6 months ago I bought a 2010 Skoda Octavia Scout. 280k km on the odometer, but it still feels tight to drive. Perfect car for transporting my little family where ever we might go.

this car is the newest car model I have ever owned, first was a 96 A4 Sedan, second was a 91 Volvo 740 Estate, third was a 97 Chevy Suburban, and then I borrowed my dads 96 Jeep XJ for a few years. Safe to say ive driven older cars for a while, so it's nice to drive something a bit newer.

The car might not be the fastest, or the newest model, but it's mine, and it feels like the perfect car to transport my family in.

2.0L diesel engine, A/C works when it wants to, Manual 6 speed gearbox and "Swing" audio headunit.

Hello @jimoivez and welcome to Briskoda. Cracking cars the Octavia Scouts. Police in the UK use/ used to have quite a few. Pretty capable 4X4 which I'd imagine comes in handy in Norway. IIRC the a/c only functions when the outside temperature is above 6C which I guess isn't all that often outside summer in Norway lol

It's of course possible that at fifteen years old now it's probably in need of the system needing regassing with refridgerent.

Edited 11 October, 202511 Oct by Lee01

@Lee01 tried to gas up the A/C system before the summer heat REALLY kicked in when I had the car in for an aligntment, but it didn't want to fill it all the way, we even tried multiple times and no luck.

Sidenote, when it gets hot up here during summer, it gets REALLY hot, so the A/C would have been nice, but it's not a "Make it or break it" deal on my end, all in all im happy with the car, and with power windows I can open the windows if it gets unbearable.

@jimoivez sounds like there's a leak in the system somewhere then which could be pinpointed with a dye leak test but if you're happy with it as it is then good for you