How does Skoda Finance work and can I end the loan early to save money?

I am buying a new Skoda Octavia for £19,000. The dealer suggests that I fund £9500 using Skoda Finance. The deal is that Skoda will contribute £500 and give me three free services up to 30,000 miles, so...

Which broker should I use?

After much agonising we want to buy a Skoda Octavia estate for my wife to transport our two ever growing sons. There are several brokers listed on your site, but I am not sure which one to use. What do...

Why are quoted CO2 emissions reducing so fast on Skoda's Octavia?

The current brochure does not list an Octavia 1.4 TSI DSG, but the Skoda on-line configurator allows you to configure one. The CO2 emissions are lower than was posted at the launch of the car. They are...

I'd like to buy a new Skoda Octavia, but does the cam belt really need changing every four years?

The new Octavia is getting acclaim in all the reviews I have seen, but few have tested or commented on the 1.4 TSI 140PS petrol unit which I am thinking of buying to replace my 2007/57 2.0 Mazda 6. Quizzing...

Would you recommend the new Skoda Octavia model?

In 2004 or thereabouts, you spoke highly of the then new Skoda Octavia. I purchased a new Elegance 2.0 TDI DSG with ESP and Sat Nav in mid-2006. The car has now achieved 90,000 miles of totally trouble-free...

Chain or belt cam Octavia?

The new Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI saloon. Can you tell me whether the engine in this car has a chain cam?

This is an easy for for a Skoda Octavia rear windscreen wiper.

I''m writing regarding BJ of Basingstoke's question in Saturday 27th April Motoring section of the Daily Telegraph about his rear windscreen wiper failure on his Skoda Octavia. Having had the same problem,...

Does the new Skoda Octavia Elegance suffer from DPF problems?

My father has been generally very satisfied with his 2005 Skoda Octavia Elegance 1.9 TDI DSG, but it is beginning to show its age, having just required a driveshaft replacement and with a few other little...

Which car to replace my Mondeo ST24 offers good performance and large load carrying ability?

I have owned a Mondeo ST24 estate for 12 years. It has proved reliable, relatively economical, sporty, good to drive with decent performance and carries everything, including the kitchen sink. At 150,000...

Reversal of misfortune

I was interested to read of a Volkswagen Golf automatic suddenly accelerating. I have an automatic Skoda Octavia and it is virtually impossible to reverse smoothly at low speed, particularly when reversing...