2006 Octavia vRS 2.0TFSI

[octavrskoda]

THE CAR

Škoda Octavia vRS 2.0TFSI 200bhp, BF06 ***, Corrida Red, 98,000 miles, FSH, Mot til June 29th 2011, Tax Dec 2011, front fog lights, Xenon headlights, 18 inch standard alloys, brake calipers painted green, 4 good tyres, heated electric door mirrors, 4 electric windows, fuel computer, tyre pressure monitor, Škoda stream CD head unit with 6CD changer in boot, dual zone climate control, unique vRS interior in very, very good condition including leather/suede/cloth seats with 4x vRS logo, black headlining, vRS leather 3-spoke steering wheel, ISOFIX points for child seats, 2 keys. Not modified (save that I have removed the rear vRS badge, without causing any damage to paint. The badge is included in the sale),

I find that I can easily get 30-35 mpg in my 14 mile, A-road commute to work.

THE HISTORY

I bought the vRS last July. I am the third keeper. This is my own car I have the V5 in my own name at my own address, at Dursley in GLOUCESTERSHIRE where the car can be viewed. I have the details of the former two keepers. The car has a service history, in line with the variable service set on the vehicle, as follows:

04/10/06 – 18,145 miles - Skoda dealer stamp – Autosales Ltd

04/05/07 – mileage not noted – Skoda dealer stamp – Autosales Ltd

23/11/07 – 52,166 miles – Skoda dealer stamp– Autosales Ltd

18/07/08 – 69,905 miles – Skoda dealer stamp – Autosales Ltd

25/04/09 – 84,947 miles – Mitsubishi main dealer stamp – Rallimart

24/06/10 – 92,931 miles – VW main dealer stamp – Cardiff Volkswagen

01/03/11 – 98,480 miles – Reputable local VW specialist stamp – Maylane. This latest service was done using the correct grade fully synthetic oil, because my personal feeling is that the variable service intervals are too long, and after 15 years of changing the oil every 6-7,000 miles on whatever car I’ve had, and having had no problems, I can’t bear not to!

Cambelt not changed yet. I queried this when I bought the car but it is not due until the car has covered 180,000km, which is about 112,000 miles.

CONDITION

The car is in what I would describe as very, very good condition for the year and mileage. It looks absolutely stunning when it has had a good wash and polish, and the alloys come up really well too. It drives like brand new, you really (no, really) would not know the mileage it has covered if you had not seen it.

There are a handful of stonechips on the leading edge of the bonnet and one of the wings, but it is by no means peppered with stonechips there is a cluster of I think three small marks above the Skoda badge on the front, and 2 more on one of the wings. Far less than you might expect.

The rest of the car, whilst not brand new, is in very, very good condition inside and out. The alloys have a couple of very small kerb marks but are by no means damaged. It would not warrant a refurb. I only mention this because the wheels are not brand new, but they are very clean.

SUMMARY

If you are looking for a vRS and are not afraid of miles on a VW engine (which you shouldn’t be) then this one has to be one of the best condition ones out there. It is both practical, being a full sized family car, and extremely fast, being an extended Golf GTI. I have really enjoyed owning this car.

REASONS FOR SALE

• Extortionate childcare costs mean I have to buy a cheaper car, which I have already done, so hardly using the vRS any more.

• This car goes like a rocket and is just far more powerful than I need a car to be, and more powerful than I expected it to be before I bought it.

• The car is so nice and unmarked inside I don’t like taking the kids in it in case they mark the interior!

• I have realised I prefer a couple more cylinders and a bit less power in a car.

PRICE

I am finding it difficult to price this car properly, because there aren’t that many of them out there. I have not advertised it anywhere else yet. I would, in an ideal world like to say offers about £6,200.00, but am realistic and will consider any sensible offer, whilst at the same time not being desperate to sell.

PICTURES:

Here are a select few – I have loads more I can email to anyone who is interested.

[octavrskoda]

Done a bit more research on pricing - the car will be going on autotrader later today for £5,800 ONO.

