Friday Afternoon built Octavia

biesse · 18-05-2006, 16:14

I own a Octavia Elegance 2001 Turbo Deisel 90k on the clock full service history main dealer bought it about 2 years ago. It has been the most expensive car in repairs I have ever owned. This is my 373rd car that I have owned since I bought my first car at the age of 13 now 55. Within a week, seat broke, door locked jammed, cable from door release inside the car snapped and had to be replaced.

Clutch started to judder, replaced clutch etc. New door lock jammed, remote door locks stopped working. CD Player stopped then a week later it started ok.

Garage unable to remove sump plug, sump had to be removed and drilled and tapped. clutch pedal broke new clutch pedal and master cylinder replaced.

Gear box leaking. Door locks key stuck in lock, remote door locks stopped working, Child lock on rear os will not work passenger not able to open door from inside. Rear washer leaking into boot and cd changer, cd player stopped working.

Numerous other expensive to repair items and now air con pump needs to be replaced I have spen about £3500 in labour parts etc, my other car Ford Focus same vintage owned same time, not a penny spent in repair parts will I be keeping the Skoda in a word no I cannot afford to own it any more parts are expensive the car is unreliable I have forgotten more than I can remember what has gone wrong with this car but my friends think that Skoda have not changed sorry but it has to go

cheezemonkhai · 18-05-2006, 16:29

Sorry to hear it.

I like my octy, but you are correct on the whole very solid, but lots of little things go wrong and the parts are very expensive compared to other marques parts.

You have to pay more for better parts, which is fair enough, just you kind of get the feeling that it isn't filtering down sometimes.

cmcm789 · 18-05-2006, 16:31

You have owned approx. 9 cars/ year over the past 42 years???

What do you do with them all?

cheezemonkhai · 18-05-2006, 19:34

i assumed a typo

Lummox · 18-05-2006, 19:44

Thats a fair list of faults sadly. I'd just say you are unlucky as I know many owners who have had trouble free motoring for many years. Having worked on many brands in different dealers i'd say no one manufactuer is any better than any others, they all have problems.

Except maybe Citroen, jesus they are ten times worse than anything else...lol

Fabia 12v · 18-05-2006, 19:57

shame to hear that, our 2002 octy has been perfect only two faults since new.... both very speedly sorted by dealer under warranty and they were daft little things like a bit of broken trim.

Guess you were unlucky enough to get as u put it 'friday afternoon car'.

Good luck with your future purchase.

cheezemonkhai · 18-05-2006, 21:46

You trolling me Lummox

LittlePaul · 25-05-2006, 15:28

Um why did you not just take it back?

Tom_vRS · 25-05-2006, 16:27

Things keep breaking on my 05 Fabia too. Although tbh I think thats due to the driver.

biesse · 29-05-2006, 15:58

No typo and bought private sale now the turbos blown !!!

elegance1.8T · 29-05-2006, 16:10

unlucky, I also own a 2001 Octavia Elegance and that has brought me nothing but trouble free motoring for the last 3.5 years,
Mind you if you have had 373 cars in all that time I would get someone else to choose them for you

mbames · 29-05-2006, 18:13

where as my 2001 TDi Elegance has had:
- MAF
- n75 value
- Clutch
- Master clucth cylinder
- Turbo

and now needs:
- new disks and pads all round
- new rear shocks (leaking oil)
- new slave cylinder for the clutch

and I have only had the car for a little over a year :-( Certainly cost lots more than my 306 which I had for 3 years previously and only needed a set of pads all round!

18-05-2006, 16:14	#1
biesse Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Friday Afternoon built Octavia I own a Octavia Elegance 2001 Turbo Deisel 90k on the clock full service history main dealer bought it about 2 years ago. It has been the most expensive car in repairs I have ever owned. This is my 373rd car that I have owned since I bought my first car at the age of 13 now 55. Within a week, seat broke, door locked jammed, cable from door release inside the car snapped and had to be replaced. Clutch started to judder, replaced clutch etc. New door lock jammed, remote door locks stopped working. CD Player stopped then a week later it started ok. Garage unable to remove sump plug, sump had to be removed and drilled and tapped. clutch pedal broke new clutch pedal and master cylinder replaced. Gear box leaking. Door locks key stuck in lock, remote door locks stopped working, Child lock on rear os will not work passenger not able to open door from inside. Rear washer leaking into boot and cd changer, cd player stopped working. Numerous other expensive to repair items and now air con pump needs to be replaced I have spen about £3500 in labour parts etc, my other car Ford Focus same vintage owned same time, not a penny spent in repair parts will I be keeping the Skoda in a word no I cannot afford to own it any more parts are expensive the car is unreliable I have forgotten more than I can remember what has gone wrong with this car but my friends think that Skoda have not changed sorry but it has to go

