Skoda erosion process began,

 

• Fabia 1.4 petrol Comfort, on a demo, W PLATE. In dark green
• FABIA vRS mK1 in silver 53 plate ex-demo. 
• Fabia vRS MK1 SE ,NEW July 2007. RACE BLUE
• Fabia vRS MK 2 DEMO DEC 2010 IN BLACK
• OCTAVIA vRS MK2 TDI Hatch, Demo Sept 62 in Met Grey, Blackline  spec.
• CURENTLY Octavia vRS MK3 TSI ESTATE in Race Blue- Sept 63 plate- offer I couldn't refuse, with great PX and Discount on Skoda UK compound car Std spec. Loving IT!!

Think I may have been seduced by, VFM, GREAT SERVICE -RELIABILITY- EXCELLENT PERFORMACE, pleasure too drive and now even more USABLE space !

Quite simple for me - had a mk2 octy for 7 years from new - happy with it, did everything I wanted but was getting to the stage were it would start needing some expensive work doing plus the age thought I would change it. Given the excellent service form the previous octy I decided to look at a like for like replacement - well almost, I seriously considered the mk2 scout but once I found out the new model was due I decided to look into that instead.

 

Ended up with the 1.4tsi SE -does everything the previous model did but better - if it turns out to be a reliable then I will be a happy driver.

I needed more boot space than in the mkII vRS, so was going for an second hand Superb Estate. Then I saw the mkIII, the boot space was almost the same, it was cheaper to run and not much more to purchase a new car against a low mileage 9 month Superb with a similar level of kit.

 

Of course, I ended spending more because I added some options, that I didn't originally look at.

My existing company car was due a change (Leon FR) and with the growing family I opted for an estate and ideally a 'sports tourer' of some description. With a limited budget I had been eyeing up the vRS since its release in July and with the experience I've had with the VAG family it was a no brainer...just had to do a bit of negiotation (which was very easy with my dealer surprisingly!!). So hopefully pick it up in the next fortnight...

My wife did have to choose the colour however, or else the deal was off. She needed a "blue one".

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Haha exactly, it was the same with us

Well guys, so far we've established:

- quite a few people are new to the Skoda brand (at Skoda must be very happy with this), surprisingly for me

- our wives did not want Skoda at first (predictably )

I needed to move from a manual to an auto, I really liked the look of the new Octavia.

 

The combination of size, performance and 0% interest made buying a new one on PCP a possibility, I didn't want to drive an auto that someone else had driven that was out of or nearly out of warranty.

My Mk1 Octy will be 15 years old in a couple of months. It has 170k miles on the clock and still going strong but I was tempted with the Mk3 for a while now. Wanted to buy Mk2 FL but then spent so much for the apartment I needed to save some money first (good thing cause Mk3 seems so much better than Mk2 FL). Got married august this year with baby on the way so I decided the time has come to get a safer ride!

 

I wonder which one of the two new family members will come first - baby or Octy. I'm looking forward to both sooo much  :love: (and both are expected in Feb/March 2014  )

 

And it was never a question for me if I'll stay with Skoda or not since I just love the old one!

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Very interesting reading. I certainly think if you've got kids the Octavia hatch is hard to beat.

We got our Mk2 Octy VRS as we wanted a Golf with a bigger boot (we had a Mk5 GTI..and a VX220!). As the Skoda was such a great deal, we ended up keeping both the Golf & the VX. We later changed the Golf GTI for a Fabia VRS (fun but a little flimsy after the Golf/Octavia) and we'll probably change this for a Mk3 Octy VRS as the boys are getting bigger.

 

I had the pleasure of riding in a top spec Land Rover Discovery TDI...bought because of a second child..over the Summer.

I was amazed how small it was...with the baby seat in the back my knees were up against the (lovely) dash. The boot is smaller than my Octy hatch. I checked out the performance & economy..Octy much better..mpg..Octy much better..handling..Octy much better.

It left me very puzzled. I'm sure if I needed to go off road then a Land Rover Discovery is a great car, and the interior is very nice. But, as a family car it's not a patch on an Octy. This is the same reason we're leaning towards a second Octy and not a Yeti..the styling of soft-roaders/off-roaders compromises their usabilty.

