New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[DoggieHowser]

Why were you considering a change?

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No particular reason really I bought the Tiguan because I wanted a bigger Golf. At that time, I was attempting to work outstation so needed some decent cargo space to bring all my gear to Sydney.

But it was only when I started loading up the car that I realised how small the Tiguan was. I had a bit more headroom than the Golf but nothing like the expanse of the wagon's boot.

I had someone pick me up not too long ago and he used a Passat wagon and I was honestly amazed at how much space there was. Swallowed up two huge suitcases with ample space to boot. I could never fit two in the Tiguan, much less the Golf without needing to remove the shelf.

But in reality, I guess I was just itching for a change

I guess it's a small blessing - I would have been a bit sad to lose the electric seats on the Tiguan, the adaptive chassis control, the 4Motion or the reliable 7 speeder DQ500.

I paid 56k for the Tiguan - didn't expect the options to take such a big hit.

[aslsw]

I know it's a hard call, but when I bought my original RS so many people told me how it wouldn't keep its value for resale, I would lose money on it etc. But in the end I figured that I just loved the car, and I was buying it as something to drive and enjoy every day not just to keep for an eventual sale.

It came off lease just on 12 months ago, and as I was moving overseas I knew I had to sell it anyway. We sold it privately, and my wife (she stayed in Australia for another 3 months) put off a few low offers and eventually sold it for around $1,500 less than the residual value on the lease. As an accountant, I had a momentary twinge of pain about that but then remembered what I had decided when I first bought it. I'd had a heap of fun with it, it was great at both work (trips to the tip with the trailer) and play (driving down the Clyde Mountain) and the loss added up to around $1 a day - great value in the end!

[brad]

$56k for a Tig? blimey.

aslsw - lovely piece of accountants justification. I do similar calculations to justify my purchases (or veto of other family members wants). People hate it.

My wife's bike has cost us $50 per ride over 15 years. My daughter bought an expensive skateboard because her friend bought one, it's cost $75/ride.

Wife bitches because whenever my tyres wear out I buy a set of 2nd hand wheels & tyres replace the lot. The last set cost me 1/2cent per km. The set before that were 1.5 cents/km. Her car's tyres cost her employer 5c/km (which comes out of her package anyway). Shuts her up pretty quick.

[iamthestig]

Not sure how many videos I need to watch to make a decision on a RS but this must be the worst one I have come across !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDHg...ature=youtu.be

[aware]

Its been 99% confirmed that there will be no manual diesel RS available to order at launch

Thanks for that. Did I mention manual in my post?

[readerr0r]

Thanks for that. Did I mention manual in my post?

You're right, I'll try my best to keep track of errors made in posts from a month ago

[aslsw]

lovely piece of accountants justification. I do similar calculations to justify my purchases (or veto of other family members wants). People hate it.

That's normally what I do with most purchases in my life. But when I bought the Skoda (it was always "the Skoda" in our family) I went with my heart instead. My wife was seriously shocked when I just went and bought it, no faffing about, no comparing with other cars, no calculations of costs - I just said that's the car I want, and that's the car I'm getting! Maybe it was the start of a mid-life crisis?!

[Terryible]

Hi all
is there still 6 month wait on new orders?
I'm looking at Octavia Ambition plus with tech pack and auto boot opener, what % wise have people been able to get off RRP

Cheers
Mike

[brad]

july build if you order now. It's back in the thread somewhere.

Someone got 8.5% off a vRS but the Ambition won't have as much wiggle room.

If you're waiting for others to pull the trigger first you better be patient.

[Benmac]

Have new orders now moved beyond week 22 mid May builds yet? I would think so. Would Skoda aggregate orders for a July build so soon after? If so great but I am surprised. Thought they would be more spaced out.
Would a July build be a MY15?


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