I picked up a MK II Octavia Vrs a couple of weeks ago. I checked that the spare tyre was ok when I went to view it but then got distracted by the salesman showing me the wonders of the hook on the parcel shelf to hold up the carpet, so I didn't check that there was a jack or wheel wrench - which there wasn't!

Picked up extendable wheel wrench at tesco for £6 and went to scrap yard at weekend and got a scissor jack and the plastic holder for it to sit in the spare wheel. However looking at it again I am not sure if the scissor jack will fit. I had a MK I octavia vrs before which had a half scissor jack so I was wondering what comes as standard with the MK II? And then if it is a half does anyone use a normal scissor jack and where do they jack it up, and if it is a normal 1 then does it have a different slot on the top than standard? The 1 I got on Saturday had a bit of a trough at the top but 1 bit higher than the other. I got it out of an Alfa 156 sportwagon(estate) though noticed a volvo s40 had the same type anyway. There weren't any Skodas or VW's in the scrap yard (I think that's a good sign!)

Any help much appreciated! Thanks.

Mine is a half scissor and not very robust, creaks a lot to be honest. I think it does have a slotted cup to fit the sills.

If it was me id go back to the garage & get them to supply you with the correct jack & wheel brace etc as you have only had the car 2 weeks!

Standard jack is carp anyway-they don't call them 'widow-makers' for nothing!

Do yourself a favour & pick up a trolley jack-only about £20ish on ebay or from Halfrauds... :yes:

Standard jack is carp anyway-they don't call them 'widow-makers' for nothing!

Do yourself a favour & pick up a trolley jack-only about £20ish on ebay or from Halfrauds... :yes:

Agree with getting a trolley jack and the risks of using a standard car jack but I would also suggest going back to the dealer and getting the jack that should have come with car. Trolley jacks are safer and easier to use but they are much heavier and don't fit in the spare wheel space which means you can carry them around as an emergency backup.

Thanks for replies. Unfortuanetly the garage where I bought the car is in Birmingham and I live in Edinburgh so going back is not the most cost effective option!

It is only for emergency use in terms of a puncture. I wouldn't be using it for anything else which negates the need or practicality for a trolley jack. Has anyone used a full scissor jack on the VRS MKII or does it not fit and only a half jack fits?

Thanks

I bought a scissor jack from machine mart for £9.99 for another car. Haven't tried it on my Octy (I've got the Skoda one) but looks as though it may fit?

Sorry if this sounds a bit dumb but, why don't you try it?

Thanks for replies. Unfortuanetly the garage where I bought the car is in Birmingham and I live in Edinburgh so going back is not the most cost effective option!

You could ring them up and get them to post it?