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Well just had Maxine on to give me an update and offer me £300 of a compensation package. I had stated of people on here getting £500, but no dice getting it moved up.

Mine is cleared for the boat... someone buy my old one ffs!

Never mind that one, someone buy this one... its lovely looking! https://www.gumtree.com/p/skoda/2010-skoda-octavia-vrs-tsi/1295002401

I've not even driven a Mk3 yet.... got to sit in a diesel one though hahaha. On a happier note mines been built a week ahead of schedule and is enroute to the port! Should have it in 3-4 weeks id say.

I really hope this isn't the case. MK2 FL TSI sounded like me mother's 2001 Corolla 1.4 VVTi. The the Toyota sounded better. The nonres milltek sorted that out!

Finally! Status code 20; confirmed for BW 15. Not long to go!

My current car is privately owned and id not intended on trading it in... but i might. It is a skoda but I didnt buy it from them. Try your luck!

If you're near it check out the Evo triangle! My wife and I did it last year in the CR140 Tiguan and it wasn't a bad drive haha!

I'll have to invest in some orange Vinyl!

This will be my 1st new ; 2nd Octavia; 3rd VRS and 7th car. I'm sure your life is enriched knowing this! I just hope to get a Fermanagh registration on it so it doesn't have a Z... Should be TIG **** at the moment.

Its cheaper than they normally offer, but chech out GAP from 3rd party places... its substantially cheaper. Have you raised your unhappiness with Skoda CS? They will also give you some compensation, but will not reveal what that is till the car arrives. I think Richard earlier in the thread got £500 to spend in store, and the dealership gave him the use of a new Yeti till his 245 arrived.

Lucky you, Maxine spoke to me once and then decided that once was enough! Deals with Nick at the local dealer now!

Well my latest update, still an unconfirmed build week but came forward to week 15 from 18. Should have delivery early-mid May at this rate... 6.5 months waiting... my compensation should be interesting; given that my case handler has yet to call me back, instead choosing to call the dealership who have been very good at keeping me updated, even wheren there is no update to give. Anyone adding anything to theirs new? Mine should be provided with mudflaps at my request when ordered new, going to add the bumper scuff protector too. Unsure whether to go for the gloss black or perhaps get some clear Lamin-x style film applied to protect it.

I'd be up for Oxo... I'll throw a date out Sunday 10th June; should have the 245 by then!

#JacquiDeggsNorks

No Likey...

Still waiting till Week 18 for it to be built. Complaint lodged and escalated to a Customer services rep who has yet to call me back. Some sort of compensation awaits me on collection, but to what amount they would not tell. Expecting to collect it in June knowing my luck 21 weeks on from my order. Starting to get tedious now.

So did you buy it? I see its sold!

I've linked this post in all the posts I made!

I'll stick this onto some of the Facebook groups too, seems to be a bit of a contingent that isn't on here

Sounds good to me! Could be the MK2's last meet... This MK3 better be worth the stupidly long wait!!

Which model Octavia do you have and we could assist.

Mines quoted at 8.9p from the Skoda Dealer!

£500 compo @Richard_vrs245, that's not bad at all. I'd take one of the rather fetching looking Skoda Mountain bikes that was perched atop an Octavia Scout for my compo! haha. Given you ordered at the start of October, I ordered at the end, I'll give it another couple weeks and chance my arm!

Depends on brake size. If it has 312mm brakes or larger you will need 16" at a minimum. I'm unsure what the sizes are on the MK3's but that is the size the Mk2 VRS had, and possibly any other CR/PD170s