Has anyone driven one of these ? if so what are they like ? ie acceleration , handling , fuel consumption , dealer back up etc etc. They seem to be very good value for money at £15k on the road (according to the website) .
Cheers Dave

 

Cue TaviaRS

 

My mate Stu the contractor has an Octavia Turbo (not RS)

he said have a look on

http://skoda.wrc-online.net

 

Bigbear

Original press car had a 222bhp upgrade allegedley which is why it posted very quick times i.e 0-100 in 16.7.

Spoke to a dealer at a trade show and he would not confirm this, but he did say this conversion was available for about 400 quid and will not invalidate warranty.

I like em.

Cheers

Rottie.

 

3 (make that 4 now) responses and no TaviaRS in sight

By all accounts a very good car, there's also the non-RS one, that's 4 wheel drive and has 150bhp engine (I think). Still the same as the VWs and can be chipped all the same to get more horses if you so desire.

Saw a couple at Gunthorpe at the Big One (one might have been TaviaRS's). Had a nosey round and they do look nice cars

 

oh no here we go !

jon will be do even less work than usual tomorrow when he sees this thread

quick send it to the muppets now

just take wot he says with a pinch of salt.

its a skoda, its slow, and it cant handle.

but its cheapish





Edited to say :

Hanslow - no sign of jon cos this was posted @ 16:02.....he would have gone home at 16:00

[Edited by Steve Perriam - 5/21/2002 6:16:42 PM]

 

OI Perriam - NO!

Yes I have an Octavia RS. Reasonably quick, handles OK, economical, cheap to run, good for upsetting Audi drivers.

Was that restrained enough for you Steve?

PS Went home at 15:15, so NAH!

 

Big Bear, now I've given a reply for Mr Perriam's benefit here is what I really think.

Yes, mine is reasonably brisk in my opinion. I'm sure others could tell you how quick so I won't bore you!

The handling as standard is good, I think EVO rate it as the best of the VW group cars on the handling front. I have uprated mine so its a bit better on track. Very predictable handling, goes into roll oversteer, gets about 1m out of line and just stays there.

Fuel economy - overall average is about 32mpg. Motorways get about 36-40 travelling at an indicated 80. Round town about 30, cross country about 29. Track days about 11, The Ring about 8 - 9!

Service costs - 10k = £58, 20k = £112.50, 30k = £85. Those are the only ones I've had so far.

Insurance - less than a Scoob.

Dealers, pretty good. Look at the JD Power results. Dealers are friendly and helpful. As 1 dealer explained to me, "we used to sell cr@p cars so we had to be good in other ways".

Drop me a mail if you want a spin / look at mine.

 

I'd be really tempted but I can't help being a little badge concious. I know, I shouldn't, I know it's a fantastic car and brilliant value compaired to the rest of the VAG cars but at 23 I'm not sure I could handle saying I drive a Skoda!!! If I could get over that hangup I probably would get one.

 

Oh boy, and that from a Saxo driver!

Seriously though, you should consider one Saxoboy. It is just so funny when people realise they have been overtaken by a Skoda! Especially a 1.4i! The Skoda badge is an asset, you get very little hassle from other road users, police etc. Very rarely do you get raced for 1 of 3 reasons:

1. They might win. Wow what a boast in the pub "I raced a Skoda and won"
2. They might loose. Would you admit to losing in a race with a Skoda?
3. It unobtrusive, why race it anyway when theres Evos, Scoobies or even T5 Volvos (see other thread) to race and proove your manhood.

 

I kinda like it believe it or not. I'm not badge concious at all. If I don't get an Evo or a Skyline in years time (if I sell my scoobs), I might just get one myself.

 

Therein's the problem! I like a wee race every now and again I see your point about the Saxo image but as I've said before it has way more respect up in Scotland that down England for some bizzare reason. It's a pity they faked the stats for it with the....ahem...altered press car. I remember almost falling off my seat when I read that particular issue of autocar

 

So did I! Theirs must have been a slow one, LOL

 

Saxoboy.

Go for a look at one, they look very nice in the flesh with the subtle body kit and 17" alloys.

Sit in side one and you'll think it should cost at least twice as much so good is the Audi quality half leather interior.

Go for a drive in one and if your priorities are performance and handling you will by it.

The Skoda dealers I dealt with are first class, I have run a 1.9 Diesel Felicia as a second car for the last three years. A couple of examples? After 30 months an exhaust bracket broke, I took it in expecting it to be welded but they replaced the entire system under warrenty. I also have bolt on steel wheel trims and one got damaged. At the next service they swapped it with a good one they had on a write off waiting to be collected by the insurance company, again no charge. Could have charged me £25 for a replacement

I recently looked at a range of £15000 to £20000 cars including BMW's, Audi's, MG's, VW's etc. etc. The Skoda was by far the best car in the price range for Value/performance/quality. Unfortunatly my wife needed a little more comfort than the Skoda could provide due to her bad back so I ended up with an Alfa 156 Selespeed Veloce.

