NAME : Deep Bhatt <deep_ddb@yahoo.com> Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(India)
POSTED ON : Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 13:29:36
REVIEW : I think that skoda octavia is nice and luxurious car
and impressive car.
NAME : Karuna <Karuna_6639@hotmail.com> Singapore,
(Singapore)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 05:17:41
REVIEW : I drove the octivia for 4yrs its a fantastic car good
milage there are work shop carrying spare part here in singapore for
this car it’s a lot cheaper then the agents, servotronic at in sin
ming industrial park singapore
NAME : Manu <aryamanbhardwaj@yahoo.com> New Delhi, Delhi
(Iindia)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 14:14:08
REVIEW : I bought skoda rider in 2007 , it was like a new
girfriend everything was moving fine suddenly problems started coming
and there is no end to it, because to add more spice "SERVICE"
people came into picture.i have nearly spent 1.5lac to make it run
smooth but in vein.i repent on buying this car ,one of my friend bought
honda civic and he overall spent rs.20000 till now on services and other
things.i feel suffocated and crushed on backseats. i feel cheated
anybody should call consumer forum for poor services and non-avalability
of spare parts, because of this these authorised service centre people
take extra advantage to rob you completely.skoda people are you
listening if maruti can be no one just buy there service and spare
network where are you heading on.have you planned out to close your
operations in india, i heard that tata motors has got poor service
support but i guess you people top the chart in this segment.hatts-off
for you.
NAME : Kapil Jolly <kapiljolly@rediffmail.com> New Delhi,
New Delhi (INDIA)
POSTED ON : Friday, May 23, 2008 at 06:56:58
REVIEW : Congratulations to all Skoda buyers. You have just
bought the most expensive peice of Dump machinery money could buy. Well,
I too was a great Skoda fan. Until my car ran into a diesel Injection
unit failure within one year of run. It has only been serviced by the
Authorized center Continental motors in Delhi. Then, I was hit with a
wiring malfunction due to a short circuit. Not to mention the huge bills
the company put forth everytime I got the car serviced. The car has now
been grounded since two months at the service center as they say we have
to order the wiring from H.O. Its only two years and 47000 kms and 2lac
rupees worth of wiring damages have been put forth. WOW. What a modern
way to cheat people. Two months and no car, a car like Skoda, 13lacs
worth and a piece of bullshit.
NAME : Karan <karan_007@yahoo.com> Ludhiana , Punjab
(India)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 14:24:25
REVIEW : I am owing a skoda octavia since last 6 months and i
mean it, its the worst car i ever had. Previously i had owned Accord,
Hundai Elantra, corolla. but its the most pathetic car one could have.
Shame on skoda motors. Good exterior looks but interior are worst and
doesnt look like to be of a car costing around 12 lakh rupees, in a
nut-shell, go for maruti 800 but never go for skoda
NAME : Temhari <Temhari.raj@gmail.com> Mumbai, Maharashtra
(India)
POSTED ON : Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 04:05:02
REVIEW : Well i am just fed up with this car, I went for
servicing and authorized Station engineers said much issue which does
not exist in my car and they want me to change Clutch plate, Pump and
Break assembly for first paid service. I don’t know what to do with
this CAR. When u drives the car, never feel like this is so ill that it
can die any time (As per Service engineer). Whom should u complain for
this discrepancy?
NAME : M.Haroon Amjan (salim_haroon2000@yahoo.com) Trichy, Tamil
Nadu (India)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 05:34:33
REVIEW : I think that skoda octavia is a modern chariot
NAME : Kumar Bhairav (kumar_bhairav@yahoo.com) Mumbai,
Maharashtra (India)
POSTED ON : Sunday, December 02, 2007 at 09:32:00
REVIEW : I enjoyed driving my beautiful Skoda Octavia till the
maintenance bills hit me. It has done approximately 60,000 km. Just last
month extensive repairs were required on this and I paid about Rs.
