After a new car possibly - advice please

Von Luck said:
Does the car have to be a 5 door? (confused as you've put 'must' next to the A3 but then listed the Puma!) :)

Considered a Bora instead of a Golf? Slightly cheaper for same spec, although you lose the practicality of having a hatch.
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The 5 Door A3 is a must as My dad currently has a 3 door one and I hate it :p.

I have indeed considered the Bora. Looking along the lines of the same sor of thing as the golf but could probably squeeze more kit for the price as well.

I do like the Toledo although I prefer the Leon. I havn't owned a Saloon up until now but it would still be an option.

I take it the toledo and leon are closly related (chassis, engines etc).


Ollym thankyou for your input on the Fabia. The badge doesn't bother me TBH (I love the VRS but insurance is a killer). I will have a look in the local scoka Garage at the weekend although the dealer does put me off (they seem deperate for a sale).

Anyway thanks all for your advice, although I will have to repeat I don't like the focus. Its a good car but I don't wish to buy one.
 
ajgoodfellow said:
The Toledo, Leon, Golf (mk4), Bora and A3 (mk1) are all very closely related as they use the same floorplan

The Bora is a saloon Golf, the Toledo is a saloon Leon
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Thanks mate for clearing that up for me.

I was aware the golf / leon and A3 were roughly the same but I wasn't so sure on the toledo of the bora.

I must admit seeing a couple locally the bora is very nice.
 
oweneades said:
I will have a look in the local scoka Garage at the weekend although the dealer does put me off (they seem deperate for a sale).
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Wow, I'm amazed - out of all the garages we visited (Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda and Skoda), the service at Skoda was by far the best, and the sales person wasn't pushy at all. I guess it varies depending on where you are, though.

Personally, I think I'd take a long, hard look at a Bora or a Toledo if I was in your position.
 
I'd have a Toledo over a Bora simply becuase it's virtually the same but less cash and thus, more car for the money, and IMHO better looking as well.

Take a look at Scuzi's Toledo - it looks really smart, a bit smarter than a Leon as well.
 
[TW]Fox said:
I'd have a Toledo over a Bora simply becuase it's virtually the same but less cash and thus, more car for the money, and IMHO better looking as well.

Take a look at Scuzi's Toledo - it looks really smart, a bit smarter than a Leon as well.
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I'd agree with that

It's also meant to be a better drive according to reviews
 
OllyM said:
Wow, I'm amazed - out of all the garages we visited (Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda and Skoda), the service at Skoda was by far the best, and the sales person wasn't pushy at all. I guess it varies depending on where you are, though.

Personally, I think I'd take a long, hard look at a Bora or a Toledo if I was in your position.
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Yeah I think its just the staff at the local garage.

When my dad was looking at an octavia VRS they basically kept asking him when did he want to buy it. He had only just got out of his car like 5 minutes before and it was the first time he had seen the car.

Anyway thanks TWfox I will definately be looking at hte toledo as well now. All of the garages are close to one another so I can just walk from one to the other (Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda)

EDIT: Well the bora does indeed interest me (as would the toledo which I assume would be around the same price as this)

Insurance on a 6.5K 2002 52 plate Bora 1.9TDI 130 (so same engine as the Fabia VRS I couldn't get insured on) is £889. Not bad really. An A3 1.6 is £998.

Hmmmm choices...
 
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[TW]Fox said:
You will almost certainly find a Toledo to be cheaper than the Bora.
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Thats good to know.

Will definately have a look tommorow. Although it obviously depends on what is available within a certain distance.

Cheers everyone! :)
 
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