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  • Originally posted by pologti18t View Post
    As for "pre production".... those cars are produced before the production line is ramped up. Considering how long the Octavia has been available overseas I hardly think the cars at dealers now are pre-production.
    It was explained to me in this case the cars were not built to the Australian published spec. There are minor differences between the vehicles rushed out here for press/launch release duties and the vehicles being built to Aus spec in the new year.

    I could have been fed a load of bull but a few facts remain. As it stands there are none of the halo $22990 models or any other non-DSG models in the country at the time of release. Not only that, being told an order for a standard vehicle might take 6 months to fulfil is not easy to digest.

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    • brenno, I believe everything you say. Only VW/Skoda could stuff it up that much.
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      • There were cars like that on launch in 2007, it happens when they are still deciding what to do but need something physically here and have to order months in advance. My guess with the massive delay is the options/pricing were only decided very recently and until then there was no point ordering until last month in case they got it wrong. The first "customer" cars were probably only just recently ordered hence the long wait.

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        • Pre-production = pre-production in Aus std/pack spec.
          2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
          1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
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          Not including hers...

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          • Originally posted by MJKooLio View Post
            I have driven and been in the new Golfs and really dislike the tacky interior. Skoda have done abetter job in "design".
            Now that's a subjective individual taste thing for sure. Tacky...OMG. Look a the Octavia's steering wheel design for signs of tacky.
            Nov '15 Polo 81TSI manual white

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            • New Octavia ....when? How Much?

              Originally posted by Mountainman View Post
              Now that's a subjective individual taste thing for sure. Tacky...OMG. Look a the Octavia's steering wheel design for signs of tacky.
              Ahhhhhhh

              You mean the smiley faces?
              [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Matt
              2015 Skoda Octavia RS | Combi | DSG | Metallic Grey | Tech Pack, Every Option Except Leather |
              Prev: 2012 VW Polo GTI | 5dr | DSG | Reflex Silver | RCD510 |

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              • Heated seats not available at all on any model if anyone cares.
                MY2014 Skoda Octavia Ambition Plus Wagon, DSG, Capuccino, Tech Pack
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                • Originally posted by PassatB6 View Post
                  Heated seats not available at all on any model if anyone cares.
                  Is this true? We loved the heated seats in our Skoda, they were absolutely beautiful on cold Canberra mornings! My plans have always been to buy another one when I get back to Australian in 2015 but maybe not ...
                  MY15 Octavia Scout TDI135 Moon White Tech Pack Panoramic Sunroof Polar wheels

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                  • I like the ball warmers for those winter mornings driving to the gym in shorts...

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                    • Seat heaters are a must for me. -4 mornings in ballarat mean they're essential.

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                      • Another reason for me to stick with Mk II - they will be a nice little luxury on a cold winter morning in Tassie!

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                        • Nope cant find heated seats option anywhere. As I mentioned previously rain sensing wipers and auto headlights is only available in the tech pack option for the Ambition PLus but is standard on the Elegance.

                          So now I have a Scout with auto lights, rain sensing wipers and heated seats. I'm going to have to get a top of the line Octavia to get these again. Big disincentive for me to change up.
                          MY2014 Skoda Octavia Ambition Plus Wagon, DSG, Capuccino, Tech Pack
                          MY 2010 Skoda Scout Manual Silver -traded

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                          • Wait and see if the RS has heated seats. It probably won't, but you never know. Our drivers side is playing up since we moved the seat up and down earlier in the year. The dealer wants to pull the whole seat out to figure it out. I would have thought running checking current in the wires would be a smarter option first before that

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                            • Apart from the cold mornings, my wife often used the seat warmers to help with her shoulder problems.

                              I don't mind buying top of the line to get all of the bells and whistles, but I certainly mind paying top price to discover there is a bell or two short!
                              MY15 Octavia Scout TDI135 Moon White Tech Pack Panoramic Sunroof Polar wheels

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                              • I used to use it to free up my frozen lower back, but in all reality a seat heater is not really essential in Australia no matter how cold we think it gets here.

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