by Karl Dyson | May 4, 2020 | Skoda
ŠKODA has finally dropped the launch pricing of the all-new Octavia. Starting at just £22,390 OTR, the Octavia SE First Edition will initially be the entry-level trim grade in the new Octavia MK4 range. Unfortunately, this initial launch doesn’t include either...
by Karl Dyson | Nov 14, 2019 | Buyers Guide
OK, so it’s only been 3 days since Skoda unveiled the mighty MK4 2020 Octavia but is it too soon to start the second in our line up of Octavia buyers guides? It’s still early days so you’ll have to excuse the blanks, but this article promises to be...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 15, 2019 | vehicle recalls
Volkswagen Group Australia has issued a recall for up to 80,000 vehicles over dangerous DSG gearbox failures. An issue with the pressure accumulator could cause loss of hydraulic pressure in the automatic gearbox system, leaving it essentially stuck in neutral. The...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 17, 2019 | faults
I’ve been covering the Skoda Octavia MK3 VRS in some detail of late, with our Skoda MK3 VRS buyers guide proving to be very popular. Apart from water pump issues on early cars, the Mk3 VRS seems to have stood the test of time quite well. I’ve had...
by Karl Dyson | Aug 21, 2019 | Skoda
Make no mistake. I love the Skoda Octavia. Having owned my Mk3 VRS for nearly 5 years, I’ve been keen to jump the mess that was the double headlight Mk3 facelift in favour of the upcoming Mk4. These pictures (Thanks to Carwow and Autoexpress) reveal the Skoda...