blow some more money

I did look around for nearly new but, as you say, hardly any had the satnav and having had it as a factory fit in the Primera, I'd got spoiled. I've used bolt-on satnavs, and their screens all seem to be titchy.

The spec I've got seems (cough) Superb. Can't wait to get my hands on it, now. Heated seats, too. I loved those in my old Saab. And the horrible old P12 Primera goes off my driveway tomorrow. The bloke who's bought it reckons he can fix it up on the cheap - good luck to him. It'll still blow up again in another 20-30k miles, if the electrics don't knock it down first. Bloody thing.

Now... useful accessories for a Scout? Does it come with one of those luggage nets for the back? Someone suggested a set of cheap steel wheels with more off-roady tyres. That's a good plan - I assume it's a matter of haunting eBay or a breaker's yard. What cheapo wheels fit on a Scout?

It's coming with a towbar, so that's sorted. Come on, I need inspiration here. help me blow some more money

Hi there,

Yes it comes with the so-called "Net Program" for the boot - just various different types to hold different things, as for the steel rims I think you will find other discussions around that cover this - net program here - http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/scout-boot-net-programme/104221/

I would recommend going for the variable boot floor, this has been quite a nice feature - again search this site & you will find plenty of info on that.

What else can I say, a specced up Scout like yours sounds the ticket.

So what colour you going for?

Oh one other thing I should add (it isn't good news) - Paint work chips easily, my bonnet lid looks like its been sprayed by a tommy gun - this is across the Octavia range & a general VAG thing, this really has pi55ed me off

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If you've got the multifunction wheel you should have got maxidot as well asthey come in a package so that's good. The other bits I'd suggest are mats and flaps, rear centre armrest and through load facility plus maybe integrated bluetooth, metallic paint and sunset glass.

edit - just noticed you should have the rear centre armrest already!

Someone suggested a set of cheap steel wheels with more off-roady tyres. That's a good plan - I assume it's a matter of haunting eBay or a breaker's yard. What cheapo wheels fit on a Scout?

You need them with 5x112 bolt spacing - best bet is find someone who had a Mk1 Superb where they replaced the 16" steels with alloys.

You need them with 5x112 bolt spacing - best bet is find someone who had a Mk1 Superb where they replaced the 16" steels with alloys.

Cheers, Zoidy.

(Isn't it odd how the same people crop up in totally different fora and newsgroups?

Hi there,

Yes it comes with the so-called "Net Program" for the boot -

So what colour you going for?

Oh one other thing I should add (it isn't good news) - Paint work chips easily, my bonnet lid looks like its been sprayed by a tommy gun - this is across the Octavia range & a general VAG thing, this really has pi55ed me off

Ah, that Net Program sounds good. As for colour, it was any colour I wanted as long as it was silver (for this car, anyway, as it was already built, loaded and sitting in Germany).

As for the paint. Oh well, my P12 had a big dent in the bonnet where I hit a pheasant and I live in SW London, so all the panels are going to get dinged, scratched and scrawped anyway.

Cheers, Zoidy.

(Isn't it odd how the same people crop up in totally different fora and newsgroups?

Yep.

Just a week or so back someone I knew several years ago from a different newsgroup popped up on another forum and said hi.

I had a demo in a TDi Scout yesterday.

Did about 180 miles altogether mixed motorway and town driving and got about 45mpg which I thought was good given the conditions and the car had only done about £5k miles.

Then went out onto the uncleared lanes in the Peak District round my home and tried it in the snow. Very difficult to tell if the four wheel drive comes in or not but the car performed well.

Took it back to the dealer and then drove over the same lanes in my Elegance estate to see what difference it made.

The Elegance really struggled in places where the Scout just kept going so obviously the four wheel drive was doing its job.

Very impressed overall. I thought that the Scout might be a bit more bumpy on its 17in wheels but he opposite seemed to be the case. Very smooth and less body roll than the Elegance.

Then went out onto the uncleared lanes in the Peak District round my home and tried it in the snow. Very difficult to tell if the four wheel drive comes in or not but the car performed well.

Did you turn off the ESP? This makes it much more tricky but shed loads more fun.

Tried it with the ESP on and off.

Preferred it with it OFF. Felt more like a car without all the electronic gadgets so I felt more in control.

The scout is a fab car.

Should our house sale, I will be sorry to sale it :-(

Its a 57 reg storm blue, xeons, maxi dot, mulifunction steering wheel, active head rests plus the normal Scout spec.

The problem is that is such a good car that as I look around to find a replacement thats cheaper I just cant find anything...

In this climate if you can get the spec you want used, that is the best route...

They are fantastic cars, i just struggle to see how i could afford one :(

...And i too love the sound of the engine, proper gruff...i always have preferred diesels mind you.