Looking for Skoda Octavia [2001-2010]? Here are the reviews and ratings by Octavia [2001-2010] owners from across the country.
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Skoda Octavia is very expensive in handling. It means the saving you make in the fuel is recovered by the company in repairs. Although parts which are changed during wear and tear are not so much expensive for other cars, but due to availabily of the same at only octavia service outlets, they are provided at very high cost. e.g Clucth plate change = Rs. 25000/-, Engine Belt change = Rs. 25000/-, A.C fan change = Rs. 11000/-
They why should I purchase Skoda, I would like Honda or some other car.
good fuel economy, strong car, smooth on the roadtoo expensive servicing and parts, very much costely spares, exploitation by service centres
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Octavia is costly and Outdated. Skoda network is also not very wide. Spares are very costly.
FIAT LINEA at 30% lesser price is equally comfortable. Offers more features, although Linea 1.4/1.3 MJD 90Bhp is slightly under power than Octy but 90 Bhp is no less and given wide Tata network and very honest pricing. Excellent styling, it offers much more than Octy.
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German BuiltBoxy Outdated Style. Costly OwnershipExterior/Styles
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Purchase New | Driven forIts my mate since ages |
Exterior The best look Amount all the cars.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The Features in Skoda are Excellent, Room Space is more and Best Comfort.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine performance is Good
Ride Quality & Handling is comfortable.
Final Words Most Safe Vechile with the best Price. I can say That i have met A Accident with this Car. belive it or Not i amd Driving the Car at speed of 140 Kmph and met with accident . My vechile got Damaged, but i am Safe with MINOR injurious. The Technology SKoda Uses Is Really Execellent. I suggest User to Buy The Skoda models For the Life Security.Hello, Have been driving a the skoda ocatavis 1.9 TDi for the last year or so. Well to begin with the car is fantasticly built. it sticks to the ground at high speeds, never do you once feel it is becoming unstable. The front seats are very very comfortable which is good for the driver especially on long drives. Great leg room.(no electronic seats in this variant) The engine is quite powerful, touches 140 in no time. those of us who are not used to driving such powerful vehicles have to make sure you do not overspeed on long winding roads, the built is so good that it gives you no idea of speed. Power steering is also perfectly set, not too light. The tires are also quite good. suit the cars needs. The doors open wide, easy entry and exit. Let me warn you, the Air-conditioning is amazingly powerful, have set to set it on medium even in the hot afternoon. Speed setter for wipers in the intermediate mode, works for me, also the small display in the dashboard, tells you about the avg. speed, time since car started, etc etc. good fun for the curious minds. Yes it does give the 17-19 kmpl on the highways. also 13-15 in the city, if diven well. unreal fuel economy. The whole car is great, just cudve have thrown in the elctronics seats, ABS , the goodies, as available in some cars of the same class. The legroom in the rear is the only real shortcoming of a car worth 12lakhs. Not bad, but u wished you had a litle more. again, fuel economy is excellent for a car of this size and built plus has a powrful Turbo 1.9 litre diesel engine. Also you are recommended to put regular diesel, not the enhanced ones. Overall worth the money 100%.
Areas of improvement Even Better interiors.
Good Exterior, Comfort, Economy Features for PricingRelease Yellow In octavia
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Purchase Used | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage17 kmpl |
Great car, difficult to get spare parts. There is a lack of enthusiasm on the part of skoda dealers to service or repair this car. Most of the dealers who sell skoda cars have multiple car agencies, such as Volvo, BMW etc, & their focus is primarily on selling those other vehicles. The distributors of skoda should ensure that only those agencies are hired who's primary interest is in Skoda.
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Purchase New | Driven forIts my mate since ages |
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If you've followed the Indian automotive market, you know how scarce proper performance cars are here, and this is totally one of them! The 1.8 turbo producing 150 bhp and 210 N•m as output is like none other. It can be further tuned to ~200 bhp and 250 N•m with ECU remaps. The handling is of a proper fun drivers' car! Not even the Laura RS released later can match Octavia RS' handling with the sports tuned stiff suspension. The comfort levels are decent at best as it is more of a city car than a luxury one. In the used car market, you can easily manage one in between ?1,50,000-?5,50,000 and there's no other alternative in the Indian car market that matches this!
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Good appearnce of the car with its classical look which is striking.
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Good interior with sufficient leg space. Sear level is low, so that getting in and out is difficult. The driver feels as if he is at a lower level.
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Good engine performanceso far. But the A/C break down at 50,000 km! Break pads lasts for 20, 000 km! Timer belt last for 70, 000 km! The spares are costliest!
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Good ride quality. Handling is tough as the pedals are stiff enough to cause leg pain, and the steering is also tough.
Final Words
Phased out model sold in India. Service not available for past many months. Car has to be kept in garage because of frequent major breakdowns. Spares at highest cost. Company supports the dealer and not the customer.
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Unlikely to improve.
Overall look is good, performance is goodMaintanance cost very high, breakdown frequent
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Purchase New | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage15 kmpl |
Exterior Love the shape of the car. it gives you and owners look. excellent ground clearence. strong exterrior.we have a black octavia which suits its muscular look.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Rather plain and simple but sweet. at times the dash board looks empty and gives a dull feeling
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Love the engine performance. It has an excellent, powerful engine which gives and astonishing fuel economy. transmission is good. Love the speed of the car.the engine is extremely powerful for its built.
Ride Quality & Handling Extremely smoonth ride. Love the suspension. very nice handling. the turning radius is quite less compared to the size of the car.
Final Words We brought this car secong hand. It had already been driven 98000 km. yet the only work we had to do was servecing and change the cooling coil of the ac. that itself say's a lot about it.
Areas of improvement Could improve the pickup of the car. the rear leg space, other than that it is a fantastic car for a middle class family for such a cheap price.
Economy , solid built, performance on highways, amazing suspensionLess pickup comaperd to otheraExterior/Styles
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Purchase Used | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage18 kmpl |