I only paid £3500 for mine a year back, its not a SE but its immaculate, with some nice mods to the brakes, suspension, FMIC, remap, and I know mods dont add value but that does not change the fact that even a £4000 offer would not tempt me to part with my car right now, £5000 would tip me over to sell up but nothing short of a ridiculous over priced offer equalling what it cost + what I have spend on it over the last year would tempt me to part with mine, and even though I am not looking to sell it, I can thin k of 2 occasion where someone has offered to buy it, one a guy I work with the other a complete stranger who once pulled up aside me at some traffic lights and shouted over "do you want to sell it" so just shows how attractive a buy they are

After trade in I paid £4,800 4 years ago for a 55 plate on 84k

apparently they're still commanding a premium. Quick comparison on ebay this evening shows a 1K + premium on similarly aged/ mileage vehicles. I simply don't get it :(

apparently they're still commanding a premium. Quick comparison on ebay this evening shows a 1K + premium on similarly aged/ mileage vehicles. I simply don't get it :(

Couple of nearly 7k ones on ebay :(

Edited 5 October, 201411 yr by Toxicvrs

when you consider you can get something from Skoda with more power, more space and more toys, the SE's don't seem that appealing IMO

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201410017856837/sort/default/model/octavia/usedcars/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/price-to/6500/keywords/vrs/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/fuel-type/diesel/postcode/so169jl/radius/1500/page/3/make/skoda/maximum-age/up_to_9_years_old?logcode=p

when you consider you can get something from Skoda with more power, more space and more toys, the SE's don't seem that appealing IMO

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201410017856837/sort/default/model/octavia/usedcars/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/price-to/6500/keywords/vrs/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/fuel-type/diesel/postcode/so169jl/radius/1500/page/3/make/skoda/maximum-age/up_to_9_years_old?logcode=p

For that money I could buy an M5 and about half a year of fuel

A lot of hate for the SE on here from my past two years of ownership and subsequent use of this site.

I don't understand why people moan about them so much. You think they are expensive and not worth the money, so you haven't bought one and that's fine. But no need to slag it every few days.

I love mine. It's the best car I've had. I specifically held out for an SE due to the colour and wanting cruise control. I was unaware that you could retro fit cruise into any vRS until I found out on here. But main thing was me was the colour.

One was on the Skoda co.uk website ,used section last week. South /Southwest dealer I believe.

 

35000 miles, looked absolute genuine,£7995 and gone within the week.

 

However , not many  with low mileage  and as crisp looking as this one around these days

A lot of hate for the SE on here from my past two years of ownership and subsequent use of this site.

I don't understand why people moan about them so much. You think they are expensive and not worth the money, so you haven't bought one and that's fine. But no need to slag it every few days.

I love mine. It's the best car I've had. I specifically held out for an SE due to the colour and wanting cruise control. I was unaware that you could retro fit cruise into any vRS until I found out on here. But main thing was me was the colour.

First of all let me make one thing clear; personally I don't hate them, nice looking car. Secondly I have never slagged them let alone 'every few days'.

All I say about them (and not every few days) is that I don't understand the 'SE tax'. At the end of the day they're a seven year old diesel shopping cart with leather seats and a CD changer (outdated in todays world of MP3s and Blueteeth). 99% of the public won't even know what an SE is so the market for a 7 year old diesel hatchback at 6K+ is very limited.

Anyway, as mentioned, good luck with the sale

First of all let me make one thing clear; personally I don't hate them, nice looking car. Secondly I have never slagged them let alone 'every few days'.

All I say about them (and not every few days) is that I don't understand the 'SE tax'. At the end of the day they're a seven year old diesel shopping cart with leather seats and a CD changer (outdated in todays world of MP3s and Blueteeth). 99% of the public won't even know what an SE is so the market for a 7 year old diesel hatchback at 6K+ is very limited.

Anyway, as mentioned, good luck with the sale

I'm with Lee on this one!

They see us rolling, they hating.

They see us rolling, they hating.

then we realise, 'we've got an extra 1.5K to spend on mods'

then we realise, 'we've got an extra 1.5K to spend on mods'

Or winter tyres!

I still don't think you can get better value for money than the MK1 Fabia VRS, IMO. Still love mine to bits and I've had it 4 years.

apparently they're still commanding a premium. Quick comparison on ebay this evening shows a 1K + premium on similarly aged/ mileage vehicles. I simply don't get it :(

Asking price and selling price seem to vary quite a bit.

You can get one under 100k for under £5k if you are not in a rush.

Seen so many go up for sale at inflated dealer prices (but without any dealer warranty) only to come down and down in price.

First of all let me make one thing clear; personally I don't hate them, nice looking car. Secondly I have never slagged them let alone 'every few days'.

All I say about them (and not every few days) is that I don't understand the 'SE tax'. At the end of the day they're a seven year old diesel shopping cart with leather seats and a CD changer (outdated in todays world of MP3s and Blueteeth). 99% of the public won't even know what an SE is so the market for a 7 year old diesel hatchback at 6K+ is very limited.

Anyway, as mentioned, good luck with the sale

I didn't mean "on here" as in this thread specifically. I meant the forum as a whole. Neither was it directed at you.

