Octavia vRS Mk3 Pics - They're finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**K1W1** · 11-07-2013, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by woofy

What do you have in the hole in yours? We have a lighter and I'm pretty sure an ash tray. Maybe they removed them in the FL.

The plug is just a plastic plug marked "12v" as in the pics on the new models and there is no ash tray. The lift up lid box in front of the gear lever where the ash try would be is just felt lined. Mine has an iPod in it I put in there when I got the car and I don't think the lid has been opened since until about two days ago.

**K1W1** · 11-07-2013, 05:32 PM

I'm still really struggling with this design feature

The sort of pocket above the driving lights. I can't see how it is in any way aerodynamic to have wall there where the air flows around the body and it looks to me like a great trap for bugs and airborne rubbish and a potential place for bad stone damage.
Can anybody offer a reason for it's existence other than "styling"?

**Tim** · 11-07-2013, 05:45 PM

it may be necessary to create a low pressure area in order for the headlight washers to be more effective. (The other possibility is that I could be just making it up)

**K1W1** · 11-07-2013, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by Tim

it may be necessary to create a low pressure area in order for the headlight washers to be more effective.

At least is a vaguely plausible explanation although logic would say that as no other vehicle with headlight washers has ever had this feature either Skoda is way ahead of the curve or it's not correct.