Skoda....sheeeet or sheeeeet haaaaat !!??

[Dukerob]

ok so I visited the dark side trying to find a way around our not non-contributory company car scheme (public sector....) and test drove a Fabia vRS 130 oil burner and it was superb, quick, good handling, quiet, comfy, quick (oh I said that already) and I really liked it, so do I put my badge prejudice to one side and get one (and a cardigan) or is it a wholly daft idea and I should go for the Audi after all...............(tight git???) :P

[Edited on 17-11-2005 by Dukerob]

[Dibble]

mate .. this was put on Visordown by our very own Couch Commando

http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234025

Get a Golf TDi ...

[electricsheep]

my mate has one and really likes it. there is not really an equivalent audi, A3 is probably closest, but is it bigger and will cost a lot more. having said that i really like the A3.

[Carbon749]

I am of an age were I can remember all the Skoda jokes .... and they still stick now.

If you really are looking for value for money then I guess it's a good buy ... but, buy it and wait for all the jokes to start :D

[Rattler]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! !!!

[Dukerob]

interesting Dibs, GT Tdi, A3, Leon Tdi or 2006 Civic then........??:eureka:

[Dibble]

Rob,

The 1st three on that list ALL use the same drivetrain as they are all from he Volkswagen/Audi?Seat stable, as is the Skoda, but truth be told, the Skodas are still built (down) to a price and depreciate like a bitch .... smart moneys on the Mk V Golf mate .. wish I'd bought one .... nowt wrong with my car but drove a Golf the other day, just feels "right" ...

You're not old enough for a Civic ..

[nelly]

Get the Skoda and save a few quid.


you've got a bloody Honda, so why worry about another dodgy badge :lol:

[Carbon749]

If your looking for a fast impressive diesel car try a Volvo S60 D5 SE.

Buy 1 that is ex-demo or a year or so old to get the best deal.

160 odd BHP, 5 cylinder 2.4ltr, average 47mpg, fully loaded with leather and everything. Awesome bit of kit.

[Dukerob]

now this is on a company lease, so its just how much my monthly contribution is yeah so depeciation's not my problem (unless it increases lease cost) but contribution is hence no Beemers! Golf or A3 is a poss and the new Civic is stunning see www.honda.co.uk for more dodgy badge viewing (Nelly).... :lol:

[LesPaul]

Well I'm on my second Octavia and had no problems with either of them, why buy an Audi or a VW when you can have the same car for a bit less and with more kit :puzzled:
Have a look where VW are in the surveys compared to Skoda aswell, think CC's problem is his dealer.

JBS is just up the motorway from you too and they can do wonders with the VAG deisel engines for around £450 :devil:

Darren

[JPM]

Civic for old people Dibble??? Says the man in his Celica..... :rolleye:

But I've got to say Rob the new Civic just looks soooo wrong, sorry, I've had a few Honda's but I can imagine me buying one of those.... I'll wait for the Type-R to hit the streets and then eat my words :lol:

[TP]

Get the Audi S3

:smug:

Wicked little car!

[Mark]

Polo gti, chip it, and beat those toyota girly cars!

Can chase a boxster on the m1 as well, well, okay to 90mph then then boxster bugged out!

[Edited on 18-11-2005 by Flanks]

[Twinfan]

Get the Skoda. I love both the vRS models - superb value for money. I quite like the inverse snobbery of having a Skoda too!

[ath748]

I second the Golf GTi TDi. Bloody good car. Just sold the girlfriend's one. Wouldn't touch a Skoda skip with a bargepole. Like it's been said already, the old jokes still stand.

[Dibble]

Originally posted by JPM
Civic for old people Dibble??? Says the man in his Celica..... :rolleye:



ha ha ha .. I forgot about you .. ha ha ha ....

[andys 900ss]

I'd go for the Leon Rob, or if you want power, try the ibiza diesal its even quicker.

For me I'm waiting for the Type R to drop in price due to the new one or maybe Leon Cupra, not a big diesal fan...... I'll get me coat..

Andy

edited: Eh Flanks, nothing wrong with them Celica's..... put some 18's on and crooze.... then wait (for ages) for the vvti to kick in...

[Edited on 18-11-2005 by andys 900ss]

[Edited on 18-11-2005 by andys 900ss]

[LesPaul]

Originally posted by ath748
I second the Golf GTi TDi. Bloody good car.

Why the Golf it's only a bad handling Octavia with less kit for more money :lol::frog:

Darren

[Jools]

Even at the height of the 'Skoda Skip' joke era, I had more respect for them than most because I was rallying at the time and they were the team to beat in the 1300 class.

Mind you, just before my office closed down earlier in the year I spoke to a lot of people who still had company cars (I've opted out) and every one of them that had cars built by the VW group seemed to have had endless trouble with them and suffered from a dealer network that couldn't care less. I think it was about 10 people in all with a variety of both petrol and diesel cars...Golfs, Passats, Sharan, Leon, Alhambra etc...

The phrase "If everything was as reliable as a VW" became an office joke for things like the photocopier - which only worked every other tuesday if there was an R in the month

[Ray]

VW, overpriced and over rated IMHO.

Everyone I know who has driven a Fabia VRS rate 'em.

A certain C McRae might end up driving for Skoda next year, that won't harm their image.

Ray.

[Guido]

Rob,

My wife's had Golf TDI's for a few years now.

I think it's a cracking little car with the build quality to match. The GT TDi will be a torque-fest rocket.

She's getting yet another TDi with her new job....nuff said.

[Rushjob]

Get the Skoda & chip it...... :devil: