Skoda

neil3k · 26 Jan 2016 at 16:37

Glanza said:
Saw my first Skoda in the new Grey colour earlier. Wow is all I can say.

I've always been fond of the blue but I think Grey will be the winner when the time comes for me to order mine.

quartz grey metallic ?

Glanza · 26 Jan 2016 at 16:42

neil3k said:
quartz grey metallic ?

This colour:

LiE · 26 Jan 2016 at 16:43

Looks very flat and boring, can imagine it looking pretty dated in a few years.

MOOGLEYS · 26 Jan 2016 at 16:46

Just checked mine will have colour coded mirrors and silver grill trim. Not fused on the all black myself but I'm old.... :-)

neil3k · 26 Jan 2016 at 17:11

Glanza said:
This colour:

Moon White Metallic ?

booyaka · 27 Jan 2016 at 11:05

In my local skoda dealers today!

Skoda Octavia vRS 230

MOOGLEYS · 27 Jan 2016 at 11:08

Those wheels are horrid.....

neil3k · 27 Jan 2016 at 11:32

MOOGLEYS said:
Those wheels are horrid.....

true

LiE · 27 Jan 2016 at 12:27

Yea no idea what they are thinking with those wheels.

Glanza · 27 Jan 2016 at 12:28

Any major differences apart from some extra bhp and some ghastly alloys?

booyaka · 27 Jan 2016 at 12:49

Glanza said:
Any major differences apart from some extra bhp and some ghastly alloys?

On top of the vast range of equipment featured in the standard vRS, the 230 gets

bigger brakes
a touchscreen with navigation
parking sensors
rear privacy glass.
new sports exhaust system
Mechanical changes are limited, yet they do make a difference and include a rejigged ECU for an extra 10bhp (up to 227bhp) and a new electro-mechanical limited-slip diff
19-inch rims, a rear spoiler, gloss-black grille and door mirrors plus optional red 230 decals on the sills.

LiE · 27 Jan 2016 at 12:53

10bhp hardly seems note worthy.

MagicBoy · 27 Jan 2016 at 13:38

LiE said:
10bhp hardly seems note worthy.

Factory overclock.

Yeah, the important bit of that package is the diff in reality. Not a fan of the wheels though.

jonessa · 27 Jan 2016 at 13:54

For those leasing, are you doing this privately or through a business?

I'm a public sector worker so leasing privately looks quite expensive.

Thoughts?

floatindolphin · 27 Jan 2016 at 13:59

There's a 4wd VRS on the way, right?

Will it just be a watered down version of the Golf R estate?

HangTime · 27 Jan 2016 at 14:29

Rainmaker said:
Unless you do eleventy billion miles a year look seriously at the 1.4 TSI instead. Same torque, more horses, very similar real world economy (40 round town, 50+ on a motorway run). In fact if you do a lot of town work - unlikely given you're looking at the 1.6 CR - the 1.2 TSI is ample.

I've been window shopping for the past 6 months or so and sadly in the local used market the 1.4TSI (preferred choice) is much less common than diesel engine on the estates, and thus tends to work out more expensive to purchase (depending on state of the market at any given time).

For example if I search Autotrader for Elegance trim up to 3 years old, there is only a single TSI in the whole country priced under £16.49k, compared to the whole first page of diesels being under £12.5k. Not suggesting they are directly comparable, but you get a lot more choice. Just 3 miles away there's a 2.0TDI well under £14k. This is all understandable especially due to ex-fleet vehicles typically being diesel, but what it does mean is that it feels like getting a secondhand 1.4TSI mk3 estate at a sensible price is harder than it should be. Buying new on the other hand it is a different story as you aren't left paying a premium for petrol.

MOOGLEYS · 27 Jan 2016 at 14:34

floatindolphin said:
There's a 4wd VRS on the way, right?

Will it just be a watered down version of the Golf R estate?

The 4WD DSG was available to order when I ordered mine. No point for what I want but was the same 12 week ish wait as a normal one.

MOOGLEYS · 27 Jan 2016 at 14:35

jonessa said:
For those leasing, are you doing this privately or through a business?

I'm a public sector worker so leasing privately looks quite expensive.

Thoughts?

I think a lot that leased went with the Simpsons deal or had there local Dealer match it. It's not a bad deal if you are looking at leasing and not doing mega mileage.

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/octavia-vrs-pch/

g60dubster · 27 Jan 2016 at 17:40

floatindolphin said:
There's a 4wd VRS on the way, right?

Will it just be a watered down version of the Golf R estate?

nope, tdi dsg only.

4wd petrol would conflict too much with sister brands.

MOOGLEYS · 27 Jan 2016 at 17:44

g60dubster said:
nope, tdi dsg only.

4wd petrol would conflict too much with sister brands.

According to my dealer there is a 4x4 petrol with 280hp due later this year ?