Hello All, after much research on here I have just purchased my first Skoda.I am of the age to remember the old skoda jokes "why has a skoda got a heated rear window.....to keep your hands warm while you are pushing it" etc etc.When we gave it a test drive we were all saying "WOW" it drives like the passat that we had as a hire car. We have had a few cars in the past all various styles, some of which I wish I had now as they would be worth thousands (Mk 2 Cortina, VW Camper, Ford Capri etc etc). The Skoda seems a very well built car, mpg is astonishing, it is 54 reg with 84,000 miles, full service history, cambelt changed twice, new clutch and flywheel. I have read through most of the topics concerning MK2 Octavias and there is a wealth of knowledge there which is why we picked the 1.9 pd. Hope to pick up more tips and share some that I have picked up over the years.

Hi, I know what you mean about wishing you still had some of your old cars. I am the same. But at the end of the day, whats gone is gone.

But were the old cars that you had actually as good as we think they were..............probably not........new thread coming up