By 2009, the second-generation Skoda Octavia had been on sale for five years and had been steadily bringing a legion of new buyers round to the Skoda brand.
The good thing about a late-shape facelifted car is that all the niggles have been fixed. That's exactly what happened with this generation Skoda Octavia.
It's is a great used buy. In fact, it's hard to do much better, especially if you opt for your Mk II model in post-2009 facelift form. We'd look to either the 1.2 or 1.4 TSI engines as they're modern, cost-effective and surprisingly good fun to drive, although a big case can be made for the sporty vRS.
Its successor is a bigger, plusher car and the Rapid, which tried to fill the gap left by this MkII model, just doesn't feel as well rounded. This one will be remembered fondly.
