I am on my 2nd Octavia vRS hatch. I foolishly sold my first one (bought it in 2003 before most folk knew about them), had a short love affair with a MK2 MR2 and guess what I missed the Octavia so got another. Absolutely great cars the boot is 'kin huge, it is v reliable, in tdi form they are economical, there is plenty of space inside mine came with all the gizmos as standard (bar cruise cost me £120 to get it fitted)mine is 8 years old and still feels like a new car. If I ever replace it, it will deffo be another Octavia.