I drive a silver Octavia VRS diesel estate with all the whistles and bells and I do look after it.

Anyway I had just finished my daily walk with the dogs and was in my local for a quick one and a guy approahes me at the bar and asks me what car I drive I tell him it's the silver Skoda estate and he replies "What the one by the front door, I thought that was a Merc."

Enough said!

Nice !!!

Which pub ???

I drive a silver Octavia VRS diesel estate with all the whistles and bells and I do look after it.

Anyway I had just finished my daily walk with the dogs and was in my local for a quick one and a guy approahes me at the bar and asks me what car I drive I tell him it's the silver Skoda estate and he replies "What the one by the front door, I thought that was a Merc."

Enough said!

Been a much bigger complement had it been said the other way round.

Nice !!!

Which pub ???

Lighthouse Inn on the coast road between Cardiff and Newport.

Been a much bigger complement had it been said the other way round.

Could have been a potential suicide bid.

Beer goggles

You walked the dog to the pub in the Octy

Not just me that thinks the vRS Estate and Merc C class look very similar from behind

i think that is excellant for us Skoda owners.

Haha..... Cant wait for my week 35 build Merc looking Octy estate to arrive now......

I would have said cheeky tw*t. Merc's are overpriced overated pish.

Badge snobs paradise.

Skoda's are far superior to a lot (not all!) of the Mercedes range.

That's the result of assaulting too many sheep, it has affected his eyesight.

Edited 20 August, 201015 yr by PumpeDuse

Lighthouse Inn on the coast road between Cardiff and Newport.

Jeez I ain't been there since I was a kid, my father used to love a drink drive from there, ah the 70's ........

was it the dog that was talking

Having said that, My MK1 Octy was mistaken for a BMW when i took my old boss to the pub one lunchtime.

Edited 20 August, 201015 yr by lfc958

was it the dog that was talking

Having said that, My MK1 Octy was mistaken for a BMW when i took my old boss to the pub one lunchtime.

My elderly neighbour switches between my car being a Saab or a BMW whenever he has look whilst I'm washing it.

Not really a compliment but was in the pub couple of weeks back and was talking to a mate when we got on to cars with another group at the bar. My mate started telling them he had just ordered a 5 series BMW which then fired them off to take the Mickey about bmw drivers, Yuppy jokes, rip off cars etc.. (Which was quite funny) When they eventually found out I was about to order a Octavia vrs and currently drive a Fabia, I was expecting for some proper rubbings!! Except their response was just a simple " Nice cars them, and that Octty is mint looking car. I would have a skoda anyday of the week who want's to pay £££ for a badge" type comments.

I have found this to be the norm now when you tell people you drive a skoda!

Yup, I had a guy walk up to me in Tesco's car park as I was loading the boot up with goodies. He started complimenting the car saying he has seen them about and liked them and was thinking of changing his 3 series BMW for a VRS as his company car was up for renewal.

He couldn’t believe what was standard on the VRS…. But he is a current BMW owner so that would explain it...

My neighbour just walks over, nods towards the car and says:

"Would you have another one ? "

...and then spends 10 mins telling me about his Toyota...this has happened 14 times !

Nice !!!

Which pub ???

and how much had he drunk?!

(joke )

You walked the dog to the pub in the Octy

Correct

Yup, I had a guy walk up to me in Tesco's car park as I was loading the boot up with goodies. He started complimenting the car saying he has seen them about and liked them and was thinking of changing his 3 series BMW for a VRS as his company car was up for renewal.

He couldn’t believe what was standard on the VRS…. But he is a current BMW owner so that would explain it...

i have had my vrs about 8 weeks now, a couple of weeks ago i was parked in b&q, and a guy who was walking past, said what a 'nice skoda car' i had. i did'nt know if he was taking the p**s or if he was being serious, turns out he was serious.

in the 25 years of cars i have had, this is the FIRST time somebody has commented on what a nice car i have......i have had a few comments in the canteen at work, skip with a engine etc, etc, but i always remember what the guy said in the carpark ! anyway i think some of my work collegues like the car, and would have one, but i think most of them aint got the 'bottle' to be seen driving one.........

I work with people who drive some very nice and expensive motors and not one of them has made a crack about the skoda. This is because they know their stuff and know what cracking cars skoda's are.

However I do have a mate who loves the octy vrs and has been out for a test drive but would not buy it because of the badge and feels he would never get over that!!

I have told a few people that i am buying a vRS and they are all dieing to see it when it arrives. All these guys drive Audi's n BMW's and their response has really surprisedme particularly the guy with an 2007 A4 S-line with same preformance etc as the vRS , i think the thing that swung him was the toys and price.

When I ordered my now '08 vrs I asked for it to be de-badged. The dealer got very very uppity with me. No names. I said "what's the problem, I don't want anyone who doesn't recognize it to know it is a VRS". He said "Sorry, I thought you meant the Skoda badges" so some Skoda dealers have a complex about it.

I work with people who drive some very nice and expensive motors and not one of them has made a crack about the skoda. This is because they know their stuff and know what cracking cars skoda's are.

However I do have a mate who loves the octy vrs and has been out for a test drive but would not buy it because of the badge and feels he would never get over that!!

I went to the dealers seven times before I got over the badge I am in my forties and remember when Skoda deserved the tag. However it is now a different story to my mind. Skoda is one of the best brands out there. Unfortunately I think VAG will cut them loose as they are performing better than VAG premium brands like Volkswagen and if you drive an Audi as a company car you must start looking at what you are getting for the extra tax you are paying and in a word it is the badge.

When I bought my car the direct equivalent Audi was £17000 more are these people mad or so in love with the badge that they are prepared to pay the extra for that. If so the world has gone mad.