Got mine yesterday

[woofy]

I've been wondering a lot lately about how long it would take to repair the Skoda should I be unlucky enough to need that. I suspect quite a while, but could be wrong.

[gregozedobe]

Depends very much on what you need. A lot of the mechanical components are identical (or very similar) to what is used in Golfs and Audi A3s, so they shouldn't be too hard to get. In fact that was one of the major factors I considered before buying my Skoda, if it had been a complete stand-alone model and manufacturer I wouldn't have gone near it. But I figured Golfs were so popular I could always get parts for them.

Body parts (eg after a smash) may be more difficult to obtain. Worst case scenario you could privately import from UK or Cz (but freight would cost for the larger bits).

[mrx]

I know they at least have a grill available in Sydney, from when I was making my enquiries re purchasing a spare for colour coding. The last warranty work that was done on my Golf, the part, which I would assume to be very common, had to come from Singapore! Only took a couple of days though.

[brad]

The dealer I bought from doesn't even carry an oil filter for a 1.8T... and wanted >$25 for it.

When my Fuel Pressure regulator died the new unit was ordered Thursday lunchtime & arrived Monday morning (or maybe late Friday afternoon too late to fit).