Possible new Octavia owner

[Lung]

Good morning all.

I'm very close to ordering an Octavia 1.2 SE, subject to a test drive and seeing if it will fit on my drive without bottoming out, so I thought I'd sign up here. Are there any specific things that I should be looking at on the test drive, other than standard? Are there any "must have" options, or any to steer well clear of? I'm currently thinking Pacific Blue, with spare wheel and nothing else.

Thanks!

[DarrellGB]

Test drive a Yeti while your there, it may just sway you

[Lung]

The wife hates the look of the Yeti, so that's a non-starter

[littleade]

As far as your test drive is concerned try it out on motorways if you can, dual carriageways and A and B roads with the normal number of occupants you carry to make sure it matches your requirements. The spare is a definite must IMO, other 'extras' will add little if any value when you come to trade it in.

[Lung]

I might have also just requested a test drive in a vRS. Oops

[Lung]

And on a Rapid! I can't make my mind up. The Rapid wasn't even in contention until i spotted that the Rapid Sport is just over £12k brand new on Drive the Deal. I know the Octavia is considered the better car, but that's a huge price difference. And then there's the Black Edition to consider too. Argh!

Edited 31 October, 2014 by Lung