Skoda has really stepped up over the last few years.

@cameronfindlay3543

7 жыл бұрын

trainman665 that's because they're owned by Volkswagen

@Xtremcookie

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. i just bought a 09 skoda octavia stationcar. facelifted model. i were surprised how... overall nice it is. even at 130 km/h it was also very quiet, the seats are fantastic too.

@leventesaho4127

7 жыл бұрын

+trainman665 Yes and I guite like Skoda because I'm from Slovakia and Skoda is from the Czech Republic so I'ts a really popular car here. And for my bad english.

@ThinkCleverAndSmart

7 жыл бұрын

Their new octavia (the one in the video is from like 2013) is much more for almost the same money! Also, it just got a facelift. :)

@alexgrazie93

7 жыл бұрын

i still wouldnt buy one, still looks wierd..

This almost turned into fake taxi

in czech republic almost everybody take the skoda. it's always the biggest car in the class

@hardcorehardo

5 жыл бұрын

Because the brand is Czech

@xoc

5 жыл бұрын

its a jetta

@KafanskaTV

5 жыл бұрын

So weird considering Skoda is a Czech brand.. I also heard japanses brands sell great in Japan, and german cars are huge in Germany.

I wish Skoda was sold in the USA

@domallen1451

6 жыл бұрын

JTN 1970 its one of those euro only cars hahaha the octavia VRS is a monster and looks awesome

@hardcorehardo

5 жыл бұрын

Just buy a Jetta

@truckerjames4749

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t ever see a normal Octavia as good as when I first saw it only for the fact that I’ve been looking at the VRS models all of the time and I can’t ever see one of these without the spoiler,DRL headlights and beautiful sports interior

@Birmingham_racing

5 жыл бұрын

Just buy a Passat

@brabusmathew5388

3 жыл бұрын

@@Birmingham_racing octavia looks better, the interior too.

Only Octavia i'm interested in is the VRS.

@mjb1859

4 жыл бұрын

NorthSea0il yeah boyyy!

I have the Seat León, great car, really good quality interior and drives excellently. Same as Golf

It does't matter, they are on the same platform, Skoda is a bit more spacious, they share engines, gearbox and everything so I vote for Skoda. That's why Octavia will always be better selling model than a Golf, there is just no reason to go for a Golf unless you are a badge snob which I suppose you aren't.

@miskatonic6210

7 жыл бұрын

Sadžid Smajkić But Skodas get all the parts with worse tolerances and quality. VW gets the best parts, then Seat, and Skoda gets the rest. If you think there is no difference in part quality ask an engineer.

@davidmarshall6998

7 жыл бұрын

Having owned Seat, Skoda, VW and Audis in recent years, I think it's Audi, VW, Skoda then Seat in terms of quality. Seat tend to be the more interesting in design, but they feel much cheaper build than than all the others. We had an Octavia and Leon of the same vintage and roughly same spec and the Leon build quality and quality of materials was much worse. (2000 Audi A3, 2002 VW Golf, 2005 Skoda Octavia, 2006 Seat Leon, 2007 Audi TT, 2009 Audi A3 Sportback, 2011 Skoda Fabia, 2013 Skoda Octavia) Anyway, aren't all low-capacity petrol VW engines built in the Skoda factory these days?

@sadzidsmajkic6181

7 жыл бұрын

It's so hard to believe that company like VW has bad quality control on their parts. Whether they're made in their facilities in Germany or in Czech Republic it doesn't really matter, parts need to be made to strict tolerances to meet the specifications. I am an engineer too, so I know how production works. They can probably use lower quality materials inside the cabin, but the biggest savings are made due to cheaper labour in other countries. Sorry for my English. Cheers

@davidmarshall6998

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. They clearly use cheaper materials for each brand in the cabin, but the mechanical parts are the same for all of them. Otherwise the other brands would have a rotten reputation for reliability (which none of them do) If you stripped a Leon, Octavia, Golf and A3 with the same engine down to bare metal then other than the slight differences in wheelbase they would be the same car. It wouldn't make sense to use poor quality parts in the other brands. Everyone knows that they are the same manufacturer so if one was crap then it would damage the whole VW brand. The difference in cost (other than the cheaper cabin materials) is mainly due to the prestige of the badge. I genuinely find that the Seat and especially the Skoda cars are faster in urban areas. For a while I was driving both an Audi TT and a Skoda Octavia and the Skoda was always let out of junctions more often than the TT.

@garyburchgb

7 жыл бұрын

nothing wrong at all with your english matey!

I have still got my 2014 Skoda Octavia, more than four years after I bought it from the Skoda showroom. And I still love it.