18-05-2006, 16:29	#2
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,886 Thanks: 77 Thanked 347 Times in 321 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia Sorry to hear it. I like my octy, but you are correct on the whole very solid, but lots of little things go wrong and the parts are very expensive compared to other marques parts. You have to pay more for better parts, which is fair enough, just you kind of get the feeling that it isn't filtering down sometimes. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

18-05-2006, 16:31	#3
cmcm789 Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 965 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia You have owned approx. 9 cars/ year over the past 42 years??? What do you do with them all? __________________ Octy Elegance TDI (110bhp)

18-05-2006, 19:34	#4
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,886 Thanks: 77 Thanked 347 Times in 321 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia i assumed a typo __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

18-05-2006, 19:44	#5
Lummox Hairy Yeti Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 21,390 Thanks: 18 Thanked 571 Times in 500 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia Thats a fair list of faults sadly. I'd just say you are unlucky as I know many owners who have had trouble free motoring for many years. Having worked on many brands in different dealers i'd say no one manufactuer is any better than any others, they all have problems. Except maybe Citroen, jesus they are ten times worse than anything else...lol __________________ Unit 18 now open Servicing, repairs, modifications you name it we do it. Cupra console bushes at special price, PM for a very competitive quote.

18-05-2006, 19:57	#6
Fabia 12v RICHARD Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twickenham - Middlesex Posts: 4,931 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia shame to hear that, our 2002 octy has been perfect only two faults since new.... both very speedly sorted by dealer under warranty and they were daft little things like a bit of broken trim. Guess you were unlucky enough to get as u put it 'friday afternoon car'. Good luck with your future purchase. __________________ First Car: Skoda Fabia MK1 1.2 12v Comfort Replaced with: Volkswagen Golf MK4 GT 1.9TDI Replaced with: Seat Ibiza MK4 Sport 1.9TDI Replaced with: Volkswagen Polo MK5 Ltd. Edition Sport 1.4 16v

18-05-2006, 21:46	#7
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,886 Thanks: 77 Thanked 347 Times in 321 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia You trolling me Lummox __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

25-05-2006, 15:28	#8
LittlePaul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 504 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia Um why did you not just take it back? __________________ Black Magic Octavia vRS, cruise control, towbar, nokia NK-7W, PhatBox, bonnet lifters

25-05-2006, 16:27	#9
Tom_vRS Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 10,774 Thanks: 569 Thanked 362 Times in 244 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia Things keep breaking on my 05 Fabia too. Although tbh I think thats due to the driver. __________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green. << Clickable for boring info. My Journal

29-05-2006, 15:58	#10
biesse Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia No typo and bought private sale now the turbos blown !!!

29-05-2006, 16:10	#11
elegance1.8T Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bury, Lancs Posts: 864 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia unlucky, I also own a 2001 Octavia Elegance and that has brought me nothing but trouble free motoring for the last 3.5 years, Mind you if you have had 373 cars in all that time I would get someone else to choose them for you __________________ No longer a Skoda owner But got a new BMW coming in 2 weeks, thats going to make me a really bad driver!

29-05-2006, 18:13	#12
mbames Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Weymouth, Dorset Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 0 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Friday Afternoon built Octavia where as my 2001 TDi Elegance has had: - MAF - n75 value - Clutch - Master clucth cylinder - Turbo and now needs: - new disks and pads all round - new rear shocks (leaking oil) - new slave cylinder for the clutch and I have only had the car for a little over a year :-( Certainly cost lots more than my 306 which I had for 3 years previously and only needed a set of pads all round!

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