Hello from Herefordshire

Just bought a March 2021 reg (ex-demo) 2021 Octavia Estate 1.4 TSI iV vRS 5dr DSG (petrol/hybrid), circa 4500 miles on the clock. Learning curve anticipated! Been driving Audis for years (was on my 14th) but my last Audi  (A1) boot too small to fit crate for puppy and luggage. This is the first car I've ever bought with the boot size the principal aspiration. The hybrid reduces the boot size by about 150 litres but only as regards the under-boot. Crate fits, also the ramp for puppy to walk/run up, but no room for luggage as well. 

I am looking forward to cleaning the car to get to know it. The Audi A1 used to take me about 5 hours, (exterior only) for wash, dry, polish and wax so hopefully the Octavia won't take much longer. Unfortunately, puppy chewed through the hosepipe so it's back to the old-fashioned way of buckets of water as i go. 

Hybrid is interesting, the dealer charged the battery about 50% but the distance from the dealership to my home plus a few miles of my driving it earlier today plus playing with the console, opening and shutting the boot and doors has reduced the charge available to about 3 miles. Wonderful.