New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[Stiv]

Who did you lock your final deal with Stiv?

Gotta try the 328i still, then I will know, best part about bmw...they said you can't tell with a quick drive, take it for a long drive on your own so you can really tell, with the 325, they do that with every car I purchase from them. To be fare though, John from skoda peninsula also said to come and try and get a feel for the new octavia rs with the sprts button as it's completely different. Such a difference when you deal with real people.

[K4neX]

I have my car delivered by John over the weekend, he was a pleasure to deal with from quoting, test drive, to the final delivery

[Smart1]

Looks like John has another couple more happy customers. I'm sure he will smile when he reads all this.

[ddre78]

Dropped into a Skoda dealership today to get some info on the vRS. This car was probably at the top of my list but when quoted Dec delivery for a Wagon or July+ for Sedan (Im after a sedan), all I could do was laugh and leave. Very disappointing that a brand trying to build itself here would put potential customers through such crazy wait times. Im simply not prepared to wait that long, so ill have to look elsewhere.

[Benmac]

How long were you prepared to wait on a custom order? December does not strike me as too bad. What is the current lead time on a MK7 GTI custom order btw? Anyone?

[Smart1]

Check as well if there are any stock ones lying around or "cancelled" orders. There may be a few around if you want what they have.

[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?

[Smart1]

When i had my Superb it had a rear ender, with the main parts, rear bar, cross panel and rear quarter available locally and other parts from O/S only a short time away. Air freight now days is pretty good. The biggest issue is if the panel beater has never done one before, no idea what they need and don't order everything, then you have a long wait as each time they order something there goes another few weeks if it is not in stock in OZ. I had one of these panel beaters and suffice to say 8 months and he still didn't get it right. In the end he bought the car off me as the Insurance Company were going to make him pull it apart and start again.

[Stiv]

8 months? That's crazy. This is giving me more to think about.