Proud Owner

[NicZA]

Hi All

One proud owner of a Octavia Elegance 1.8T sedan. 2 Weeks old now, but still finding new things on it
Glad I got the petrol turbo, like the better response I get and wow does it haul

NicZA

[DaveMack]

Congrats, Nic ... we want pics!!! Welcome to the forum.

Dave

[DanSA]

Hi All

One proud owner of a Octavia Elegance 1.8T sedan. 2 Weeks old now, but still finding new things on it
Glad I got the petrol turbo, like the better response I get and wow does it haul

NicZA

Great to hear of another 1.8 owner What options did you get and colour?

Its a great engine huh..
10 wks to go, mine is being built in Feb08..

[gregozedobe]

Glad I got the petrol turbo, like the better response I get and wow does it haul

Glad you like it so much. Just curious, "better resonse" than which engine/s ?
The Skoda 1.8T is on my "to be investigated" list at the moment (along with the 2.0T RS ).

[NicZA]

Hi all again, thanks for the warm welcome.
I got the Anthracite grey, with black cloth interior.
Features: Automatic wipers/headlights/dimming rear view mirror, Dual Zone Climate control, rear parking assist, plus all the standard options too.
Had the protection pack applied with window tint. So looks good, will get some pics on soon.
I liked the 1.8T over the 1.9 and 2.0 turbo diesel, coz of engine response (revs so freely and happily ). I initially wanted a diesel for economy coz I do regular 500km roundtrips on weekends, but after driving the petrol, wow There is also something special about being able to change a few gears, apply gas and ur off like a rocket, makes overtaking a dream Also stated combined economy not much more than diesel. My sales'lady' was driving the 2.0 petrol RS as a work commute and her personal preference was the 1.8T as well. If your convinced on the diesel, the 2.0TDI is the way to go, the 1.9 is pretty weak, quite a noticable difference between the 2. My personal opinion is, the 1.8T is the pick of the engine bunch at the moment.

NicZA

[gregozedobe]

Thanks for that useful info Nic. The 1.9 TDI didn't make my list of contenders, but the 125Kw TDI would if they ever bring it in

[junior]

Congrats on the new car, I agree with dave, post some pics.

Interesting thoughts on the power plants, will be interesting to see what others say as they start to sell a few more.

[DanSA]

Really interesting Nic as you sound like you were in a very similar position to me.

We have the 2.0TDi in our Golf and it is a great engine - love the torque and the 6.0L/100k real world economy.
It was going to be my 1st choice of engine in the new SKoda, as I also do circa 500k per week.

However, after testing the 1.8T and not needing an auto as before, I couldn't really justify the extra cost. It would have taken approx 5yrs to recoup the money back, and i will prolly change before then anyway.. The flexibility and economoy of the engine is great , plus its a sweet 6 speed..
(and no tractor noise!)

If cash was no issue, my pick would be a 4mo 2.0 TDi wagon and chipping it to 125kw/380Nm, then dropping it with 17's - now that would be a weapon!

[NicZA]

Took a pic of my car, gotta admire its lines

[phaeton]

Congrats Nic nice car

Looks like you live in the middle of nowhere (did some research interesting place), what have the locals thought of your car ?

[Lukev85]

Took a pic of my car, gotta admire its lines

thats nice mate, its great to see more skoda owners on the forum

[NicZA]

Thanks
The locals heads have been twisting off a little more than usual. I was behind this one guy in a old ute, could see him looking at the car all the time in his rear views, lol
The pic was taken on the airport, prob see some of the buildings in the background, pretty much middle of nowhere