rap1

Hi & welcome. As the others have said... the vRS looks fantastic like new. Great detailing work. Thanks for sharing pics.

Hi from Wales and... good choice the Yeti.

Yes welcome to Briskoda. I'ma relatively new octy vRS owner myself and same as you, think the car is truly amazing value and well screwed together... quality and it really does push on when I put my foot down. Great car... good choice I think we made.

Agreed, not really garage's fault, just my preference from experience.

Hi Alexander, I saw this and just can't believe the dealer service dept never changed the petrol fuel filter as a matter of course during one of the services, bearing-in-mind your car had 80k on its clock! Surely they must know what I know below? VW group car engines have always had effective, efficient fuel filters fitted between them and the car's petrol tank and due to their efficiency which is designed to protect the engine/ petrol pump, they do get clogged and should be changed at intervals. The old Golfs needed these changed at about 20k and were a much smaller plastic and 'cardboard' type affair costing approx £4 !!! but well worth it after I'd seen our family car and another VW car suddenly do what your car did, Stop without warning, etc, frightening us all to near death on a busy road!! The newer cars, including our 150k Mk4 Golf have a much larger sealed cartridge type in-line fuel filter approx sixe of a can of coke, underneath the car just in front of the petrol tank and these cost approx £12 -15 as a genuine VW/ SEAT/ SKODA part. For the sake of safety, peace of mind and £12 I change mine always after, say 45K the I know its done and won't fail me. Naughty garage not doing this for you! I'll be getting my own for the vRS and either putting it on myself or handing it over at service time and telling them to put it on.

Picked up my new vRS Octavia estate two weeks ago at Sinclairs and can oly say how personable, professional and excellent in every way the sales team of Ed Hilton and manager Brian Thomas were. Totally non-pressurised, fairly dealt with and gave a fair price for my traded car. I was given the new car for an extended test drive with no quibbling and sealed the deal on that day after previously taking a couple of weeks to decide to take the plunge. After-sales contact was again, much better than many other garages I've dealt with. Looks like they want to make the experience as painless as possible and I'm sure will retain custom in this way. Top marks to Sinclair Skoda Swansea.

Hi everyone. Just bought a new(Dealer manager's car with 2000mls) Octavia vRS 2.0T FSI DSG Estate with very many extras fitted after 2yrs with my BMW 320d M Sport. Loving the Octavia very much. Fantastic build quality and feel to this car. Looks brilliant in Black Magic Pearl. Great composure on the road in all conditions. Looking forward to some Skoda years of happy, exhilarating motoring. Great forum by-the-way. rap1