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    Great car, but I wish Skoda surveys customers to find if they are being ripped off in maintenance

    18 years ago | Dr.Srinivasan

    User Review on Skoda Octavia [2001-2010] Ambiente 1.9 TDi

    Detail Review:
    Rating parameters
    (out of 5)

    3.0

    Exterior

    3.0

    Comfort

    4.0

    Performance

    4.0

    Fuel Economy

    4.0

    Value for Money

    PURCHASE:
    Not Purchased

    DRIVING:
    Great technology, good mileage, silent engine in spite of diesel. One major flaw that during monsoon, after 2 years of use, rain water started seeping in from somewhere below the driver's side windscreen and literally formed a puddle inside the car. Spent Rs.2500 at authorised showroom to rectify the problem. And guess what? They give a 1-year warranmty for this. Does it mean the car will leak every year? And they matter-of-fact told me that this is a common colmplaint in all Skoda cars. Is Skoda listening? Other than this hiccup, an excellent car. Good value for money (though the interiors could have been better appointed for that kind of money). I also read user review on the net that there Skodas are serviced every 30K km. Then why do we have to do this every 5k km? At approx. Rs.8000 per servicing, this aint really cheap. Any suggestions from Skoda?Very sturdy build, heavy carm, hugs the road nicely, gives a very solid feelInteriors not luxurious, especially in Ambiente. Car colours also could have been more attractive
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