New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[MJKooLio]

Would it be an L&K? Wonder what I'd have to do to get those extra goodies and logos anyone speak Czech? So what would people rather? vRS or Elegance??

[readerr0r]

Just saw this advert in Wheels, if the top notch Elegance with Tech Pack is $39k
How much would the vRS be drive away? $45k? It can't be $50k!!

Thats with the tech pack and driveaway pricing, old RS was 40K without onroads. So 43-44K driveaway with tech pack seems reasonable

[MJKooLio]

Hrmmmmmm....

[brenno]

Comparing against how it is priced against the Golf GTI and other Octavias in other markets, I reckon it will land around 38K driveaway for a 6MT hatch.

[motivator]

Hanging out for RS too

Read in the motoring section of the west Australia last Saturday that RS is being released on March 18.

Been reading a lot about the suspected price. I'm betting on the same price or slightly lower than the outgoing mk2.

[Antiplastix]

Comparing against how it is priced against the Golf GTI and other Octavias in other markets, I reckon it will land around 38K driveaway for a 6MT hatch.

I don't think anyone is going to be happy, if you look at the N.Z. Skoda price list there is a NZ$9.5K difference between a 132 Elegance and a TSI RS with DSG. I d guess more like AU$45K starting price for a TSI manual RS here.

[readerr0r]

I don't think anyone is going to be happy, if you look at the N.Z. Skoda price list there is a NZ$9.5K difference between a 132 Elegance and a TSI RS with DSG. I d guess more like AU$45K starting price for a TSI manual RS here.

Yes and the GTI costs 60K there, its a different market.

The RS won't be more expensive than the Golf GTI, they're doomed if it isn't cheaper by a good margin.

[brenno]

I don't think anyone is going to be happy, if you look at the N.Z. Skoda price list there is a NZ$9.5K difference between a 132 Elegance and a TSI RS with DSG. I d guess more like AU$45K starting price for a TSI manual RS here.

When you spec a 132 Elegance to the spec in the Australian advert, it comes to well over NZ$50K

[brad]

the Elegance has more goodies/features than the vRS.
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Not when I bought. vRS definately had more features beyond just the bigger donk.
eg: front & rear park sensors, alarm, 18x8 rims, sports interior with alacantra /leather & a few other bits & bobs. Strangely, carpet mats were an extra in the vRS but std on the Elegance.

[brad]

Would it be an L&K? Wonder what I'd have to do to get those extra goodies and logos anyone speak Czech? So what would people rather? vRS or Elegance??

I'd have to go & have a sit in each.

If it was 2008 again & I was buying a MK2 then I think I'd stump the extra & go with a vRS wagon rather than the Elegance sedan but in the Mk3 the Elegance has a lot of thge features I've since added to my own car.

At a cursory glance the only downside of the Mk3 Elegance is the 7 speed DSG transmission which is a total show-stopper for me.