I wish we got Skodas in the US

"MrSnrub" (sv100) 11/13/2019 at 12:33 • Filed to: None

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I’ve been distracted by non-car things recently so I hadn’t paid much attention to the new Octavia, but I just noticed its somewhat unusual (for a Skoda) interior. Cloth dashboard? Two-spoke steering wheel? Neat. I’ll take a vRS wagon please.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 12:50

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I think they should bring SEAT over as a car sharing model and make their tagline “Take a SEAT”

Chariotoflove > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/13/2019 at 12:53

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No one on the entire continent would pronounce it right, and I don’t know if they could stand it.

Chariotoflove > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 12:53

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Because our market is perverse, it wouldn’t sell.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Chariotoflove 11/13/2019 at 12:55

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They’d have to have an introductory commercial to familiarize people.

“ Say what? SEAT.”

Chariotoflove > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/13/2019 at 13:03

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Perfect, let’s take out a Super Bowl 30 sec. add so we can get all of America to go around saying our new slogan, “Take a SEAT” as “take a SAY-AT”.

What could possibly go wrong?

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Chariotoflove 11/13/2019 at 13:08

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Sounds expensive. Maybe just dump some SEAT rebadged e-scooters into the cities , without any seats at all, and  just let it happen organically. It’ll take a while to get the cars through customs anyway.

Ash78, voting early and often > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/13/2019 at 13:11

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I always wanted this angle, same idea:

“I see you have a bag with a VAG-Com cable, a laptop, and a bottle of carnauba wax. What exactly were you planning?”

Ash78, voting early and often > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 13:12

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In theory, we can buy this in Mexico but not here. Because reasons.

Textured Soy Protein > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 13:12

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The OG Chevy Cruze had cloth dash trim. I sat in someone’s rental Cruze once and when it’s plain black cloth matching with the rest of the plain black interior, the cloth seems stupid as hell. But with a contrasting color...

Chariotoflove > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/13/2019 at 13:16

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Genius! You’re hired. Get on it.

Sovande > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 13:21

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That looks very much like a VW.  

Tapas > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/13/2019 at 13:23

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I SAID, SAY ET!

MrSnrub > Sovande 11/13/2019 at 13:56

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But slightly different!!!

MrSnrub > Textured Soy Protein 11/13/2019 at 13:57

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The new one has a cloth dash too as I recall, at least in lower trims .

I’m all for interesting interior trim options. Even if it’s black, I find it more interesting than just more plastic. But color is better

DutchieDC2R > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 15:46

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I’ve been sitting in a bunch of SEAT’s and Skoda’s (car shopping) the past couple of months and I must say, I’ve been disappointed in the interiors of Skoda’s, compared to SEATs that is. From looking at pictures, I always expected to feel more at home in a Skoda, it just looks much more qualitative compared to the bland, cheap looking SEAT interiors, but weirdly, the interiors in SEATs feel much more robust and overall have a better feel.   

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 16:07

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We do get Skodas in North America... they’re just advertised under the VW brand name.

You want to get the general idea of what it’s like to drive/own a Skoda Octavia?

Just buy a VW Golf or Jetta with the base engine and you’ll have at least 80-90% of the experience.

Klaus Schmoll > DutchieDC2R 11/13/2019 at 16:28

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Oh noes! You are shopping around for a sensible daily driver?

DutchieDC2R > Klaus Schmoll 11/13/2019 at 16:51

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The Integra's being put back together for sale, I am indeed shopping, but I'm trying to keep it....less sensible, lol, which is why the SEATs and Skoda's both didn't work out. They were too......sensible (read: not enough rattly bits moving around in the cabin )

Svend > MrSnrub 11/13/2019 at 17:49

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The new Octavia looks very much like a slightly reduced Superb. Which to me isn’t a bad thing.

Good choice of engines.

I think they said they are releasing it as a liftback first.

Then the estate later,

Followed by vRS versions later.