hi

got my 1.9tdi estate today... seems good but you have to worry about something when you buy a new car, don't you?

the gear stick/gater is leather on elegance spec? It feels very plastic to me - esp compared to (lovely) leather multi steering wheel. Any thoughts anyone before I pester the dealer?

also dealer said the rear window sunblinds he was going to throw in for free are currently not available in UK - problem over fitting them to estate windows - any thought?

finally - he initially listed first service in the logbook at 10,000 miles - when I queried that he changed it to 20,000...said he'd forgotten that diesels have long life oil so no need to service until 20,000. Either way - car will tell me when?

any thoughts on this approach from dealer?

as I say - you have to worry about something, right?

Cheers

Can't help with the gaitor/blinds but the service intervals are 2 years around 20,000 miles. The engine has sensors and software that it uses to calculate when the service is due, providing it was set correctly at PDI. When topping up the oil you must use the correct type/VW spec 507.00 I think, and the engine will use a little oil so you must check it.

This may be better answered if it was in the new Octavia section.

thanks - will do