Hello Fellow L&K owners

drsteve · 22-12-2006, 08:23

Hi, I have a Skoda Octavia L&K, if any other members have the same model, would like to hear from you, to discuss, good points, bad points and garages that you have attended.

cammeray · 22-12-2006, 10:20

Hi drsteve - took delivery of my L&K Octavia one week ago. Owners handbook arrived only yesterday but otherwise a complete joy. Have just found out that the engine has to be "run in" and I have done 300 miles without this knowledge!! - I'm praying that I've haven't done any damage. Initial observations (without handbook) are good: main thing is that I can't get into the car without wrestling with the steering wheel and I'm not a big guy by any means (am I sitting too far forward?). I'm trying to get my head around the onboard computer at the moment.

scowlsandgrowls · 22-12-2006, 23:22

I've had my car nine months now, done 4000 miles and had a number of minor problems necessitating trips to the dealer. Nice car shame about the reliability. Having said that my boss has a VRS got from the same dealer and has had no problems at all.

Can't tell you about any dealers in your area, the dealer I got mine from went into receivership two months after I got the car and my nearest dealers are now 35 miles away.

Andy110 · 23-12-2006, 19:42

Bought My L&K March 2003. Done 92,000 trouble free miles in 3 and a half years - until 2 days ago. Temperature shot up to 130 degrees, lots of dire warnings from display.
The AA were at a loss, so I tried the obvious.
Replaced the thermostat - no good.
Replaced the temperature sender, the older black ones have been known to fail, new ones are green - still no good.
Then read the postings and bought a water pump, this was NOT fun to fit outside the house in the street.
Just got her back

L&K = reliable, comfortable,cheap to run (27,000 miles between services & 50MPG), but boring.
The chassis is far better than the 110 bhp engine.
My advise find a small local dealer and stick to genuine brake parts.

22-12-2006, 08:23	#1
drsteve Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Fellow L&K owners Hi, I have a Skoda Octavia L&K, if any other members have the same model, would like to hear from you, to discuss, good points, bad points and garages that you have attended.

22-12-2006, 10:20	#2
cammeray Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello Fellow L&K owners Hi drsteve - took delivery of my L&K Octavia one week ago. Owners handbook arrived only yesterday but otherwise a complete joy. Have just found out that the engine has to be "run in" and I have done 300 miles without this knowledge!! - I'm praying that I've haven't done any damage. Initial observations (without handbook) are good: main thing is that I can't get into the car without wrestling with the steering wheel and I'm not a big guy by any means (am I sitting too far forward?). I'm trying to get my head around the onboard computer at the moment. __________________

22-12-2006, 23:22	#3
scowlsandgrowls Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH EAST UK Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello Fellow L&K owners I've had my car nine months now, done 4000 miles and had a number of minor problems necessitating trips to the dealer. Nice car shame about the reliability. Having said that my boss has a VRS got from the same dealer and has had no problems at all. Can't tell you about any dealers in your area, the dealer I got mine from went into receivership two months after I got the car and my nearest dealers are now 35 miles away.

23-12-2006, 19:42	#4
Andy110 Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wigan Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hello Fellow L&K owners Bought My L&K March 2003. Done 92,000 trouble free miles in 3 and a half years - until 2 days ago. Temperature shot up to 130 degrees, lots of dire warnings from display. The AA were at a loss, so I tried the obvious. Replaced the thermostat - no good. Replaced the temperature sender, the older black ones have been known to fail, new ones are green - still no good. Then read the postings and bought a water pump, this was NOT fun to fit outside the house in the street. Just got her back L&K = reliable, comfortable,cheap to run (27,000 miles between services & 50MPG), but boring. The chassis is far better than the 110 bhp engine. My advise find a small local dealer and stick to genuine brake parts.

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