Should I sell my 2007 Octavia Scout before the DPF fails?

I bought a secondhand 2007 Octavia Scout TDI 1,968cc with 76,000 miles on the clock in May last year. It is my second diesel Octavia but the first with a DPF, something I had not heard of before I bought...

Buying an estate car

We are a newly married couple. We have two cars at the moment (Audi A3 1.6 2001 and a Golf 2.0 TDI 2004) and are looking to trade in both for an estate car. We need a big boot as we love camping and...

Why don't Volkswagen build a 4x4 Golf Estate with raised suspension?

My wife is totally devoted to our Mk IV Golf Estate TDI 130, the ideal mid-sized family workhorse, which will be 10 years old this year and has over 100,000 miles on the clock. It runs like a dream but...

Excessive rear tyre wear on an Octavia

Had my Skoda Octavia from new. Three years and 14 pairs of rear tyres later, Skoda still will not accept there's a problem with the rear setting on the car.

What small estate car?

I have 2005 1.6 Ford Focus Estate and am considering a change soon. I'd like another estate car with a bit more power as the Ford is a bit slow to pick up and struggles a bit on hills. Otherwise it's...

What is causing water ingress in my 2008 Skoda Octavia?

I have a 2008 Skoda Octavia 2.0 FSI Tiptronic L&K estate, which is a lovely car marred by a persistent problem of water ingress affecting the rear offside passenger floor. So far, it has cost £320, part-subsidised...

We're pleased with the performance of winter tyres on our Skoda Octavia.

At the end of this October my wife and I drove to Stockholm to visit our daughter. I panicked about possible bad weather conditions a couple of days before we set off, so had two new tyres fitted to the...

Buying advice - Skoda Octavia

We are having to upgrade our car from an Ibiza to something bigger to accommodate our recent new arrival to the family. Had been looking at an Octavia estate and was wondering if you could recommend which...

Windscreen misting - what's the cause?

I bought an Octavia in Aug 2012. Ever since purchase, the windscreen has tended to mist up badly inside if there has been any change in outside temperature. It has to be wiped as it takes too long to...

Window malfunction

All the windows of my 2009 Octavia estate open when the handbrake release is pressed.