I was looking forward to the reverse badge snobery thing. Some pleasure to be had humbling more expensive machinery and seeing the maxpower crews faces when a Skoda has just blown away their Nova GTE. ;(

Lee

 

I have a Octavia RS turbo, well my girlie does!!

Brilliant motor, and I still have problems with it only costing 15k and a 8 week waiting list!!

We've clocked up over 5000 miles in less than 2 months, but the fuel economy has been pretty poor at around 25-30 mpg but this is more to do with the fact that it'll cruise at "SPEED" all day without any bother whatsoever.

I think the handling is possibly one of the best I've sampled from the VW group, I had a very big moment the other week driving down to Cornwall with to much pace and a big left-hander, I was all tense and ready for the spin but the RS held it together with just a little lifting!!
The performance is great (140+ no probs), there's quite a kick when the Turbo kicks in and it's a really useful motorway tool, no need to change down just give it a slug of throttle. We had both cars down in Cornwall so drove back together, but the only way I could get some distance between myself and the Girlie in the RS was to drop it down to fourth and floor it!!!

I'm really impressed by this unsung 'Q' motor and almost bought the WRC edition, not bad for a guy who a few months ago laughed at the Girlie for wanting one!!! How wrong was I......

Oh my Car is a Integra Type-R, and the Girlie used to drive a Golf GTi......

 

and if you want to know more about the 150bhp 4x4, then ask, cos I've got one.

Really happy with it so far, as for image, like TaviaRS said, it's an advantage as people don't see you coming, police leave you alone, as do boy racers in, ahem, saxo's etc . My favourite "hunting ground" has always been tight twisty country lanes (had, gulp, a Saxo once too) and had real problems finding a big car that handles well in these situations. My 4x4 is not astounding 0-60 (tho a £400 rechip will sort that) but point to point on wet roads the 4wd and ESP stability programme make rapid progress really easy.

I travel a lot around Lancs \ Yorks so if you fancy a spirited run out some time up here just holler.

IC

[Edited by ianc - 5/22/2002 11:04:05 AM]

 

yeah the stealth looks help.

well they help jon cos he's such an appalling driver. always doing boy racer stuff and attracting unwanted attention

 

Oxford concise dictionary.

Origin's of phrases:

"drive it like you stole it" - to drive a motor vehicle in a spirited manner, to push limits, see entry "TaviaRS, aka Jon"



IC

 

Cheers guys!

 

I',m also considering one since I have just had my insurance quote for my scooby.

The scooby £1500, RS £1200, 4x4 £800

If I plump for the 4x4 at 150bhp how easy is it to uprate?

Are there any differences in the internals between the 4x4 and the RS?

Cheers

Rich

 

I went to look at an RS today , it has to be the only car that I have sat in and had to pull the seat forward , the 4x4 turbo is the other car I want to look at , the dealer did not have one in stock for me to look at .
Over all the Skoda range is much better than I ever imagened it would be . Just got to fined out about insurance for it now as I want to keep the scoob for the weekend , any body know what group the RS and 4x4 turbo are ?
Many thanks for all the replies Dave

 

Big Bear,

The RS is group 16D the 4X4 group 13.

Don't read to much into groups though, shopped round for me I was quoted.

33years old, Full NCB, garaged.

Impreza Series McRae, Group 17 £1024
Mondeo V6, Group 16 £434
Skoda RS, Group 16 £432
Alfa 156 Selespeed Veloce, Group 15 £452

Cheers
Lee

 

Thanks for the info lee
Dave

 

buy a 4x4 and turn it into a wrc replica. could be quit interesting

 

Mike
Allready thought of that

 

As an RS owner myself which now has over 15k miles on the clock all I have is praise for the car. Insurance is very reasonable for the type of car, you just need to shop around. I am renewing mine at the moment and have had quotes ranging from around £500 from esure.co.uk to over £800 from the RAC. it depends on the company. if you would like to see some pics of various skoda RS's in various colours from all over europe, some modified have a look at a website which I am still putting together. http://www.octaviars.com , perhaps that could help you decide.

Manny

 

Mornin' Manny!

 

mornin manny, jon, we hanging out here today?

Engine wise the RS and 4x4 seem to be identical, tho the exhaust on the RS is better flowing.

The "easy" upgrade on a 4x4 is a rechip, depending on who you go to will cost you between £400 and £700. This will raise the boost pressure (still within safe limits) and fueling etc to give figures that break 200bhp.

Although the 4x4 is cheaper insurance wise, it *is* more expensive to buy - £16,200. For that you get extra toys spec wise, most important being ESP, and a totally independant multilink rear axle in place of the torsion beam on the RS. You can also (if, like me, you need to) get it as an estate.

It's very plain jane, which is either a plus or a minus depending on your point of view, the RS's look great, a 4x4 you wouldn't give a second glance.

IC

 

Morning Jon and Ian,

As Ian pointed out the 4x4 attracts less attention than the RS. Sitting on the m25 this morning its quiet suprising how many other drivers/passengers look over in wonder at the RS.

 

I had a test drive in one and loved it - so much so that mine's been ordered and arriving quite soon

In terms of practicality, it also has a huge boot that you could get lost in, and the interior is much nicer (IMHO) than a Scoobs too!