I think I've bought the wrong car, I've got vRS hatch and I really should have bought an estate I'm tempted to go to my local dealer and trade for a FL estate but the prices are still a little high. Is the octy III likely to mean octy II prices take a significant drop anytime soon?

You have definitely bought the wrong car. You have a diesel.

Are prices going to drop? Yes of course they will, but the new mkIII vRS won't be here for some time though so don't hold your breath. In fact, you may see late FL vRS's holding their value better in the period where you can't buy a new one. Once the mk3 is out though we'll have a big adjustment.

Estate load capacity vs. a hatch isn't actually that different? You can load up to the roof in the wagon of course, but the actual footprint is the same.

You have definitely bought the wrong car. You have a diesel.

I know ... But if I was changing to petrol I wouldn't be staying with skoda.

Are prices going to drop? Yes of course they will, but the new mkIII vRS won't be here for some time though so don't hold your breath. In fact, you may see late FL vRS's holding their value better in the period where you can't buy a new one. Once the mk3 is out though we'll have a big adjustment.

Estate load capacity vs. a hatch isn't actually that different? You can load up to the roof in the wagon of course, but the actual footprint is the same.

I've just got a dogue de Bordeaux (the dog from turner and hooch) puppy and I already have a bullmastiff space could soon be at a premium

Plus, I really like changing my cars and there's a nice race blue estate at my local dealer.

You have definitely bought the wrong car. You have a diesel.

When I was younger the car to have was a vauxhall cavalier gsi 2.0 petrol

150bhp!

Always wanted one never could afford it.

170bhp from a 2.0 diesel is awesome.

Granted cars are a little heavier these days but my diesel really goes when I want it to, yet can be really good on fuel when I'm skint.

I've had mine since June and still chuffed to bits with it.

In fact I might buy a badge same as the 'D' you get on the back of the mini diesels and stick it on mine so it reads Vrs D

I test drove both the hatch and estate before I bought mine. They drive the same although in the brochure I think the estate is 0.1 second slower to 62mph, not something I'll ever miss.

I picked the estate as I prefer how it looks nothing more. Someone's already pointed out the only space you gain is the height over the hatches boot.

One issue I DO have is the rumble from the tyres is louder in the estate, but it's not a massive issue and should quieten down once I get some soundproofing in there.

Sure a higher revving 2.0t petrol will be a blast but nothing wrong with the diesel.

When I was younger the car to have was a vauxhall cavalier gsi 2.0 petrol

150bhp!

Always wanted one never could afford it.

170bhp from a 2.0 diesel is awesome.

Granted cars are a little heavier these days but my diesel really goes when I want it to, yet can be really good on fuel when I'm skint.

I had the CR vrs before my last tsi vrs and it lacked performance having previously had a tfsi vrs. The mpg wasn't that great to make up for it either but maybe that's because of the way I drove it! Anyway each to their own but I wouldn't go back to diesel.

I think I've bought the wrong car, I've got vRS hatch and I really should have bought an estate I'm tempted to go to my local dealer and trade for a FL estate but the prices are still a little high. Is the octy III likely to mean octy II prices take a significant drop anytime soon?

I'm not sure they will drop significantly even after the mkIII is released. The reason I think this is because for the last 12 months at least most Octys have been on the VAT back offer, so I suspect the second hand prices already reflect this. When the mkIII's come on stream I doubt they will be anything other than list, at least for the 1st 12 months, subject of course to the usual haggling, so I would guess the mkIII will be higher priced second hand than the mkII because they will be more new, so I don't expect the mkII's to drop much. Or am I talking cobblers? Time will tell

Nice friendly response from Jonno vrs. That diesel vrs is awesome.

Diesel estates are obvioulsy the best version to go for but i would have thought even the mention of a new version i.e mk 3 would send the prices of our mk 2's plummeting. I doubt the new version would even need to be out yet as anyone thinking about a new car and then heard that a new one was imminent would sensibly wait for the new one. The only reason to buy the old one, as i did, was due to great money off offers i.e VAT back.

Whatever you decide changing your car will cost you money. The only reason i have an estate is due to dog ownership. If not a hatch would suffice but in fairness i would have probably still bought an estate as i prefer them. Probbaly as i have been forced to get used to them through circumstances but i just prefer them now dog or no dog.

If you dont have to i would get the petrol as basically petrol is better. I kind of have to get diesel but this may not be the case in the future as emmsions are plummeting.

I sense you are like me i.e you make excuses to change your car and can justify any decision in your head. If this is the case just change your car and enjoy it.

I love the way that almost every thread on here becomes a "discussion" about whether diesel or petrol is best. Each engine has it's good and bad points and I'm sure that most people have chosen their powerplant to suit what they want - financially it would suit me better to have a petrol and yet both myself & the wife prefer the way that a higher power diesel drives.

In response to the OP original question, I am sure that the introduction of the Mk3 will have an influence on the prices of used Mk2's, however I'm not sure that it will have a huge difference (unless you are trying to part-ex one ). Looking at the prices of nearly new or ex-demo vRS Octy's out there it seems to work out almost cheaper to actually buy a brand new one at the moment.

I love the way that almost every thread on here becomes a "discussion" about whether diesel or petrol is best.

No discussion required. Petrol is best. End of story. Never driven a diesel yet that I find remotely enjoyable as a drivers car.

I think the VRS may hold its value slightly stronger than the rest of the range due to the delay and most likely initial shortages of the new one. But agree that with skoda likely going down the rapid route with their pricing for the new one that the impact may not be as large a we expect - it may actually be the rapid finally going on a vat offer (or similar) that has the biggest impact, due to people not wanting the larger car.

The poster who mentioned I'm looking for excuses is probably right. As for petrol vs diesel. The only reason to chose diesel is because it's cheap and I'm tight. I certainly don't enjoy driving my diesel as much as petrol cars.

The poster who mentioned I'm looking for excuses is probably right. As for petrol vs diesel. The only reason to chose diesel is because it's cheap and I'm tight. I certainly don't enjoy driving my diesel as much as petrol cars.

The diesel is cheap?

A diesel engined car is more to buy and the fuel is more expensive.

OK, they are more economical so use less fuel, but you have to do some serious mileage to recoup the extra outlay.

I drive a diesel because I do high mileage. I also happen to like the way a diesel drives, even more so the punchiness of my older PD.

However, if I was doing less mileage I'd sell the diesel and buy a petrol - and I'm tight too by the way

You only need to look at the deals that are offered on out going models to see how prices are affected by the introduction of a direct replacement.

The MkII Octavia will be hit, and it will likely be hit hard due to the severe deals that have been offered over the last few years of it's life.

Luckily because the OCtavia is a cheap car anyway and because of the discounts that have been on offer the pricing for the new MkIII will need to be keen too so the percentage drop won't be too severe.

However, anyone who thinks that the value of their MkII won't be significantly impacted by the launch of the MkIII is in for an unpleasent suprise.

You only needed to experience the drop in values on the pre-facelift back in 2009 when the current facelift MkII was introduced. Used rices were only hit by around £1000 but on a £10,000 car that was a 10% hit almost overnight.

To answer the OP's question, undoubtedly, as any new model does. May not impact on the vRS immediately but it will. As for the secondary point in this thread, you don't see 600 miles left on the fuel gauge in a petrol when you've filled it.