Autodraft, showroom Ostrava

Super

I went for the car from Pilsen to Ostrava, where it was ready for the agreed hour. The tour took place without any pressure from the seller, which I appreciate. At first glance, we found several imperfections in the car that were not visible in the photos, such as a dented driver's door, a cracked front bumper and dirty seats. During the demonstration drive, I requested to get out of Ostrava and test the car at a higher speed. At first it seemed to me that the salesman was trying to get out of the drive out of town, which seemed at least suspicious, but in the end he agreed. The mentioned shortcomings were compensated by a set of winter tires and metal discs. I subsequently solved the dirty interior by professional cleaning. When changing tires, it was an unpleasant surprise for me that the summer tires are unevenly worn, while one was a completely different type (I did not notice it during the inspection, the brand was the same). This is like the habits of small second-hand car dealers, which take what is out of the car and mix the worst tires they have. Now I have driven a problem-free 3,000 km with the car, to be sure, I had the oil changed and the car inspected by my car mechanic. The diagnostics showed informative errors of the distance controller and air conditioning control, but I believe that due to the low priority of the error, there will not be such a problem. Overall satisfaction, but I deduct one star for mixed tires and avoiding driving outside the city.

I write the review one year apart, because it was a fluff, just like the whole year of 2020. Now I'm lying at home with a crown, so finally the right time has come. 2/18/2020 a year ago I became the new owner of the VW Passat Variant B8. Do not read reviews, go see for yourself. I bought in Ostrava, Mr. Pustějovský and Mrs. Malcharová took care of me. Mr. Pustějovský and his wife took care of us with all care. The vehicle was in TOP condition, I was waiting for the paint and equipment. It was a vehicle that was on the road, so I didn't even see it, only in quick photos and I really wasn't disappointed. I recommend paying extra CZK 9,000 for the Defend warranty. After half a year, the folding of the rear seat out of my luggage compartment fell apart. Replacement of the drawbar and the entire system in the Volkswagen service cost approximately CZK 14,000. So if nothing should go wrong, I'm already + 5,000 CZK. The entire repair was paid for by the insurance company with a 0% co-participation. I am extremely satisfied with the vehicle, but this was not the case from the very beginning. This is a DSG transmission, which brutally understeered the engine and generally behaved strangely, only thanks to the emission limits, so that gentlemen and ladies in Brussels would be satisfied. The vehicle goes to a specialized service in Žilina, Slovakia, where they modified the software of the automatic transmission and also moderated the engine in a moderate way. From the original 110 kW is now 133 kW, ie. 180 horses. The car has a completely different expression after a year, but most importantly it ranks completely differently and much better. Passat has already completed a complete service with the replacement of all fluids (oil, brake, oil in dsg), in 12/20 MOT and everything is OK. The MOT technician declared it as a new vehicle. The owner of the Slovak service himself, Mr. Vavro, told me last year that the car is in the best condition and confirmed the TOP condition. I would like to highlight Dynamic FULL LED lights as the biggest advantages of the vehicle and I would never want others. My next requirement was an electronically tilting towing device, which is also a great thing. I don't have a clearly negative evaluation of the vehicle, just maybe a little plank chassis on more continuous unevenness, but I also solved that. The vehicle had wheels measuring 215 / 55R17, factory inflated to 280 kPa. Again due to emission limits and fuel consumption table values. I dropped the tires at 220 kPa, such a classic pressure, set in the on-board computer and again a completely different driving performance. Since I have a bit of a problem with my back, the Passat B8 is not entirely suitable because it's really a formula. It sits very low, otherwise the user has nothing to complain about. And to Autodraft? This is how it should go everywhere. I wish many satisfied customers like me.

I learned about autodraft from a friend that they say they do it a bit at a higher level ... and that will probably be true. I've been to a few car bazaars and it's just different. The car was nicely washed, smelled and I felt like I was buying an almost new car. I have a car for a month and so far everything works as it should, so hopefully it will continue to be :). As for the approach, okay for me, nobody forced me to do anything, I rather realized that they didn't care if I bought it or not. I was alerted to cosmetic defects on the hood and cut brakes and the test drive was also ok. After the purchase, I had it knocked out in the VW for peace of mind and everything was fine. So I can also recommend and give it 5 stars.

I do not normally write such reactions or evaluate services. But this time I will make an exception. After reading a few reviews with a small number of stars, expressing a bad experience, I am very surprised. Rather, they seem to me like the work of a competition that can only be envied. My experience is really very positive. We knew what we were after, what we were looking for. So we were just looking at the most suitable offer, waiting for the right one, which will correspond to our assignment. When we accidentally discovered a link (via advertising - cookies) in the browser to an interesting car offer, it directed us to the Autodraft website, where we were not before (we did not know Autodraft). It turned out that we even bought the car. In fact, the car found us :-) You could also choose from others. It is important to be clear about what you actually want to buy, what you are willing to tolerate and what you are not. We just missed the purchase from our criteria and we are really satisfied with it. Yes, I could write about two things here that we noticed before the purchase (for example, a broken handle at the blower control), but it was up to us whether we were willing to accept this or not. If not, no one was lying on our necks and saying this you have to buy. No one urged us to make a decision. We had the free choice to go to another car, and of course elsewhere. We bought a used car and the drawbar can be replaced and repaired. We could inspect the car and walk thoroughly in the store, drive on the demonstration drive, so the choice was ours. We stayed in the store for quite a long time, but I didn't feel at all that anyone was angry with us, or that it could be a problem that we might be interfering. What we wanted to know about the car was told. In addition, on the website a link to the service book, Cebia. We certainly did not miss the information. If I ever look for a car again, I'll start at Autodraft. Thumbs up for me and thanks.