Bought 3 weeks ago and could'nt find that much on here about this particular version so thought I'd post my thoughts so far for anyone looking at these.

 

65,000 miles, fsh, one owner. 

 

Main criteria were petrol, automatic, room/comfort for passengers, decent boot space and service costs/ease of parts etc. I do mainly "around town driving" hence petrol. I'm 52 and enjoy the ease of auto. I work as a carer so practicality for passengers and wheelchair space.

 

Please take into consideration I'm just a normal bloke with little car knowledge, mostly old bangers or campervans though I did have a nice Passat 2L diesel Tip Auto full leather heated seats etc for couple of years.

 

Loving it so far, nicest car I've owned. I've seen "sluggish", "noisey", "dsg problems". I'm no boy racer but kickdown in "D" overtakes nicely, put into "S" (sport) and as well as an engine noise I personally enjoy (not whiney but throaty) immediately goes into a lower gear ratio giving nice driveability coming into roundabouts, pulling away from starts, cornering and overtaking. You can drive manually also, shifting across and pushing up or down through gears at your choice. Seems to have it all covered, go a bit sporty or chill. So far in town driving the computer says average 35mpg which is fine for me but obviously maybe a factor for others.

 

Probably havnt driven enough nice cars to compare but noise is not an issue to me. The engine at "normal" driving/cruising speeds is not audible, as I said earlier throaty when foot goes down hard and also initial pulling away. There is a hum from the road which I've known in everything I've driven, perhaps more from the rear or tyres, but I'm assuming that's because it has a boot that probably acts a bit like a drum (it's big).

 

I dont think it is a dsg, from a bit of research I think it's a torque converter but really dont understand alot of that stuff, so hopefully those "problems" swerved. My understanding is they're chain driven so no cambelt costs but regular oil changes. No turbo problems because it isnt one. I'm thinking it's very me, old and simple ish ! Please correct me if any of this is wrong.

 

Every client I've driven has loved the comfortable seats, as do I. Easy to get a good driving position (I'm 6 foot 1 if that helps anyone). Boot space is great, mine came with little hooks that look cheap but are brilliant at stopping shopping spills. Rear passengers have liked the room and armrest. 

 

Favourite gimmick is the sunglasses holder.

 

Glad to be part of the Skoda family and thanks to those who wrote about : rear washer problems, intermittent cruise control and window irregularities. All three niggles sorted for £8.99 (rear washer jet) and a couple of hours cleaning contacts (cruise control) and learning how to reset window "memory".

Welcome to BriSkoda,Like you I have also just got an Octavia Elegance DSG,!.4 estate,although I moved up from a Roomster 1.9 TD 3 spec. Great site for fixes and advice,I'm currently working my way through all the previous posts,up to page 198! Love the Elegance trim,shame I've not got maxidot,not many petrol DSGs for sale on Auto Trader for under 10 grand,had to go 100 miles to get mine.

Personally, I think the 1.6 petrol is the best choice of the pre 2010 Octavia models.

 

I ran a 2006 2.0 TDI DSG for a number of years, and although it was more fuel efficient than your 1.6 petrol, it ended up probably costing me more than owning a petrol in expensive repairs (dual mass flywheel, EGR valve, glow plug failures etc).

 

When owning older cars, fuel economy is only part of the equation of running costs.  

Welcome.

It is not the DSG if it is a Triptronic Box.

It does not need the wet clutch DSG's 40,000 mile oil changes.

Best check on a ATF change, and if they are required, especially at 10 years.

Thanks for the welcomes and comments.

 

I've found lots of good advice and threads here so far, cheers.

 

Checked gearbox and have found, as you say Offski, that it is not a DSG but a torque converter. Skoda recommend never having to change the ATF though a few on here think it's a good idea after 80/90,000 miles. I'm at 66,000 so far, so will not worry for a while. I'm finding the gearbox is brilliant as I said in my post, go manual, "S" or "D" depending on mood. Still really enjoying driving and am finding new things each day that make me think "hmm, that's well thought out" ! 

Maybe best leave the gearbox well alone if all is well,

but then those mentioning 80-90,000 miles might not be considering only 66,000 miles covered over 11 years.

As with any servicing and maintenance like changing filters, brake fluid, oils, how used or location matters, as much as miles covered.

On 5/14/2018 at 15:57, Offski said:

Maybe best leave the gearbox well alone if all is well

Yeah, think the same, if it starts feeling different with gear changes in any way I'll look into it. 

 

On 5/14/2018 at 14:56, booke23 said:

Personally, I think the 1.6 petrol is the best choice of the pre 2010 Octavia models

That's good to hear booke23, see you have L&K, wanted one, look lovely, but very thin on the ground, bit jealous.

 

Early days with old car but will report any problems in future in line with original post for those looking at these, so far all good.