60,000 for repairs to the clutch, changing of timing belt, replacement
of cooling pump, repair to the brakes etc. Today, the alternator pulley
broke and the car was without power steering as well. The horn is also
not working properly. I will have to pay about Rs. 12,000 or so for
this. Then, next year, I have been warned, the clutch flywheel may go as
it is wobbly (Rs. 30,000-Rs. 40,000) and the airconditioning has to be
repaired (Rs. 15,000 or so). This vehicle has been regularly maintained
by authorised Skoda dealers. This is most disappointing. I have owned
Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Maruti and even an Ambassador car in the past and
never faced such problems even after much more usage than this. I was
thinking of upgrading to a Skoda Superb but there is no way I am going
to purchase another Skoda. I think someone should go to the advertising
council and ask them to tell Skoda to withdraw their ads bragging about
their quality, which is not suitable for Indian conditions. I think your
claim of paying special attention to quality is vastly exaggerated and
is meant to mislead the customer. Skoda cars appear to be unsuited to
Indian conditions and the Indian car purchaser should be aware of this
fact. Moreover, the repairs and spare parts are much more expensive than
most other cars in this segment in India.
NAME : Harish B.Soni <harishsinii@yahoo.com> Gandhidham,
Gujrat (India)
POSTED ON : Monday, November 26, 2007 at 09:39:13
REVIEW : It is my dream car
NAME : AB Govindaraj (abg@vsnl.com) Chennai, TN (India)
POSTED ON : Tuesday, September 04, 2007 at 11:35:09
REVIEW : My Skoda Octavia 2007 model, Key got stolen from the
valet parking keyboard at a private hospital today. Guess what's the
replacement cost for the key? 10,500/- That is a steep 250% hike from
Jan 2006, according to Deepak Johri(paid Rs.3000/-in Jan 2006) who has
posted a message on this site.
NAME : Adilim Bilimoria (alb@bom5.vsnl.net.in) Mumbai,
Maharashtra (India)
POSTED ON : Monday, May 21, 2007 at 08:24:57
REVIEW : I bought new skoda rider in may 2006. I went to pune
over weekend on way back i could not put in to gear. Car was sent to
pune authorised service centre for skoda as advised by my mumbai help
line . Manager from pune work shop told me there is some problem in the
clutch & gear box on the phone when i called him from mumbai, they
have to take approval from company in aurangabad which will take 3 to 4
days. GOOD LORD. First pay through nose to own a skoda rider, its not
even year old & not hardly done 8000 km on road. Single handed car i
hope i did not make a mistake buying skoda rider. I cannot understand
why company take 3 to 4 days for approval.there is no customer care
phone or e-mail id in aurangabad. I tried asking for car number but no
luck. When will i get my car no. one is committing. Thank god i have
other cars & with this attitude of company being not accessible i
hope situation does:nt force me to get rid of skoda which i thought is a
good car among my other cars only skoda company customer care manager
can help me retain my skoda if such person exists.
NAME : Arun Dhir (arunenterprises@vsnl.net) Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pardesh (India)
POSTED ON : Monday, May 07, 2007 at 03:08:09
REVIEW : We have got three skoda: ambience, l&k, laura. We
are facing the following problems with vehicle:
1) horns are not working properly for more than six months which costs
15 paisa per km.
2) spare parts availability is very poor, we have to wait for months
for spare parts to be replaced resulting in vehicle standing for months.
3)l&k is standing at autostrada from 05.05.07 for speed sensor to
be replaced, they are asking for 7 to 8 days to part to come and they
are having tie up with other skoda service network for arrangements of
parts.
After seeing all this we were to buy one more skoda which is going in
question after looking at service and components life.
Hoping for your best cooperation.
NAME : Emad El Bawab (emad@space.la), Port Said, Port Said
(Egypt)
POSTED ON : Monday, February 19, 2007 at 08:03:12
REVIEW : I bought A5 Octavia last year. I found it stable on the
roads in Egypt, where I live, it has a powerful engine may be it is
little bit tougher than the Japanese cars which I used to have before
but I feel that it is reliable, and it has a very wide trunk. I did not
experience the maintenance availabilty yet, however I recommened it to
many friends to buy it as I feel that buying this car is a good deal.
NAME : Roy varghese (lm_thms@yours.com), Trivandrum, Kerala
(India)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 03:17:04
REVIEW : I really bought an Octavia 2003 model. The exterior and
interior looks good but i am worried about the spare parts cost and also
the service charges.Those guys are really making big profits... buying
parts for cheaper rates and givig to customers for even higher rates.
But i rate the vehicle 90 points out of 100, so it comes up to my
expectation. Hats off to the VW team for importing such an awesome car
to INDIA.
