Hello,

I am thinking about buying a second hand Octavia vRS in the very near future - I have a test drive booked for this weekend in a 51 plate version with 33k miles on the clock. The guy in the dealership reckons the asking price would be just less than

1)New set of tyres

2)Brake discs and pads

3)Exhaust

etc

Firstly Hello and Welcome to Briskoda:D

and yes your right running a Octy vRS after having a Fiesta will be a bit of a jump but probably not as bad as you might think.

1)Tyres:-well that depends really on how much you want to spend really' date='how important is the only thing that keeps you in touch with the road?

To me very important,set of 4 tyres for my Octy vRS,obviously not the standard [b']"ditch finders"[/b] i've changed mine to Bridgestone S03's in standard size,cost of 4 is approx

Welcome to the forums

1: Tyres: Many have changed size from the standard 205/50/17 to 225/45/17

Partially because that size tends to be cheaper. There are many threads in the forums about different makes of tyre but I like the new Toyo T1-R. 4 fitted for under