Just had a new Octy estate SE Plus delivered to my home and i'm stuck offshore for another two weeks, i'm running up the walls with anticipation. Good thing is that the wife likes it.

Anyway, what's the most practical accessory to get first?, i managed to negotiate a spare wheel from the dealership, think i should have tried for a boot mat too.

Boot mat I agree. Also rubber footwell mats - Winter is coming (although not this weekend)

Mud flaps although they call them splash guards!

Tyre pressure guage and tread depth measurer

Flexible boot liner Part No. DMA619001 (Hatch) DMA629001 (Estate)

Flexible boot liner (I think I paid a lot less than £46 from a Skoda dealer)

Edited 1 October, 201114 yr by PowerMalc

Wouldn't bother with mudflaps. They are too short to be anything but useless. I wish i hadn't bothered with them.

Another vote for the boot liner. Plus the boot net, which is good for keeping things from moving around.

Other practical accessories, perhaps outwith of the Skoda catalogue - first aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle, hi-vis jackets, small toolkit, torch.

Good quality seat covers, only trouble is, seat condition kept perfect, but you never get to see them. (Just like me)

Hi Ian,

Welcome to Skoda ownership.

Useful

First Aid kit, doesn't have to be from Skoda.

Under bonnet insulation Pad - not vital, but does make it look finished and helps a little with engine noise and quick warm-up in winter.

Torch

Expanding Wrench - most places over tighten the wheel nuts so if you don't have one of these forget getting the wheel off.

Kit bag - Tesco do one that is a good fit in the alcove on the left hand side of the boot, it's made of black felt like the liner and Velcro strips keep it in place. Looks like it came with the car and was only £5-£6.

Rubber mats - Good quality and value from the dealer. That reminds me must swap them over from the carpet ones this weekend.

Not worth it

Extra Mud guards - Have these, can't say they make much difference.

Regards

Simon

Curry hook in the passenger foot well, it can be used for a single bag of shopping or SWMBOS handbag, stops the shopping from emptying out the bag & sloshing around when cornering or accelerating.

Cheers guys, some good suggestions there, think i'll have to raid the bank again

Enjoy the new wheels when you finally get to see them Ian. Don't think I can add much as mentioned mud flaps are not 100% effective but I found a marked improvement when I fitted mine halved the wave of muck that used to land on car there are 2 shapes of flaps the new FL shape are more rounded and catch less and the pre FL ones which are a little squarer but cover more both fit!

The boot bag is useful if you don't have the CD autochanger in the boot, perfect for keeping a small bottle of oil or cleaning bits & bobs.

Boot mat I agree. Also rubber footwell mats - Winter is coming (although not this weekend)

Mud flaps although they call them splash guards!

Hey just got my self a VRS and i want rubber mats for it i had for my civic and they were honda made and were great high quality, do skoda make rubber mats or do we have to buy cheap tailored things from ebay??

...do skoda make rubber mats...

Yes they do

Yes they do

Awsome, better go have a lookie for those then, thanks!!!

Me thinks i have found them, they should fit a VRS????

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?p_no=DCC600102A

A full size Spare Wheel ?

Me thinks i have found them, they should fit a VRS????

http://www.accessori...p_no=DCC600102A

These should fit any Octavia including the vRS.

2Kg fire extinguisher from Ikea. It's powder so can be used on vehicle fires. At less than £25 it's not going to break the bank but might save a life one day.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50143351/

Much better than the, fankly, useless 500g/1kg units that are fitted where these things are mandatory.

Edited 10 October, 201114 yr by Lou_O

On the mudflaps, I do notice they make a difference.

My outlook is that they're certainly not going to do any harm, and any reduction in debris sticking to the car gets a from me

My outlook is that they're certainly not going to do any harm.

Not specific to my Octavia but that is not always true.

I had mudflaps on my BMW 320d. Grit, debris and salt worked its way between the mudflap and the paintwork over time.

Higher speeds and going through puddles will cause the mudflap to move around slightly.

Not so bad on the back as they attach to the plastic bumper but after 50,000 miles against the front wings and sills saw a lot of scratches and rust

Ah, well OK - that's a slightly different issue. But a fair observation.

I get round that by taking them off twice a year and cleaning round that area. It's the same time I remove the wheels and clean the arches properly, and also remove the wheelarch liners as you wouldn't believe the amount of debris that gets trapped behind those as well

Even if you don't go to the same lengths, the removal, cleaning and re-attachment of mudflaps all-round is perhaps a 30 minute job.

Curry hook in the passenger foot well, it can be used for a single bag of shopping or SWMBOS handbag, stops the shopping from emptying out the bag & sloshing around when cornering or accelerating.

Curry Hook. Sounds very useful, where can I get one from? This obviously in addition to any rear boot hooks I have - I'm being lazy. Plus I enjoy the smell of a curry on the way home, you get that in the boot