« Reply #11 on: 30 May 2020, 12:15 »
Not great, but then again my Octavia didn't have most of those things either, and after a while I stopped noticing. I've never used the cubby in the dash.
Maybe i'll look at another Octavia next time, as early impressions suggest that's got improved interior quality. 🤷♂️
You’d expect the Octavia not to have some of the little ‘luxury’ touches. Same for the Leon which normally gets loaded with tech but lacks the posher plastics.
We’ve kind of got used to the Golf offering something a little bit more plush since the mk4 days (so well over 20 years) to reflect a relatively high list price for the segment. The retail prices of Golfs sure aren’t dropping.
Not having flock lined glove boxes isn’t a deal breaker for me, bonnet struts can be added on the aftermarket (as this’ll sure as hell be a popular retrofit), under dash cubbies are useful for pedalboxes
but not essential kit.
It’s just the feeling of general retrograde about the whole car, albeit not massively.
Why buy a base model mk8 over a decent spec Polo?
The R looks to be the only model so far with a potential uplift of any significance.
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