Car advise

[Southwell]

I like both of these but am unsure what they are like as every day cars. Any other suggestions? I was previously after a Volvo S40 but have decided to scale down my budget to 5k max.
Im not too bothered if diesel or petrol as long as i can average about 35mpg on a 75mph run, and have at least a little bit of go in it.
Obviously 50+ mpg would be nice but diesels always cost more.

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O and i don't want an estate or a super mini. Focus size is decent but i would like a bigger boot.

[DCM]

both are good cars, one got more room but less mpg than the other.

As a side note, in my Chrysler Voyager, on a motorway, cruising at 75-80, I can easily average 35mpg....

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by DCM

both are good cars, one got more room but less mpg than the other.

As a side note, in my Chrysler Voyager, on a motorway, cruising at 75-80, I can easily average 35mpg....

I was siding towards the Octavia as they are a bigger car and bigger cars generally have better components, plus it's faster for when i get bored. I drive a Focus at the moment and it's very uncomfortable for me so i think a bigger car would have better seat position and ride comfort.

[DCM]

only way to find out, is to test drive both models, and it isn't a given that the bigger car has a better driving position.

I would of thought the Fabia would be rather rapid too though.

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by DCM

only way to find out, is to test drive both models, and it isn't a given that the bigger car has a better driving position.

I would of thought the Fabia would be rather rapid too though.

You can remap both car pretty easily to give you a bit increase in power.

[Wraggy]

depends on what you like Southwell TBH
Octavia will be more comfortable and better drive on long journeys i would imagine but also should get 35+ mpg out of it ?

i have the same engine as the Fabia in mine and on my way to work which is 40 miles down the M6 everyday i average around 54mpg and thats stuck in traffic also which uses more ? but its a smaller car the the Octavia ? i perfer the bigger car personally which is why i chose the Passat i have at the moment bigger car and more MPG

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by Wraggy

depends on what you like Southwell TBH
Octavia will be more comfortable and better drive on long journeys i would imagine but also should get 35+ mpg out of it ?

i have the same engine as the Fabia in mine and on my way to work which is 40 miles down the M6 everyday i average around 54mpg and thats stuck in traffic also which uses more ? but its a smaller car the the Octavia ? i perfer the bigger car personally which is why i chose the Passat i have at the moment bigger car and more MPG

Ive looked at the passats but it somehow seems bigger to me than the octavia? My mrs hated my mondeo as she found it too difficult to park it lol.
I saw a 2004 passat in black, 60k, full leather, auto , 2.3 v5 for 4k the other day. The inside was really nice and very comfortable, not sure what kind of mpg you'd get out of a car like that though haha.

[millzy]

They gave me a fabia as a courtesy car a few months ago, I didn’t like the way it handled, it wallowed in a bed and the seats where pore and didn’t support you, the dash is plastic cheap looking and it looks very dated.

Road noise was high as well with the diesel

Engine gave good MPH ,I killed it and it still read over 40mpg – it was much more pokier than the Ibiza sport they gave me a week later.

I’m sure you know Scoda come under the VW group and the white dove dealership- my last service was 180

I think thumbs harris has the Octavia . see what he says

[Nick Goodall]

My Dad's had both the Mk1 Octavia vRS from new and followed it up with the Mk2 Octavia vRS - Both were good cars.

The Boot on the Octavia is huge, seriously mahooooosive so great for racing etc. Visibility isn't great out of the rear window due to the angle of it, but then a lot of them will have parking sensors so i'm sure the other half will cope fine with it!

The 1.8T is a great lump, coil packs were about the only common failure a few years ago but they were all replaced under warranty with a revised part so shouldn't be an issue. They go well and will average around 32mpg with average A & B road driving, on a motorway you'll get 35+ depending on speed, at 75mph i'd think around 37-38mpg easily! The brakes are straight from the TT and are suberb.

The Fabia is a great car but they are pretty small mate, i think you'd struggle to get all your gear in one let alone being 6ft+ tall haha.

The Rs is way better then the standard cars as it has big brakes, sports seats and suspension so don't worry about the handling...

Personally i'd go for the Octavia - so comfortable and a decent size car - bargain car for that money to be honest.

Either can be remapped, you'll easily get from 130bhp to around 170/180 on the Fabia, but the clutch can become a weak point with the increased torque too so be wary of that. With the 1.8t you'd get 210bhp comfortably without needing to upgrade the interooler but to be honest i think you'd find it good as standard!

[Welshy40]

Originally Posted by DCM

both are good cars, one got more room but less mpg than the other.

As a side note, in my Chrysler Voyager, on a motorway, cruising at 75-80, I can easily average 35mpg....

Heck you can do that with an Audi TT.

It all depends on what you want, you just have to search for it and you will find. I wanted a car I could make some money, if not beark even when I sold it. Heck I found a rare (one of 60 in europe) Lexus Soarers GT Limited 4 ltre v8 for £3k and was imaculate inside and out with all the options, and was told it was most probably the best one around. When I sold it I made a £7K profit.

[Southwell]

Well they have offered 2550 for my car, theirs is 6850, so there is a balance of £4300.
I got a years warrenty instead of 6 months (their cockup) and 6 months tax. I didn't want to pay more than 3k of the balance, but their never going to find £1300. So i said if you can't get close to £3400 then i wont be buying, just waiting on the call now. I was prepared to pay £4k but they offered more for the focus than i expected, so my max is £3500 now

[Lee]

End of the month too Ian, im sure they will want the extra sale, Good luck

[Southwell]

Deal done, pickup next week

I had to go up a bit, but my Focus is due, tax, mot, service, etc this month so i wanted to get rid before i had to get them done. I figured paying a bit more will be the same thing, overall am very happy. Now, who can remap it?