After 5 years and 2 Mark 1 Octy vRSs the time has come to say goodbye to Skoda. The new Octy may well be number 1 in the Auto Express Driver Power survey but in my view standards had slipped. The second car (54 reg) wasn't a patch on the first (51 reg) with no end of problems at the start and all sorts of squeaks, rattles and groans that the dealer just couldn't (didn't want to?) hear when I asked for them to be sorted. The dashboard rattled, the roof lining rattled & creaked, the rear brakes groaned, the brake pads/discs made an awful grinding noise when applied, etc etc

It was a fun car to drive but in the end the noises just became too much

I tried out the Mark 2 Octy vRS but it just isn't the same as the Mark 1 - I just didn't find it as much fun.

Mrs R still has her Fabia vRS but for me it is time to move on and have just taken delivery of a new, fully loaded with kit, Saab Aero 2.0T. It will be interesting to see how it compares.

Cheers

Rondo

Hope your new car serves you well. Bye

Please let us have your thoughts in due course on how the 2 cars compare and, as there is still a Skoda in the family, I trust you will continue to visit here from time to time.