The Mrs has just stared getting a car allowance with work so we are looking at the best options for a MK3 VRs Estate tdi. Not sure if we want manual or DSG but I'd like DSG and paddles.

All experiences, suggestions and the best place for leasing deals welcome, cheers!

Edited 27 July, 20169 yr by billywhiz040480

The DSG ain't good with the diesel, Twas a arrange made in ****ville

Plenty of posts but generally dsg better suited to petrol, manual for diesel

Lots of leasing deals out there at the moment, personally I would start at Simpsons Skoda then shop around to see who can do it cheaper. You should be able to get 2 years at 10k miles per year for less than £7k all-in (plus whatever options you add). Don't add too many options though, or leasing deals start looking unattractive.

Hi Billywhiz. here is a link to SIMPSONS Skoda - Some exceptional PCH deals to be had from them. Follow the link for their latest / current offers.

 

Give Tom Whittle a call on 01772 325401 - Tom will look after you REALLY well and ensure you get just what you want, as a good number of Briskodians have found. Hope this helps................Tony

 

Hi Billywhiz. here is a link to SIMPSONS Skoda - Some exceptional PCH deals to be had from them. Follow the link for their latest / current offers.

 

Give Tom Whittle a call on 01772 325401 - Tom will look after you REALLY well and ensure you get just what you want, as a good number of Briskodians have found. Hope this helps................Tony

 

Second this! I'm picking mine up today. 

Trouble with all these amazing advertised deals for leasing is they're not so amazing when you put realistic mileages on them.....

Trouble with all these amazing advertised deals for leasing is they're not so amazing when you put realistic mileages on them.....

 

Oh I dunno, mine's with 17k PA, and I think the price is still pretty good.

 

Find out what the cost per mile of going over the allowed mileage is. Sometimes it's cheaper to pay that than actually up the mileage. This is especially true with the "Special Offers".

Sorry to bust anybody's preconceptions, but I've got DSG with diesel (had 4 previous Golfs with that combination) and it's bloody great.

 

Picked mine up from Simpsons yesterday on PCH!

Sorry to bust anybody's preconceptions, but I've got DSG with diesel (had 4 previous Golfs with that combination) and it's bloody great.

 

Picked mine up from Simpsons yesterday on PCH!

Ive also got a VRS TDi DSG and it is spot on, far better than a manual box. 

Sorry to bust anybody's preconceptions, but I've got DSG with diesel (had 4 previous Golfs with that combination) and it's bloody great.

 

Picked mine up from Simpsons yesterday on PCH!

 

 

Ive also got a VRS TDi DSG and it is spot on, far better than a manual box. 

 

I'm loving mine too, only done 500 miles so far so still getting used to it but already prefer it to my previous manual.

DSG with diesel is fantastic (esp VRS) - had a few diesels with DSG box from Audi/VW range and cannot fault them at all. Fast gear change with no hanging around and an involved drive is a great combination. I have ACC and with the DSG box it's a relaxed experience too. Start/stop a bit annoying at junctions when you need a fast getaway but that's the same for the manual too. Gear changing with the paddles makes you feel in control - test drive both and see what you think. You'll be surprised how quick, seamless and engaging the DSG is on the diesel.

Cheers for the info lads very much appreciated.

Her car allowance doesn't start until October but she will get £260 take home after deductions so we are looking at a PCH. We are thinking about selling our manual 2010 Seat Altea XL Sport CR 170 with 54k on the clock to start the lease, we should hopefully get £6k privately so will use that for the initial hire then 3 months of payments until her allowance comes in. She's keen to do it now but I'm not sure we should use our own car to pay initially.

We are going to Skoda Cardiff Saturday for a look and possible test drive so I'll try both manual and DSG.

Thoughts please chaps?!

Edited 28 July, 20169 yr by billywhiz040480

I'm picking up a manual today, purely to save on the monthlies. The BMW 330d I've just sold have the 8spd automatic. That was an absolute thing of joy! Really was. 

 

I'm sure both the manual and DSG are excellent, it might come down to cost in the end tho! I think the DSG is a bit less efficient, so there might be an impact on the BIK?

I started with the PCH prices from Simpsons in Preston (easily viewable online) as a benchmark, then went round a few of the local dealers and got them to beat it. Wasn't a massive difference (few hundred £ over the rental period), but worth having. Bear in mind any options you spec will have to be paid for in full over the course of the rental, and you don't get anything back at the end for them (metallic paint is included free though). It worked out cheaper for me to contract for 8000 miles/yr then pay the excess mileage over that at the end (at 7.2p per mile) than to pay for a higher mileage allowance

Picked mine up at start of May, I was looking at a vRS (as previous car a Mk2 vRS FL estate), but ended up with a Scout DSG (with the 184bhp vRS engine) as at the time the PCH prices were far cheaper. It's a great "Q" car, 4WD + DSG makes it surprisingly quick, but sadly now costs  more than the vRS to rent.

I own a manual VRS TSI Estate, and with hindsight wish that I had purchased DSG. The manual gearbox is very slick, but I miss the ease of an auto box when stuck in traffic, the instantaneous changing of gears when accelerating hard, and the flappy paddles.

 

I moved from a 3-Series diesel auto to a VRS manual petrol because I wanted a change. Now I would like to change back and my next car will likely be German (non VAG) or Japanese diesel Estate/SUV.

 

DSG plus diesel is a nice combo. It may not be quite as silky as the petrol+DSG combo but it is still very sweet. Think of it as egg & bacon sandwhich (petrol DSG) vs chicken & bacon sandwhich (diesel DSG). Egg & bacon is the perfect combo, but chicken & bacon is plenty good enough :yes:.

