Never in a million years did I think I’d own a Skoda, never in a billion years did I think I'd write a review saying how good a Skoda is. But here I am, with the Roomster. It does look a bit strange, I’ll give you that but all of those strange design cues add up to create something which does everything brilliantly, there is not one bit of styling that does not lead to a practical advantage. As you can probably tell, I have much praise for this car.
There is so much room inside, particularly at the back, it’s almost hard to believe. The two main rear seats are huge and there is a fixed middle seat that can be used but we use it as an arm rest – has cup holders too. The boot is incredible and the seats moving in all sorts of directions help this – they literally do everything. The real beauty is that within 10 minutes, you can remove the rear seats and you have yourself a full-size van. Phenomenal.
For the kit that you get, I think the price is also quite good. We have electric windows, air-con, big alloys and remote locking, all very useful stuff. Expect 35mpg+ which is good for running costs.
There is ultimate comfort in the drive as well, even on slightly longer journeys. The strangest thing about this car is that it’s quite a good drive, even the handling is good and it is just a good car to drive, hard to believe but true.
Skoda really have taken everything good about a car and thrown it altogether to create a fantastic "roomster" package.
The Skoda Roomster is somewhere between a normal car and an MPV, but in terms of space I've found it to be more like an MPV than a normal car. Mainly because the seats are so versatile and can be moved about to fit whatever combination of things you want - 2 kids + dog/dog + shopping + hubby's golf clubs/1 kid, dog, shopping, work stuff, etc. etc. Sounds great, you might think. Well, kind of. The seats are really heavy so I normally have to conscript at least one kid to help me out when I'm rearranging them.
Otherwise, it's a pretty nice car really, my Skoda Roomster gives me good mpg (don't know how many exactly but a lot more than you might think), it's really very reliable (what happened to you Skoda?!) and it's pretty comfy.
Any complaints? Noise!!! It's so noisy! And to be honest I am used to a slightly faster type of car. This one does feel a bit weak. Love the handling myself but I suspect many people might find it a bit too responsive. All round, though, a good buy.