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which dealer was that?

its not bad, sure. My last 3 cars were on the 7.9% APR the issue is the list price is up, discounts are down, and for a similar spec car its about £4k more than I struck a deal at last time (around £19k for a DSG TDi Hatch, been quoted around £23k for the Mk3) Granted some extra toys as standard now but I wouldnt have normally spec'd them, sadly. So while I appreciate its still good value for money and the car is better, I am working to company car allowance... so the monthly costs on PCP are higher.... :/ I really want to upgrade to a MK3 but holding out now for another few months see if free servicing at least comes back. I managed to get that on all the others....

pretty bobbins that. spend more = worse finance. You'd think they would want the extra money... looks like I will wait and see what offers come up towards the end of the year when quotes need to be filled.

hmm maybe go buy an elegance instead haha

Hi Anyone got any info on when the 0% finance offers combined with the servicing packs will be back including the vRS? Right now its on the skoda website, but when you click down to the actual vRS page it says 7.9%, and you dont get the free servicing. This is the thing preventing me from ordering... Thanks Ian

Difference was a couple of grand.

double post...ooops

Hi How come noone is getting anywhere near the online broker prices (up to 19% discount) Not that 11% is shabby, just wondering. Ive had one quote that came in at 10.8% Ian

Some blagger quoted me a better discount for cash than finance None of the other quotes have that discrepancy, and certainly never had that issue in my past 3 octavias.

my mistake I read that link as the same one I used already seems its a way to get dealers to invite to quote... ok so I did that, got a quote from simpsons (that includes their £2k offer) which was around £2360 off list. so...£360 off list...(!) I took that as an indication that they are just taking the **** like last time I went there to buy a car.

Hi I had my car serviced once and delivered back to me. When I dropped it off they didnt do the usual check of damage etc. Came back with a curbed alloy. I fought my case, and said provide the damage checklist that you should have filled out and had me sign, they couldnt. Assuming the same is the case here, you are totally in the right and they should fix everything for free. I got my alloy refurbed and it was like brand new, couldnt tell the difference. good luck! remember, the onus is on them to prove the damage was there prior to them taking the car in.

Ive dealt with Simpsons for my last 3 cars, so that might be an option. I will have to give them a call. I got a quote off the website mentioned, came in around £21k for a barebones TDi CR DSG hatch. so a bit more on top for some options. Id have the trade in though... Best regards and thanks for the response Ian

Sorry if its being asked a lot Im on my 3rd Octavia vRS, now just over 2 years old with about 20k on the clock. Ill have a decent wedge towards a deposit I imagine, as I am on a 20kpa solution deal and have done half that (!) Just wondering with the ~£5k price hike with the launch of the 3rd Gen vRS, what kind of deals are people who have changed from v2 to v3 getting? Are you paying around the same amount on the monthly payments - thats what matters most to me. Also, if I am "just" doing an average of about 10k, am I better of getting the petrol next time? I have had 3 x DSG TDi in a row now and love them, but just think I might be spending too much to have the torque... thanks for your insight! Ian edit - just looked at one of these broker pages car2buy I think, and it came back with quites which vary by only £300 between the CR and TSI, therefore, it makes sense to keep running a diesel I reckon.

It wasnt that but thanks for the input. IT seems to be behaving itself now. Just an odd one. If it happens again ill have it in the garage.

Hi I have a 60 plate vRS TDi. Its got the standard touch screen stereo. I use it with a 16gb SD card and various types of CD (original, MP3 cd etc) Its been flawless until the last couple days. It will play a track (CD, mp3, whatever) then skip back to the start, play a few seconds, then jump a track forward. Its super annoying. Doesnt seem to do it all the time. Doesnt seem to have any pattern. Ive done factory reset and it still exhibited this issue. I drove 200 miles home yewsterday howver and it didnt do it. Just a glitch? Something known? Something to get a dealer to look at? Thanks for advice!

Too much cos it was at a garage and I needed to be on the road ASAP for a job. I think it was about £160 each They are £115 on Camskill for the 225/40 r18 Nevermind eh.

Nevermind lesson learnt I spose, and no harm done in real terms. Wheels were fairly worn anyways. Plus, the size of the bolt / hole the wheel was unrepairable :(

Woke up to a flat. Though something was wrong last night driving home, but got home very late and was pitch black to check. Took the car to the petrol station tyre at 7psi, pumped up and took to National (closest place). New tyre needed, massive bolt through the tyre in the middle. On taking the tyre off lots of black powdery ****, tyre wall fudged :( Put some Conti Sport Contact 3s on, and enjoyed a nice trip to Nottingham, just a few hours later than planned :( Expensive morning ! But beats a blow out on the M'way I guess.

Hi Is it going to be possible now to spec black / white or other finishes on the Octavia vRS like the Fabia ? Went on the SKODA website and configurator and couldnt see the option. Thanks for the help LS

When I last changed cars (58 plate vRS TDi DSG to a new 60 plate one last november) I had about 16 weeks and managed to get a fixed trade in price, so I knew exactly what I was gonna be paying. I would like to think it was still possible to do this. Another local dealer to me wouldnt do this so they lost my business and I went with my preferred dealer in the end (who also supplied the first vRS, Simpsons of Preston). YMMV I am considering now getting another change, depends what deals are available. I am on PCP, and previously the cost to change was just the deposit on the new car, and I ended up paying £40 less per month, due to being in positive equity on the current car. The new interior and wheel options as well as the RAllye Green has perked my interest!

If it continues to be a pain I might have to find someone with VCDS then

maybe it is that then, cant say i really noticed it, as picked the car up in Nov but didnt get much use of it due to travel and it being back in the dealers for warranty repairs! then it was super cold, so would always get the beep. Im gonna try belting up before turning the ignition. thanks for the replies all.

No its not that. Sounds dumb to write it out, but I typically open the door, sit in the seat, close door. start engine put seat belt on drive off. Standard, right?! The only thing I thought was the seatbelt, but it never used to do that, only if you drive off without it on and hit 10mph ish... will keep an eye on it. If it was anything else, I would see a warning light on the dash, correct? thanks

Hello Briskhivemind Got something wierd going on. Now, Im used to the ping from the dash in cold weather when you start your car to tell you its freezing conditions. However, my car seems to be doing this (minus any other lights or symbols etc) even when its above the temperature threshold. Is this symptomatic of a problem ? Thanks

IS this someting fairly easy to do onesself, even if not technically minded or gifted? what was the all in cost?