Shake, rattle and roll

[Tensixty6]

No it has been quiet from the day we bought it. Theres the usual ticking from behind the dash but thats it. I hope I havent jinxed myself now

Did you knock on wood, cos if you didn't, you're screwed.

[JP-009]

Our old Mk5 Comfortline 2TDI had about 65k when we traded it in - no rattles or squeeks.

The 2 TDI Elegance wagon we now have has 15k on the clock and is 8 months old. No rattles or squeeks yet

[code618]

Octavia vRS - 8500km so far.... behaving as others have

Creaky door seals - I can live with this

Tyre roar - 18s 40 profile - the handling makes up for slightly noisy tyres..big time!

...basically faultless in terms of rattles etc.

[Graybags]

Did you knock on wood, cos if you didn't, you're screwed.

Doh! forgot about that. Oh well its been good while it lasted.
-Gt

[rym]

unfortunately, the rattle in my Octavia Elegance is taking the gloss off the ownership experience.

Centre console rattles badly with a sharp knocking sound.

Left hand corner where the dash meets the windscreen has a loud sound that is similar to when some one pulls sticky tape off a surface. Can you imagine the annoyance of this sound over every heave and bob of the suspension?

The wife is driven insane on the passenger side.

The service people refuses to do anything about it ... been back 4 times and wasted my time going back and forth for nought.

Other than that, the engine is a gem and the wagon body is damn practical.

But based on this poor quality experience and poor customer service, this would be the first and last purchase involving VAG product.

[Graybags]

What dealer are you using?

[rym]

It is a VW dealer that also service Skodas. Don't think I can mention names in open?

I'm in East side of Melb.

[BlackSuperb]

You can and should mention names. As long as it is factual and truthful, fill your boots.

[rym]

Doncaster is where I got this great support... NOT.

[woofy]

To be honest I have found VW service centres useless, try Richmond, Preston or the new Mentone one....a VW dealer doesn't want your repeat Skoda car sales business so not really in their interest to fix a Skoda prob as they want you to get a VW....