My Octavia vRS TDi has just hit it's second birthday and 34k miles, despite being on a 10k/year PCP deal.  In the two years, it's been a fantastic car for my 80-mile per day commute - regularly hitting 50mpg+ and having enough poke for the morning commute.  The cabin is a nice place to be when you're stuck on the M25 and it's a positive for me that it's still fairly unusual and that there aren't many mk3 vRS' around.

 

However, I'm at that time where I'm starting to turn my thoughts to switching (or indeed keeping), and I'm in a bit of a quandary.  My head has been turned by the Focus RS and Civic Type R but with low deposits these cars are likely to be around £500 / month and if petrol prices did rise again I could end up having to choose between petrol and groceries.  As good as the diesel is, I can't stomach spending money on another oil burner, as I miss the noise and race to the redline, but wondering if the vRS TSi might be the ideal compromise, especially as I've already got the number plate!!  :|  

 

Questions for vRS TSi owners - what mpg are you achieving on motorway runs?  How does it compare to other quick cars you've owned?  Can you now get the winter pack and heated seats in the petrol?  How did PCP deals on the TSi compare to TDi if you looked at both?

 

I know it's been debated on here before, but what are our chances of getting a vRS R?!  Think the car would look ace with a Type-R-esque makeover!!

 

 

 

 

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Edited 18 February, 201610 yr by fiisch

 as I miss the noise and race to the redline.

 

 

This will have a definite detrimental effect on the fuel consumption!

My Tsi returned 40.2 mpg over 160 miles today and that was averaging 75 ish On motorway apart from the odd roadworks! I average 28/30 around town and I find that very good for a 2 litre turbo petrol, in comparison with other cars I would say this. Although it does not cut it as a hot hatch nowadays meaning 340/360bhp and 0-60 in 4 seconds it certainly will outgun most cars about, I have outpaced on a very long stretch of carriagway an Astra vxr (My59) and also a Renault clio sport 200bhp version. Although I am not a traffic light drag racer or idiot I do like to enjoy the car on safe roads from time to time with no kids in! My friend has a my 15 focus St and we often travel to football away games in both cars and many times he's floored it on long stretches of empty motorway and beleive me I can stay right with him for as long as I want through any range! Not bad for a car that only today fit a full kids cabin bed with the seats down in 1 go and boot fully closed to everyone's amazement and then carry 5 of us plus luggage on holiday twice a year which I guarantee Joe bloggs in his RS3 / focus Rs / Golf R / civic type R cannot do. If you want an out and out performance car then go down the civic/focus route, but if you want a car that does absolutely everything a car should plus unique stunning looks and fantastic midrange power then look no further than a tsi! it's a genuine all-rounder! Good luck with your decision and enjoy.

I've got a '15 TSI wagon 6sp manual.

Was decent stock. Added an intake, downpipe and tune and now it goes like it should have from factory. I'm at about the limit of FWD traction tho.

9L/100km around town

~7L/100km highway

I have just switched from a manual TDI to a DSG TSI (2 weeks now), and the TSI is a nicer engine.

Quieter

97% of the low down torque with power pulling all the way through

Warms up instantly

Sounds good for a 4cyl

Smoother

Only downside is fuel economy and what feels like a tiny tank (down to the economy)

my journey is 5 miles city stop / start, 15 miles motorway, 3 miles 40/50mph limit.

The TDI would return between 48mpg (during DPF regen days) and 57mpg on a very good day with lighter traffic.

The TSI has been returning between 30-33mpg for the same journey- it does only have 600 miles on it and that's all been with Tesco 99RON fuel.

The DTUK FSR+ box is on now and it does improve mid range pull and top end power.

ACC & DSG is the best invention ever - highly recommended!!

Edited 19 February, 201610 yr by xpower

I have a mark 2 Vrs (2009) TSi and have been doing 180 miles a day, 3 days a week for a year in it - I've averaged 33mpg over the long term doing that, with most of that distance on the motorway at speeds that are good for making progress I'd expect a new Mark 3 to be more efficient than my mark 2.

As for performance, again it's a mark 2 so 200bhp rather than 220, but it has a fair bit of poke when needed. Not as quick as my 320bhp modified scooby was, but fast enough not to be too annoyed that I had to get a more family friendly car.

I did take the family away to Cornwall once in the scooby - not such a good idea!

I regularly get 41 mpg on motorway runs, slightly more if the weather is warmer.  Consumption when 'having fun' is obviously worse but worth it!

Put the sound deadener under the bonnet and in winter it warms up a bit quicker and it makes it even quieter. Had a couple of runs to the west and it returned 42 to the gallon.

I'm in the process of changing my car, for another vRS but on a 10k mile per annum contract which hopefully will be sufficient for my needs.

I have 2014 TSi and would easily get 33-35mpg on a run, although if you're at or below motorway speeds in eco mode I have seen over 40mpg.  Town driving is mid 20's and flat out <10.

 

I used to have a spreadsheet that I worked out the cost of petrol vs diesel, mpg, mileage etc so I knew my cut off point of when petrol was better vs diesel, however I only do 4-5k a year so it doesn't make a big enough difference, hence petrol.  Suffice to say it would need to be 95ron fuel on a petrol on 35mpg and up to 10-12k a year you were better off, after that then edged more to diesels.

Hi fiisch, unless you put down a reasonable deposit you might find your equity position rather a scare.

Id currently have to find 3/3.5k to get out of my 2 year old 2.0 TDI Elegance....you might just about be all clear if you put a few k down to start with.

I think half the problem is that you can really only drive so fast on UK roads....a vRS TDI can get you into more than enough trouble as it is.

Also I suppose you have to ask yourself....is a Focus RS or Type R worth 500 notes/month really for what youre getting?.....personally Id suggest not but its all in the eye of the beholder.

Personally Id keep the vRS until the end of its PCP....if you still fancy something different, give it back pay the excess mileage and look to do a 3 x 23 PCH on something a bit tasty....with the right deal can be way more cost effective than PCP'ing something (that'll likely depreciate quite badly and cost you alot per month).

I've had a mk2FL is diesel and currently the mk3 in petrol.

That only thing I miss is the fuel consumption. Which is about 14mpg average less overall that what I got in the diesel.

For example

Around town 20-24 in TSI vs 34-38 CR

Mix 26-32 in TSI vs 38-48

Yes you can get the heated front screen, seats and washers. I can vouch for them especially recently. The seats warm quickly and I the screen is excellent. When the MkIII TSI was first available in the UK Skoda wouldn't sell it with the heated screen, I was told by the dealer that it was due to emissions, even though it was available with the TDI VRS. As soon as I knew that the option was available I placed an order. I live in a rural area, my winter mpg is approx 33-34 rising to 37-38 in the summer on my normal commute and rises to 40-41 on motorway hauls sticking with traffic. The engine is smooth and if you floor it in dry conditions it flies. If you want mpg then buy a TDI with heated seats and map it.