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still looking to replace the 07 octavia with something a bit newer and lower miles. around a 12 or 13 plate. Just seen a couple of Exeo's on the trader at that age just wondered how they compared or what they are like if anyone has one or has had one, or has had one and now has a Leon or Octavia etc.
Or the option I'd not even considered the civic estate, all in a diesel, I currently have a 2.0tdi octavia, how are the 1.6 versions how do they cope with family and bikes in etc enough power or would I regret not going 2.0 again
ta
I had a Seat Leon Cupra R estate as a hire car this week. I'm not much of car fan, but I want one. Nice and understated but frighteningly fast.
I'm looking to replace my old Passat and although I'm happy to go to something a bit smaller I would like to retain a good size boot. I'm tempted by the Civic Tourer and 13 plate is just sneaking into my budget now. They are a bit thin on the ground though.
I have a civic estate, really happy with it.
Base spec, 64 plate, I paid £10k and thought that was a good price at the time
The little 1.6 diesel unit is brilliant; responsive, enough power, good economy. Loads of space for bikes and a sensible shaped load bay.
Other good points: magic rear seats, dab radio. Drives well. Reporting over 65mpg in the year/20k miles I have had it. Much better ride than prev gen civic. The posh ones have some sort of active ride control I think.
Minor gripes: front passenger seat doesn't fold flat like it did in the Peugeot 308 estate. Mine doesn't have reversing sensors. A pillars are a bit wide. Can of gunk rather than a spare tyre.
I had a Exeo and now have a Mk3 Octavia estate. The Octavia is much bigger in cabin and boot space than the Exeo. Exeo is based on the old A4 platform from around 07... older tech than the Octavia.
13 plate would be last of the mk2 Octavias or possibly a Mk3.
Jeff
Exeo is based on an opaudi that was first produced in 2002 so a recent Octavia is a far better handling car with better interior space and most likely cheaper running costs.
I'm looking to chop in my VW Golf mk4 GTTDI as it's an X Reg..... my heart wants the almost new Audi A3 TDI Sport 150 but my head suggests the Seat Leon FR TDI 150 or 180.
Driven the Audi before at my old job and fell in love with it, think my heart might win!
I’ve had my Exeo for 4 years and 60 odd thousand miles now.
Its a brilliant car, its *based* on a B7 A4 (2004 not 2002 if I was being pedantic) but it’s not the same, it’s got revised suspension (based on A6 supposedly) and rides and handles beautifully thanks to fully independent suspension and longitudinal mounted engines, the engines are newer models than the B7 Audi got, but the diesels are the ones that caused “Dieselgate”, there aren’t many petrols about. It’s quieter than the A4 too, some fancy type of windscreen apprently - it’s a nice cruise anyway.
The boot is really small for an estate, useful shape. It the estate is actually smaller than the saloon. Actually it’s not a big car at all, A4s to me we’re Mondeo/Vectra/Accord sized cars, but they’re not - it’s more like a Golf sized car but longer.
Mines the Tech SE so sat-nav, Bose speakers, leather, dual climate. Few daft things caused by the hand-me-down Audi interior like the entertainment do-dah has a function for multi CD player that doesn’t exist, in its places there’s an iPod Dock for the old-style connections. But it’s lifted straight out of the A4 (convertible oddly) so it’s rock solid and a notch up from pretty much any car in terms of fit and quality - if a bit old fashioned.
TBH I’m bored to death with it now, but it’s never let me down and never cost a penny over and above servicing, tyres and brakes (last service was £900! Inc timing belt, water pump, air con regas etc). Drives to the Alps and back no dramas.