Well, somebody handed me the new Top Gear magazine today, and said "you might want to look at this."

Basically, I cannot remember the full details, but it ended up in pretty much Top Gear slating the new VRS.

I think the quotes that stood out were:

"People who want to be boring and buy a VW, and save a few grand in the process"

"People who want to buy a Skoda to be different, yet end up being exactly the same as everyone else"

The DSG box got a lot of abuse too which didn't seem fair.

It was also mentioned that for a 'few grand more', the new Renault Sport is 10x better (again, I disagree.)

It did point out some good bits, but all in all, it did just seem a review to make it seem bad.

Apologies if this seems a bit vague, if you happen to have a copy of Top Gear magazine knocking about, it might be worth a read!

Stu

whos got it, lets get it scanned and loaded up here lol. its either that or ill nip into WHSmith tomorrow and read it there i waste money like this going out of fashion, but i dont waste it on top gear magazines lol

whos got it, lets get it scanned and loaded up here lol. its either that or ill nip into WHSmith tomorrow and read it there i waste money like this going out of fashion, but i dont waste it on top gear magazines lol

I was going to ask my mate if I could photocopy it, but I thought he might think it was slightly odd :p

Got it Thursday, basicaly ,not good handling on poor surfaces ( wooden knees and a very knobbly road ends up being a staccato series of bounces from one axel- tramping lump to another ) DSG does not suit the car will not hold the red line ,when you modulate the throttle it gets confused . It also says for £500 more the Renault sport clio would murder it and real free thinkers wonder where the old VRS has goe to die. Fully agree about the DSG

whos got it, lets get it scanned and loaded up here lol. its either that or ill nip into WHSmith tomorrow and read it there i waste money like this going out of fashion, but i dont waste it on top gear magazines lol

TOLD I DID:giggle:YODA HAS SPOKEN:thumbup:

Got it Thursday, basicaly ,not good handling on poor surfaces ( wooden knees and a very knobbly road ends up being a staccato series of bounces from one axel- tramping lump to another ) DSG does not suit the car will not hold the red line ,when you modulate the throttle it gets confused . It also says for £500 more the Renault sport clio would murder it and real free thinkers wonder where the old VRS has goe to die. Fully agree about the DSG

:giggle::giggle::giggle:::

TOLD I DID:giggle:YODA HAS SPOKEN:thumbup:

No one ever disagreed with you that you had read the article, only that the article was written in the adult edition of Whizzer & Chips.

I fail to understand how a magazine that always raves about a new VW product (Golf, Polo) can then slag off a Skoda by saying it will be bought by people too tight to buy a VW but then say those same people end up with the exact same product

Out of interest how often does anyone with an old vRS 'hold the red line'?

I have just flogged a 2.0 sport mx-5 which would trounce a clio in the handling stakes and even when blatting up gradients you wouldn't believe through hairpin bends I don't remember feeling the need to 'hold the red line' to enjoy the drive (or for that matter to keep the mk1 fabia vRS that was following me from up my chuff)

So to sum up what top gear, or rather this particular cartoonist, is saying, is " The new mk2 Fabia vRS is a brilliant car every bit as good as its VW cousin, unfortunately I don't like Skodas or their drivers, so I have trolled the available competition and found a car that costs a shed load more, is not as well built, but will beat it when driven by a proffesional driver, on a track, with lots of bends and gradients.

Just my opinion of course, and no I don't own a mk2 nor have any plans to buy one.

If I was 45 years younger, without a wife, 90year old Mother-in-Law and her wheelchair, 3 Grandsons aged 5,8 and 10 and without my fishing chair and rods or my mountain bike, I may be tempted to buy a Renault Clio Sport.

DSG is the way all cars will eventually be.

The VRS estate is perfect for me.

Tony :yes:

If DSG is the way all cars will go I will keep my car forever or stop driving :no:

Plus people should read the full artical to get it in full context

Edited 29 January, 201115 yr by bluvrs2

DSG...the new marmite?

I think there are drivers who will forever hate anything vaguely automatic and dislike sporty cars with less than 2.0l engines (preferrable V8 6.0l). I wouldn't say DSG is perfect and I'm still 50/50 about whether i'd prefer a manual, but for the 2 ish hours a day I spend in rush hour traffic i'm hoping I'll find it relaxing. Key parts of the review highlighted the reasons I've ordered my car.. It's not a Clio Cup with bone crunching suspension, 30mpg, micro size and 3 doors. The ride is less firm than rival hot hatches, to allow for the 99.9% of the time you aren't cornering around hairpin bends at 70mph and as the review says you'd buy this car over the Polo GTi as it does everything it does for a lot less money (Quite a backhanded compliment really). Plus an estate vRS is rather a unique car right now for it's price/performance bracket, but then again I always liked marmite!

I actually wish i had ordered the estate. No particular reason why i never, just a last minute change of mind

I actually wish i had ordered the estate. No particular reason why i never, just a last minute change of mind

mrs t only drives auto so its a dsg auto 1.2 estate

because i think they look better

dont care what top gear says

its what me and mrs t want that counts

just wish the main stealer would give us a clue

when deliveryday is 2weeks or 2 years