Had a Yet Elegance 4x4 170 tdi 62 reg (my second) and loved the car, but on Friday13th sept the bloody thing decided it didn't want to work anymore. A recurring niggling fault became a major catastrophe with the car stopping and refusing to start. A week later the car was still in the garage and no solution to the problem on the horizon. My wife and I came to the decision to get rid of the car no matter what the financial hit was. A new FL Yeti was considered but paying extra for the same and having to wait until January was out of the question,

We wanted another 4x4 tdi but was reluctant to pay the prices that some manufacturers wanted for their cars, especially Audi (whose cars come without indicators ). We narrowed it down to a Superb estate or new Octy SE 4x4 tdi. Wanted Elegance spec but decided against the Superb and went for the Octavia even though Elegance isn't available in 4x4 in the UK. Specced the car up but would have to wait 13 weeks for delivery, no chance with a dodgy unreliable Yeti. Chose one that had been built and was waiting in Germany for shipping to the UK without all of the options I would have liked. Got to admit it was a wise decision. The Octy is far better than the Yeti, much more refined, more comfortable better fuel consumption but still has the 4x4 like the Yeti and lots more space, and with 0% pcp lower monthly repayments than before.

Glad I changed, and stayed with Skoda, I knew that the Yeti's problems were a one off and it still hasn't been repaired, it is still at the dealers unloved and still playing up even after having quite a few man hours spent on it. I feel that we made the right decision to change especially now when the fault still hasn't been rectified on my old car.

Having owned a 1.4 TDI Fabia previously and currently owning a Mk I Fabia vRS, have wanted an Octavia vRS for quite a while now.

The shape of the new Mk III caught my eye and having looked at Mk II's and then seeing the offers on with the new model, No brainer really.

 

Originally ordered a TSI Hatch, but after looking at it and realising that i would prefer an Estate, and having not had a confirmed date for the Hatch since ordering early part of Sept, decided to re-order a TDI Est as it worked out to be cheaper a month to upgrade to a Diesel and an Estate. It meant that it allowed for even more options and reduce the residual value at the end of the term and still pay the same amount each month.

Also looks like i will get the new order the same time as the hatch.

 

Just in case anyone else changes the model type, they can't switch the order over, it has to be re-ordered, and engine type is fine but not a body style change.

 

Ordered it in Yellow, as IMHO its the only colour to have one in. Each to there own though. Having seen the Green on a Mk II saloon, it looks really nice, but the yellow just edged it.

I think its always good to be brave and not for want of a term, 'follow the pack' and play safe with a colour, it could mean a slight difference in money at the end of the deal, but from what i understand yellows are always quick to go as they are a little rarer.

 

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Good looking car, all round, it makes sense and having looked at other cars about there's nothing out there to keep up with the complete package that Skoda now offer.

After two vRS estates, first a diesel manual and currently a petrol DSG, I was hugely tempted by a Golf GTI (manual) and in particular its ability to go like the wind when you want to yet pootle calmly when you have to (which is most of the time).  But.....

 

 - SWMBO and I will retire next spring and move house: inevitably there will be much clearing out of

    stuff

 - that extra room, if we have another vRS, comes quite a bit cheaper than a GTI, and with 0% finance

 - the engine is now exactly the same as the GTI's (without the performance pack which I don't think

    I would have had anyway).

 

So another vRS estate is on order, a petrol manual.

 

I'm still not sure I'm doing the right thing in going back to a manual.  I'll miss the ease and smoothness of the DSG (which being a wet-clutch version has worked perfectly for 32,000 miles): but there is that feeling of being 'held back' which all automatics have unless you have at least a 3-litre engine, which I won't miss.  Also in retirement we may have to keep this car longer than the usual 3 years.  And SWMBO prefers a manual - which maybe makes this para redundant....

Having roared about having tons of fun in MG convertibles for around a decade-odd, a new job (with lots of travelling) forced me to consider a "sensible" car. :(

 

As I decided to keep the TF as a weekend toy, I decided to buy new as I had no interest in paying for repairs / running costs etc. Golf was the obvious first choice, then rapidly went towards the Leon FR after seeing the cost difference in swapping badges. At this point, the GF said (and I quote) - "Get a skoda and I will have your BALLS" 

 

As the options were being fettled down on my car of choice (184Bhp Leon FR TDi in white), I was bored on a Sunday and nipped into the skoda dealership to see what figures the 0% offer would churn out. Took an AGE to get hold of a TDi vRS to test drive (this was back in Sept) but the numbers pretty much worked out the same, but with a much bigger car and a few more toys - plus a flagship model so nice and easy to sell later on (unlike the FR, which is due to be overshadowed by the cupra R)

Was in the market for a new company car and wanted something which was roomy for the family, large boot for all the work stuff and family stuff too it also had to be fuel efficient with a low co2 level (company request).

After looking at lots of cars from Audi, BMW, Peugeot and even briefly (very briefly) a Prius I saw a Skoda Octavia III on the road and investigated it more. It fitted the bill perfectly.

The low tax level on the car also made it a no brainer. I could get an Elegance with a few extra toys for half the monthly tax costs of an Audi or BMW. That combined with all the extras I would get on the car sealed it.

