Re: Petrol power – My Silver Laura TSI (and a comparo with the 1st gen Corolla) Quote:
Originally Posted by luky_13 Congrats Santosh and Welcome to the Laura club, a long pending Ownership experience I guess. You have a Stunner cum Scorcher, the alloys beautiful and colour is very pleasant. Wish you clock trouble free miles on your Laura, Drive Safe! | Quote:
Originally Posted by .anshuman Congratulations!! The 16" rims from L&K look great but most people would not be able to tell them from regular 15" rims of Ambiente. | Quote:
Originally Posted by noopster Santoshbhat, this is one of the best written ownership reviews on T-BHP. You have simple yet expressive style. I loved the objective way you compared both cars. I am fascinated by the German-vs-Japanese debate myself and your observations are spot-on!
Is that a silver Laura you have or cappucino beige? It sucks that Skoda has deleted the cool features on the Ambiente- it used to be a helluva value proposition before. |
Thanks guys. Hope to engage with other Laura owners on the forum on a regular basis.
@noopster, as the title says.... its silver. Quote:
Originally Posted by vigsom Santosh,
Why don't you post interior and exterior pics of your Ex and the Laura alongside? |
Well the Corolla is still in the garage and may not take kindly to being called an 'Ex' . Will try and post pics by the weekend. Quote:
Originally Posted by bloodred Congrats! A great review indeed.
CR films go really well with the car. Looking to get the job done on my white TSI once I figure out the authorized 3M guy here.
A small query, were 3M guys able to handle the ticket holder on windscreen well? In one of the threads, read that same was broken while installing the film. |
Yes the ticket holder is intact. I was very specific in asking them to take care of it after I too read about them breaking it on a Bhpian's car. The good thing is that for the windshield and rear glass they fix one single sheet without any joints. I must also add that the glare during very sunny days is much reduced. and I hardly feel the need to wear shades. Quote:
Originally Posted by W.A.G.7 That's a nice review, the car looks superb indeed! Can you post in more pics of the interiors? Do they offer that DSG gearbox on the TSI yet? And one more, are the projector head lamps common to all 3 versions of the Laura?
The pic where you have shown the rear end, with the petrol cap, I thought the rear wheel looked slightly smaller in size compared to the overall height/size of the rear door/car.
Every time I look at Skoda Laura's on the road and in the pics, I am tempted to consider buying one of these in the future! |
No DSG for the TSI. I was keen on the DSG and would have definitely gone for it if it was on offer. Headlamps are common on Ambiente and Elegance. I think on L&K they have Xenon lamps. Quote:
Originally Posted by AirWind Congrats Santhosh! What is your take on the Classic versus the Ambiente with deleted features???
Why didnt you consider the Superb 1.8 TSi DSG? |
Classic does not come with Fog lamps, rear AC vent, alloys, audio system (not sure). Some more convenience features will definitely be missing which would not be highlighted in the brochures. I actually was unhappy with the feature list on Ambiente and was keen on Elegance, hence classic was not under consideration.
THe Superb is a wonderful car and would have been worth the budget stretch. THe length of the car was the concern since I don't have dedicated parking space near my office. Finding parking for my Laura itself is a struggle. Quote:
Originally Posted by fuel_addict Have you ever thought of adding black vinyl tapes to the B pillars of the Luara? IMHO, the body coloured B pillars make the car look too plain from the side. Most sedans would have the B pillar in black which I think adds to the look. Your car looks fabulous otherwise, can't take anything away there. |
As I view it, the body coloured B pillars are an Octavia/ Laura trademark. They actually give the Laura its distinguishing look. I don't think I would want to mess with the original design.
Last edited by Santoshbhat : 15th July 2011 at 14:10.
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