Need Help recommending a car for my Dad! - Page 2

BMW_Dude · 12-22-2005, 10:56 AM

I did suggest to Dad getting a Skoda but he wasn't so pleased on the looks! Is it really going to be as refined and good quality as the audi or not! Has anyone had any experience with the Skoda?

Alwing · 12-22-2005, 02:07 PM

I don't have any experience with the Skoda Octavia but I've read reviews that the car is better than most people assume it is.
Anyway, other recommendations are a Toyota Avensis Wagon or the Honda Accord? Both have good diesels.

Giannis · 12-22-2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW_Dude

I did suggest to Dad getting a Skoda but he wasn't so pleased on the looks! Is it really going to be as refined and good quality as the audi or not! Has anyone had any experience with the Skoda?

http://www.germancarzone.com/showthread.php?t=1815

just kidding. I have never ever had an experience with skoda

Mr. M · 12-22-2005, 09:34 PM

I've sat in Skodas before and well, they are better made than you think. Its VW brothers have a less fancy interior but VWs are slightly more expensive! I'd say, go for a test-drive and see what your dad says. The wood trim in the Skodas aren't particularly stunning, but that's what you pay for. It's really worth the money and the doors are very, very heavy. One problem is the engines - though you can try the new Octavia RS with the Golf GTI engine (is it the Octavia?).

Be ready to see some old VAG technology though.

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12-22-2005, 09:34 PM	#14
Mr. M Connoisseur Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,103 Thanks: 2,036 Thanked 1,722 Times in 925 Posts	Re: Need Help recommending a car for my Dad! I've sat in Skodas before and well, they are better made than you think. Its VW brothers have a less fancy interior but VWs are slightly more expensive! I'd say, go for a test-drive and see what your dad says. The wood trim in the Skodas aren't particularly stunning, but that's what you pay for. It's really worth the money and the doors are very, very heavy. One problem is the engines - though you can try the new Octavia RS with the Golf GTI engine (is it the Octavia?). Be ready to see some old VAG technology though.

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