MK1 Skoda Octavia 2010?

iei044775 · 09-02-2010 09:41PM #1

I have in the past seen some 2007 Octavias MK1 and thought it strange considering the MK2 is out since 2005, however I saw a 2010 one this week. Isn't that a bit strange??

.Longshanks. · 09-02-2010 09:46PM

I hope they got it very very cheap!

meathstevie · 09-02-2010 09:49PM

Maybe not the most hightech out there but still a very sound car

Zonda999 · 09-02-2010 09:50PM

Amazingly they are still in production but theyre more geared towards the budget market where they are a still a far superior car to some stuff available in those markets(Dacia's and Autovaz and the like). Couldnt possibly recommend one in this country though, i hope they got it very cheap too although it should be an economical and no nonsense car for them for years to come. Other than design, it wouldnt be far behind most in the small family car class technically

colm_mcm · 09-02-2010 09:58PM

It's called the Octavia Tour

Spanish Eyes · 09-02-2010 10:14PM

Anyone got an opinion on the 2010 Octavia?

Saw one on the road last week and it looked great. Charcoal grey colour. Don't know anything else, it passed me by in the traffic. Me in my 5 year old Passat, was a bit envious. But am happy with my lot for now till I can afford something else.

Zonda999 · 09-02-2010 10:35PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Anyone got an opinion on the 2010 Octavia?

Its the motors forum on boards, EVERYONE has an opinion o the Octavia

, its probably one of the most talked about models here, just do a quick search and you'll find plenty!

mickdw · 09-02-2010 10:57PM

The latest Octavia is just about the ugliest car out there at the minute. THe 05 model was much better. The new front lights have been changed for the sake of change and its a poor effort.

bazz26 · 10-02-2010 12:35AM

The 2010 Octavia is just a facelift of the Octavia sold since 2004 which looked incredibaly similar looking to the original Octavia launched back in 1996. As facelift models go Skodas are as conservative as you get except maybe for Porsche.

colm_mcm · 10-02-2010 12:43AM

Try getting 4 bales of hay into the boot of a Porsche though

unkel · 10-02-2010 01:02AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's called the Octavia Tour

That's it. For taxi drivers only.

bazz26 · 10-02-2010 01:51AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Try getting 4 bales of hay into the boot of a Porsche though

I'd say a Cayenne commercial might manage it.

R.O.R · 10-02-2010 09:31AM

We have 3 08 and 1 09 Octavia Tour Combi's (Estates) on the road. At the time the cost was so much lower than anything else of a comparable size.

They are used by technicians who cover big mileage and need to carry a lot of bulky equipment. Levels of interior comfort are fairly good, they've got the workhorse 1.9Tdi engine and haven't give much trouble.

When they come back they don't owe much money either so everyones a winner.

If you need something big, reliable and cheap, that's going to be run in to the ground, I don't see much better value for money.

The Tour model is no longer listed in my pricing guide, or on Carzone, so it might no longer be advertised for sale in Ireland.

Kafer · 10-02-2010 10:22AM

Saw a 10 reg Combi myself.

I wonder how much these can be bought for?

2 Espressi · 10-02-2010 11:09AM

They still had the 2009 pricing guides for both the tour and Combi tour on the website last week,

http://www.skoda.ie/IRL/Documents/OctaviaTour_Folder/Octavia Tour 2009 Price.pdf

and New Octavia@

http://www.skoda.ie/IRL/Documents/New_Octavia/Octavia Price and Spec Jan 19.pdf

colm_mcm · 10-02-2010 02:40PM

if you look at it rationally, the new model isn't any safer than the old one so if you're buying one for a rep who doesn't need the better rear seat space the new one has then they make a lot of sense

zilog_jones · 10-02-2010 04:11PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

if you look at it rationally, the new model isn't any safer than the old one

Although they got more or less the same points in the EuroNCAP, the newer Octavia has side airbags, ESP and EBD (and some other random acronyms), front seatbelt load limiters and a centre rear 3-point seatbelt (not sure if the Tour has one too but the brochure does not mention it).

Andrew33 · 10-02-2010 11:04PM

Kafer wrote: »

Saw a 10 reg Combi myself.

I wonder how much these can be bought for?

I drive a mk2 Octy Combi and AFAIK there's only a couple of G's between mk1 and mk2, mk1 is still a good car but seriously old design, new one is infinitely better car and worth the couple of G's premium.

VolvoMan · 10-02-2010 11:26PM

zilog_jones wrote: »

Although they got more or less the same points in the EuroNCAP, the newer Octavia has side airbags, ESP and EBD (and some other random acronyms), front seatbelt load limiters and a centre rear 3-point seatbelt (not sure if the Tour has one too but the brochure does not mention it).

Isn't the Mk2 a 5 star EuroNCAP car though?

Zonda999 · 11-02-2010 12:03AM

Nope, it was 4 star in 2004, where the Mk5 golf was 5 star. I think this was due to the inclusion of curtain airbags as standard on the VW but not on the skoda though, structurally, neither would be stronger

colm_mcm · 11-02-2010 12:04AM

Nope, the MK2 is 4 star and it doesn't have side airbags as standard.

I think the MK1 got side bags and a rear 3 point belt on the 00 facelift.

Zonda999 · 11-02-2010 12:06AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Nope, the MK2 is 4 star and it doesn't have side airbags as standard.

I think the MK1 got side bags and a rear 3 point belt on the 00 facelift.

In this country, the Mk1 only ever had twin front airbags, the Mk2 when launched had 4 minimum

colm_mcm · 11-02-2010 12:29AM

Have an 03 Ambiente TDI here with side bags, probably optional

Zonda999 · 11-02-2010 01:03AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Have an 03 Ambiente TDI here with side bags, probably optional

Must have been, the Elegance may have had them but the 90bhp TDi Ambiente definitely didnt, Is it the 110bhp though, that might've had, most likely options though

colm_mcm · 11-02-2010 01:08AM

Think it's a 110 alright

Zonda999 · 11-02-2010 01:09AM

That probably explains it

colm_mcm · 11-02-2010 01:10AM

POWWWWERRR!

Zonda999 · 11-02-2010 01:12AM

Well 110bhp in a TDi is more than most TDi's in this country so its probably capable of time travel, those insane speeds are why there are extra airbags..

I Was VB · 11-02-2010 02:45AM

At the start of the year, i was in South Dublin Auto's with a friend of mine who was picking up his taxi, as SDA do alot of fit-outs for taxis.

Was in the waiting room having a yap to another driver and he mentioned that the 10D Octy was his that i was looking at, Chap said he paid €14K with scrappage and discounts.

He had a Merc 200E that he scrapped for it and it has coverd 487K miles when he scrapped it. Sad.

Andrew33 · 11-02-2010 10:17AM

I Was VB wrote: »

At the start of the year, i was in South Dublin Auto's with a friend of mine who was picking up his taxi, as SDA do alot of fit-outs for taxis.

Was in the waiting room having a yap to another driver and he mentioned that the 10D Octy was his that i was looking at, Chap said he paid €14K with scrappage and discounts.

He had a Merc 200E that he scrapped for it and it has coverd 487K miles when he scrapped it. Sad.

Its about time Taxi drivers got off their holes and started driving decent modern cars instead of "serving" the public with decades old Carinas/Mercs etc. Octavia should be made the standard taxi (all in Sahara Beige):D

delly · 11-02-2010 10:38AM

If you think thats strange, an '08 W120 E class Merc happens to call at my neighbours house on occassion.

MK1 Skoda Octavia 2010?

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