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You ain’t lived !

 

I think it's a Passat, isn't it? Much bigger than a Golf. Same size as a Passat and an Audi A4.

 

I believe the Golf, Octavia and a few Seats share the Golf floor pan.

My new VW car floor is being used in the new to be released Seat and Skodas . I think it started when VW took over the two others and used the Golf MK 7 as the platform.

I also checked ALL three new EV’s are built in the same plant in Germany. It’s called the “glass house”

Same cars, different styles , different materials but the mechanicals are identical

 

I'll take your word for it. But the Octavia definitely feels much more like a Passat in size than a Golf. The boot is absolutely cavernous - bigger than a Passat or Audi A4. It's the main reason I bought it, because I'm often lugging lots of music gear around and the Octavia swallows it whole.

 

I toyed with the idea myself once upon a time for fishing gear etc

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Been there, it's in Dresden originally built to make the ill fated Phaeton
THe bodies are made about 100 ks away but assembled in Dresden. No trucks are allowed in the city so they have to move everything on the tram system

 

Belly laugh, belly laugh, belly laugh. Our trouble is bloody short termism and profit. We now reap the rewards NOT!

 

Laminated steel and double skinned?

 

Crikey, I haven't a clue.