Help me out!

 

I'm in the fortunate situation where I am looking at a Kodiaq and looking to build to a spec.  However my current spec tips the car over the dreaded £40k rrp limit (first world problems!!)  So with that in mind please help me out.  My spec just takes me a couple of hundred pounds over 40k so help me to whittle down the options!

 

My intended spec.

Kodiaq Sportline - Meteor Grey - 7 seat DSG

 

Options:

- 2.0 tdi (190ps) (currently have this on my current vRS octavia)

- Panoramic Sun Roof (also on octavia)

- Front parking sensors (have park pilot and would struggle without sensors all round)

- Digital Dash (because... toys!)

- ACC (new option for me think it would be great)

- Front heated windscreen+ water jets (new option always regretted not having on octavia)

 

So my above options, removing anyone of these would drop me below the dreaded price point!

 

Discuss!

Not a lover of panoramic roofs so that would be what I would drop, failing that it would be the ACC... it’s good, but at times I wished I had normal CC.

Is there a link to the Price List of Models that can ordered now for a Factory Build?

If it were me, I’d drop the front sensors. I find the front end of the car really easy to place and don’t miss them on our car at all. We love the pano roof and ACC on ours - mandatory options for us.

 

Remember that the £40k is calculated based on list price at the time of registration and not order. So if Skoda put the price up again between order and delivery and you’ve run it really close, you can end up over the £40k by accident. 

Another vote here for dropping ACC and the panoramic sunroof.

 

How have you been able to determine the price of the virtual cockpit, was this a dealer quote?

 

Using the current configurator, with the options you've listed, excluding the virtual cockpit (not yet listed) the total comes to £39,760.

 

These are all 2018 prices though, 2019 prices haven't yet been announced but they're guaranteed to be higher than those currently on the configurator.

 

I'd add the spare wheel.

 

How long are you keeping the car? The extra £310 tax is only payable from the second year, until year 5, so £1,240 all together. Not a huge amount when you consider the price of the car and the total price paid, assuming you're financing it in someway.

 

Keep the ACC and sunroof, and add a few other bits too, you only live once 

 

Have you considered the 2.0 TDI 150PS, a lot of people struggle to tell the difference between the 150PS and the 190PS. That'll save you £1,175.

For me I wouldn't worry about virtual cockpit. It comes into it's own with other things that still aren't available like night vision.

13 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

Another vote here for dropping ACC and the panoramic sunroof.

 

How have you been able to determine the price of the virtual cockpit, was this a dealer quote?

 

Using the current configurator, with the options you've listed, excluding the virtual cockpit (not yet listed) the total comes to £39,760.

 

These are all 2018 prices though, 2019 prices haven't yet been announced but they're guaranteed to be higher than those currently on the configurator.

 

I'd add the spare wheel.

 

How long are you keeping the car? The extra £310 tax is only payable from the second year, until year 5, so £1,240 all together. Not a huge amount when you consider the price of the car and the total price paid, assuming you're financing it in someway.

 

Keep the ACC and sunroof, and add a few other bits too, you only live once 

 

Have you considered the 2.0 TDI 150PS, a lot of people struggle to tell the difference between the 150PS and the 190PS. That'll save you £1,175.

 

virtual cockpit is showing up on the car wow configurator. The other option as you rightly pointed out is going for a 150ps car. I had a go in one in se L trim but wasn't too impressed going from my Octavia. Particularly with the dsg box which was slower on the test drive.

I presumed I'd want to spec front sensors until I actually drove one this afternoon. Front visibility is actually better than in my octavia, because your driving position is so high. 

 

Now looking out the back is a different matter! 

42 minutes ago, MrTrilby said:

If it were me, I’d drop the front sensors. I find the front end of the car really easy to place and don’t miss them on our car at all. We love the pano roof and ACC on ours - mandatory options for us.

 

Remember that the £40k is calculated based on list price at the time of registration and not order. So if Skoda put the price up again between order and delivery and you’ve run it really close, you can end up over the £40k by accident. 

Suppose that would always be an issue and something I would not like to leave to chance.  Wonder if the dealer can lock a price down at order considering the very long wait times at the moment for a factory order (something like 23 weeks!)

The price can be locked down when the UK RRP's are known.   Odd that CARWOW are showing prices and Skoda UK / MainDealerships are not.

Get CARWOW to confirm the price MY19 Spec etc, otherwise you need to wait until they can or Dealers can.

Just now, Offski said:

The price can be locked down when the UK RRP's are known.   Odd that CARWOW are showing prices and Skoda UK / MainDealerships are not.

