Anthracite is a new colour for the Octavia so isn't bog standard. And on a vRS it looks great.

It may well be, anyway it still looks bog standard and boring.....only my impression.

It may well be, anyway it still looks bog standard and boring.....only my impression.

You need to vist Specsavers

It may well be, anyway it still looks bog standard and boring.....only my impression.

You need to vist Specsavers

I'm with Chris on this one... I even tried to change the colour of mine after I'd ordered the Race Blue as I noticed Anthracite had become an option (it wasn't when I placed my order)... Stealer said it couldn't be done even though I now know it could have been... Oh well, they just won't get my repeat business at car change time

But, everyone has their own tastes, I do like the yellow, but don't want to stand out quite that much

It may well be, anyway it still looks bog standard and boring.....only my impression.

no, it looks understated, much better than an over the top, in your face colour like the yellow

OK ok, guys, I give in...

no, it looks understated, much better than an over the top, in your face colour like the yellow

There's absolutely no better or worse, it's all a matter of taste. IMHO Parking a yellow vRS next to a grey vRS makes the grey one look very ordinary (as I noticed at my dealer last week on a rainy Fife afternoon).

I'd say for the OP they should go for anything but blue. Having already had blue, you want people to notice that you've got a nice new car

It's a bit of a shame as the race blue manages to tread the line between subtle and visual "pop" very well.

Went to look at a FL anthracite today and it was very nice indeed.

I think my top choices, no particular order Blue, White, Anthracite

The silver is also nice but too many silver cars to make it have impact on the vRS.

White seems to work on sportier cars, Blue is the classic colour, and grey is the new black

I bought a Blue one, though that Anthracite keeps me looking at it again and again.

Taxi's around here are all white (although would not be as quick as a vRS) but wouldn't want the task of cleaning it.

I've seen Waplord's black one in the flesh and it is stunning

So, Blue, Black, Anthracite, White all work for me.

I wasn't so keen on Red, but Yellow on the other hand...

I wasn't so keen on Red, but Yellow on the other hand...

...........would be awesome

...........would be awesome

See, you can read my mind

Edited 3 May, 201016 yr by gorebrush

I bought a Blue one, though that Anthracite keeps me looking at it again and again.

Taxi's around here are all white (although would not be as quick as a vRS) but wouldn't want the task of cleaning it.

I've seen Waplord's black one in the flesh and it is stunning

So, Blue, Black, Anthracite, White all work for me.

I wasn't so keen on Red, but Yellow on the other hand...

I have seen vRS Taxis so don't be so sure

I have seen vRS Taxis so don't be so sure

Yep - there was a silver vRS hatch taxi in Barrow-in-Furness at Easter

Black one.

Right still can't deicide on colour but need to by tomorrow, one final question do you still get floors mats in the VRS, I see it as an option in the Octavia brochure but find it strange there not in as standard, have been on my last two new buys.

Mine came with mats as standard....... I assume the dealer did not throw them in as a freebie!

White.... looks good when clean... but then saves £400.00.... which could buy at least 80 specialist eastern euopean hand car washes.

Mine came with mats as standard....... I assume the dealer did not throw them in as a freebie!

White.... looks good when clean... but then saves £400.00.... which could buy at least 80 specialist eastern euopean hand car washes.

I'm with you there brother, pick mine up tomorrow in all it's taxi White goodness!!

Mine came with mats as standard....... I assume the dealer did not throw them in as a freebie!

White.... looks good when clean... but then saves £400.00.... which could buy at least 80 specialist eastern euopean hand car washes.

Good point.... lol

White.... looks good when clean... but then saves £400.00.... which could buy at least 80 specialist eastern euopean hand car washes.

Which will probably scratch you paintwork to buggery

Bargain

Don’t think I’ve left any of my cars in the hands of others for cleaning... sad but true

Right I'm swaying towards BLACK, my first VRS MK1 was black and before that I had a Honda Civic saloon Vtec160 in black and with the front end changes to the VRS MK2 I think the menacing look is back...

Race blue looked better on the pre-facelift.

Candy white magnifies any panel alignment and paint application problems

Black looks good for about an hour after washing before it gets dusty. Also shows up swirls the worst.

Red - no

Which narrows it down to three...

Sprint yellow - full of win

Silver or Anthracite - reasonable

Hope that helps

Edited 5 May, 201016 yr by wega3k

I found this to be an interesting site which not only shows body colors but also wheels and upholstery.

Takes a little while to find your way around but there is a lot of good pics here.

http://www.skoda-aut.../look.aspx?ff=1

Don’t think I’ve left any of my cars in the hands of others for cleaning... sad but true

Right I'm swaying towards BLACK, my first VRS MK1 was black and before that I had a Honda Civic saloon Vtec160 in black and with the front end changes to the VRS MK2 I think the menacing look is back...

Just picked my black one up and i think it looks great, but of course thats just my opinion, whichever you pick you'll have a great car.

Edited 6 May, 201016 yr by Waplord

I quite like yellow.

Edited 6 May, 201016 yr by Tricky Red

Y-E-S !

Edited 6 May, 201016 yr by Brimma

Thanks very much Brimma. Those in the kmow realise Yellow makes sense