New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[GTR27]

Asian cars paint is both soft, and thin. Mazda are shocking for it, only 70 micron.

Vag cars are 'medium to hard' and much thicker 110-140 micron. Merc and BMW have 'hard' paintwork.

[woofy]

Yeah I remember when Mazda moved to more Eco paints with the launch of the Mazda 3 and people commenting how soft it was. We had the last of the 323s and its paint as a world apart.

[MarkRSWagon]

Maybe one of the owners with a roof can pipe up, but Skoda's ones are already tinted quite a lot, and are 94+% UV protection in the glass alone.

I won't be getting the roof glass tinted.

Edit: and they have a reasonable level of ir (heat) protection too. Don't think of the glass like a glasshouse.....

I've had a pano roof RS wagon for 2 and a bit weeks now and you're right ... the pano glass has a very heavy tint with good heat protection. I ordered the pano roof mainly to lighten up the all black/grey interior and thought that I would always have to close the electric blind when driving in full sun in warmer months. Much to my surprise, I only close the blind when parked outside on a hot day but the sunroof blind open button is always pressed just after the start button (and today was a 31 degree sunny day). My family really love it too... especially the back seat passengers (there's a couple of pics of the roof on this thread on page 227)

I highly recommend it ... it's one of my favourite features of the car!

[Polo GTEye N9]

I've had a pano roof RS wagon for 2 and a bit weeks now and you're right ... the pano glass has a very heavy tint with good heat protection. I ordered the pano roof mainly to lighten up the all black/grey interior and thought that I would always have to close the electric blind when driving in full sun in warmer months. Much to my surprise, I only close the blind when parked outside on a hot day but the sunroof blind open button is always pressed just after the start button (and today was a 31 degree sunny day). My family really love it too... especially the back seat passengers (there's a couple of pics of the roof on this thread on page 227)

I highly recommend it ... it's one of my favourite features of the car!

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Mark, stop it. Your making a very good case for the Pano Roof option. Can you post some pics of the roof from above please. Cheers Al

[GTR27]

I Got this. I have links to Briskoda with guys who have been kind (like mark) and taken extensive photos.

Panoramic Sunroof - Skoda Octavia III (2013 onward) - BRISKODA.net - The Skoda Forum and Community

My Octy Elegance short review with plenty of pics =) - Skoda Octavia III (2013 onward) - BRISKODA.net - The Skoda Forum and Community

And a video (not a skoda, but almost identical pano roof)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtac2tnzT3o

It took me ages to find good pics. Lots of people have them now so not as hard, but when I ordered, not many had them.

I reckon its one of the best ~$1700 options you can get. It would cost double that aftermarket, and not be as good

[Gerrycan]

How much does the panoramic sun roof weigh?

[brad]

One thing nobody here has mentioned is some decent surface film protection for the bonnet / front guards / lower doors.

Despite regular waxing, sealants etc, the front of my car looks like it's been in a sand storm on the leading edge of the bonnet. If I was doing it again I'd get my tint guy to apply a clear surface film to protect the paint.

[woofy]

It was already on the lower rear door sections on our RS and on our Santa Fe as well. Although I realised on the weekend that when my door was repainted they didn't put a new one on.

My Dad put some on their Integra years back, you could buy the 3M stuff for it yourself. All seems to have disappeared now though.

[GTR27]

How much does the panoramic sun roof weigh?

10mm toughened glass is ~25kg/m2. I don't think it's much more than 40kg including frame etc. Replaces prob 5-10kg of steel, so lucky to see a 25kg increase in weight.

As for the clear protection, you can still get it, and 3m still does it. I have a brother in law who is a sign writer, so may get him to wrap the front.... Or I might live with the fact cars get wear

[brad]

Front of my car looks like it's got reverse measles. Very tatty.

I've had a few mates that have had the clear film applied to their new cars & all are very happy.

[aalin13]

Just got confirmation from my dealer that my hatch TSi DSG RS has been built and is scheduled to dock in Melbourne on 18/11, with a delivery 2-3 weeks after that

I ordered in mid June and was quoted end of December delivery, looks like it'll just be a week or two early, I can't wait for it. This is my first car (previous car was shared with family) and I've not been this excited for Christmas in a long time

[vEnOm_oz]

Good luck mate, enjoy her!

Just got confirmation from my dealer that my hatch TSi DSG RS has been built and is scheduled to dock in Melbourne on 18/11, with a delivery 2-3 weeks after that

I ordered in mid June and was quoted end of December delivery, looks like it'll just be a week or two early, I can't wait for it. This is my first car (previous car was shared with family) and I've not been this excited for Christmas in a long time

[GTR27]

Just got confirmation from my dealer that my hatch TSi DSG RS has been built and is scheduled to dock in Melbourne on 18/11, with a delivery 2-3 weeks after that

I ordered in mid June and was quoted end of December delivery, looks like it'll just be a week or two early, I can't wait for it. This is my first car (previous car was shared with family) and I've not been this excited for Christmas in a long time

Yours must be on the same ship as mine, the Carmen. Docks in bris 12/11

[daMama]

Film protection is on my list brad, for the front/bonnet, door edges (I hate it when my OH hits a wall when opening the car door) and around other parts of the rear doors/frame.
Something to look at procuring I need Dec/Jan.

Godzilla, good luck with the p protection and tint decision. The quote seems reasonable, only question is how good are they?

One thing nobody here has mentioned is some decent surface film protection for the bonnet / front guards / lower doors.

Despite regular waxing, sealants etc, the front of my car looks like it's been in a sand storm on the leading edge of the bonnet. If I was doing it again I'd get my tint guy to apply a clear surface film to protect the paint.

[ldsh42]

Yours must be on the same ship as mine, the Carmen. Docks in bris 12/11

I think aalin13's ship would be Figaro which is scheduled to the Melbourne dock on 18/11 with my car as well it is out of range and can't track at the moment. Cheers