Skoda Laura L&K : 20,000 kms review Hi,
I bought my Laura, L&K, Manual trans. in February 2007. It has run 22,000 Km till date. I thought I should share my thoughts as most other posts relate to cars with the DSG box (auto).
I bought the car for its handling and FE and it has not disappointed me till date. My car is what is called Cappuchino Beige by Skoda, it looks a mix between Steel Grey and Muddy brown depending on the light conditions. I was not too enamoured with this colour but this was the lightest colour with beige interiors - I was clear in my head that I did not want the black intereiors as they make the car look less roomy + have a tendency to absorb heat.
I must say straight away that the car has not disappointed me in the important criteria I set for it. It has a very stiff suspension setup and handles well. The road grip is prodigious and the ESP is kinda redundant even on wet roads. The car has been regularly returning a FE of 13 Kmpl. this goes up to about 14 Kmpl on long runs. I walk to my office so there is no daily commute. I have done about 4 medium distance highway drives on the car till date - Vijayawada, Bapatla etc. I regularly use it for short highway drives - Sanga Reddy, Warangal etc. plus I run it in the city a fair bit.
The service history and costs are as below:
21.2.2007: Purchase date
12.6.2007: Horn failed - replaced under warranty without any fuss
14.8.2008: Service @ 6839 Km (Cost Rs. 4,580/- including Oil, water, Filter, wheel balancing and alignment)
details missing: Service (Cost - approx Rs. 5,000/- all inclusive)
27.10.2008: Service @ 18,621 Km (Cost Rs.8,864/- including water, oil, filters, wheel balancing and alignment, exterior polishing and interior cleaning)
A total of about Rs.18,500/- which included Rs.2,800 for polishing the exterior and cleaning the interiors. Not bad at all.
The play in my clutch pedal has reduced considerably and adjustment is not possible. By my reckoning the clutch might come up for replacement in another 10K to 20 Km and will set me back by about Rs.20K.
All in all I must say I am quite happy and am keeping my fingers crossed. |