AdamR

Well, they actually made a 'Sport' model for one year that wasn't as 'racey' as the FR, with 17" wheels and 185bhp engine (instead of 211 I think in the FR) which seemed very comparable to the Octavia VRs (in terms of ride/seats) when I drove it. Anyway, it's all academic now cos I went for the Skoda --> http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201002349908362/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/skoda/price-from/1000/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/fuel-type/petrol/price-to/8000/radius/100/page/1/postcode/pr56fn?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fpr56fn%2Fradius%2F100%2Fmake%2Fskoda%2Fprice-from%2F1000%2Fmaximum-age%2Fup_to_5_years_old%2Fengine-size-cars%2F2l_to_2-5l%2Ffuel-type%2Fpetrol%2Fprice-to%2F8000%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fpage%2F1&logcode=p Somehow the dealer missed in the service book that the cambelt and lamda sensor had been replaced at 89k miles (they had two 'identical' cars in from a company trade-in and the other didn't have the belt done, maybe they just assumed the other was the same), so I hopefully I got a bit of a bargain there... £5600 with 3 months MOT and Tax? Picking it up tonight, goodbye 90bhp 1.3 Diesel Corsa! Adam

Cheers guys, I was expecting such a Skoda-biased response :p haha Looking at around 06 plate Sport model Leon, the 2.0 TFSi version (same engine as the VRs Octavia I believe?).

Har har Agreed to both of the above, thanks very much for putting the time in to write that out!

Sorry for the bump... But does anyone know where I can find a live link for that topic please? Had a quick search round but couldn't find it, only references to it in other threads! Thanks Edit: Found this link, seems to be all good: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/137484-vrs-buying-guide-please-read/page__p__1721499__hl__octavia%20guide__fromsearch__1entry1721499. I was looking in the MK2 forum, oops...

Hi guys, Just thought I'd say a quick hello before I start trawling the forum for some info! Currently looking for a new car and been pushed towards a VAG by a few mates, looking at a Leon and Octavia VRs, but currently swaying towards the Skoda for the extra boot space Cheers, Adam