NAME : Vijay Luiz (vijay@alclighting.com), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(India)
POSTED ON : Monday, December 25, 2006 at 01:10:45
REVIEW : Nice car. Pathetic and non existent after sales
service... just bought the car a few months ago but I dont think it is a
viable option to maintain the car considering the kind of after sales
service.
NAME : Srinath (timberwolf_4021@yahoo.com), Bangalore, Karnataka
(India)
POSTED ON : Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 23:23:32
REVIEW : I have to work a lot on the cost cutting factor. Its
way too expensive for an Indian road. If it has to be made for India,
make it less expensive. Actually the car can be purchased, but after
buying the car, any new part is way too expensive.
NAME : Vrishank (vrishanksb@yahoo.co.in), Bangalore, Karnataka
(India)
POSTED ON : Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 04:00:09
REVIEW : I have Skoda Octavia Ambiente 2.0 petrol since past 3+
years. The car is very safe, sturdy, powerful, breaks are good etc. ....
BUT only until it runs! The moment you have any big or small issue with
this machine, at least in Bangalore, "God Bless You". Skoda
has one of the poorest services I have ever experienced, the service in
Bangalore is pathetic, there is no sign of customer care, and it's
uniform across every department in Skoda Bangalore. They make you pay
huge amounts and you are assured to get lowest possible return on your
money! No follow ups, no pick up or drop from convenient locations,
maintenance is never done properly, after every routined or unroutined
maintenance you are likely to get 1 or 2 more defects. I think they are
just horrible and this continues if you are individual or if you are
corporate, they just do not seem to care. I have reached to conclusion
that Skoda seems obsessed with customer dis-satisfaction as much they
claim they are with quality. The machine is excellent, but only until it
runs.
NAME : Raghu (strikingraghu@yahoo.co.in), Bangalore, Karnataka
(India)
POSTED ON : Thursday, November 09, 2006 at 16:00:30
REVIEW : Great Pick up, but we should compromise on milage.
Power Windows are appreciable. Too much maintainance Cost. Looks dam
cool with Radial Tyres.
NAME : Thomas Mathew (s268962@emirates.com), Kochi, Keral
(India)
POSTED ON : Monday, August 21, 2006 at 12:14:08
REVIEW : I BOUGHT THIS CAR, FOR LITTLE POSH REALLY, FOR THAT ITS
OK. BUT IT COSTS ME 4 LAKHS WITHIN ONE YEAR. THIS IS NOT A CAR FOR
INDIAN ROADS. AND NO BODY WHO LOVES THEIR FAMILY AND WANT TO LOOKAFTER
THEM PROPERLY, DONT EVER BUY THIS CAR. I AM GOING TO PUT FIRE ON THIS,
COS I WILL GET ONLY SOME RUPEES!! IF I SELL IT IN KGS!!! SO SAD CAR.
NAME : sam
POSTED ON : April 18, 2006
REVIEW : This is a beautiful car. It is meant for Luxury, the
seats and design shows its luxury along with its performance.
NAME : Karan
POSTED ON : March 6, 2006
REVIEW : The most expensive car to maintain, within 30000 kms my
timing belt snapped & due to which the complete engine is ruined
which needs exps worth 3 lacs a ridiculous amount.
Few people I know have spent 50000 on clutch plate, pressure plate, fly
wheel, even the services cost like 7500/- if coompared to Honda Accords
is only 2000/- Dont ever buy this car too too expensive on the pocket.
Its a put off when you have to pay so much for maintenance.
NAME : Iqbal singh
POSTED ON : Feb 19, 2006
REVIEW : The car is good !
But dont buy it because even for a small or any parts you have to carry
your car to the authorised service station THERE IS NO PARTS SELLING
COUNTER
NAME : Deepak Johri
POSTED ON : Jan 21, 2006
REVIEW : Its a Good/Bad car.
The Plusses
01)Superb pickup doesnt feel like diesel at all
02)Excellent stability at high speeds i have gone upto 180 kmph.
03)Great Looks & style'
04)Mileage upto 20kmpl
Minusses
01)Why does the boot have to be so big that the rear seats are
cramped??Are we expected to travel in the boot!!
02)Extremely exhorbitant rates of Spare parts!!Rear windshield for
15,500/- 1 Headlight for 11,000 A pair of sideview mirrors cost
16,000/An AC fan costs 10,000/-A key yes the ignition key costs 3000/-
03)The after sales service is pathetic & the dealers dont even know
the meaning of the word "Service"
I am going to get rid of this white elephant!!