The market for these will only ever be limited by their availability. I personally don't plan on ever getting rid of mine. It doesn't matter if people don't know what an SE is. I bought it for me not other people. I paid £7,500 for mine on 55k two years ago. I travelled 200 miles to get it as well. It's now on 85k and still feels amazing. It's had a few quid spent on it mind. But these are bits I wanted not bits that needed doing. Except for pads, discs and tyres it's not needed anything else replacing in my two years of ownership.

You'll find most limited run/edition cars will generally hold a premium over the normal ones, even if the differences are cosmetic. I can think of a number of examples! 

 

As for if the premium and if it's worth it that's down to the person buying the car at the end of the day.

Some like the SE some don't - some like micras some don't - same old tales but reason enough for some to teke the time to belittle the car

 

IMO they are more expensive because of the limited edition tag - that said they are cheap to run/maintain can be played around with easily according to an individuals budget-

 

you only buy something for what you think it is worth and the seller will only get what someone is prepared to pay.

 

Everyone to their own

No one is belittling the vRS SE, just pointing out that spending anything up to £8000 on a six year old diesel hatchback from an unfashionable brand that retailed at just shy of £13000 and doesn't even have the best options (xenons, ESP) is unusual behaviour.

I was recently offered £2000 for my own '06 with 220,000 miles on the clock. Also silly money and there is really no reason for a vRS to drop below that because they are worth that broken for bits.

I love mine. It's the best car I've had. I specifically held out for an SE due to the colour and wanting cruise control. I was unaware that you could retro fit cruise into any vRS until I found out on here. But main thing was me was the colour.

Snap

I saved a little more for an SE because I loved the colour, the leather seats were a bonus too.

As for the asking prices currently. I think they will fall, I cannot see the mk1 Vrs becoming a classic, as someone said earlier, perhaps a cult classic, but I would not be putting it into storage as an investment.

I spent a good six months looking for a Vrs and it did seem that the same mileage, similar age, standard Vrs' were roughly a thousand pounds cheaper than the SE.

But I was happy to save up a little longer and buy a car that I really wanted, one that would bring a smile to my face.

I would not look twice at an average mileage SE for sale anywhere over £6k. Some of the cars you can buy for six thousand pounds, from a dealership with a 12 month warranty, are far superior.

But I am happy with my little blue square box.

JRJG

And let's not forget that we can always swap our Mk I's for a Mk II vRS and 300 litres of oil. No additional money (you can get a 2011 vRS for less than the price of an SE these days)

SWMBO really believes that Skoda UK said to VAG HQ - "The Mk II Fabia vRS must be an oil burner" and they complied!

No one is belittling the vRS SE, just pointing out that spending anything up to £8000 on a six year old diesel hatchback from an unfashionable brand that retailed at just shy of £13000 and doesn't even have the best options (xenons, ESP) is unusual behaviour.

 

This was the general thrust of the first post, but people seem to have taken it to heart and hence the "hate" accusations.

 

It's nothing of the sort.

 

It's just confusion over prices.

I don't understand how private individuals can look on ebay, see an overpriced one on eBay and then start asking over £7,000 for a seven year old diesel hatchback that only cost £12,000-£13,000 new.

And as a private purchase this has no warranty at all.

 

I've owned three SEs now, I do like them.

 

They seem to sell around the £4,500-5,000 figure.

Remember I paid £8,000 for mine when it was two years old and it had 20k on the clock.  Not to mention it was an 09 plate.  Probably the last ever registered.

How on earth can people really think a seven year old one is still worth £7,000 with 60k-70k miles on it???

 

Surely it's just sellers taking a punt, hoping there is an idiot out there?

It's a completely unrealistic price to ask for a car.

This was the general thrust of the first post, but people seem to have taken it to heart and hence the "hate" accusations.

It's nothing of the sort.

It's just confusion over prices.

I don't understand how private individuals can look on ebay, see an overpriced one on eBay and then start asking over £7,000 for a seven year old diesel hatchback that only cost £12,000-£13,000 new.

And as a private purchase this has no warranty at all.

I've owned three SEs now, I do like them.

They seem to sell around the £4,500-5,000 figure.

Remember I paid £8,000 for mine when it was two years old and it had 20k on the clock. Not to mention it was an 09 plate. Probably the last ever registered.

How on earth can people really think a seven year old one is still worth £7,000 with 60k-70k miles on it???

Surely it's just sellers taking a punt, hoping there is an idiot out there?

It's a completely unrealistic price to ask for a car.

4 SE Fabias wasn't it?

People seem to have taken what is an observation thread and seen it as hate towards the SE which it plainly isn't, lovely cars and I'd have one myself but prices just make you wonder for a car that's cracking on a bit now!

4 SE Fabias wasn't it?

People seem to have taken what is an observation thread and seen it as hate towards the SE which it plainly isn't, lovely cars and I'd have one myself but prices just make you wonder for a car that's cracking on a bit now!

 

My thoughts exactly, id love to own one of these, being special edition and all it makes it feel that little bit better . unfortunately like you say they are very expensive for what is effectively an older car now, for the price id pay for some ive seen, i could buy something with the same features, younger + with ~30/40k miles... and from a garage with warranty!

I think it's been mentioned before but you could buy a 'regular' vrs, get a retrim and spray it for the price of an SE