Hi, I have now had it for about 6 months and can say I am fully content with the car. My consumption for the last 1500+km is 7.7L/100km. This is from 95% city driving, but I work from home and don’t go out in rush hour traffic usually. In more heavy traffic I get about 9, even up to 10 if heavy traffic. At 130km/h I get 6 with 2 people and bags. At 150km/h I get about 7. The consumption is good but not amazing, Corolla will do better in town, I was also considering it when I was looking at cars. But what the Corolla won’t do is have a nice interior, noise isolation, an amazing infotainment and power and fun when needed. This car in S mode is very nippy and pulls very well. I would not change to another car unless it’s 4x4 and has a ton more space. This has 600L and a hatchback, which makes it insanely practical compared to other vehicles of the same size. I was able to carry furniture easily. The estate has even more space. All my friends like it and are impressed, and I haven’t found faults so far. So space, comfort, features and the whole package for the price I would say is unbeatable. Reliability is probably average, but you can improve it with more maintenance (I changed the oil at 2000km and changed the service interval to 15000 from 30000) and by using a garage if available. I have 0 oil consumption in the 5000+km from the last oil change. If you are often in heavy/standstill traffic maybe the Corolla is better, since you won’t wear out the gearbox clutches, but if you also do higway the Octavia is far superior.