Bora or Skoda Octavia

[ddelaney]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to make my mind up between a Bora or a Skoda Octavia, around the 04 / 05 year.

I'm personal moving towards the Bora, but thought I'd get a few peoples thoughts first??

 

[RS2K]

Pal of mine had 2 x Bora 1.6 petrol.

He had a lot of trouble with them and service costs were enormous.

 

[Gabriel]

I've also heard a number of bad stories about Bora. Friend has one and doesn't think much of it to be honest.

 

[ddelaney]

Thanks very much for the advice, sounds like I'll steering clear of the Bora...

 

[N Solo]

The Bora is about to be replaced with a "new" VW Jetta. Another Golf with a boot.

Check out the review

You won't go wrong with the Octavia basically its better built than the Golf at a better price, see it comes miles ahead of the VW Golf range in various consumer surveys e.g. JD Power http://www.carpages.co.uk/skoda/skoda-jd-power-survey-15-04-05.asp?switched=on&echo=921527955

Check out this review [broken link removed]

N Solo

 

[RS2K]

I'd sooner walk or cycle than drive a Skoda!

 

[Eurofan]

Octavia is a fine car and exceptional value for money. Do a quick google for "Octavia road test" or the like and make your own mind up, increasingly Skoda are scoring very highly on owner satisfaction and reliabilty surveys.

 

[eoghanlk]

I have a 03 Skoda TD. Good value, trouble free, huge boot and great fuel economy.