New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[Polo GTEye N9]

So went spoke to different dealer today which I was recommend by a very helpful member, and not only did he do an awesome price he also educated me a little on the car, 2015 model, around April delivery, $43250 drive away, leather seats, tech pack, black pack, alarm, extended warranty. Or 42250 without leather. 11% off the full retail. Off to try a 328i most likely tomorrow and should have made my decision by end of the week, but at that price it really does make me happy, especially when every other dealer wouldn't budge from 45k. I know it's only a couple grand less but at 45k I can't help but feel that it starts to take me into a different choice of car, even if second hand.

We test drove an MY14 RS DSG Swagon last Wednesday, there good very good but the dealer would not even consider less than $45k MLP qouted straight from the Skoda Brochure.
The search continues.....

[brad]

We test drove an MY14 RS DSG Swagon last Wednesday, there good very good but the dealer would not even consider less than $45k MLP qouted straight from the Skoda Brochure.
The search continues.....

Plenty of other dealers around. Don't be afraid to try interstate. Plane fares are cheap these days.

Alternatively, don't ask the dealer what their price is, tell them what you'll pay and leave them your number.

[Polo GTEye N9]

Plenty of other dealers around. Don't be afraid to try interstate. Plane fares are cheap these days.

Alternatively, don't ask the dealer what their price is, tell them what you'll pay and leave them your number.

Yes agreed. I have done three interstate trip for car purchases. Two were Adelaide to Brisbane. One Sydney back to Brisbane same arvo.

Other states have bigger markets and less margin than locals at times..... Cheers Al

Just remembered I rang Skoda Aust about two weeks ago to ask about Tow Bar Options still waiting for a reply.

[Stiv]

I asked the brighton dealer today and hoping someone here may shed some light as it's a concern if I purchase. I asked if my girl stacks the car and needs a new bumper and parts to fix, (most likely be me) how long will parts take to arrive....he said a couple weeks. But how can this be? If it takes months to get a car here at this stage, how can they afford to send parts when they don't have enough to finish off the builds that are back ordered. Reality is that these things do occur, Does anyone else have this concern?

[brad]

I asked the brighton dealer today and hoping someone here may shed some light as it's a concern if I purchase. I asked if my girl stacks the car and needs a new bumper and parts to fix, (most likely be me) how long will parts take to arrive....he said a couple weeks. But how can this be? If it takes months to get a car here at this stage, how can they afford to send parts when they don't have enough to finish off the builds that are back ordered. Reality is that these things do occur, Does anyone else have this concern?

Unless "your girl" drives the car 100%, what makes her more likely to crash than you?

Skoda piggybacks off VWs parts logistics. They have a hub in Singapore that distributes througout the Asia Pacific region (or is that Renault?). Spare parts are handled differently from build parts (packed, labelled, etc) and I believe a lot of the production delays are due to a small number of specific parts (RVC, sunroofs, etc). Keep in mind that Australia up-specs it's vehicles compared to other markets such as the UK.

I do think if you own a niche brand you'll be waiting a while if your car visits the panel beater. Best take out the extended rental car coverage on your insurance.

Also, AUS is a small market so I don't think they give us a lot of priority - hence our big wait times. They are building ~30,000 Octavias per month at the moment. AUS is selling maybe 0.5% of them.

https://media.skoda-auto.com/en/_lay...se.aspx?ID=713

Factories are back at work & have been upgraded so maybe the times will tighten up?

https://media.skoda-auto.com/en/_lay...se.aspx?ID=716

[Stiv]

[QUOTE=brad;1078955]Unless "your girl" drives the car 100%, what makes her more likely to crash than you?

Purchasing the car for her. me as an occasional driver and going by her previous incidents, ie she ripped her rear bumper off last month reversing, previously drove into a letter box reversing, (which is why I need to get her a rear camera lol) and also drove my previous new cars front lip into a ditch on day one of ownership. Apart from that she's awesome.

[brad]

[QUOTE=Stiv;1078995]

Unless "your girl" drives the car 100%, what makes her more likely to crash than you?

Purchasing the car for her. me as an occasional driver and going by her previous incidents, ie she ripped her rear bumper off last month reversing, previously drove into a letter box reversing, (which is why I need to get her a rear camera lol) and also drove my previous new cars front lip into a ditch on day one of ownership. Apart from that she's awesome.

Sounds like a keeper

[Stiv]

We test drove an MY14 RS DSG Swagon last Wednesday, there good very good but the dealer would not even consider less than $45k MLP qouted straight from the Skoda Brochure.
The search continues.....

Hey pologteye, the quote I got was for the hatch sedan with dsg with those extras, I've tried interstate also when I was in queensland, and melbourne happens to do the best deals so far. I told them if they beat 45k I'd sign, otherwise I'd take the bmw 328i second hand I was looking at. I was referred by a member to deal with a salesman that is just straight up, easy to talk to, no messing around. Because this member also purchased from him, he looked after me, all I asked was if he could beat 45k, called me back with 43250 with all that I requested, or minus 1k for the leather if I didn't want it. So I went today to brighton bmw to try the 2012 328i advertised at 60k, turns out it sold for 52k, damn it. So I still need to try one before I commit. I did test drive a 325 today, not what I'm after but boy do bmw know how to make cars. Also swung past brighton skoda and asked for his best deal with my options, said he can not even beat 45k. So I suggest you give peninsula skoda a call and speak with John. I'm sure he will do his best to look after you.