I have finally ordered a new Octavia and I am thrilled about it!

After an hour long test drive with a manual 1.9 TDi, we decided to go for it.

We never got to test drive a manual 1.6 FSi, and even though it felt very good with an automatic, and probably is as a manual too, we went for the diesel for several reasons.

The most importat ones were that it felt powerful and strong, as well as it will keep it`s value better. Here in Norway, Estates with diesel engines are the most popular cars.

I found the diesel to be more noisy when started, as well as going on slow speeds, but not when speed increased.

We are thrilled about the Octavia, and feel like it`s a real bargain compared to other cars. We also got a good deal from our dealer, so all in all we feel it`s a real catch.

Thanks to all of you for your input and help regarding this car, much appreciated!!

And I am very happy to be a member of the Skoda Octavia family!

Good choice of car....Many Happy Years of Skoda Motoring

Good choice, enjoy your new car.

How long have you got to wait for delivery?

Thanks guys!

Sadly, I have to wait some time before I get it. Seems like they have alot to do at

the Skoda factory these days.

If I ordered it this week, they could guarantee that I would get it in early July, which is just in time for the summer holiday.

They told me it took slightly more time now as the factory was starting production of the 2007 models in June and this would cause a slight delay.

So the good thing is that I`m getting a 2007 model. Shame though, that it`s over 2 months away.

Does anyone know what they manual says about the "drive in" of the car (how it should be driven when brand new)?

I want to break it in nicely, but not in such a way that it gets too lifeless as they sometimes can when driven too nicely.

Hope you know what I mean...

Will you be getting a preheater fitted? DEFA is a Norwegian company and makes preheaters which fit the New Octavia range.

http://www.defa.com/heating.php3?lang=3

Thanks guys!

Sadly' date=' I have to wait some time before I get it. Seems like they have alot to do at

the Skoda factory these days.

If I ordered it this week, they could guarantee that I would get it in early July, which is just in time for the summer holiday.

They told me it took slightly more time now as the factory was starting production of the 2007 models in June and this would cause a slight delay.

So the good thing is that I`m getting a 2007 model. Shame though, that it`s over 2 months away.

Does anyone know what they manual says about the "drive in" of the car (how it should be driven when brand new)?

I want to break it in nicely, but not in such a way that it gets too lifeless as they sometimes can when driven too nicely.

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The manual gives the same advice advice for petrol and diesel cars and pretty much the same advice that manufacturers have given for years. The modern PD diesel is a different beast. I took the advice of the long life oil manufacturers. That being don't go over 1/2 throttle for the first couple of hundred miles. Then drive the car progressively harsher up to full throttle over the next couple of hundred miles. This ensures the engine is run in but the cylinders arent glazed in the process. If this happens then you burn oil because the piston rings dont bed in correctly.

For example my friend has a 2.0 TDI golf mkV. He went easy on it for the first 1,000 miles. It had used 1 litre of oil by 4,000 miles. I've got 4,500 miles on and have never used any. My car is also running smoother, quieter and with better mpg than his was at this mileage. It keeps getting better too.

I wil think about getting an engine heater when winter comes. I am currently parking in the street as I live in an appartement. Therefor electric power for it is not possible, and a diesel driven one is too expensive.

But as soon as I have the chance, I will get an engine heater installer, possibly also an interior one if I haven`t got a garage.

Thanks alot for the advice on how to drive the car "in", much appreciated!

another interesting thing about the 1.9TDi; Norways biggest newspaper ran an article a month ago on various cars and how powerful their engines actually were. Some were what they claimed to be, a few less than what they claimed.

And then the surprise: The Octacvia did not have 105ps, but 118ps!!!

Checked other sources and turned out that the Golf has the same.

My guess is that since Audi uses the same engine, although as a 115ps, they simply put the same engine in all 3 brands and just gives different data on it.

Does anyone else have some information on this phenomenon?

And then the surprise: The Octacvia did not have 105ps' date=' but 118ps!!!

Checked other sources and turned out that the Golf has the same.

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Yeah i've said that on here for a while but its a bone of contention. VAG engines quite often yield higher outputs in standard form than on paper. The superchips test found the same results you speak of Here and the 140bhp 2.0 TDI got similarly inpressive results Here. Theres even a separate test of the of 2.0 TDI giving the same maximum power and torque as the octy albeit with a slightly different curve Here. At least that demostrates that they actually ran the tests.

It all looks very convincing to me and i have no problem keeping up with a Mondeo TDCI ST (155bhp) but it's irrelevant really i suppose as i'm happy with my car regardless.

My standard 2.0tdi was on a rolling road recently,and putting out 161bhp.

My standard 2.0tdi was on a rolling road recently,and putting out 161bhp.

Well i can't say that totally surprises me given the Superchips results but it's been dismissed as nonsence on here before when i mentioned it. Apparently an additional 5 or 6% over the manufacturer's figures is possible but not 10% or more without modifications. Results like that are most likely down to badly calibrated rolling road setups apparently. I beg to differ of course.

Also Roo's was the same at Merlin last week, I also belive Roo has had his on another RR with the same results.

Well, I believe that it must be correct since also the superchip tests revealed the same number on the 1.9TDi, 118 bhp. This was the same as several Norwegian tests revealed.

One was NAF, the Norwegian equivelant of Germany`s ADAC, who tested the Golf.

Another was Norway`s biggest newspaper who ran a big article, and the headline was "Skoda`s horses are the liveliest". They also gave 118bhp on the 1.9TDi. I think the VAG petrol engines were very close to the quoted numbers.

If I remember correctly it also featured the Audi A4 1.9 TDI which Audi claims has 115bhp, and I believe it was quoted as having 118bhp.

I also found a NAF test on the Octavia I, which had the 1.9TDi in 130bhp configuration. Tests revealed that it actually had 150bhp!!

And, as previously mentioned, a Norwegian test of the Octavia Estate 1.9 TDi, gave the 0-62mph at 10 secs. They tried several times and the result was always stable, around 10 secs. which is far from the 11.9secs claimed by Skoda.

In fact, I haven`t seen any tests where the 0-62mph has been 11.9, all have been lower.

The official 0-60 of the 2.0 TDI is 9.6 seconds. Considering the extra power the car may actually have and comparing the in-gear acceleration figures and torque characteristics it's likely that the 2.0 TDI 0-60 time is nearer 8.5 seconds! It certainly feels like it is but then the characteristic 'diesel surge' in the peaky 2.0TDi engine is probably decepetive.

I got a mail from my dealer today, my car will be manufactured in week 24.

When finished, how long do they normally stay at the factory untill they are shipped to their location?

And when should I expect to have it?