[Damo]

Decent price IMO

GLWTS

Damo

[octavrskoda]

Thanks Damo. Here is a link to the car on autotrader - several more pictures on there.

Autotrader link

[mikey vrs]

Your car has maxidot which is a nice extra to have so maybe you should mention that in your ad,looks a nice car,i thought the timing belt replacement was 4 years or 60k though.

[vrspete]

Cambelt should of deffo been done by now sure schedule is 80k

I sold my 56 plate Race blue vrs a month or so ago with Full Main Dealer S/h(Robert Bamford) just over 100k for under £5,500..(c/belt+w/pump done at 80k ish)

I think u will really struggle to get even over 5k without cambelt being done.. as prices on these cars as u have found out are seriously all over the place...

Sorry to bear bad news i hope u do get what u want for the car but i honestly think u will struggle..

Edited 9 March, 2011 by vrspete

[octavrskoda]

Thanks for the advice I will see how it goes and may think about getting the cambelt done if it doesn't sell.

I have looked at the service schedule I have several times and it definitely lists toothed belt under additional work every 180,000km, but I acknowledge that common sense says it should have been done by now, if only because it has been on there 4 years.

[vRS Carl]

Cambelt definately needs doing as it's 4 Years or every 60,000 miles (Some books say 80,000miles) whichever comes first. As this car is almost 5 years old i'd say get it done or it may struggle to sell. At the very least if i were looking to buy it i would be asking for £500 off the price straight away because of the belt.

Otherwise that is a fair price and it shouldn't take long to shift. I think it will just be the cambelt holding it back.

GLWTS

[octavrskoda]

I've just looked at the service book for about the 7th time, it definitely states that at 90kkm the toothed belt is INSPECTED, and again every 30kkm after that, but it does not specify REPLACEMENT until 180kkm (112,000 mi). No time interval specified.

I agree it is a long interval, and that it needs doing soon, but would hope it wouldn't affect the price by as much as £500!

Anyway as has been said, regardless of asking price, they are all only worth what someone will pay for them.

Anyone interested?

[peanut18]

The service book was printed over 5 years ago and things change. The recommendation is now every four years or 60k miles (whichever comes first). A Skoda main dealer will charge between £400 - £500 for a cam-belt and water pump replacement, so to be honest £500 off is a minimum most people would expect to see, even before negotiations start !

[octavrskoda]

If truth be told I haven't got £4-500 to spend on the car, it is offered for sale without the cambelt being done, and I am open to offers!

[octavrskoda]

Price now reduced to £5,295

[weyland]

Can't believe this hasn't sold, it's silly cheap. As long as the car is mechanically fine then the extra £ to do a cambelt change makes this a bargain for the new owner. Point of interest - my local VW garage charge £300 fixed fee to change a cambelt on cars more than 3 years old so you may be able to get this done cheaper than you think.

GLWTS (I wouldn't sell mine this cheap!)

[octavrskoda]

I am surprised too - not had a single call from autotrader ad. The price can't really go any lower, I think the problem is finding someone who wants to buy one of these as I don't think many people realise exactly what engine they have got.

The car is mechanically sound and has no damage, has to be worth over £5k to someone, even in need of cambelt?

£500 has to be top whack for a cambelt change- there is never that much work in it at sensible rate. My local garage charged me £100 for labour to change the cambelt on my PD TDI passat last year I supplied him with the genuine VW parts costing about £90 as I recall. And it still runs!

[weyland]

I say hang in there, all to easy and panic and lower the price. The problem that is it artificially lowers the price for everyone and you end up selling for less than the car is worth to you. I would have thought you could sell it to a car dealer of some kind for more than this.

[octavrskoda]

Took the skoda out for a drive the other night after a week of not driving it. It really is one hell of a car for the money and I am amazed how little interest I have had in it. I have put the price up and down on autotrader but have had no interest at any level - so I am now pretty sure it is not the price holding it back it is just not at the top of most peoples' lists of cars to buy. Will be exploring the dealer route later this week so if anyone is interested, PM me quick!

