"The 1.4 TSi 150 PS (like we have in the Superb) was replaced by the 1.4 TSi with 150 PS." (sic)
Skidpan, compare your post with the courtesy with which Groaver commented on the above statement of yours. And think.
After my recent cataract operation I have better distance vision in my right eye than I have had since I was 8 but until I get some new varifocal lenses in about 2 months time my ability to read is pretty rubbish. Then when I get the other eye done I expect to have sod all reading vision again. You should see some of the d***** I managed to type shortly after the op. To only make one small mistake on this thread was an absolute miracle.
If you want to be absolutely correct, there was a 1.4 TSI 140 between the 125 and 150 PS versions.
I know that, I had one in the Seat Leon. But to be pedantic there was actually 2 versions of the 1.4 TSi 140 PS. At its introduction in 2013 it did not have ACT but it was added later before it was replaced by the 150 PS with ACT.
As usual different VAG brands added and deleted different specs at different times just to keep the buyers on their toes.
I presume you're happy about the main substance of the article/Good & Bad section, which described the 'kangerooing' problem with that engine.
Read plenty about the "kangerroing" on the Skoda site and getting this non essential option does seem to be down to luck. At this time I don't need to buy a new car but if I did I would be thinking very carefully about this issue. Hopefully by the time I buy again (probably March 2020) the solution will have been found and it will be but a distant memory.
But I will possibly be tempted by a 2.0 TSi next time providing I can get one with a manual box. At present only Skoda seem to offer this combination in the Octavia and my experience testing 4 of those (3 petrols and a diesel - 2 DSG and 2 manual) makes me never want to drive another (unless the new model due later this year is a vast improvement).
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