Think of it as egg & bacon sandwhich (petrol DSG) vs chicken & bacon sandwhich (diesel DSG). Egg & bacon is the perfect combo, but chicken & bacon is plenty good enough :yes:.

Cheers chaps Some interesting info there, loving the egg & bacon analogy too lol!

Edited 28 July, 20169 yr by billywhiz040480

Bear in mind any options you spec will have to be paid for in full over the course of the rental, and you don't get anything back at the end for them (metallic paint is included free though). 

59vrs:

Not so with Simpsons PCH deals. We specified several "Extras" when we ordered our new Yeti and are paying nothing like what you are quoting. 

 

It has been pointed out in another thread here on Briskoda, that "some" extras do add residual value to a vehicle when it comes to resale. (In fact, if I remember correctly, there was a list of prices / residual values etc in that post.) It alludes to the fact that there is a trade-off between cost and the residual value at handing the vehicle back / resale. This difference is what is set against the PCH. You are given the option of varying / accepting the quote or not. In our case, the option extras were well worth it for us and we accepted the small uplift in cost

 

Billywhiz:

Have you contemplated a trade-in to fund the deposit and give you money in your pocket? We got a great trade-in offer when we ordered our new Yeti from Simpsons. It's worth asking and it saves on so much hassle in selling privately together with the fact that you can time the vehicle handover / acquisition simultaniously. .....................Tony

Have you contemplated a trade-in to fund the deposit and give you money in your pocket? We got a great trade-in offer when we ordered our new Yeti from Simpsons. It's worth asking and it saves on so much hassle in selling privately together with the fact that you can time the vehicle handover / acquisition simultaniously.

No I hadn't but I will now, thanks for that!

Edited 28 July, 20169 yr by billywhiz040480

The DSG ain't good with the diesel, Twas a arrange made in ****ville

What a strange statement!

The DSG box works extremely well with the diesel engines, in fact, far better than with the 105bhp petrol engine in my wife's Fabia. In the Fabia you can feel the gear changes and the box is often in a higher gear than feels comfortable.

I'm now driving the fifth DSG VAG diesel (150bhp Mk.3 Octavia SEL) and it's extremely smooth and always seems to be in the correct gear. The acceleration and use of the available diesel torque is outstanding and the acceleration in sport mode is, IMO, phenomenal.

The Simpsons PCH deals can always be beaten, unfortuantly it takes time browsing the internet and phoning around etc.

 

For a standard spec diesel manual vRS hatchback from Simpsons:

 

10,000 miles per year

£2,250 deposit

23x £189 per month (£4,347)

Total = £6,597 (or £275 per month).

 

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/octavia-vrs-pch/

 

Park Vehicle Contracts (VW dealer in Telford):

 

8,000 miles per year

£1,163 deposit

23x £193 per month (£4,439)

Total = £5,602 (or £234 per month)

 

Adding the extra 2,000 miles to the Parks deal will still make it considerably cheaper than Simpsons. There are more even cheaper deals out there but you have to find them.

 

As has been mentioned earlier, do your sums. The excess mileage charge is 7.2p/mile. It often works out cheaper to ask for the lowest annual mileage (5,000) and pay the excess mileage at the end when you hand the car back.

 

http://www.parkvehicles.co.uk/skoda-offers/view/1110/Skoda-Octavia-20-TDI-VRS--pound161PM

 

Anyone who buys a brand new vRS and sells/part exchanges it after a few years is mad. The total PCH price is lower than a heavily discounted vRS will depreciate.

Edited 28 July, 20169 yr by silver1011

Make sure you allow for metallic paint if comparing the Park deal with the Simpsons deal.

Parks include metallic for free like Simpsons do. Not speccing metallic puts the price up (resale values affecting the PCH price)

Unless you're likely to be driving in lots of slow moving traffic/jams, the manual is the better choice than the DSG for the diesel engine. Manual is better to drive, economy and £1500 cheaper.

 

To make up your own mind, you're best bet is to get a decent drive in DSG and manual from Cardiff dealer.

The Simpsons PCH deals can always be beaten, unfortuantly it takes time browsing the internet and phoning around etc.

 

For a standard spec diesel manual vRS hatchback from Simpsons:

 

10,000 miles per year

£2,250 deposit

23x £189 per month (£4,347)

Total = £6,597 (or £275 per month).

 

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/octavia-vrs-pch/

 

Park Vehicle Contracts (VW dealer in Telford):

 

8,000 miles per year

£1,163 deposit

23x £193 per month (£4,439)

Total = £5,602 (or £234 per month)

 

Adding the extra 2,000 miles to the Parks deal will still make it considerably cheaper than Simpsons. There are more even cheaper deals out there but you have to find them.

 

As has been mentioned earlier, do your sums. The excess mileage charge is 7.2p/mile. It often works out cheaper to ask for the lowest annual mileage (5,000) and pay the excess mileage at the end when you hand the car back.

 

http://www.parkvehicles.co.uk/skoda-offers/view/1110/Skoda-Octavia-20-TDI-VRS--pound161PM

 

Anyone who buys a brand new vRS and sells/part exchanges it after a few years is mad. The total PCH price is lower than a heavily discounted vRS will depreciate.

 

 

 

 

Worth noting that deal with Park is business only - you can't just add VAT to get the personal rate. It might very well be cheaper than Simpsons but I would be surprised if it was £900 over the term cheaper.

 

 

 

Edited 28 July, 20169 yr by camelot1971