Avensis or Octavia

andygb

patman99 wrote: »

Octavias are somewhat better put together than their VW/Audi stablemates.
I drive a 12 year old Octavia 1.9TD & apart from £375 to have the timing belt & waterpump replaced (I had this done after buying the car as I wanted to eliminate the risk of a failure), have only ever had to put diesel in it. It has the advantage of no DPF, so no need to worry about DPF failure due to town driving.

If I were replacing it, I would consider an Avensis if the price was right. Not sure you would benefit from a diesel when only doing 8 - 10,000 miles a year though. I do 12,000 and go 18 days between fill-ups on a tank-full with a mix of motorway/country/A road driving.

Isn't it strange, the number of people who see a choice between the Octavia and Avensis (I did, and looked at an equal number).
Our 55 reg 1.9 Octavia has no DPF, and it is really quiet on motorways, and will average 56MPG even at 80-90MPH (on the continent officer!:D) as a recent Euro trip proved.
We are getting between 550 - 600 miles on a tankfull depending who is driving.