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General => General discussion => Topic started by: ABOO on 19 October 2011, 21:50
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Am looking at maybe changing golf in new year, nothing wrong with the old girl, just maybe fancying something else, had her 3 years which is a record for me.
Have always liked the Mk 1 Octavia vrs, but can't decide if it'd be worth changing, obviously bigger brakes, and a little more grown up I think :undecided:
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Have always liked the Mk 1 Octavia vrs, but can't decide if it'd be worth changing, obviously bigger brakes, and a little more grown up I think :undecided:
Yes, any questions feel free to ask away.
Has to be the best car I have owned, does everything you want and more.
:smiley:
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depends on budget as theres far better looking cars out there :wink:
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You can fit the bigger brakes to your MK4.......
Octavia is a Golf in drag; albeit better built in some respects :undecided:
Interior is not a nice place to be IMO :sad:
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You can fit the bigger brakes to your MK4.......
Octavia is a Golf in drag; albeit better built in some respects :undecided:
Interior is not a nice place to be IMO :sad:
It's funny how this shares the same floor pan as a golf but tries to gain extra legroom at the rear by having thinner rear seats. The interiors do feel a bit cheap compared to a similar age Golf but obviously that's deliberate as it can't be better or it defeats the object of a better value car. For a bit posh feeling you'd probably want leather at least.
Very tuneable cars and great value for money with a much bigger boot than a Golf... Depends what you want from a car.
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depends on budget as theres far better looking cars out there :wink:
For value for money nothing comes close, 180bhp 5dr hatch for around £2k against £4k for an Anni.
Interior is not a nice place to be IMO :sad:
Well I think it is a lot better inside against Leon and Golfs, very well built and does not feel cheap.
The interiors do feel a bit cheap compared to a similar age Golf but obviously that's deliberate as it can't be better or it defeats the object of a better value car. For a bit posh feeling you'd probably want leather at least.
Sorry but I do not think this is cheap looking, good quality 1/2 leather with the vRS logo embossed (standard on a vRS btw) plus it does not feel cheap, people seem to forget it was an £18k car new.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Octavia/octavia018cg.jpg)
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The interiors do feel a bit cheap compared to a similar age Golf but obviously that's deliberate as it can't be better or it defeats the object of a better value car. For a bit posh feeling you'd probably want leather at least.
Sorry but I do not think this is cheap looking, good quality 1/2 leather with the vRS logo embossed (standard on a vRS btw) plus it does not feel cheap, people seem to forget it was an £18k car new.
Key words in my post are highlighted but wasn't aware leather was standard.
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The interiors do feel a bit cheap compared to a similar age Golf but obviously that's deliberate as it can't be better or it defeats the object of a better value car. For a bit posh feeling you'd probably want leather at least.
Sorry but I do not think this is cheap looking, good quality 1/2 leather with the vRS logo embossed (standard on a vRS btw) plus it does not feel cheap, people seem to forget it was an £18k car new.
Key words in my post are highlighted but wasn't aware leather was standard.
I still don't get that point :undecided: having been in a few similar age Golfs it feels no different, also mine is on 117k now and nothing rattles or creaks so they must build them well.
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Ah now I know where Shady's seats came from!
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You've got yourself a fine example Wayne but I found that the finishing touches are not of the same quality, for example the quality of the leather is not the same (IMO). I don't doubt that the build quality is superior, but some materials used appear to differ. I don't like the dash illumination, green inst it?... :sick: Overall it just felt slightly cheaper... Don't take what I'm saying as totally negative towards the interior, its just I feel there is a difference, even if its minor.
Ah now I know where Shady's seats came from!
Oh yeah!
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Octavia is a Golf in drag; albeit better built in some respects
It's just a Golf with a fat-ass!
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Any Skoda will always be a skip to me!
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To the op, for a less small / narrow minded view check out: www.briskoda.net
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To the op, for a less small / narrow minded view check out: www.briskoda.net
Surly that would be full of biased views though, no?
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To the op, for a less small / narrow minded view check out: www.briskoda.net
Surly that would be full of biased views though, no?
Nope it is a great site, very helpfull plus they do not have a problem with people that have switched to other makes. :smiley:
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To the op, for a less small / narrow minded view check out: www.briskoda.net
Surly that would be full of biased views though, no?
Nope it is a great site, very helpfull plus they do not have a problem with people that have switched to other makes. :smiley:
Ah OK... Its easier when its not a site purely dedicated to a particular model.
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Octavia is a Golf in drag; albeit better built in some respects
It's just a Golf with a fat-ass!
But surely it's the same as the Bora. Shared components and floorpan.
