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It has long been the butt of car jokes but Skoda need no longer fear the punch line. Yesterday it was crowned the most satisfying car to own in Britain. Not only did Skoda top the league table of most popular car-makers – beating German sports car maker Porsche and Japan’s luxury Lexus – four of its individual cars finished in the top ten most satisfying individual models. Which? Car said Skoda jokes were now ‘a thing of the past’ – suggesting it’s now the bottom-ranked French who deserve to take some stick. The plaudits came as Czech Skoda celebrated its 20th anniversary of being owned and revitalised by German car giant Volkswagen following the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Skoda bosses said the jokes about them had long been consigned ‘to the dustbin of history’ leaving its satisfied customers smiling, and their downcast rivals laughing on the other side of their faces. It is the first time Skoda has topped Which? Car’s satisfaction survey. It scored a top-ranked satisfaction rating of 88.4 per cent ahead of  More