Get CARWOW to confirm the price MY19 Spec etc, otherwise you need to wait until they can or Dealers can.

 

Not for the purposes of calculating VED it can’t. The dealer has no control over what RRP Skoda UK set for the car, so if Skoda decide to increase prices the day before yours is registered, that’s what your VED is calculated on. It’s a bit rotten, and the only option I see is to leave yourself a bit of headroom when you order the car. 

 

If it makes a difference, the 4 and 5 year warranty options are excluded from the £40k RRP calculation, but as far as I know, they’re the only ones that are.

Conformation of the WLTP Approval would be something useful,  coming sometime, but then so is Christmas.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/451121-euro-6d-temp 

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/wltp 

Did the dealer offer you a discount? If not did you try an online quote with all those options? Your above spec is nearer 35k if you go online to get a deal with room for more options! You do not need to compromise on spec ….

Edited 10 September, 20187 yr by jasoncmiles

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How can Dealers offer discounts on vehicles they can not actually tell you the RRP / List price of or the price of the options?

If you are prepared to compromise, have you considered changing the model? If you buy an Edition instead of a Sportline you can have all your options and stay under 40k

Edited 10 September, 20187 yr by gojoholo

Wow them UK prices I must say.

 

A fully loaded Kodiaq Sportline (2.0TSI 190HP) here in Norway is 61k - and its a cheap SUV.

 

Sorry OT!

12 hours ago, Jamie82 said:

I presumed I'd want to spec front sensors until I actually drove one this afternoon. Front visibility is actually better than in my octavia, because your driving position is so high. 

 

Now looking out the back is a different matter! 

 

Funny that!  I find the rear vision on my Bear better than on my old Superb.

46 minutes ago, 05surveyor said:

 

Funny that!  I find the rear vision on my Bear better than on my old Superb.

Might be a distance thing - I'm coming from an octavia which is about 30cm shorter! 

I went through much the same process earlier this year. I would have loved the virtual cockpit if it had been available. In the end I went without the heated windscreen. The pano roof and ACC are both fantastic so don't go without those. Parking sensors also very useful. 

The normal difference of opinion above, so you’ll have to make your mind up.

 

I’m in the Blue Corner with front sensors, hot screen, hot wheel, spare wheel, kick boot lid

 

I have no need for a reversing camera as I can drive 

 

And no need for not-so-clever Cruise Control or a rattly, leaky roof at really silly prices.

 

I think I could be tempted with a Smart Dash in future though.

15 hours ago, Offski said:

The price can be locked down when the UK RRP's are known.   Odd that CARWOW are showing prices and Skoda UK / MainDealerships are not.

Get CARWOW to confirm the price MY19 Spec etc, otherwise you need to wait until they can or Dealers can.

 

You are missing the point. The car with options above looks to be without discount. It matters not what the 2019 prices will be because getting a quote for one of the well known internet dealers will be cheaper than 40k with all the options listed. So there would be no need to compromise. You'll just have to do it when the prices are advertised. Orangewheels for example seem to be showing 2019 prices with the 1.5 petrol engine listed.

17 minutes ago, jasoncmiles said:

 

You are missing the point. The car with options above looks to be without discount. It matters not what the 2019 prices will be because getting a quote for one of the well known internet dealers will be cheaper than 40k with all the options listed. So there would be no need to compromise. You'll just have to do it when the prices are advertised. Orangewheels for example seem to be showing 2019 prices with the 1.5 petrol engine listed.

The point is that the additional tax kicks in if the list price is over 40K:

From https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £310 a year if you have a car or motorhome with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000.

jasoncmiles. 

i get the point, the Important point that 'the Orangewheels example seems to be showing 2019 prices with the 1.5 petrol engine listed'.  "Seems"  are they or are they not showing the 2019 prices?

 

So apparently you can go to Orange Wheels and buy a car via them at that price.  Or even go to a Skoda UK Dealership and order the car you want and get the price of it with or without discount. 

Good.

 

just contact Skoda UK that imports the car to the UK, get the List Prices for the 2019 cars.  They should know them.

http://skoda.co.uk/about-us/contact-us 

Why when so many want a car, can not get decent information on Spec, Price or delivery times is there a need for discounts.

They can sell all the cars in all the colours as it is if they get on and build them.

If Brokers & Discounters are able to cut their profits good.

It would be good if Skoda UK Customer Services never referred potential customers to Skoda Main Dealers that seem to know not very much, 

certainly not as much as 'Brokers' Appear to know.

Not a diesel, but £10,000 buys a lot of Petrol.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/455330-desperate-for-a-14-tsi-150ps-dsg-fully-loaded