Hi, I am looking to buy a MKIII Octavia VRS (Quartz Grey preferably) but unsure on whether to purchase a car with the red or grey seats.

(From what I've seen, the red seems to be more popular but not 100% sure do I like the red stitching)

What are your thoughts?

For me, red all day long, it will go really well with the grey. 

I went red with meteor grey paint. The interior is all quite dark so I thought the red added a bit of colour and also matched the brake callipers! I had to choose so that was my rational.

I have a Quartz car with silver stitching and it’s a great match. I met up with a member with a Quartz car that had red stitching and we both preferred mine. The silver looks classy, the red not so much for a grey car IMO. It suits some colours (like the blue, that works well with the red), but the silver suits others. Some pics to help you  

 

 

Didn't have the choice as I was buying second hand.

However, having a red car, and the red calipers, and the red ambient light in the door......well you'd expect red stitching.

And it's there and it doesn't disappoint - really like it.

Silver would be my preference with Quartz Grey but I think red is more popular, and it wouldn't necessarily put me off if I found a good one with red. 

4 hours ago, SashaGrace said:

I have a Quartz car with silver stitching and it’s a great match. I met up with a member with a Quartz car that had red stitching and we both preferred mine. The silver looks classy, the red not so much for a grey car IMO. It suits some colours (like the blue, that works well with the red), but the silver suits others. Some pics to help you  

 

 

Yeah, I agree with what you are saying, I think I would prefer the silver stitching. I'm finding it hard to come across quartz grey hatchbacks less than £14k with silver stitching however☹ Any idea of good websites to find second hand VRS's? (I am currently watching parked.co.uk & AutoTrader.co.uk).

3 hours ago, uchuff said:

Silver would be my preference with Quartz Grey but I think red is more popular, and it wouldn't necessarily put me off if I found a good one with red. 

I agree with you, I think the silver would be nicer. However, I've come across a tidy quartz grey with red seats and a host of added extras. Finding it hard not to pursue it just because of the seat colour.

2 hours ago, corkcarebear said:

I agree with you, I think the silver would be nicer. However, I've come across a tidy quartz grey with red seats and a host of added extras. Finding it hard not to pursue it just because of the seat colour.

 

Yeah it's a compromise I'd make for a nice car, for sure.

5 hours ago, corkcarebear said:

Yeah, I agree with what you are saying, I think I would prefer the silver stitching. I'm finding it hard to come across quartz grey hatchbacks less than £14k with silver stitching however☹ Any idea of good websites to find second hand VRS's? (I am currently watching parked.co.uk & AutoTrader.co.uk).

Try pistonheads

6 hours ago, corkcarebear said:

Yeah, I agree with what you are saying, I think I would prefer the silver stitching. I'm finding it hard to come across quartz grey hatchbacks less than £14k with silver stitching however☹ Any idea of good websites to find second hand VRS's? (I am currently watching parked.co.uk & AutoTrader.co.uk).

Just keep looking. I bought this car in 2017 for £10995, Quartz Estate with full leather, winter pack, black pack and a few other extras. Has a lot more extras now haha

If you're buying "previously enjoyed" then you really need to decide what is and isn't important to you.

I cannot believe that silver stitching would be considered a "must have" and you'd forgo other vehicles because of a different colour.

Colour of car/interior/stitching really has to be low down the list when it comes to the vehicle, surely?

 

Certainly when I was looking last year my only requirement was Petrol Hatchback, 1-2 years old.

Once you've got yourself a selection with the barest minimum of specification, then you can start seeing just what else is fitted - but equipment would be coming well above colour.

I take that attitude tbh, and I’ve ended up with a grey car that I’m starting to like more 16 months in haha. For some people the colour is more important than anything, but I like spec and I wanted the heated seats and screen, full leather, cruise control and DSG as a minimum and it had to be an Estate. The rest was not as important. I have since added a lot of stuff to the car and it’s all been worth it.

Personally I prefer the red trim. But if they were only available with the silver trim, that wouldn't be a problem 

I'm on the side of red too. I had the silver/grey before changing the interior. I like the way the red matches the calipers, and very sadly, the red/black of my roof rack and bike carriers!

 

My last car was Race Blue with Grey. I now have Meteor Grey with Red.

 

When your driving you only see the colour on the steering wheel, so it’s not a massive difference. 

 

Personally I wouldn’t be too fussed.