Hi all

Just thought I would introduce myself seeing as I am using the site.

I'm based in Dorset, and currently drive a VW Golf mk4 V5 2.3 20v 170 in reflex silver on Santa Monicas.

The reason I am on this site is I am currently looking into chopping the golf in for a Octavia vRS, so am just doing a bit of research, so if anyone has any thoughts (not that they will be biased!!) or can point me in the right direction of useful threads and info etc...

Cheers

Baz

Hi there - welcome to Briskoda!

Plenty of info on Golf vs. Octavia on here - a quick search should find you loads, or you could take a look at the reviews section of the forum.

Cheers!

It it because I dont own a Skoda that noone wants to say hello!

lol

Hello! :wavey: Old or New Octavia vRS?

Old one mate, about a 2002/2003. I think I have set my heart on a black one, even if it will be a pig to keep looking clean!

welcome to the site. I'm sure the octi boys will help you out!

Yeh, i'm sure they can point me in the right direction, so I'll be asking a few questions about the vRS soon!

Hopefully they will be a bit more reliable than my current Golf. Great car that has been riddled with loads of stupid electrical faults that I didnt expect from a mk4 Golf, most of which are now fixed under the warranty luckily. Its just taken the shine off of ownership bigtime! If only everything in life was as reliable as a VW! I'm hoping the Skoda will be a more reliable car!

Cheers

Baz

What do you want to know? I did a little post on my experiences of running one:

Had mine for 32 months, did 138k miles in it.

Fuel economy; motorways cuising at 80-85 indicated, I'd get about 38mpg, A roads about 35, brisk driving on A roads about 30-32, trackdays about 12 and the Ring about 8-10 mpg.

Servicing costs: You can either go variable servicing or fixed 10k servicing. I went 10k due to my mileage and needing to know when it would need a service. Costs were:

10k =

Oh, and welcome :wavey:

Very helpful info there mate, so many thanks for taking the time to post that.

Costs seem entirely reasonable to me and considering the hassle you gave your car by the sounds of it, it seems to have stood up to it very well.

Welcome Baz.

We have a few meets every now and then in this area so it's worth keeping your ear to the ground.

Will do Stu, cheers.

Also, not sure if i'm being blind here, but..

Can anyone point me in the direction of a Octavia (vRS) buyers guide, ie any common problems/faults/things to look out for when the time comes to go hunting for a vRS...

I am presuming by the fact that they have the 1.8T engines that they might suffer with the usual clangers like coil pack failures and MAF sensors etc?

Also, as they use the Climatronic setup, do they suffer from the cooling fan problem like the Golfs that some of you may be aware of? (Resistors/fuses burning out and the fans only pulse on high speed, meaning the compressor/engine doesnt get sufficient cooling in traffic?)

Any other VAG traits/clangers I need to look out for?

Any references to suitable threads or peoples feedback would be much appreciated

Cheers guys

Baz

Sorry to be a pain but I have moved the above question to the general car chat section where it might be more suitable and get more hits with the title.

Cheers

I am presuming by the fact that they have the 1.8T engines that they might suffer with the usual clangers like

1. coil pack failures and MAF sensors etc?

2. Also' date=' as they use the Climatronic setup, do they suffer from the cooling fan problem like the Golfs that some of you may be aware of? (Resistors/fuses burning out and the fans only pulse on high speed, meaning the compressor/engine doesnt get sufficient cooling in traffic?)

3. Any other VAG traits/clangers I need to look out for?

Any references to suitable threads or peoples feedback would be much appreciated

Cheers guys

Baz[/quote']

1. Yes, older ones did. Like the rest of VAG, Skoda issued an advisory to dealers and they would all be replaced if one failed. Most cars have had this done by now. Not sure if the advisory is still in place, I think it is now at the dealers discretion as most are out of warranty....

2. Only problems I had with mine were; the mounts went, easy to replace. Ant the fan motor burnt out, other than that, no problems with mine even thougfh it was well abused

3. Never noticed any with mine apart from, lumbar support snapped and I lost synchro on 2nd and 5th - both jobs done under warranty. Had a MAF degrade, dealer didn't diagnose correctly so I put a rod through the block :( Gave it back to me with a new engine which I paid for, and the same fault still there - I fitted a new MAF which I had in the garage and hey presto, problem solved. I also had a small crack in my turbo (possibly due to excessive boost) along with slightly knackered vanes. As this was spotted at the time the engine was out, a slightly different turbo was fitted :D