Is a trick of the light? Does the estate just look like it's a bit tipee toes compared to the hatch and they're both actually the same? Really just noticed in the thread with the pics of the yellow hatch and police combi...

The dimensions for hatch vs estate on the Skoda site say 6mm height difference at the roof. Looks like more in those arches...

17" and 18" wheels maybe?

New cars or members cars?

I think the policecar have "bad weigh package".

Pics in this thread:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/new-octavia/new-colour-rs/55076/2/

Both on floor at a motorshow - pretty sure the wheels on the police combi are 18s - wheels don't look too small, car just looks high...

I think the policecar have "bad weigh package".

I guess that's possible. I remember being surprised at the wheelarch clearance on the estate I saw at my dealer, too - nothing like the wonderful arch fillage as pictured here:

http://www.skoda.co.uk/skoda3g/content/whatsnew/octaviavrs.aspx

Is there an official lower suspension option on the vRS I'm missing...?

Id put money on either the combi has police spec suspension as mentioned, or more likely it still has the transport chocks on the suspension. As would the one in your dealer I would think.

Thanks folks.

Hi Guys, just been reading the postings as I have a possible problem with my Octy RS.

As an ex police area car driver, police cars have no special extras. Many forces - the ones with their conceited heads up their own a

Transport Chocks says the dealer when I was looking at and nearly bought an estate...

This one... (and look at the arch clearance!)

AFAIK the yellow thing hanging from the mirror means the chocks haven't been removed.

could that be because it has just been pushed into the dealership and nobody has sat in it? just like when you get new boots and it goes up on the springs when they unload?