Day one in the Greenline - happy happy and happy. No booming noise (in fact it was much quieter than I expected on the motorway, much more so than the a Focus it replaces). Feels roomy. The cruise control is a thing of joy, 60 miles today, about half on motorway, the rest on A and B roads, not being super-cautious - 59mpg the device tells me, which seems like a great start to me,

Not faced the satnav yet, but Amundsen radio and Bluetooth iPhone sound decent enough (a bit harsh in the upper-mids, but with some tweaking liveable with).

2 weeks and only just over 200 miles on the clock!  I just love it.  Sold our 8 year old Mark II DSG 1.9 estate and bought new 1.6 SE TDI DSG, but got them to put Cruise Control on.  It's just a lovely car.  Don't notice any difference from the 1.9.  Lots of power, very quiet.  Got 60 MPG and that's just doing 12 miles to work!!

My VRS has done everything I've wanted of it. Taking the current family holiday as an example - it will transport a family of four and all of its gubbins for a week away in comfort and safety - the driver assist features are good, the economy is real world (I looked at a V6 petrol Audi S4 and S6 and boy they drink), the car is very stable in all weather that I driven it in, and quietly eats miles at any speed you like.

 

Then, once all of this stuff is delivered it goes like stink, makes an interesting noise and corners brilliantly. I've heard lots of complaints about the sound generator which I can imagine sounds a bit odd overlaid over a diesel but for the petrol its a great idea - you have a very refined turbo petrol when you want one, and a hairy Suburu when you feel in the mood. I think its fine, even knowing its completely false!

 

To be perfect it need 4wd and to be a bit quieter on the road noise front, but for the money you won't get better, with the possible exception of the Seat equivalent.

5 months and 18,000 miles in and loving it - probably the best allround car i've ever had.(I've had about 40 cars in last 20yrs).

 

Just miss 4wd to go with the performance.

 

First time i've ever had such a quick car with fabulous fuel economy (previously had Mitsubisi Evo's / hot hatches etc).

 

If I could go back 5 months and change it to something else I wouldn't.

I am still loving mine, almost 12 months since I bought it.

 

Loving it. 2800 miles in - easy 42-48 mpg around town, got 58 on a long run down to colchester from liverpool including a *bit of getting to know the car* on the m6 toll on the way back.

I am still loving mine, almost 12 months since I bought it.

Great looking front splitter. Superskoda?

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Purposely put my foot flat on the floor in second today, for the first and probably last time, just to see.

I almost got thrown out of the back window. And mine's only the 1.4 !!!!!

ahahah, why last time? Performance shall improve if you keep her trained!

I wouldn't say enjoying my car exactly - but I'm pleased with the car never the less. I bought the car to provide economical, comfortable and reliable means of commuting (80 mile round trip). It gets used for little else but still racking up 36,000 miles in 22 months. Nothing has broken, failed or fallen off. The only issue I had was the near side rear door filled up with water, but that cured itself and has not re occurred. I'm getting somewhere between 55 - 60 mpg which is exceptional for a large 2.0 diesel car. Tyre wear also has been very good, replaced the front tyres at 32,000 miles, rears are still original. The car is not exciting or particularly rewarding to drive, rolls and wallows if pushed yet has a firm and fairly unyielding ride courtesy of its basic torsion beam suspension.

My Octavia is not a sports car - no Octavia could even approach being one, least of all a diesel one like mine - but in fairness doesn't pretend to be. It does exactly what it says in the tin, so no real complaints here except for the downside of its basic suspension.

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My Mk III is my third vRS Octy and I love it. Done 2K miles now and I think the engine is starting to loosen up a bit now. Really nice to drive and feels like a great quality car. Love the Meteor Grey colour and have yet to see another one on the road so they must be pretty rare. Lots of hatchbacks, however!

 

Still think the 18" wheels are too weedy for the body though.

I wouldn't say enjoying my car exactly - but I'm pleased with the car never the less. I bought the car to provide economical, comfortable and reliable means of commuting (80 mile round trip). It gets used for little else but still racking up 36,000 miles in 22 months. Nothing has broken, failed or fallen off. The only issue I had was the near side rear door filled up with water, but that cured itself and has not re occurred. I'm getting somewhere between 55 - 60 mpg which is exceptional for a large 2.0 diesel car. Tyre wear also has been very good, replaced the front tyres at 32,000 miles, rears are still original. The car is not exciting or particularly rewarding to drive, rolls and wallows if pushed yet has a firm and fairly unyielding ride courtesy of its basic torsion beam suspension.

My Octavia is not a sports car - no Octavia could even approach being one, least of all a diesel one like mine - but in fairness doesn't pretend to be. It does exactly what it says in the tin, so no real complaints here except for the downside of its basic suspension.

Perfect summary Tim and exactly how I feel.

In isolation as a mile muncher/large family car for the money its difficult to do alot better I think, just does in no way excite or stir ones soul. A vRS probably would have done to enough of a degree to satisfy me as a one car driver though.

I bought a 1.4 TSI Elegance Estate back in November to replace a 6 year old Mk2 VRS estate.  I would have gone for another VRS without hesitation but I retired in 2012 and had to fund the new car out of significantly reduced income so the VRS was ruled out on cost grounds.  When an ex-pool Elegance Estate with about 7200 miles on the clock popped up on the Skoda website I decided it was time to make a move.

 

Initially I was a little underwhelmed by the car which struck me as functional and efficient but not inspiring like the VRS.  Five months on I am starting to revise that view and appreciate the 1.4 TSI on its own terms.  It has as much real-life performance as I'm ever likely to need and it uses significantly less petrol than the VRS.  It is easy and relaxing to drive.  It is quiet and comfortable with serious load-shifitng ability when required.  Most importantly my wife absolutely loves it despite initially being a bit intimidated by all the electronics.   The only thing I don't like is that despite having the steering set to Sport mode the car can be twitchy in a strong cross wind but not to the extent that I can'l live with it.

 

Long term relationship?  Probably yes (definitely yes if my wife has her way!) but I'll need to think carefully what to do when the warranty runs out.

The car is not exciting or particularly rewarding to drive, rolls and wallows if pushed yet has a firm and fairly unyielding ride courtesy of its basic torsion beam suspension.

 

The firm ride is not caused by the torsion beam suspension, it's caused by Skoda's choice of shock absorbers. Switch them for the ones fitted to the Golf and the ride improves considerably.

The firm ride is not caused by the torsion beam suspension, it's caused by Skoda's choice of shock absorbers. Switch them for the ones fitted to the Golf and the ride improves considerably.

Interesting and a good tip, the ride doesn't bother me that much that I'd swap the shock absorbers though.