@ponjebach

4 жыл бұрын

you can't love a SKODA

@kakobpakob9558

4 жыл бұрын

Mihael koštrun you cant love your face

@blackcrackmanace

3 жыл бұрын

@@ponjebach yes he can?

@ponjebach

3 жыл бұрын

@@kakobpakob9558 That face can't get rid off pretty girls. I hope you have the same problem.

@kakobpakob9558

3 жыл бұрын

@@ponjebach maybe a bit late to reply 8 months after?

My dad got a 2.0 diesel elegance, brand new in 2013 lovely car. Now onto a 66 plate VRS, they really have stepped up there game in recent years

I always lamented the absence of the Skoda & Seat brands over on this side of the pond. Cheap and cheerful. Lots of vehicles in the US have too many doo-dads. Basic transportation is still a decent chunk of the needs market, here. It why I have a new truck with manual windows and locks; needs vs. wants.

Suddenly you realise that every new car is the same.

It looks good, I love the grill.

i thought you guys had the jetta over there cause it would have been a better comparison than the golf since the skoda is based on the jetta which is a longer golf

Skoda is a great car

Funny. The only Skoda taxis we had here were superbs. I'd get the Octavia, use the 2k on a mountain bike that I can bring to trails using the Octavia.

Českooo!

@philipcooper8297

7 жыл бұрын

Chechnya.

@NFStheStig

7 жыл бұрын

+Philip Cooper not even close

@hardcorehardo

5 жыл бұрын

Only thing Czech about it is the badge

is it always raining in the uk?

Easiest decision in the world. I own a Skoda Octavia 2.0 FSi (2006 model), and it's a great car to drive.

2:31 - Oh my God, what are you guys talking about when comparing it to the Golf? The wheelbase is 66mm longer than the Golf while the actual car is 412mm longer. Where did you get those 50mm from?

@hardcorehardo

6 жыл бұрын

should compare it to a passat

@trnawa1982

5 жыл бұрын

@@hardcorehardo Passat is in Skoda language Superb. As well it come in estate(combi) version.Octavia it's just VW GOLF platform.

@KafanskaTV

5 жыл бұрын

@@hardcorehardo Skoda makes Fabia as a hatchback, and Octavia as a sedan, so it may seem on the first look that Fabia is more comparable to Gold and Octavia to Passat, but in reality Skoda is a smaller class car, Octavia is in the same class as Golf and Superb is in the same class with Passat.

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@KafanskaTV Yeah VW arent stupid. The Skoda range slots into gaps in the VW range.

@alesek8

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, octavia is built on golf skelet.

The £2k will surely be equalled out with depreciation, after 3 years/60,000 miles on the 2nd hand market the Golf will be worth atleast £2,500 more than the Octavia, So it sort of equals it self out. Especially if you intend to part exchange it in, main dealers will only offer rock bottom trade prices for the Skoda, whereas you'll have much more bargaining power trading in a Golf.

@scoopermg8226

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. That's what you want to believe.

Must say than Skoda's aren't exactly fun to drive, but they're so practical, even their smaller model (Citigo) got a nice cabin and boots space for it's sides, very good fuel engine consume, and with good features

I had an Octavia vrs estate with the dsg box. I sold it after 6 months because it was too good. Flaws are character. That car had none. Bought a Mini Cooper s to replace it.

I like to think of it as Skoda's Golf Sedan.

This is the old model. Could Fifth Gear not make a review on the facelifted version and upload it?

Bestseller in Poland.

i think the styling is quite nice, better than the golf

Interesting that it's cheaper than the golf in the UK but here in Finland the Octavia is 1000€ more than a golf

@ado441

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is their pricing strategy - in CZ/SK Skoda costs more than VW as well, however, it is vice versa in most of Europe.

Just sad the show got cancelled again....Smith needed a shave also.

@MoltenJules

7 жыл бұрын

jody024 always a great show and proper motoring show rather than geezer entertainment

Favourite car for taxi in barcelona

only ever see them as taxis, hardly ever see them as normal cars lol

@davidmarshall6998

7 жыл бұрын

They're taxis because they are cheap, reliable and massive. Nowadays the Rapid seems to be the most common new taxi, but it's not as a good to drive.

one thing i don't really get is, the budge thing. i mean,who drives a vw and people turn their heads and say wow? buy a mercedes if that's what you're after. vw is a cheap budge ,anyway. having that said, i already got myself an octavia. not a thrilling car,but there's so much room in it,including the boot,drives fine,reliable and cheap to obtain and maintain.what's there to moan about?

Make terrific second hand buys

2013?

Really hate to break it but thats the old Octavia, the new one has four headlights...

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

It's the same car with a facelift.

2019?

this is an old one....

If this exact car existed in the us, u would buy it.

