I'm about to trade in my 1.4 TSI 66 plate Octavia for a low mileage ex demo 24 plate / un-reg 1.5 TSI First Edition or SEL. However, based on the Skoda website, dealer website descriptions or autotrader I cannot for the life of me work out what the differences are between these two specs. The SE L is a bit cheaper, so what will I be giving up from the first edition if I went with an SE L?

Edited 5 September, 20241 yr by sarkyscouser

Nobody knows?

Can the Sales Person not really come up with the exact spec of any Ex Demonstrator 'they are selling' and they ordered in the first place .

Ex Demonstrator / Ex Management car.

So an Ex demo one i take it will 3,000 miles or more, or been registered for 3 months or more?

Maybe been a showroom car first, then First Registered as a Demonstrator!

 

Is the website not clear on what you get with a SEL if you order one? 

Edited 6 September, 20241 yr by Ootohere

Does it list LED Matrix headlights?

First Edition has them, SE L doesn’t. Also things like rear sunblinds and reversing camera

I also have a mk IV ex-demo (40 miles and 6 months old).  Unlike my mk II (Elegance), there appears to be very little information on what models they do and what I might have.  However as my mk II was playing up it didn't really bother me - this one was on the forecourt and available immediately.  The only way I can tell what it is to check what DVLA think it is.

Edited 6 September, 20241 yr by avi4tor

The DVLA only know what Model / Trim / Name a model has because they are told when the cars are First Registered. 

Which is why often the Model of that vehicle can be wrong when you are insuring and then you are asked what it is. (This has not been sorted for many a year.)

On 06/09/2024 at 14:18, darrenw said:

Does it list LED Matrix headlights?

First Edition has them, SE L doesn’t. Also things like rear sunblinds and reversing camera

This is what the sales guy came back with but even he had to think about it. Even using the Skoda configurator it's not clear.

 

Anyhow a 74 plate SE L has enough bells and whistles for me compared to my 66 plate SE so I've gone for a new SE L and picking it up in 10 days time.

On 06/09/2024 at 16:03, avi4tor said:

I also have a mk IV ex-demo (40 miles and 6 months old).  Unlike my mk II (Elegance), there appears to be very little information on what models they do and what I might have.  However as my mk II was playing up it didn't really bother me - this one was on the forecourt and available immediately.  The only way I can tell what it is to check what DVLA think it is.

Same thought process for me pretty much