Golf + boot = Bora = Octavia = Seat Toledo
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Toledo :smiley:
(http://www.publiblanes.net/Reportajes/Open_gt_internacional/Seat_Toledo_GT.jpg)
I think the interior on the vrs is nice, wouldn't say it feels cheaper than some of the mk4's at all, if anything I'd say it beats the walnut by a mile :grin:
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Buy one you won't regret it! Far more car for your money. A similar spec'd mk4 would cost a deal more.
Only thing I prefer out of the mk4 would be the dash illumination but that can be easily swapped.
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Oh god I forgot about the walnut.... :sick:
Dash illumination would probably be the first thing I'd change, sad I know but I hate Green in modern cars, also not a fan of amber either. My daily has a fantastic dash at night but its ruined by old man amber!
Regardless of what I've said so far, the Octavia is a fantastic car and there's a lot of it for your money. There are differences from a golf that I am personally not keen on but that doesn't make it a lesser car overall. As I've said before, it depends what you want from a car.
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depends on budget as theres far better looking cars out there :wink:
For value for money nothing comes close, 180bhp 5dr hatch for around £2k against £4k for an Anni.
Interior is not a nice place to be IMO :sad:
Well I think it is a lot better inside against Leon and Golfs, very well built and does not feel cheap.
The interiors do feel a bit cheap compared to a similar age Golf but obviously that's deliberate as it can't be better or it defeats the object of a better value car. For a bit posh feeling you'd probably want leather at least.
Sorry but I do not think this is cheap looking, good quality 1/2 leather with the vRS logo embossed (standard on a vRS btw) plus it does not feel cheap, people seem to forget it was an £18k car new.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Octavia/octavia018cg.jpg)
didn't realise they're that worthless! May be worth buying if your after something cheap.
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didn't realise they're that worthless! May be worth buying if your after something cheap.
You really are an idiot at times. :rolleyes:
They are not worthless but like most performance cars, insurance, fuel and running costs have hit them.
My price was based around a 2001 like mine your still looking @ £3500 upwards for later / low mileage ones.
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My step brothers selling his if your interested? 2002 (51) 114k in yellow £2k ovno :cool:
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Brilliant cars, friend invested in one and doesn't feel cheap and build quality seems up to scratch with any other VAG of the similar age. Drives nice and hasn't had any problems so far :)
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Jeez, opened up a bit of whoopass with op!!
As said at start, just something I'm toying with at min, but interesting to see peoples points of view....
Cheers guys. Have been registered on Briskoda for about 3 years Wayne, as when got golf was originally looking at VRS. Will be in touch if need any info mate, ta.. :wink:
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Well I have gone from a Golf Mk4 1.8T to a Skoda Fabia vRS and even though it's not the Octavia they are similar inside and in all honesty I wouldn't switch back.
The Skoda to me just seems to have less niggles than Golf's do and they seem like more time was taken to put them together. Maybe they use cheaper material's but in all honest they look nice enough and seem very durable. Also I think the display in the Skoda's and the illumination is far superior as it doesn't give me a headache like the clocks in the Golf did. The VW did seem to have better external quality like the paint seemed harder to chip from Stone chips etc and the car seemed to garner more respect in terms of being let out at junctions, but I get less attempts at traffic light GPX now I have the Skoda which is good as I can drive home of a night in peace!!
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My next car in a few months with be another mk 1 Octavia VRS. Great cars and quality is as good as any other VAG car !!
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vectra vxr :wink:
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vectra vxr :wink:
Only if you like understeer and one of the worst handling cars ever made. :smiley:
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vectra vxr :wink:
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vectra vxr :wink:
Only if you like understeer and one of the worst handling cars ever made. :smiley:
what was that about biased views again wayne :lipsrsealed:
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vectra vxr :wink:
Only if you like understeer and one of the worst handling cars ever made. :smiley:
what was that about biased views again wayne :lipsrsealed:
Nope not biased at all, seen the road tests, read the mags and driven 2 and they handle crap, they cannot handle or get the power down at all, arrive at a corner and go straight on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4kPODqv58&feature=related
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and i bet i can find the same about any other car mentioned on this thread. :rolleyes:
and that was a standard one, how many standard G4s or VRS are about, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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If you got the money to buy the VXR, I'd spend it on a mk2 LCR and run rings round the VXR, even after both cars are mapped the LCR is a good mile ahead, with no torque steer etc. They are quite laggy cars the VXR, not the best handling compared to other cars you could get and over rated for the price IMO.
If the car was better I'd agree, not a biased view, however it is quicker than a mk4 :grin: but not by much.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy4kPODqv58&feature=related
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http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/new-vauxhall-astra-vxr-280hp-hot-hatch-revealed :evil: