Horse wrote:Actually, from the 'safety' perspective, there are other things I don't like about it.
Examples include:
Location of hazards switch: low on centre console - not easy and quick to reach. My Astra's is top centre on the dash.
Reversing light: very low (below bumper), very poor spread of light, particularly since it's angled 'left'.
No lights on door interior when open, only reflectors (previous old shape Leon had them)
Small, 'teardrop shaped', mirrors, presumably smaller for aerodynamics (and so fuel consumption), narrow with poor view of rear corners of car, and dfficult to use a standard ice scraper
Horse,
please don't take this the wrong way, but did you not consider "safety" before you chose the car?
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We have scored many cars off our list because of safety concerns, mostly things like; head restraints that did not adjust high enough, poor forward visibility, blind spots caused by pillars (A&B), poor lights, difficult to read instruments etc.
The Skoda is not too bad in most repects, but I do wish more manufacturers would offer heated windscreens and mirrors like the Discovery has.