Worst GTI/ED30 Insults.......

[RedRobin]

I find the GTI is one of those cars that people love and respect.  Only negatives I hear are from skoda/seat crew who start with, "i didnt buy the golf because" and then basically beat around the fact that it was more expensive

i got the octavia vrs over a standard gti cause its a better car , drives better , handles better , every thing only when the ed30 came out i decided to change !

....A "better" car is it? Better for you certainly but IMO the Octavia's styling is cr@p and looks cheap and dated. I know it's overall a good car and good value for money if that's an important factor.

[candy turbo]

i test drove about 5 mk 5 gti s and imo the octavia does most things better !i agree the looks are not on par with the golf but thats down to taste

but i may be a little bias as i came from a very fast mk 1 octavia !

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Let's assume for a moment that the Octavia does most things better than the GTI (and perhaps it does) - I still wouldn't even consider it. Which only goes to prove that choosing a car is such an irrational process (or that I'm a badge snob).

It's like that first millisecond when you meet a girl for the first time - You know instantly if you fancy her or not, and you may not even know why.



P.S.- Do you stalk Octavia drivers in your white van too?

[candy turbo]

i think it is badge snobbery with a lot of people , skoda s nowadays are brilliant cars , well built , with mostly audi parts and the vrs models drive and handle top class the dealers and skoda customer service put vw s to shame , red if you get chance go test drive a vrs octavia and i m sure you ll agree with me  !my other halfs re mapped fabia vrs is a belter too

[RedRobin]

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I've no doubt you are right but I don't actually like saloon cars - Not even an Audi RS4 unless it was an Avant. Hot hatchbacks, fast 2-door coupes and sports, are what float my boat. I just don't like the Skoda styling.

A friend of mine is modifying a Fabia VRS at the moment with APS. But I'd rather have a modded Lupo GTI or Fiat Abarth.

[winrya]

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I've no doubt you are right but I don't actually like saloon cars - Not even an Audi RS4 unless it was an Avant. Hot hatchbacks, fast 2-door coupes and sports, are what float my boat. I just don't like the Skoda styling.

A friend of mine is modifying a Fabia VRS at the moment with APS. But I'd rather have a modded Lupo GTI or Fiat Abarth.

I agree Red on all counts. The VRS is a good value car but its cheap for a reason.  I read direct comparisons when the octavia vrs was released and it has different suspension components and a different steering setup.  It does not drive as nicely as the GTI and is has a lower quality interior and feel, every professional review has concluded the same.  I would recommend the skoda to my dad but i think thats because its target market is the older generation.  I'd have no problems driving the skoda for me, but of if i was looking at the similar vag products it would go;

Golf GTI
Audi A3 tfsi
Leon cupra
Octavia Vrs

in that order

[RedRobin]

I would recommend the skoda to my dad but i think thats because its target market is the older generation.

....They got it so wrong in my case!! I'll be 62 in a few weeks.

[winrya]

I would recommend the skoda to my dad but i think thats because its target market is the older generation.

....They got it so wrong in my case!! I'll be 62 in a few weeks.

Yea but we all know you're not the stereo typical 61 year old Red

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thank goodness!!

[TheReflex]

I find the GTI is one of those cars that people love and respect.  Only negatives I hear are from skoda/seat crew who start with, "i didnt buy the golf because" and then basically beat around the fact that it was more expensive

i got the octavia vrs over a standard gti cause its a better car , drives better , handles better , every thing only when the ed30 came out i decided to change !

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