Hi guys, i am new to the forum and was just looking at your honest opinions on owning a skoda octavia VRS as a daily driver.

I currently own a Astra SRI XP 1.9 cdti that is boxed to 200 bhp and around town getting me 35mpg and 45mpg on a motorway run. The astra is coming to the end of its warrenty and the engine has some major common faults, inlet mannifold, gear box, dual mass fly wheel and clutch, none of which like 200 bhp and my style of driving. So i think i need to change and was thinking of the VRS.

All thoughts and experiences welcome

Thank you

Lee

Simple. Go for it. I did and never looked back.

Check out the Octavia section its full of useful information

Cheers guys, thank you

Have a good look at the diesel vRS, you won't be disapointed

Or go for a petrol and be even less disappointed

what sort of mpg should i expect out of the petrol?

30-45 most people seem to be getting

I get town 20-30mpg, gentle motorway 30-40mpg, 40-45 if miss daisy is with me

Dont go for a diesel they are a nightmare unless you do lots of motorways driving. I currently own a Octavia II VRS TDI 170Bhp and have had issues with the DPF.

30-45 most people seem to be getting

I get town 20-30mpg, gentle motorway 30-40mpg, 40-45 if miss daisy is with me

Not too bad then, my astra only gets 35 round town and 45 on a run

Dont go for a diesel they are a nightmare unless you do lots of motorways driving. I currently own a Octavia II VRS TDI 170Bhp and have had issues with the DPF.

Finding that with my diesel astra, too many issues with egr, inlet manifolds etc :(

Not too bad then, my astra only gets 35 round town and 45 on a run

To me, for a 2 litre petrol engine its economical, my old laguna 2.0 would barely get 30-35 with miss daisy.

Maybe a remap would improve on the mpg even more on the petrol engine.

The petrol owners will probably say petrol, likewise the diesel owners will probably say diesel. The discusions always seem to be along the lines of.

Diesel - Economical & Fun

Petrol - Less Economical but More Fun

If MPG is the primary factor for you, why not just go to a dealer and try both? If you think the petrol isnt that much more beneficial to you than the diesel, go with a diesel.

Balance out the advantages to both

Simples.

Well I'd say the petrol vRS is a great daily drive but be prepared to get rubbish mpg if driven enthusiasticly on twisty roads (I barely average 29 to 30mpg) and you'll get royally screwed for tax with the current bunch of thieves in westminster.

Fantastic car though and very practical - just wish I could afford and justify a remap, guess I'll have to settle for my bike when I want a bit more performance than the car can give me!

Oh and you'll get stung at the pumps also as I find anything less than sainsburys super is false economy as it returns less miles to the tank.

Well I'd say the petrol vRS is a great daily drive but be prepared to get rubbish mpg if driven enthusiasticly on twisty roads (I barely average 29 to 30mpg) and you'll get royally screwed for tax with the current bunch of thieves in westminster.

Fantastic car though and very practical - just wish I could afford and justify a remap, guess I'll have to settle for my bike when I want a bit more performance than the car can give me!

Oh and you'll get stung at the pumps also as I find anything less than sainsburys super is false economy as it returns less miles to the tank.

^Pretty much the same. I get 32-35mpg on a normal run or 17-22 in town. I can get it up to 40mpg but only on long runs.

No warranty issues so far after 2.5 years. Tax is high and likely to get higher.

It does benefit from Super Unleaded so you need to make your running cost comparisons using that.

Dont go for a diesel they are a nightmare unless you do lots of motorways driving. I currently own a Octavia II VRS TDI 170Bhp and have had issues with the DPF.

Been to my local dealers and i saw a really nice 58 plate diesel VRS, was told that it does not have a DPF, can anyone confirm this?

Is the DPF really an issue and if so, which engines dont have the DPF?

I have a 56 plate with the PD engine fitted which has a DPF. I had a few issues with it early on but has been solved with software updates and a new exhaust pressure sensor fitted. I don't regulary do lots of motorway miles, mostly an 8 mile run to work using A and B roads, about 50 50 30 mph and 60 mph limits. Occasionally get it running it's purge cycle wher eit ticks over at 1000 rpm instead of around 700 rpm, also feels lumpy to drive in 30 / 40 mph areas. Once this is done, helped by driving above 60 kph for 5 - 10 minutes, which I usually do in a gear less than I normally would to help it heat up. But my car regulary gets driven 'briskly' shall we say. The diesel version really does like being driven.

If you want any other or more info feel free to PM me.

HTH

Hi mate, my Octy definitely prefers the long open roads in 6th (obviously). I do lots of town driving and realised that my driving style had to change,

Prior to my FSI 2.0 Octy, I had a 1.4 TDi Fabia which (with a chip) ran at 84 mpg on a 300 mile journey (ok, @58mph lol).

As a diesel driver, I would systemically go through the gears in sequence, but now I go 1-3-6 or even 2-4-6 even at low speeds driving through town (Jeremy Clarkson's recommendation) . Depending on the torque you're pushing out - of course. It's all relevant but I am still adjusting to the new driving style - but I love it...Plus..driving the Octy is a whole new and better experience!

I hope you come to a good decision, but IMHO, for the minute difference in MPG, I would take the Octy

Been to my local dealers and i saw a really nice 58 plate diesel VRS, was told that it does not have a DPF, can anyone confirm this?

Is the DPF really an issue and if so, which engines dont have the DPF?

I wonder why they told you that - perhaps they tell buyers what they want to hear! Which dealership was it?

DPF seems integral to manufacturers hitting the Euro5 regs with diesels. In the diesel vRS's case, all of them are fitted with a DPF. As you'll have no doubt seen, this can and does causes issues with some owners. This would seem to be because the system is not burning off the particles effectively, maybe because the car does not get opportunity on the routes driven, where periods of WOT would be helpful

Steve