# Can I buy a Skoda in the USA?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-skoda-in-the-usa/332865>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 27, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-skoda-in-the-usa/332865 "2005-11-27T02:10:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-skoda-in-the-usa/332865/1 "2005-11-27T02:10:32Z")

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I’ve decided that I’d like my next car to be a Skoda Octavia. Are Skodas even available in the USA?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-skoda-in-the-usa/332865/2 "2005-11-27T02:17:51Z")

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Skoda aren’t, but the Octavia is based on the same platform as the [VW Jetta](http://www.autozine.org/html/Skoda/Octavia.html).

> [@Autozine.org](#):
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> If there is any car threatening the success of Volkswagen Golf, it must be Skoda Octavia. Both cars are based on the same PQ35 platform, with the same steering, suspensions, gearboxes and engines, plus an identical wheelbase, they should drive very much the same way.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-skoda-in-the-usa/332865/3 "2005-11-27T03:40:11Z")

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Wow. I had no idea. Good to know. Thanks.