after Octavia?

[Mysticality]

Oh, bloody hell... :S
You'd think Ford could pull off a better vehicle than the humble Kia, wouldn't you. Heh.

That being said, I would buy another Sorento in an instant. Its an excellent car.
Although, I think my next car (Colorado 7) will sit alongside the Skoda in the garage, not replace it.

[nyc863]

I drove a yeti tdi yesterday and it is really pleasant. the diesel was spirited the car felt nimble and it was airy. I like the styling too unlike the Octavia look.
the sales guy said an Octavia run out is looming, and as the update will retreat from the facelift look there will be big incentives. I am a bit disappointed in the depreciation on the vrs, I think the onroad was 47k over 2 years ago, now I would be lucky to get 26k private despite low kms: that's more than the average 3 year depreciation figure

[K1W1]

finally I test drove a prius v. as expected, driving it is a momentum game but I love the tech and the third row for those times my wife wants to play taxi service for 5 crazy kids! it is also really roomy in general and I think can do sub 5 per tank even for our terrible (inefficient) use patterns. creeping along in traffic in electric mode is really satisfying for some reason. unfortunately there is not yet a Prius v itech which gives the cool radar following, leather and sunroof etc.

Some friends of ours purchased the first privately owned Prius in Australia. After 5 years and about 100,000km the steering system mucked up. The quote to repair - $14,000! For the steering system!
They now run a Yaris.

[K1W1]

the sales guy said an Octavia run out is looming, and as the update will retreat from the facelift look there will be big incentives.

According the the stories in yesterdays press the new Octavia will be released in the northern autumn (the September/October car show circuit) and will be here in Australia early in 2013. I guess that means that Skoda are unlikely to build any more current Octavias after their traditional summer holidays in July so realistically any stocks will have to last for 6-9 months until the new one arrives.
Skoda Australia always have a special in February and my pick would be that that would be when the Octavia run out would be on in earnest if there was any stock still available at that time.
This is looking really good for me. My car is 3 years old at Christmas so mid 2013 would be a good time to do a change the new model will mean it will be like getting a completely new car not just a face lift.

[scobb]

Something like a Mondeo would probably compare in terms of consumption, roominess etc but the interior is poor just like the mazda.

If you can hang on for about 6 months, the recently announced new Mondeo looks the business to me. More than a hint of Aston Martin, with a very classy interior.

[BlackSuperb]

....car like driving position which buries you more in the cheapness than a typical suv.

Ha ha. Gold!

[Ocy_RS_TDi_Kombi]

If you need 7 seats try a new Citroen C4 Picasso. You'll pay less than $40k and it's got the Citreon/Peugeot/Ford 2.0l TDi 120kw motor. The 3rd row seats take adults and the front is a vey nice place to sit with the big windscreen. Just lease it for 3 years though and more it on afterwards as reliability maybe an issue.

[ox518]

I think you will probably end up with Superb TDI....

However, Subaru Outback is going to have new model with new engine on market sometimes around Sep(new one has lunched in USA).

[JP-009]

We have the 2TDI (Oettinger reflash) Elegance wagon with 3 booster/baby seats across the back and an older '05 Multivan 2.5 TDI. We see about 8 and 9 L/100km respectively for short trips around town.

Highly recommend the Multivan. Amazingly easy to park and see out of. Kids and missus love it as there is plenty of room, and the footprint is not that much bigger than the Octavia. The Multivan is extremely versitile as all passenger seats are on rails (or can be removed). Have a look, you might be suprised.

[gldgti]

We have the 2TDI (Oettinger reflash) Elegance wagon with 3 booster/baby seats across the back and an older '05 Multivan 2.5 TDI. We see about 8 and 9 L/100km respectively for short trips around town.

Highly recommend the Multivan. Amazingly easy to park and see out of. Kids and missus love it as there is plenty of room, and the footprint is not that much bigger than the Octavia. The Multivan is extremely versitile as all passenger seats are on rails (or can be removed). Have a look, you might be suprised.

True about the footprint - if you want value for sheer cubic metres, you cant go past a transporter variant of some kind. Last weekend my folks came and stayed with us, they have a T4 2.5TDI caravelle. I let them park it where the octavia usually goes in my carport, behind the mk1. Sure enough, the wheelbase is only about 100mm longer, and the whole thing (shorter overhangs) is pretty much the same. A little wider but still OK.

Couple with that that it drives like a good car, still gets 8-9l/100km, sits you high up so you feel like the king himself - they are hard to look past for sheer practicality. AND the considerable ground clearance makes them great on logging tracks/out in the bush - even without 4-motion.

Ha, why don't I have one