New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[brad]

And this is why I can't be bothered with Skoda anymore. Everything is delayed, and thern delayed, and then delayed.

Meanwhile, my new car was ordered on sunday two weeks ago, and was delivered the following Friday. (Skoda quoted me 3 months on a new Rapid - and it only came as DSG so it was no.) Octavia was 3+ months for a manual wagon. Looking at these lead times, I made the right choice.

What did you get instead?

[aware]

What did you get instead?

XV 2.0i-L Black Edition.

Possibly the wrong car for this forum, certainly the wrong brand and style for other forums.

Superb is replaced in June next year.

[bbcrowdog]

The only reason I have stuck it out is is simply the best car by a long margin for that price. Best equipment levels, most space, good to drive, gutsy, good on fuel (without being diesel). Base model Mazda 6 which is smaller is 38-39k and has less kit.... Can't get it in manual either. Can't get a Mondeo in manual (and it's a 6yo car now). Commodore is nice, but heavy (in comparison) on fuel and lacks the gadgets. Renault gt220 is nice to drive, but smaller and basic inside. And more expensive.

If you can wait, it's an easy choice. But the wait is impossible for most people.

Agree with pretty much all that. I don't mind to wait for new cars but the uncertainty is probably going to push me elsewhere.

[brad]

XV 2.0i-L Black Edition.

Possibly the wrong car for this forum, certainly the wrong brand and style for other forums.

Superb is replaced in June next year.

I have sigs turned off on forums. I get sick of the sigs being bigger than the post.

Subaru XV... is it as gutless as they say? (I really like the shape & concept - esp in Orange)

[aware]

I have sigs turned off on forums. I get sick of the sigs being bigger than the post.

Subaru XV... is it as gutless as they say? (I really like the shape & concept - esp in Orange)

Fair enough - no problems.

I don't think it is. Coming from the 2005 2.5, it only has 2 kw less, and about 20nm less torque (which in the real world doesn't feel any different - the 2.5 wasn't a torquey engine). Reviews claimed the CVT was the better choice whereas I found the manual was. Comparing it to the 2x 90TSi engined cars I drove (Golf and Rapid), and the Focus (Sport, with the 125kw 2.0 PowerShift), it doesn't feel gutless either.

[daMama]

I also have an update from my dealer today. Provisional build week 39. Ordered week 15. 24 ****ing weeks just for build. Appalling wait times. Anyone here for a longer time for an ambition+ or ambition? I think I'll have most rs owners beat for long wait.....

Great news Gtr27.
I ordered an ambition+ w faux leather and parking sensors (only rear now [emoji26]) and something else. ...but forgot what! Hopefully that means mine isnt too far off being built too. I ordered 3 wks after you.[emoji106]

[GTR27]

Check with your dealer.... Aussie orders seem to get built in batches

[kamold]

Check with your dealer.... Aussie orders seem to get built in batches

Maybe they wait until the B team is on shift to build ours

[The Bone Ranger]

I believe that VW Australia is to blame here. In many markets around the world Skoda have eaten into VW market share. They have made Skoda a low priority in terms of import numbers in Australia.

Bingo.

So long as Skoda are in bed with VW Australia, this will be the norm. Ultimately it had an effect on my purchase. 6 months wait for an Octavia wagon, when I can get a similarly specced Golf wagon in a bit over 2 months, with better resale? No brainer for me, though I understand why others might wait.

I wonder how long Skoda will be happy with this arrangement?

Andrew

[daMama]

I don't think Skoda have a choice. Not to mention they have failed once before here in Oz, and because we're a small market, they need a big name to keep Skoda going.

[K4neX]

Picked up the Ambition Plus Wagon with DSG, front parking sensor (dealer installed) and secure wheel nuts today. Pretty straight forward process and the sales manager explained most of the features of the car, especially holding down the unlock button on the key fob to open all windows and vice versa! Only two things that bugged me a little, first was the divider in the boot, there is only one on the left side on the ambition plus wagon, elegance has two, I didn't know that... Second was the front passenger door handle inside the cabin was misaligned a little, meaning it is not under the trim but sitting out a little, the dealer will fix it when I go in for the 1500km inspection as I only found out about that around 4pm...

I spent a fair bit of time driving it today with my in-law in the back seats. They said it was quiet on the freeway and around the suburb, but the suspension was a bit hard going through speed humps. No booming noise issue at all, not sure if i was the Pirelii tyres that helped with the noise. And the low beam is actually quite bright.

I have also installed the mega Leds from Superskoda for the boot and rear rego lights, they are bright!

Very happy with the car so far and my fiancee was over the moon!

[mercury10]

Suspension will soften a bit after 1000ks.Mine did.Was quite harsh first few hundred ks.

[GTR27]

Awesome seeing people collecting their cars.

Hopefully mine isn't built by the work experience kid. Mid week would be nice

[Dzl_Dubba]

Check to see if they've removed the shipping pucks?

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[readerr0r]

Rear will be rougher than the front due to the Torsion Beam suspension in the <132kW models too.

Also the MY15 pricing & specs are available now. They were in the car config for a while though.

http://www.skoda.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Brochures/pricing-and-specification-brochure-octavia.pdf

Still not sure if the red colour for the RS is official or not (not that I would change).