Skoda Octavia

1) Very good engine - a powerful from small RPM - as diesel. Convenient DSG box operation - switches very quickly; there is no doubt that, at time of overtaking can "think" that had experience with some of other gearboxes. Economic - evenly on highway and 120 km / h consumption around 5-5, 2 l / 100)
2) Very capacious car. Its hatchback / liftback bodywork is perfect - much more practical than sedan and it doesn't look like a clumsy wagon.

1) With my height 192cm I dont feel really comfortable at drivers seat. So after a few hundred km have lower back pain and need to rest .
2) High "tunnel" in middle of cabin, so child can only sit on the middle.
3) The issue of typical VW Group cars is a potential problem: nozzles, turbine, two mass flywheel already "sends a message" with small but yet discernible vibration at idle... All of these repairs for "budget" brand Skoda costs about same as VW Golf, Passat, Touran, Tiguan..., Audi A3 etc

- Dynamics (1.6 l diesel with only 110 HP is OK);
- capacity;
- consumption (real on Highway 4.5 -4.9 litres per 100 km);
- driver comfort

- a new car has a terrible cabin sound insulation - like to sit inside drum beat, bloody ears, particularly bad is interior fittings;

The full package is spacecraft to VW Golf 5 bases. Solid if well maintained, it may face a 300,000 km mileage. Cheap repair. Created for our bad roads.

A galvanised lacquered, but as a thin layer, if bang quickly begins to rust. Engine 1.6 FSI ended at 200.000

A simple and cheap operation (with Russian fuel), easy to find spare parts, a large cabin, huge trunk.

The only - common interior. But there are also positive - carry whatever you want. Just move with a wet rag - everything clean. Something scraped - no sorries! :)