

I HAD HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE VW DSG GEAR BOX WHICH SKOKA HAS ACUIRED FOR OCTAVIA BUT I AM VERY SORRY TO SAY THAT IT IS NOT AT ALL COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE AND EVERY TIME WHEN THE GEAR IS SHIFTED UPWARDLY THE ENGINE GETS FULLY RAISED AND THE DRIVER FEELS QUITE UNCFORTABLE UNTILL THE IS CHANGED AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR ,THROUGH OUT YOUR DRIIVING YOU FEEL THAT AS IF THE HAND BREAKS ARE APLLLIED AND YOU ARE TRYING TO OVERCOME THAT BY PRESSING THE ACCELETRATOR CONTINOUSLY AND ULTIMATELY YOU GET THE LOW BACKACHE.

BETTER BUY SOME OTHER CAR BECAUSE SKODA PEOPLE AFTER SELLING THE CAR WOULD NERVER LISTEN TO YOUR EVEN GENIUNE PROBLEMS.ĭONT WASTE YOUR MONEY AND TAKE A TEST DRIVE AT LEAST 10 TIMES NOT ONCE BEFORE BUYING DIESEL.DRIVE BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 15-25 AND FEEL THE PROBLEM DONT TAKE A TEST DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS OTERWISE YOU WILL BE MISTAKEN DRIVE IN CITIES BETWEEN 2ND -3RD GEAR THEN DECIDE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE, I AM VERY CONFIDANT YOU WILL NEVER BUY THE CAR. Ride Quality & Handling IS GOOD BUT IF THE ENGINE IS NOT REFINED AND NOT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE THEN WHAT IS THE FUN OF HAVING A GOOD RIDE QUALITY.THE SUSPENSION IS VERY STIFF AS COMPARED TO PETROL VERSION I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN DONE.įinal Words DIESEL OCTAVIA 2017 MODEL AT, IS NOT A RECCOMENDED CAR AT ALL AT A PRICE OF 26 LAKHS.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.Įngine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Has a very poor gear shifting from 2-3, 3-4 you have to drive at a speed of 60 km per hour in cities to feel a light engine otherwise strain all the the time between 2-4 gear.

Exteriors are good lookig but get trapped by exteriors.
