OCTAVIA III Owners discussion thread

[woofy]

I don't use CC in general unless in the far right lanes and traffic isn't built up. In other news, went the the Aust motoring festival yesterday even though it looked a bit of a dud but was fine for the kids, a tonne of stuff for them to do, moreso than the adults almost. They had the car of the year finalists etc there so had a few Skodas about. I was looking at the Santa Fe as it was the SUV winner and its auto gate would close almost straight away after opening....it smacked my in the head with a latch and I watched it do it to 2 others. Made my choice not to get it on the Skoda now even though there was clearly an issue with it, I don't want something like that happening to me, or it opening further than I liked. I whacked it or grabbed it with my hand to make it stop and that worked but it almost closed on my youngest.

[bobski]

Does the auto close stop if it encounters something hard? My mate's passat hit him in the head when I pushed the button (he ducked his head back in). Its seems easy to miss that someone has pushed the button.

[GeeMatt]

Does the auto close stop if it encounters something hard? My mate's passat hit him in the head when I pushed the button (he ducked his head back in). Its seems easy to miss that someone has pushed the button.

It definitely stops if retarded, say with your hand. Not sure if it clocked your head there would be enough force though ! (Especially if you are soft like me ! Not willing to do a test )

[Tuan]

Never ever thought the auto tailgate could cause so much harm LOL !! Gold !

[Reichter]

How is everyone finding the torsion beam suspension?
Is it worth going up to the 132tsi just for the multilink rear suspension setup?

[Antiplastix]

The only time I notice the difference is on mid corner bumps. The back end gets a bit jiggly then. 99% of the time you wont notice the difference. For me I was willing to sacrifice the multilink to stay away from the 7sp DSG, but if your looking at the 103 then its a whole new problem.

[Gerrycan]

Last year I wanted a manual so the decision was made for me.
The ride and handling on my torsion bar rear with 17 " rims is fine.

For normal driving the power available is more than adequate and economy terrific.

If I were buying now I would seriously consider the diesel Scout.

[GTR27]

Torsion beam on mine is fine, with 18s. The dampers could be better (not enough rebound damping) but for a normal everyday car, it's perfectly acceptable. The 1.4 is more motor than you need for an everyday car. Ignore the figures, it's pretty much the same speed as a Mazda 6 with the 2.5, but more torque down low where you drive everyday and less top end.

Scout models look good value

[PassatB6]

How is everyone finding the torsion beam suspension?
Is it worth going up to the 132tsi just for the multilink rear suspension setup?

Don't notice the difference to be honest. Would I pay more just for a multilink? No. Just to reinforce what others have said. The 103TSI is great around town and good on the freeway too. Very much like a 2.0T Passat I had a few years ago but smoother and more accessible torque. I have DSG and I'm 100% happy with it despite what you hear said. 15,000 k no problems.

[Reichter]

I've also read that the 132TSI has bigger brakes...but i can't seem to find that info in black and white. Has anyone possibly seen it?

For the $2300 price increase from the 103TSI to the 132TSI, you get the 1.8L EA888 engine, multilink rear and the rear boot low profile spoiler.