Just been reading this months Mag and there is a letter from a fellow vRS owner expressing our views on the quality and value for money.

Another Octy vRS letter? There was one in the last issue that was commented on a while back. Or do EVo not update the letters page very ofteb

have read it today and its September EVO so i'm the one who's behind!!!!

I read that magazine for the first time last night in a doctors' waiting room. There was mention in the Long Term Tests section of the eye-watering depreciation suffered in just one year by their Volvo Estate. IIRC it was about 50% on a car costing around

Denis,

It was a V70R

Price new (as tested)

It was a V70R

Price new (as tested)

And a very nice car it is too. The depreciation they state isn't too shocking really, considering that the optional extras do little for residual value, and they put quite a lot of mileage on the car.

Agreed agreed Rob

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Denis the mileage was 28,456 at trade in

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at the auto sports car show early this year. I was talking to an evo staff member who said they used vrs estate to carry the cameras around etc, and what great cars they are.

Didn't TopGear have an RS camera car at one point too ?

Thanks for the info on the V70R. 72p a mile depreciation doesn't sound bad at all, does it.

Thanks for the info on the V70R. 72p a mile depreciation doesn't sound bad at all, does it.

I can't fault your maths Denis

Our local Motorised Plod unit has a vRS estate.

Have spoken to one of them that used to live in my street, who has driven it.

His comment was , it is a very popular car . & they cannot wait for their rota to put them in it.

Steve

Medway has them running around like ants. There fine, when the sirens are off, but lately its be sounding like New York all the time.

how come the police can have white vrs? thats the colour i would have had but with no blue light on top. although a white vrs flashed me just outside weymouth last month and wasn't a police car

You'll find now all the new plod cars will be silver.

As for why/how they got white ones, no idea. The white vRS that flashed you was probably one of the special edition WRC models.

how come the police can have white vrs?

Special order from the Factory in Czech. It is NOT a WRC

Pic in this thread, courtesy of John

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showpost.php?p=29670&postcount=4

well my local dealer has a WRC for sale still.

T.A.Porter&Son in Colchester if you want a white one.

they also have a 4x4 Turbo for sale in dark metallic blue.