hi guys i went to view one of these 2day in ireland and the price is 29500euro for the elegance model could you tell me what price these are in the uk?also the dealer said it doesnt come with the maps already installed and that i would have to buy the disk seperate is this normal?

Edited 13 January, 201115 yr by skoda300

hi guys i went to view one of these 2day in ireland and the price is 29500euro for the elegance model could you tell me what price these are in the uk?also the dealer said it doesnt come with the maps already installed and that i would have to buy the disk seperate is this normal?

Can't give you a price for the UK, but it is true that Irish models, do not come with maps installed, ( which seems stupid, considering the fact that the unit, comes as standard in the elegance), however if your dealer wants your business, they should install the map for you. This was done for me and many others, as the map is about €200.

What part of the country are you in, as you might be close to my dealer.

im in carlow, he said it would install the maps for an extra 100e

The price of the

1.6 TDI CR Elegance GreenLine II 5dr

in the UK is £22780 before any extras added but on the road

Hi Skoda 300

Was it the dealer in Kilkenny you went to.

I suggest you try Martin Barret in Waterford.I bought my car in KK but it was the biggest mistake.I go to waterford for all my servicing and any warranty claims.They are without

doubt the most helpfull and friendly garage I have ever dealt with,Give them a try and hopefully you will have the same experience.

JB

I would phone Skoda Ireland and check this out. How can they sell you a car with SatNav, and then say you need to pay €100.00 to be able to use it?

My Elegance came with the maps loaded

Sounds dodgy to me! Some dealers will offer to load the maps for free, but charge you if you want your own personal disk, perhaps to sell on once new maps are released. You certainly shouldn't have to pay just to have the maps installed though, although it is correct that they are not installed from the factory (perhaps the disks come direct from a UK supplier??)

It is clearly stated in the Skoda spec list, that the CD is not included, and the actual cost to buy this disc, would be close to €300, however some dealers have bought one and used it to load the info onto the unit, as part of the PDI, this is done to ensure that they get your business, and new business by word of mouth , rather than losing sales.

If a dealer charges you €100, to install maps, the cost for the disc is recouped on 3 sales, if he does the same thing for free, who knows how many extra sales, he achieves. This is more obvious when there are dealers in close proximity to each other, but even if you had to make a 70km return trip, you still would not use €100 in fuel.

Edited 14 January, 201115 yr by jonnb

Hi lads i went into Martin Barrets last week where i bought my previous 2 cars and asked them about loading new maps onto my Columbus , i didnt buy my Superb Elegance off him caus i got a much better deal in killarney anyway the Parts manager said he wud do de new maps for 36 euro. .5hr labour cost i think thats very good price BUT they dont have the new maps yet Boohoooo lol gues il have to wait till they do.