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Is a mk3 vRS diesel right for me?


BLZeebub

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Morning All,

 

I'm looking the mk3 vRS and have a few queries. I currently own an old '53 Peugeot 406 2.2HDi which has misplaced it's DPF and had a modest ECU flash. It's fast heading towards 190,000 miles and a bit rough around the edges. My daily commute is 16 miles each way on mostly national A/B roads with a bit of town either end but i tend to do early starts to avoid sitting in traffic. The pug gets a average 47mpg and has been bloody brilliant. Now, i know the early DPF's we're a nightmare with all sorts of horror stories - especially on Mazda 6's that had a habit of being unable to turn off until the engine self detonated IIRC! Has anything changed or a DPF's still a PITA unless you do regular long runs? I've looked at real mpg figures on Honest John and i can't find any petrol's that will get in the ball park of running costs and have that extra bit of performance that the 180 diesel does. I did originally look at the Seat Leon's with the same engine as they offer more model choice with the 180 diesel engine but the extra boot space has the practical side of my brain saying 'Octy'.

 

Cheers in advance for any advice.

Nat

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Not sure of your budget but you discount the Seat on boot size, have you looked at the Leon FR ST (estate)? Bigger boot than an Audi A6, more standard kit than an Octavia and pretty good used prices (obviously for buying, not selling!).

 

I had one for 3 years and it never put a single foot wrong, not even a sensor fault.  The 184ps engine is a bit of a let down though, it needs to be worked very hard and at that end in the rev range/gears, you're at license losing speeds.   I ended up getting my remapped by Revo which improved drivability and surprisingly the economy too.  It's not limited to the Leon though, I've thought the same of the engine in the Golf, Octavia and Superb - manual and DSG. 

 

Running costs were good; £30 for 12 months tax, 53MPG pre-map, 55MPG post-map.   I found an indy specialist for servicing and that was £100-£169 depending on type of service.  No problems at all with the DPF but it was pretty much at motorway speeds for 90% of my ownership, so plenty of chance to get the DPF up to the necessary temperatures to work as it should.  

 

One word of caution - SEAT dealers are shocking but thankfully there's some good indy specialists about.  

 

 

 

 

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Interesting suggestion on the ST penguin. I had discounted the ST as i not an estate fan and do like the look of the Octy - plus the 4x4 is only on the vRS i believe. I suspect i'll end up making some compromises somewhere as i'll be going down the used route and whilst i have a spec list in mind, it's doubtful i'll get all i'm looking for. There's a lot of used vRS' on the Skoda site but none seem to be 4x4's. Also, i'm quite surprised at how well they seem to be holding their value.

 

Any Kent area owners with advice on sales & service from main dealers and independents?

 

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