Hi Everyone,
This is my first ever post on Team-BHP and in fact my first ever post on any forum online.
Have been an avid reader of various forums over here for the last 8 years now and feel really privileged to be a part of this community.
Brief History about me and Team-BHP:
Discovered Team BHP back in 2011 when I was planning to buy my first car.
Had doubts between a Polo and an i20 and wanted to ask questions here so tried to register. Unfortunately my application got rejected

I probably took my answers too lightly back then and felt a little angry but over the last eight years, I realised the quality levels of this forum and my love for it actually grew exponentially. I feel my rejection was totally justified back then.
So reading through this forum really helped me take my decision to buy a Polo trendline 1.2 TDI back in 2011 and boy I absolutely loved that car.
Was almost about to buy the i20 but this forum just pushed me towards experiencing the solid german build quality and I have decided never to look back.
Chapter 2 : Redemption
Starting mid last year, as my Polo turned 7, the desire to upgrade kicked in.
Read close to 1000 pages here. Forums on New cars, forums comparing new vs pre worshipped and what not.
Test drive of 1.8 TSI just took my heart away within 2 minutes and Octavia became sort my dream car (within my budget). Loved the Elantra Petrol A/T as well but my heart was always with Octavia so just could not take the plunge with an Elantra, even as my wife and parents tried their level best to make me go for the Creta. I see myself as a Sedan guy to be honest.
Finally booked the 1.8TSI and did what Skoda makes you do best, just WAIT !
After various follow ups over 2.5 months, they were just not able to deliver the car. Got really frustrated and cancelled my booking.
Now a funny thing happened in the meanwhile. Suddenly somehow, I became financially literate and started looking at luxury cars as a depreciating asset.
I swear I am not exaggerating, there was a time during this wait period that I was thinking about whether to buy the car or not at least 10 hours a day. I even dreamt of going to the showroom to take my delivery.
Also, my Polo was serving me absolutely fine. Late night driving back from office to home always made me feel "Do I really need anything more? "
So I continued with my Polo after cancelling my Octavia booking and went back to my normal life.
But remember one thing, Octavia never leaves your head once it enters through your heart
One fine day in April, I came across a 2.0 TDI Style+ (first 2 month batch of the 2017 facelifted model, as they changed it to L&K post that) through a friend.
21 months old, 13,000 KM driven with 27 months of warranty left. Chauffeur Driven for an Expat at a mouth watering price. I just went for it and within 9 days of me seeing the car for the first time, I had it in my driveway.
It just happened so quickly and against the run of play that it took me some time to realise that I now actually finally own the Octavia (a TDI instead of the TSI though) but honestly, I have found the Diesel to be more than adequate in terms of power for my requirements.
So as soon as I got the car home for the first time, I just went to my room and penned down a detailed and serious application to register for Team-BHP.
And guess what, finally got approved.
Showed my approval mail to a couple of my other half-enthusiast friends as well in excitement as their application got rejected too 4-5 years back.
Coming back to the car:
Add ons done:
1. Bought basic nick nacks from Ali express like paddle extenders, chrome decoration add ons for vents etc.
2. Bought the much talked about Jopasu duster (I am impressed by it)
3. Planning to buy the Spoiler (As the TDI does not have it)
4. No performance mods / electrical mods planned at all. I am happy the way it is.
What I love about the car:
1. Effortless driving. The torque is very helpfull
2. The beautiful touchscreen with Android auto
3. My parents liked the back seat comfort (I do not plan to sit there)
4. Air conditioning is effective, Ambient lighting is a nice feel good factor.
5. High speed stability and handling is top notch.
Things that could have been better:
1. I already sense light rattles from certain places.
2. Body roll is more than I expected. It is still great but just that my expectations were really high maybe.
3. Sound quality is decent, but I have got to add a subwoofer somehow.
4. Headlights are not very bright.
One big Step that I have taken: OBDeleven
I bought the OBDeleven dongle directly form their website and it arrived in 5 days.
Have taken the Pro Subscription and made quite a few changes.
Just to mention some basic ones:
- Scandinavian DRL (read LED light always on)
- Fan speed in Auto
- Indicator blinks to 5
Will continue to explore OBD eleven more and post my updates regularly here.
I really want to keep writing guys buy I guess i have to end this post abruptly now.
One last thing I want to say is that I am really happy to be able to write here.
A lot of screen names here that have helped me more than my real friends without even meeting.
You guys are awesome.