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I did an extended test drive of an Octavia RS estate in real manual. It was great. Drove very well, had decent steering, excellent seats and ergonomics. And the space was excellent. Unfortunately the next guy to drive it bought it while I ummed and ahhed about buying with finance vs cash.
It has led me back to the idea of golfs... There's a reason everyone buys them. They are good. The golf r estate are pretty much ideal. Down here they're nearly 65k on road which is pretty spendy. I'm waiting for a demo to pop up.
Edit: I also found the skoda interior and general finish to be below it's VW/Audi cousins. Things like no gas struts on the bonnet, flimsy feeling centre console and switchgear that just didn't click with the same dampening or precision. Driving feel is better though.