Used Octavia hatch 2009-2011 opionions

[brad]

I assuming you are looking at Octavia because you need the luggage room?

Probably worth looking at a Jetta diesel as well if you just need room & don't need the hatch/wagon.

[Aztech]

The "white" sections r not hard to keep clean. Tis been 4 yrs + 2 kids under 5 yrs old, n it still looks like it did when i drove it off the showroom floor.

Speaking of fuel consumption - we mostly do suburban driving and spirited driving on the weekends and the trip computer shows an avg consumption of 7.9L/100. I don't know how accurate it is.

But yeah....u do alot of kms - get a diesel.

Thanks Darkshadow that is good to know, I'm assuming you have the petrol variant? Still pretty decent fuel consumption on that.

[Aztech]

I assuming you are looking at Octavia because you need the luggage room?

Probably worth looking at a Jetta diesel as well if you just need room & don't need the hatch/wagon.

Hi Brad, yeah looking at the Jetta's as well, really going to come down to what we get a good deal on, would prefer a hatch for convenience but its not a huge deal. Also looking at the diesel Ford Focus made in Germany, looks like a good car although doesnt have the nice VAG interior.

[BluChris]

If buying the 1.8 be aware the DSG is 7 speed; make sure it's OK. Otherwise I tend to agree with the others - for you the diesel makes sense and the vRS sounds like a good choice.

I actually sold my Octavia for a German built Focus. I agree the interior isn't as good but the drive is better (neither was/is the sporting version) so it depends on priorities. If a Focus, stick with the diesel or buy a manual, because the petrol is a 7 speed DCT (DSG) with the same issues as VW.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Thanks Darkshadow that is good to know, I'm assuming you have the petrol variant? Still pretty decent fuel consumption on that.

indeed a TSI.
running on stg 2+

i wanted a jetta 147 before i saw the octavia. the 'hatch' factor and lower price sealed the deal for me with the octavia. an equivalent spec'ed jetta was going to cost me approx $55k, while my octavia cost me $44k.

[Aztech]

If buying the 1.8 be aware the DSG is 7 speed; make sure it's OK. Otherwise I tend to agree with the others - for you the diesel makes sense and the vRS sounds like a good choice.

I actually sold my Octavia for a German built Focus. I agree the interior isn't as good but the drive is better (neither was/is the sporting version) so it depends on priorities. If a Focus, stick with the diesel or buy a manual, because the petrol is a 7 speed DCT (DSG) with the same issues as VW.

Hi BluChris, yeah definitely looking at the diesels, which is good as there are heaps on car sales for a decent price, looking at either the sport or titanium as they don't seem to cost much more used than the base model.

[BluChris]

Be aware too that the Titanium has 18 inch wheels that according to some ruin the ride. Good idea to compare the Sport with the Titanium if test driving.

[afterdarker]

Myself, I have driven a 1.8 TSI Octavia MkII DSG from new the last 5 years.
Put on about 20,000 K a year around Sydney, mainly business.
Great petrol consumption , very economical.
Oil consumption, though, well that's another matter.
Just bought a new Octavia vRS but kept the Mark II, it is such a good car.
Still really nice to drive.


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[Aztech]

Myself, I have driven a 1.8 TSI Octavia MkII DSG from new the last 5 years.
Put on about 20,000 K a year around Sydney, mainly business.
Great petrol consumption , very economical.
Oil consumption, though, well that's another matter.
Just bought a new Octavia vRS but kept the Mark II, it is such a good car.
Still really nice to drive.

Nice, so just got back from test driving the vRS diesel, got to say I loved it really smooth, bit noisier than I'm use to in petrol engines when you put your foot down but don't mind that at all.

I pulled up and had a flick through the MFD and the fuel consumption figures when you change it to "2" (which I assume works the same as in the VWs, as in its an average of the last 1000 or so k's) was showing an average of 10L/100km. As the claimed combined figures are 6L/100 I was expecting around the 7-8 mark at the most.

Is this normal or does this guy flog it all the time?

My old 90TSI had claimed figures of 6.4 I think and I never had an average over high 7s and that was when I cained it.

Afterdarker do you have to 2.0 petrol? If so what sort of averages are you getting?

[Aztech]

Be aware too that the Titanium has 18 inch wheels that according to some ruin the ride. Good idea to compare the Sport with the Titanium if test driving.

Good tip, I'm probably looking more at the sport anyway as there seem to be more around in my price range and they still have the main extras I'm after.