Skoda were mocked and laughed upon, but actually now they are good reliable vehicles. They are a bit like Linux, come a heck of a long way over the years, to being very reliable, stable and fast.
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We have a 2008 Mitsubishi. Best car we ever owned… have tried Ford, Chrysler, Morris, Nissan, Rover, Toyota(next best)
I forgot, we also had one of the Suzuki 4wd’s with a 2 stroke motor.
Nice little vehicle.
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My one regret is not buying one of these, but 4 wheel drive is difficult to justify in an area where we dont get snow and I never drive off road, even though some main roads look now like dirt tracks
We used to own a bush block which was 4wd access only. It was our holiday campsite … we decided holidays were expensive so we bought a block out in the wilderness and spent our recreation time there… sort of a retreat from the concrete jungle.
So we had various 4wd’s over the years including the Suzuki. It was one of those oil injected 2 strokes and it revved like a motorbike. It was zippy on the road and a good performer in in mud or on steep dirt tracks. We really needed something a bit larger that would tow, so we traded it for a Nissan/Datsun 4WD.
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We had a Honda Civic, wife loved the car, just did not have the get-up-and-go, as the 1995 Mercury Cougar I traded!! We currently drive a 2017 Cadillac XLT, and I drive a 2007 Ford F150 and a 1996 Chevy Silverado 4wd diesel, it is my workhorse!!
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I’d love one of those.
Current fad in Ausralia seems to be Dodge Ram utes.
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Do not drive the Chevy that much but it is useful in the winter when we get snow!!
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What is the f150 like?
I seem to remember bench seats and lots of space?
The fuel consumption is likely to be huge.
Our ute is a 4litre toyota hilux … it is pretty heavy on fuel, but it doesnt matter because it never does long trips.
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The F150 is a 4dr extended cab with the 5.4 V8 engine!! Does not get great gas mileage but it does run well!!
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I would like that. My ute is a 2 door 4.0v6 with a tray and a rack.
Great for carting stuff, but nowhere to put our gear.
We mostly use the Mitsubishi wagon …my wife can handle that better.
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We don’t get much snow in Australia…
A common joke about the Lada Niva - Q: “How can you double the resale value of a Lada Niva?” A: “Fill the tank up with petrol…”
A good mate of mine is married to a lovely Russian lady - her name? Lada 
I can remember Skoda were widely regarded as sh!tboxes… Now they’re marketed as “prestige European” vehicles … Time change…
Many of those Eastern Block cars were based on rear engined Fiats…
Having said that - I think some Czech vehicles were more “home grown” than stuff from other Eastern Block countries… and motorcycles too…
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Skoda is based on and owned by VW.
Correct now, but originally Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1896
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Yes, I should have said VW acquired it in 1990.
There was a Russian lady who worked for me back in the 1970’s and 80’s. She bought an original Czech Skoda … It was sort of OK, but there seemed to always be repairs needed and parts difficulties.
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