Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

It has a solid build and has that feel of a more expensive car than it is.

I am well over 6 feet tall and find that even with the sunroof fitted, I have more than enough head and leg room.

There are only two minor faults to date.

If the vehicle is wet, on opening the boot, water pours onto the side parcel shelf and then into the boot.

Also a slightly annoying clunk that appears to come from the lower drivers door when going over bumps at reasonably slow speeds.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing has broken, packed up or fallen off the car.

It has only had routine servicing, tires and brake pads.

It needed the front brake rotors replacing at 100,000 miles.

The main dealer is sometimes very sloppy about carrying work out, I always have to check that the servicing has been correctly done.

General Comments:

I use the car for taxi work.

It looks smart and it's very practical.

The boot (trunk) on the estate is enormous.

I cover 85,000 miles a year.

The fuel economy is terrific, at least 45 miles per gallon around town and 60 miles per gallon on longer journeys.

Faults:

The rear screen wash has not worked since I got the car.

The heated rear window has an element fault.

General Comments:

This car is quick and handles well.

There seems to be a lot of wind noise from the rear windows.

Water drops into the boot when you open the tailgate in wet conditions.

Mileage per gallon is very good bearing in mind the performance the car offers.

Faults:

Radio would not illuminate when I first got the car.

General Comments:

The Octavia is a practical family car and the large boot is excellent (the biggest Volkswagen Group car with a hatchback) attracting many admiring compliments from my friends.

The diesel engine has brilliant economy at around 700 miles/1100 kilometers a tankful, however it is not a Volkswagen "Pump Duse" engine and performance therefore suffers, but it's still a decent performer.

Rear legroom isn't brilliant, compensation for a big boot, but I have a friend who is over 6 foot and he doesn't think it is any worse then a Mondeo or a Passat and better then the Bora it's based on.

In the cabin it needs more cup holders (only 2 one in the back and one in the front) and a better sounding stereo would be good, but the parking ticket holder on the inside of the windscreen's a nice touch.

As for handling it beats the equivalent Volkswagens due to it's stiffer and better ride that's needed for rough Czech roads compared to the smooth German ones of Volkswagen.

Faults:

So far nothing, but only had it for under 2 months. Some wear on driver seat, but it was an ex-demonstrator.

General Comments:

After my last car, I wanted something which was quick, comfortable and had plenty of extras on it, so after looking at several cars I eventually found a black Octavia RS which had everything I was after.

Performance is excellent and sprints to 60 in under 8 seconds using the same 180bhp lump found in the Audi TT. I've had some fun in this car at traffic lights and on the motorway.

The spec is excellent with 17" alloys, climate, leather, ABS , traction control, power steering, trip computer and electric windows/mirrors all standard. The boots also huge. Scorpion alarm was an optional extra, but I got it fitted as part of the deal :-)

Here's another good thing to note about this car - it's fuel consumption. I have managed to hit 46 MPG on a 400 mile round trip to Birmingham. That's excellent for a performance car. Although if you have a heavy right foot it will start to drink the juice, but it's worth it for the fun factor you get.

Overall handling of the car could be a bit better as the steering is not that responsive, but there's little to no body roll.

The final positive feature of this car is it's price. There's not many cars that give you so much for such little outlay. The only big price you pay with this car is the insurance as it's a group 16 - ouch!.

If your after a reliable, well built and seriously quick car then look no further. So it's a Skoda. Do you think I care?