Hi all at BriSkoda

Heard about the site from a chap from JBS Auto Designs whilst at GTI International in May, so thought I'd log on and see what's happening.

Is it just me, or when you buy a new car that you haven't seen in your area, in the following couple of weeks, a dozen or so crop up?! Glad I turned down the Leon Cupra for the Octavia VRS, there seem to be hundreds of them Seats in my home town. Do enjoy seeing other VRS's around... Got in a conversation with the owner of a black one at the petrol station a few days ago (we agreed the black does look smarter than the red, but is more understated... do I wish I'd waited for a black one? Maybe...)

Interested in reading the comments on warranty issues vs modifying... I have taken a couple of (150 mile) trips to Awesome GTI in Warrington, for a Hyperboost Diverter valve (heard the rumours about the OE spec valve, made sense to upgrade for reliability purposes) and more recently, a Carbonio induction kit (fantastic growl, plus makes the Hyperboost sound superb but not Jap-style stupid). Impressed by their service and know-how... Yes it's a long way to go, but I don't know of a specialist tuner's in the Midlands... Any ideas?

Due for the 40k service in a month or so... I made enquiries about "non-Skoda modifying parts" when I signed up... The salesman at Brooklyn Skoda, Alcester said something similar to what Robmawer and GeordieSteve were discussing... Fingers crossed then... Only problems i've had are minor (squeeky suspension, one child lock always on, one tempremental lecky window), don't foresee any problems.

Other than that, enjoying ownership to the full, looking forward to hitting the quarter-mile sometime - but when nobody's looking, don't want anyone laughing at me!

Hello :wave:

Welcome to Briskoda !

Good to see you here.

Forgot to ask... am I the youngest Octy vRS owner here? 24 (and a half)... Can't wait for next year's insurance quote - fingers crossed!

Forgot to ask... am I the youngest Octy vRS owner here? 24 (and a half)...

Nope! But I won't embarrass our youngsters by naming them. :wave: