Hi,

Picked up a 56 plate Octavia Elegance 2.0TDi today trading in an Elegance 1.9TDi.

First impressions are good, lots of nice improvements over the old car but keeping the nice handling, good boot space and general Audi quality for Ford money ethos.

Pros

Handling sharper

A bit quicker

Improved interior build quality

MP3 Stream much better than old radio

Better seats

Auto dimming mirror a nice touch

Headlights (not xenons) seem much brighter

More storage in the cabin

Arm rest better designed

More headroom (though that may be due to no sunroof)

Climate control layout better

One touch indicators

Cruise control better designed

Cons

Not as much storage in spare wheel space

Cigarette lighter socket appears to be intermittantly not working (believe this has happened to a few people)

There is wind noise from the drivers door

Will take it back to the dealer re the wind noise and the cigarette lighter socket.

However, very pleased with it on the whole.

Regards

Wind noise is I'm afraid pretty normal :(

Hi,

Okay, but was there not a thread or too on this forum about the doors causing the wind noise and it was a straightforward adjustment to stop it?

Also noticed today that the cover for the nearside headlight washer has fallen off!! Another item for the dealer to sort when it goes back in next week.

Regards