Bought Skoda Octavia instead of Kodiaq as my Jeep Compass replacement

The sedan bought back a lot of memories of my 2016 Volkswagen Polo GT TSI DSG.

BHPian aashiqb recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

This thread has been my bookmark for the last few weeks. I recently brought home a Jan '22 Octavia L&K Graphite Gray, and boy I've been smiling each time I think about it, let alone drive it out. I had a Jeep Compass 2.0D Limited Plus before this, and when I decided I wanted to switch cars, I never thought I'd change the car to a sedan.

I initially went to the St.Marks Škoda showroom in Bangalore to test drive the Kodiaq, but there I saw that the Octavia was available for a test drive right away, so I decided to just take it for a spin, and the rest is history. I was blown away by the plush comfort it offered, at the same time the hint of raw power it kept in store. I had a 2016 Polo GT TSI with the DSG gearbox and it was nostalgia the moment I took the Octavia for the test drive.

I did a test drive 2 more times (based on some advice I found on this brilliant forum), and tried the Octavia on roads I frequent, and some non-existent roads near where I stay, along with having the car packed with 5 pax at one time. The car knows to behave, and never fails to put a smile on your face when you are behind the wheel.

I'd love to write more about my experience and what I love about the vehicle and will reserve my comments/thoughts for when I get the privilege to do so on this forum later. For now, here's a short video of the car parking itself which I found to be SOOO Cool. This feature is there on the Mercedes A-Class as well but it doesn't like tight spaces for parallel parking. The Octavia has no problems with any of that.

Here's a link to the video I posted on YouTube.

Here's what BHPian rahul1407 had to say on the matter:

Wonderful choice of colour and same pinch on that mate!

Grey certainly is a looker and its easily distinguishable in the crowd. Park assist is a real boon in difficult parking situations, and it works better when lanes are marked properly. I was coordinating in a tight spot and park assist handled it like a charm, simply no fuss and worked well. You might want to disable Manoeuvre Braking as it takes time getting used to it and can be a bit intrusive in heavy traffic by 2 wheelers cutting in between.

Here's what BHPian EaurougeatSpa had to say on the matter:

Congratulations on a great pick. I test drove this while looking for the Kodiaq. Absolutely loved the way it drove. If not for the rear leg space (have three 6 footers in the family) would have opted for this.

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