Skoda Octavia in Red 2012 for £5,995

Description

Huge boot makes it an ideal family car, superbly reliable, good choice of engines, great value for money. No car maker is closer to the IKEA ethos than Skoda. Like the famous flat pack furniture maker its products are stylish, robust, practical and affordable. The Octavia estate is the perfect example of this. It's big enough to carry five adults and their luggage in comfort, has a wide range of petrol and diesel engines and is well equipped as standard. Prices start at sensible levels and many of the components have been tried and tested by Volkswagen, so it's very reliable. With 580 litres of bootspace, with the rear seats in place, it's one of the top choices in the medium estate market. It easily comes out on top against rivals like the Volkswagen Golf Estate, which offers a total of 505 litres of storage space, and the Kia cee'd SW's 534 litres of bootspace. In fact it even offers more room than the larger Ford Mondeo, which has a loadspace of 535 litres. Drop the rear seats and the Octavia's boot expands to 1, 655 litres. In terms of engine choice, pick the 1.6 TDI for value and comfort or the 1.8 TSI for performance. Low emission Greenline versions are available, with the most current claimed to average 67mpg. 3 point front seat belts, 3 rear 3 point seatbelts + pretensioners, 8 speakers, ABS, Aero wiper + intermittent function, Air re-circulation and pollen filter, Alarm with interior monitoring and backup alarm horn, Anti-theft wheel bolts, Body coloured bumpers, Body coloured door mirrors and handles, Body coloured side mouldings, Boot net, Chrome inner door handles, Cloth upholstery, Cool box in glove compartment, Door mirror integrated indicators, Driver and passenger airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Driver seatbelt warning indicator, Driver's vanity mirror, Electric front windows, Electric heated + adjustable door mirrors, Electric rear windows with child safety lock, Electro-mechanical PAS, Electronic immobiliser, ESP including MBA, MSR,