skoda octavia

Postby **Team Loco** » March 28th, 2014, 2:17 pm

i dont think sterling will get rid of the skoda brand although mercedes seems to be their cash cow these days

drchaos · Postby **drchaos** » March 28th, 2014, 4:29 pm

Yup also heard that they will be costing around 270K ish from my contacts

Skoda is done here because they cannot compete with price.

ask yourself a simple question ... would you pay 275K for a octavia after seeing the competition and their prices?

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » March 28th, 2014, 5:05 pm

Depends on what's in the Octavia to be honest. A 275K octavia should be a fully specced model that would be faster than a Jetta, A1, A class or 1 series, can park itself, has better fuel economy than all previously mentioned with all the bells and whistles missing from the previously mentioned.

drchaos · Postby **drchaos** » March 30th, 2014, 12:50 am

Yeah but skoda does not have the same badge rep here as mercedes, audi or BMW. Image counts alot for people here in T&T.

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » March 30th, 2014, 1:00 am

True good point. Especially in that price bracket.

parts_world · Postby **parts_world** » May 23rd, 2014, 7:12 pm

Why do sterling use gulf oil in Octavia? I've switched to Schaeffer‘s 9000 fully synthetic 5W30 oil $90/qt best oil ever.....

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » May 23rd, 2014, 7:19 pm

What's wrong with the oil they use?

purple_heart77 · Postby **purple_heart77** » May 23rd, 2014, 7:52 pm

http://www.schaefferoil.com/documents/247-9003D-td.pdf

Don't see a VW/Audi/Skoda spec. here on the Schaeffer's 9000 5W30 oil.

I know Gulf has an approved VW/Audi/Skoda approved spec. formula.

parts_world · Postby **parts_world** » May 23rd, 2014, 8:49 pm

What oil does gulf recommend to use in the Octavia?based on my research any fully synthetic 5w30 oil would work . I didn't know that gulf had a special oil for sKoda...

purple_heart77 · Postby **purple_heart77** » May 23rd, 2014, 9:21 pm

I did not say they have a special oil for Skoda, I said they have an approved oil meeting VAG specs., the Gulf Formula GVX 5W-30.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... 0277,d.aWw

For me whilst 5W30 is stated to be used, I prefer to stick with a 5W30 that is manufacture spec.

Postby **Team Loco** » June 9th, 2014, 11:23 pm

Op. My octavia for sale

Jhonnyv · Postby **Jhonnyv** » June 10th, 2014, 12:01 am

Sadly skoda has stopped shipping cars to the Caribbean ...dey say there not making enough money

drchaos · Postby **drchaos** » June 10th, 2014, 6:57 am

I really don't get volkswagen group here. The new golf and Octavia can't be brought in at attractive price points ( somewhere around 270) yet they have an A3 at 290? Which has a larger engine and incurs more mvt. No wonder audi rakes in the lion share of profits for the group.

purple_heart77 · Postby **purple_heart77** » June 10th, 2014, 7:06 am

Tango, is the transmission working properly now?

tango1052 · Postby **tango1052** » August 9th, 2014, 12:23 am

purple_heart77 wrote:Tango, is the transmission working properly now?

i did a tranny oil and filter change, its a little better, still happening when the car warms up
but not often,,,,,thinking of adding some additional cooling