Wise choice, once the Mk 3 becomes more common the Mk 2 values will slide, no point buying a new Mk 2 now unless you can get it for a really really good price. What you will loose in depreciation on the new car will be more than the extra fuel you are using Im sure. The only other thing to factor in is if you can see reliability issues developing on the current car & that will depend on how many miles its done

i bought my current vRS in the end of september, it had a full history (main dealer with last service as VAG specialist) and 71,000 miles. cam belt has been done. since then i've done nearly 5,000 miles, (including two months of zero miles). in that time it has had a minor service, at the same VAG specialist - (VASSTECH darlington, two thumbs up), in addition it has had sparkplugs, air filter and brake fluid changed. A recent trip to the dealer highlighted an outstanding recall on the coils which has been completed, I planned on changing these anyway.

The only other reliability issue was a cream-crackered battery which demanded nightly charges, but that could happen to anyone. (it struck my GT4)

There is a lot of things I want to do to my car, but whether they happen is a different pipe dream totally.

i bought my current vRS in the end of september, it had a full history (main dealer with last service as VAG specialist) and 71,000 miles. cam belt has been done. since then i've done nearly 5,000 miles, (including two months of zero miles). in that time it has had a minor service, at the same VAG specialist - (VASSTECH darlington, two thumbs up), in addition it has had sparkplugs, air filter and brake fluid changed. A recent trip to the dealer highlighted an outstanding recall on the coils which has been completed, I planned on changing these anyway.

The only other reliability issue was a cream-crackered battery which demanded nightly charges, but that could happen to anyone. (it struck my GT4)

There is a lot of things I want to do to my car, but whether they happen is a different pipe dream totally.

Something's not right there. The coil pack recall was at least two years ago, and should have been done some time ago.

Something's not right there. The coil pack recall was at least two years ago, and should have been done some time ago.

yeah, i thought it was a little weird as well.

He does say last service was at an Indy, and that its had another one in the last 5k. Could be the last dealer service was a fair while ago, depending on how it's been serviced.

I think the deal clincher here is you dont owe anything on the car.

I had exactly the same issue as you.

I bought a new 2011 Vrs estate and after a few months due to a change in work location I was doing over 2K per month and most of the mileage was on the M2. Average on Vpower was 36mpg.

I had paid off my finance as the PCP was for 15k per year and there was no way I could keep to that. I traded it in against a new CR VRS at 1 year old last May. I now do an average of 50mpg (more in warmer weather).

For me it made economic sense and I will keep it until the wheels drop off.

I bought a pre reg Octavia 2.0 TDI CR 140 PS SE PLUS ESTATE in September which had delivery mileage and protective wrappings still on it for £16,000 and traded in my 02 L&K (price without trade in).

I love it and according to maxidot get about 58 mpg on motorway which compared to petrol 1.8 L&K is 50% better.

Have mixed feeling about not having cruise control but I know I can always have it fitted if I want to.

This was my retirement present to myself and although I have only done 3000 miles so far, I hope to do a lot more when the weather improves and the days are longer.

Coincidentally I paid the same price for my L&K back in 2002.

my vrs is 2 years old really happy with performance local i get 43 mpg going to work 50 mpg and long run with wife son and 13 stone gresatdane in back going steady i can get 58mpg the only thing I still dont like is the dsg box give me a manual any day.

And as you say for money value you carnt beat it..........

The only option on mine is the xenons which after 2 years but mainly wife driving I have only just noticed on the bends the lights turn as well

,imd you at 4am in the morning off to work iam on auto pilot

Im assuming that's the cr diesel? ? I dont drive fast by no means n my cr dsg only give 35-36 combined. Dunno wer im going wrong. U guys think air filter clean or something similar would improve mpg???

I had exactly the same issue as you.

I bought a new 2011 Vrs estate and after a few months due to a change in work location I was doing over 2K per month and most of the mileage was on the M2. Average on Vpower was 36mpg.

I had paid off my finance as the PCP was for 15k per year and there was no way I could keep to that. I traded it in against a new CR VRS at 1 year old last May. I now do an average of 50mpg (more in warmer weather).

For me it made economic sense and I will keep it until the wheels drop off.

This here ^ is exactly my thoughts. and into the bargain is a brand new car, any issues, any problems I go back to the dealer and say 'fix this please'

And then I consider the fact that I pay 242 pound a month and after three years I still don't own the car.

Hard to call.

Almost decided to stick with my current vRS and maybe spend some money at the end of this year, exhaust, remap maybe a some eye candy. who knows?

Sacred,

There are only ever 2 real reasons to change your car:

1. The one you have is giving you issues, i.e. falling apart; and

2. Because you want to.

Unless you are changing from something like a Hummer to a Fabia diesel, the economics of a car change NEVER stack up, due to the depreciation on the newer car, which you can never recover in fuel cost savings.

So, with your situation, I'd suggest it comes down to 2. - do you want a change?

It sounds like you do, but to be honest, I refer you back to my post earlier about the BMW diesel; in my view, you should change in a year or so, as others have said, perhaps to a MkII vRS petrol a year or two old, when the prices have dropped significantly and you can bag yourself a bargain.

If I was in your situation, that's what I'd do.

H

Yes.

Only purely for economy "if" u do the miles.

Or say u like the low torque or for pulling something (tow bar).

Personally, I prefer the smooth, quietness of petrol ...

Yes.

Only purely for economy "if" u do the miles.

Or say u like the low torque or for pulling something (tow bar).

Personally, I prefer the smooth, quietness of petrol ...

As someone who has recently come to diesel after 25 years of having petrols, my Blackline is smooth and quiet!

As someone who has recently come to diesel after 25 years of having petrols, my Blackline is smooth and quiet!

Don't know about the Blackline.

My 2010 Superb TDI DSG CR is very obvious diesel below 40mpg.

Above that yes it sounds like petrol - probably even quieter! :-)

Regarding OP - yes the final decision lies with u...

decided to stick with my petrol octi, time to go shopping at superskoda

decided to stick with my petrol octi, time to go shopping at superskoda

Wots SuperSkoda?

Wots SuperSkoda?

http://www.superskoda.com/

i'm sure they will be on the forum somewhere

I see.

Wot u have planned for them?

I usually use for genuine parts:

http://www.skodaparts.com/

Sacred!

U had a Celica GT4?

Which Gen?

Sacred!

U had a Celica GT4?

Which Gen?

I had a ST205, 1994 plate with the quad round headlights.

I had a ST205, 1994 plate with the quad round headlights.

A Gen6 Celica!

Recognise one of these?

A Gen6 Celica!

Recognise one of these?

pretty sure that is a 165 model. although i think it would be more accurate to say 162 as i don't recall them making a gt4 convertible

my current average is 48.6. Last tank was 46 but that was a lot of stop and start traffic driving in to bradford and york.

Blacklines still represent a decent saving if you can pick one up but has been already said previously youre never really going to make money or a car swap or even break even