10 hours ago, Macdemon said:

 

Go for the Lave Blue, I am.  

 

56 minutes ago, Portman said:

No Lava blue  in the UK it seems from the on-line configurator.

 

OOOOOPS, you're right.

 

Petrol blue seems to have replaced Lava blue.     

57 minutes ago, Macdemon said:

 

 

OOOOOPS, you're right.

 

Petrol blue seems to have replaced Lava blue.     

 

It's just different naming conventions in the UK. For example Steel grey on the continent is called Meteor Grey in the UK.

Petrol blue is a VERY nice colour I think, and will go well with the beige interior.  

On ‎23‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 09:09, philipashby said:

That's the £900 the paint option! Seems expensive... but if you want red... what's special about these paints to cost an extra £400?

 

I will probably end up with the Emerald green or Lava Blue although the meteor grey is quite nice...

Interesting, I've just specced up a SEAT Ateca and the Velvet Red is the same price as the rest of the metallics which are virtually the same cost as the other Karoq metallics.

 

So obviously nothing special to justify the extra cost.

 

Skoda are just taking the p*ss or also feel that the Karoq is so bland looking that punters will cough up the extra for the red in order to make it look a little more interesting and make them some extra dosh!

 

An email to Skoda UK asking them to justify this blatant ripping off may be on the cards! 

Edited 9 November, 20178 yr by VAGCF

I would imagine the response on cost difference is down to a low demand for red cars in the Skoda demographic compared to Seat. That is we tend to be old and boring compared to the younger and more dynamic Seat driver, where more would like red and as such they can get the price lower.

The truth is though more simple, greed. They want to make as much money as possible and they will charge what they can get away with.

 

Colin

Maybe the case with the Yeti but I thought the idea of the Karoq was to appeal to a wider demographic i.e. younger drivers. And given that the Ateca and Karoq are built in the same factory and robotic sprayers can change the colour for every car going down the production line then if that was their reason then it wouldn't wash. 

 

We both agree on the real reason.

So simply clever of Skoda, break put the Corrida Red or Velvet red after they decide what that will be.

Take Meteor Grey and then call it Steel Grey. 

 

Edited 10 November, 20178 yr by Headinawayoffski

At least Skoda are being consistent with increasing their profits, on the Czech site there is a premium for red over the other colours as well.

When the Karoq was unveiled, Velvet Red was described as an exclusive colour which I took to mean only available in the Karoq.  You can now get it on higher end models of Fabia, Rapid, Octavia, Superb and Kodiak. Presumably now its exclusive to anyone that's prepared to pay for it.

13 hours ago, Bowdie said:

Presumably now its exclusive to anyone that's prepared to pay for it.

 

You are so right. I think it is an auto-correct problem with Microsoft Word that all marketing bunnies seem to perpetuate. 

 

"Expensive" always gets replaced by "Exclusive", although the meaning always remains the same.