In my mind it's the perfect company car and quite a few others have been looking into it after seeing mine. It also looks far better than the other offerings ;-).

Couldn't think of a good reason not to.

Especially after driving one with loads of toys.

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Couldnt find another car in the price range which could meet all my requirements as well as the vrs

Still a long wait till march...

Having owned a 1.4 TDI Fabia previously and currently owning a Mk I Fabia vRS, have wanted an Octavia vRS for quite a while now.

The shape of the new Mk III caught my eye and having looked at Mk II's and then seeing the offers on with the new model, No brainer really.

 

Originally ordered a TSI Hatch, but after looking at it and realising that i would prefer an Estate, and having not had a confirmed date for the Hatch since ordering early part of Sept, decided to re-order a TDI Est as it worked out to be cheaper a month to upgrade to a Diesel and an Estate. It meant that it allowed for even more options and reduce the residual value at the end of the term and still pay the same amount each month.

Also looks like i will get the new order the same time as the hatch.

 

Just in case anyone else changes the model type, they can't switch the order over, it has to be re-ordered, and engine type is fine but not a body style change.

 

Ordered it in Yellow, as IMHO its the only colour to have one in. Each to there own though. Having seen the Green on a Mk II saloon, it looks really nice, but the yellow just edged it.

I think its always good to be brave and not for want of a term, 'follow the pack' and play safe with a colour, it could mean a slight difference in money at the end of the deal, but from what i understand yellows are always quick to go as they are a little rarer.

 

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Good looking car, all round, it makes sense and having looked at other cars about there's nothing out there to keep up with the complete package that Skoda now offer.

Interesting, I prefer the estate. How much cheaper did it work out.

I bought one cause I needed a bigger car. But I never wanted to loose the power so I swapping my skoda fabia vrs s2000 for the new octavia vrs esstate. Collect on Friday I can't wait. It is a bigger car which means a lot of room for my mountain bike that is the main reason went for one. Sooooooo exited to collect it.

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Just fancied downsizing from my Superb Estate ;-)

Nothing on the market beats the combination of size, price, engine power, toys, BIK rate.  (Looked at/tried  Alfa Mito, A3, A4, 320D, Merc A & C Class, Focus, Kuga, Golf Mk7, Tiguan, New Leon, Volvo V40)

 

Should have waited for a VRS TDI but back in February no one knew when it would be out and I had to pick a company car quickly.

Never owned a Skoda, never owned remotely close to a new car.

Got sick of of running second hand cars and not knowing when a big bill was potnetially just around the corner......

I started shopping around and nothing came close for me to the vRS's blend of performance, looks, practicality etc.

Fixed price motoring will hopefully suit me. I only ordered my hatch the start of last month and been told expected delivery is 20th December but after joing this forum I'm not holding my breath......

My vRS estate (delivered 10 days ago) was a retirement present to myself having worked for 30 years in the Civil Service. When I told my wife I was buying a new car her words were "I don't care what car you buy but it has to be big enough for our girls (two big GSD's). My first thoughts were a BMW 330 Estate or an Audi A6 estate. Both excellent cars but limited space in the back. Having looked at the Skoda Estate I thought that it was an ideal size, with better performance than my 130bhp VW Passat. I could probably fit another GSD in there.

Having had the car for 10 days I can't believe how good it is. DSG GEARBOX is fantastic, the car is a dream to drive and you wouldn't believe the pleasure I get from the number of people commenting on how good the car looks.

If you don't want to buy a Skoda, then spend at least another £10,000 buying an Audi or BMW.

When I went to Sinclair Skoda (Swansea) for a test drive I knew I wanted the car before I drove it. See attached picture.

Nice picture Torchy :sun:

 

It's good to read such positive comments as my blue TSi DSG Hatch is likely to be delivered within the next 10 days.

 

The car is visually appealing, and I experienced the same thoughts when walking around the vehicle before the test drive.

 

Have Skoda designed and built a classic?

I was seriously considering the Honda Civic Tourer. I loved the look, storage and knew the reliability would be there. But as time went on, the options were lacking. Plus the only diesel it would have is the 1.6 litre!

I did have a thought about an SUV but knew the running costs would be high.

Then that left the Octavia. I saw the review of the hatch on Carbuyer and they raved about it. Then the estate review was the same. But then came the VRS review! It looked good, and in estate form with the TDI engine it was a no brainer! I booked a test drive and ordered straight after!

The only thing that's put me off Skoda was the salesman. He knew nothing about the options and when I showed him errors in the brochure (arm rest for example), he didn't have a clue! I haggled my butt off and managed to get a few quid knocked off too!

It was build week 44 and this week they told me it's at the port awaiting transport to the UK. Hopefully next week I'll have more news.