Hello everyone,

 

Bought a new Octavia Estate 4x4 DSG one year ago and I have the following problem:

At the time of ordering the car the seller convinced me that the ground clearance is 170 mm (same as Scout). Due to a certain route I have to drive very often, it was important to me to have that combined with all wheel drive, so I had them writing that on the order document. They wrote, signed and stamped that my car will have 17 cm. ground clearance (I still have the paper). Now, with the 138 mm real ground clearance I already damaged a lot of stuff underneath.
My question is:

Is there anybody that increased the ground clearance by any means and without bad side effects? Would it be possible to buy and mount a Scout suspension kit (springs, shock absorbers, etc.) so the clearance would be the same as the Scout?

Thank you very much for any helping answer.

Welcome to the forum.

The difference will really be between Ooo & Ahhh, which is very little.  Even putting on tyres with taller sidewalls.

Best trade the car in for more of an Offroader.

Maybe go back to the seller?

2 hours ago, Roottoot said:

Welcome to the forum.

The difference will really be between Ooo & Ahhh, which is very little.  Even putting on tyres with taller sidewalls.

Best trade the car in for more of an Offroader.

Thank you, Roottoot. I’ll ask the dealer if it's technically possible to replace the springs and shock absorbers with Scout ones. Or maybe there’s a more simple solution to that (raisers or something like that. 

2 minutes ago, MarkyG82 said:

Maybe go back to the seller?

I told them about the problem, they didn’t come with a solution. That is why I’d like to suggest them this with the suspension kit replaced if it’s technically possible.

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What parts are you hitting & have damaged and where are you actually going?

A 'Blue Light' Kit from Eibach can be fitted, as used by emergency services. 

No idea if that will make a difference to what you are finding to be vulnerable.

10 minutes ago, Roottoot said:

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What parts are you hitting & have damaged and where are you actually going?

It is mainly plastic parts including the plastic shield under the engine that is broken and even that body part under the doors  (don’t know the English name for that, sorry). Where am I going? On a ****ty road somewhere in Romania once a week. 

When you lift it still fit a metal sump guard.

I think it was a member from Romania that was selling them.