Skoda appreciation post

[Shallowhal]

had a 09 petrol octavia.
brother's redundancy present so i took it off his hands.
drove it for 3 years.
fucking dirtbox.
you'd havta be a fuckin dwarf to call wunna them yokes roomy.

Wat ya drivin now doc a hummer ? Yu must be huge .

....and don't you forget it!!

[silverbullet]

Wait til ya hear about satan's wheelbarrow and its effects on the geopolitical climate, coupled with our dear gay leader Leo Varadkar!

[Belker]

avensis

Me too, I love me D4D 2L Diesel injection,
It's a Bitch of a car !

[Billy boy]

Driving a Skoda occy as a taxi the year and covered the usual high milage a taxi driver does and literally not so much as one fault with it. Do the usual service every 10k and keep her in check. Always drove a Japanese before this, needless to say I won't be be going back.

a word of advice....as soon as you start having problems with the heating.....get rid of it..... Even Skoda don't know how to fix it....

[C5]

@billyboy, ya flush the system and put in a new thermostat. Coolant should be replaced every few years anyway. Its one of the most basic systems in a car.

[Rat Catcher]

The MKII Octy was the best motor I ever bought. Serviced in accordance with manufacturers specifications bar doing the oil at 20k kilo intervals despite never reaching the variable prompt. Still in perfect working order despite Mrs. Catchers heavy handed feet being at the controls these days.

[Rat Catcher]

@billyboy, ya flush the system and put in a new thermostat. Coolant should be replaced every few years anyway. Its one of the most basic systems in a car.

Never replaced coolant in any of my Octys, it's not in the service schedule and I never experienced any cooling circuit problems - not even in the MKI aka Trigger's Brush. It gets topped up when the timing belt/water pump is replaced.