Cheers.

[Guest]

Get the cambelt done and it will sell easy. If i was looking for one it would not be yours unless the price reflected the work that will need to be done straight away. In straight away i mean pick it up from you and take it straight to the garage to get the cambelt and waterpump changed! For what its worth i just bought a 2006 VRS TFSI with 54k FSH Cambelt and waterpump done for £6k.

[octimark]

Get the cambelt done and it will sell easy. If i was looking for one it would not be yours unless the price reflected the work that will need to be done straight away. In straight away i mean pick it up from you and take it straight to the garage to get the cambelt and waterpump changed! For what its worth i just bought a 2006 VRS TFSI with 54k FSH Cambelt and waterpump done for £6k.

He has reduced the price accordingly and it now stands at £5,295.

Even taking into account the cambelt change thats still a good price

[octavrskoda]

Thanks Octi - I have acknowledged the cambelt issue and reduced price to more than take this into account. There are hundreds of garages who are not main dealers who are more than capable of changing a cambelt and water pump for a reasonable charge you just have to know who they are.

Everyone has a different view on the urgency of a cambelt change - If I were to be keeping the car I would get it done soon but the chances are that it is not going to snap in the next 100,000 miles unless its condition deteriorates, and that is why it has to be looked at regularly. There is nothing wrong with the water pump, either. If it bothers a buyer that much they have the option to remove the car on a trailer, but I wonder how many people would actually do that?

Point taken on the cambelt, but I do feel that comments on here repeatedly pointing out the only thing that could be said to be wrong with the car have not helped me in my efforts to sell it, and might have been better posted in a section about servicing intervals?

[vrs200bhp]

i just cannot believe that your skoda dealer did not pick up the cambelt change here:

"18/07/08 – 69,905 miles – Skoda dealer stamp – Autosales Ltd" :no:

[Damo]

Cambelt issue aside, I still think at the price he's asking, this car is worth it all day long

Xenons, Maxidot, reverse sensors, dual zone climate etc

I would have this car for sure

Just my two-penneth

Damo

[octavrskoda]

And it's taxed til Christmas...

[vrs200bhp]

Cambelt issue aside, I still think at the price he's asking, this car is worth it all day long

Xenons, Maxidot, reverse sensors, dual zone climate etc

I would have this car for sure

Just my two-penneth

Damo

agreed. good luck with the sale mate

[octimark]

Thanks Octi - I have acknowledged the cambelt issue and reduced price to more than take this into account. There are hundreds of garages who are not main dealers who are more than capable of changing a cambelt and water pump for a reasonable charge you just have to know who they are.

Everyone has a different view on the urgency of a cambelt change - If I were to be keeping the car I would get it done soon but the chances are that it is not going to snap in the next 100,000 miles unless its condition deteriorates, and that is why it has to be looked at regularly. There is nothing wrong with the water pump, either. If it bothers a buyer that much they have the option to remove the car on a trailer, but I wonder how many people would actually do that?

Point taken on the cambelt, but I do feel that comments on here repeatedly pointing out the only thing that could be said to be wrong with the car have not helped me in my efforts to sell it, and might have been better posted in a section about servicing intervals?

Dont worry too much. Any serious buyer isnt going to have a problem with the cambelt not being done yet and the fact you have dropped the price to reflect this IMO is a positive. It wouldnt put me off and in reality as a Buyer I would barter with you to get a fair price to wort the work myslef. I would actually prefer this

As you have said the only negative comments have been about the cambelt and thats an easily solved issue

The market is all over the place at the moment. Stick with it and all of a sudden you will have more then one person trying to buy it. The used car market really is difficult to guage ATM.

[octavrskoda]

Drove my mate's mkV GTI last night. I have to say I prefer the Skoda. But I know I need to sell it... so FINAL PRICE REDUCTION... £4,995.

Otherwise I will have to get the cambelt done at the beginning of next month and withdraw it from sale, and keep it for the foreseeable.

If anyone's interested, now's your chance!