I thought the same and got the 150hp tsi octavia...the 2000 I saved I spent it in boats and hookers xD

@dimsoneill

2 жыл бұрын

Boats and hoes, boats and hoes......(Stepbrothers, great WIll Ferrel flick)

Why did you compare it to golf and not the Jetta? It is like comparing apples and oranges :)

@ApurtureSci

7 жыл бұрын

Damir Kvajo Because the Jetta is on an older platform and is more basic than the MQB based cars.

@damirkvajo

7 жыл бұрын

ApurtureSci thought jetta was just a golf with a tail, and that they made each generation of golf in jetta version. anyway, still dint get hiw can they compare hatchback and sedane...

@ApurtureSci

7 жыл бұрын

Damir Kvajo Technically both are hatchback, look at where the boot hinges on the Octavia.

@davidmarshall6998

7 жыл бұрын

The Jetta isn't a hatchback, the hinge is at the bottom of the window level. The Octavia hinge is at roof level. Hatchbacks open to give full access to the whole rear of the passenger space, including the rear window. Jetta doesn't do that.

Or the Leon 👍

Literally upset you ripped top gear this hard.

It's like you're getting less of a car for your 2k with the Golf as it is a hatchback...

and skoda allready released facelift for that "new" model

I'm glad vw only sells Audi and Lamborghini here in SA.........oh and Bentley too

£2k cash in your hand isn't quite how it works though is it. 99% of people that buy these sort of cars will be doing so with pcp deals and the difference between £16k and £18k on a pcp is next to nothing that would make a difference. Golf would also have better residuals making it even less of a difference.

@diogenesagogo

6 жыл бұрын

contract hire is a fair bit cheaper than the Golf. Bigger boot, quicker & just as economical (in 1.4TSI form). Think it's gonna be my next car.

I have a golf gtd and I love it!

@ponjebach

4 жыл бұрын

that's stupid

The Golf Mk3 are the best VW Golf.

It’s also a bigger car more bang for money

Škoda should say thanks to VolksWagen and Germans.

@neplatnyudaj110

6 жыл бұрын

For starting the war which resulted in soviet occupation and Skoda going from competitive car to a joke?

@hardcorehardo

5 жыл бұрын

@@neplatnyudaj110 no you can thank France for all that..

when comparing this car at skoda marketing , they where thinking of Chinese cars i guess ? :D :D

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

It is compared to other Octavias. It says that no Octavia has appeared as good in those ways as this one.

This episodes very old. Even the model in India is newer!!😂😂

Is this just a rebadged jetta?

@davidmarshall6998

7 жыл бұрын

In a lot of ways, yes, but the Jetta is a saloon and the Octavia is a hatchback.

@1969cmp

6 жыл бұрын

Trevor c340 No.

@Birmingham_racing

5 жыл бұрын

Jetta is smaller it's more of a Passat

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@Birmingham_racing Passat is bigger. It slots between them.

@gabrielcaramet3238

3 жыл бұрын

No

Golf. I want the Golf.

This review is two years old.

@bid84

7 жыл бұрын

Julian Webb nothing get past Julian Webb

Rolling coal Škoda

combi version looks 1000% better

A golf is hardly a prestige brand.

A Review? All I am seeing is three muppets all trying to be funny.

@ArturoPerez-si2xk

4 жыл бұрын

Go a check out Carbuyer, there's better reviews

Three twonks and a car.......

oucteivia my royal ass

his beard is so awful

@eddiefreeston8856

6 жыл бұрын

Szy mon makes me want to punch him in the face

renault grande coupe is better ❤

@Russell970

3 жыл бұрын

stfu free Palestine

@user-gt5rr8rx8w

3 жыл бұрын

@@Russell970 there is no palastine 😁🤦‍♂️😂

Only reason why you'd have any VW is because you're a badge snob and don't want a Skoda or a Seat or because you can't afford a Porsche, Mercedes, Audi or BMW

Does anyone els fancy the girl in fith gear

10th

3rd comment

@Ben_Mayall

7 жыл бұрын

Minecraftcar88 and 1st pointless comment.

@louis3127

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Mayall i guess so

Fifth Gear is Crap! And it is boring!

@Birmingham_racing

5 жыл бұрын

Jan Šimek don't watch it then

Skoda s are rubbish

@juliangedzierski2546

6 жыл бұрын

Skoda are the same as vw same engines same everything but the badge.

@julianroberts5407

3 жыл бұрын

Some else who knows nothing about Skoda's!!!!!!!!!

@spexs8214

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t someone have a personal opinion about a brand?

@spexs8214

3 жыл бұрын

By the way that was for the skodas back then and i don’t mind their current cars.

vanilia