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My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on
This is a discussion on My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on within the Octavia II forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Having driven my new Skoda for just over a year and 20,000 miles I thought I would post my musings! ...
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05-07-2008, 22:18
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|  My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on Having driven my new Skoda for just over a year and 20,000 miles I thought I would post my musings! Basically it has been a great car to drive for the past year - lively, flexible engine, superb gearbox and confident handling. On the downside, road noise from the Bridgestones is pretty awful (but they will be replaced in the next few thousand miles), and I occasionally get middle back ache after 2 - 3 hours at the wheel. Fuel economy has improved – I can easily get about 55 MPG according to the OBC. A persistent boot rattle appears to be finally sorted after 3 attempts by the dealer and an intermittent resonating from inside the car could be due to my wife sticking a bottle of water in the passenger door bottle holder!  Over all I am really pleased with my purchase one year on – more than can be said for many of the previous cars I have purchased! My car is a 2007 Elegance 2.0 TD in Anthracite Grey.
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05-07-2008, 22:36
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| Re: My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on Thanks for these useful comments.  I agree about the Bridgestones, not keen on the Turanzas, although the Potenzas are OK. And also agree about the back ache - whilst I found the seats comfy enough, after about 2 hrs I was ready for a good walk... |
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06-07-2008, 04:26
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| Re: My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on I too get back ache even though i play around with the lumbar support.
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06-07-2008, 17:30
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| Re: My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on ive suffered back ache recently, but normally the seats with lumbar support are comfty. is yours on the 20k variable service? |
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06-07-2008, 22:16
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| Re: My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on Hi SMSTEXT Yes, it's on variable service, which was done at about 18.5K. The supplying dealer said to just bring it in every 20k miles for a service but I wasn't comfortable with this as I wasn't sure if the warranty would be affected. Glen
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06-07-2008, 23:37
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| Re: My Skoda - 20,000 miles and 1 year on how much was it for the service if you dont mind me asking? |
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