Skodaless Wilderness

[gregoir]

Plenty of VWs and Audi on the streets of Washington DC but Skoda are noticeable by their absence.

"Gas" is just over $4 per US gallon so maybe there there would be an upside to living here.

Quite fancy a new Dodge Charger or a Ford Mustang. Black suits them both.

[james26]

Why don't you get a VW? I really don't know why Skoda dont sale in the USA!

[Aspman]

Why don't you get a VW? I really don't know why Skoda dont sale in the USA!

Probably because VW won't let them. Not Seats either I guess?

[CEPi]

No Seats either. Came yesterday from NYC and plenty of Golf's most of them 2.5 engine. More than 50% of cars are some silly SUV V8 which look the same, big as a mini-bus.

Loads of Passat's, Audi's, some diesel but rare. New Ford Focus also, front nose same as in Europe, rear made as a sadan. Insignias also a few, with different name. Most of them fill with 87 octane petrol @ $4 gallon (3,79 litres). Premium is 91 Octane.

Second hand cars are cheap, seen some dealers there, you will get a steel with less than $10.000.

[Phil_P]

Most of them fill with 87 octane petrol @ $4 gallon (3,79 litres). Premium is 91 Octane.

Be careful, you are not comparing like for like. The US uses MON (or PON) octane ratings which are very different to our RON ratings in the UK.

For example,

95(RON) = 91(PON) = 87(MON)