Stumbled across this on eBay, original Skoda Press Photo set of the Octavia RS. Has anyone got an X Reg RS?

Good question.

Freakcrab had another one of the press cars - the famous(probably fettled) 0-60 in 6.7 Autocar one - but I'm pretty sure that was a 'Y' IIRC.

Certainly I don't remember any X's, even before Briskoda in our VWvortex days.

Chances are the car was registered before it was released so they could take it on the road.

I saw a RHD 350Z rag top at the company next to ours some 9-12 months before it appeared in the car mags in RHD form.

Freakcrabs is indeed a Y reg. Mine was a very early uk one, infact the dealer demo from the showroom. Mine was a July 2001 Y reg, there cant be to many X reg ones around, that maybe the only one. Some still owns it to.

Date of Liability 01 03 2006

Date of First Registration 12 12 2000

Date of Last V5 Issue 04 03 2005

Year of Manufacture 2000

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1781CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour RED

Manufacturer Skoda

Model

Body type 3 door hatchback

Colour Red

Fuel type Petrol

Date manufactured 12 December 2000

Number of previous owners 2

Last owner change 13 March 2002

I though the early ones had 16s? Or was that just the Estate?

Mine was registered in march 2001 as a press test fleet car. I don't think they were available for sale till May.

The early ones did have 16s but that was because of a lack of 17s (which were an option ourside the UK). All UK hatches should have 17s (as mine does now). Estates always have 16s.

There was a 2001 for sale at a dealer near me that was fitted with 16's and the dealer reckoned that's what was fitted when they supplied it new