New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[brad]

Hey,

Dealer tried to sell me the usual tinting, paint protection, fabric protection stuff. I think they were offering $1600 or $1800 supposedly end of fin year tinting is free in the package. Looking at reflect effect website it's paint protection was about $900 for a wagon , Tinting around $300, interior $400 which would be about the $1600 mark.

Firstly, has anyone had the interior done? was it worth it and what really is the purpose?

Secondly, assuming they are all a good idea ( i want tinting regardless) should i just go with the dealer considering it could be competitive although i have only compared to 1 competitor?

The paint protection via the dealer will be quite different to that offered by a detailer. The dealer won't do paint correction & you will find the conditions of the warranty to be quite onerous.

Although the prices are similar, the actual work done is quite different.

Try Car Care Products in Five Dock. The exterior price sounds about right for paint correction & full protection. The interior sounds a bit expensive but it depends on what they actually do.

I have a lot of the gear to DIY but sadly, no time to do it.

[Benmac]

Agree completely with GTR27's comments. I would never take up the packages offered by dealers. I only included the package prices for information purposes.

I am now looking at investing in cleaning products/equipment as GTR27 recommends. There are some great websites/forums available; MAZSTAR (I think that username is spelt right) who posts on this forum, provided a link sometime ago on Detailing World forum listing the products/processes he uses for his Skoda Octavia RS Sedan; a search should find his post.

When we got our VRS from Barbagello (which I am guessing you are dealing with being in Perth) we got the same routine. However to their credit they were not aggressive.

We ended up doing the Tint through Barbagello at around $430. Was not that much more than other options. Quality is great and it meant that on the day the car was collected it was already done. Whoever they outsource their tinting to does all their work including Ferarri, Jaguar etc across the street. I cant fault the finished work.

As far as Paint Protection we ended up using Freedom Car Care using Opticoat. Mark did a great Job. He is obsessive and takes his time. Certainly more than the eastern states cost wise but thats the reality of Perth.

[Reichter]

If anyone is still looking at buying a Skoda (especially an Octavia), feel free to send me a PM. To give you a rough idea on what i can organise: MY16 RS DSG Wagon, Candy White, Comfort Pack, Auto tailgate, no rego but 4 day permit to allow buyer to drive it back to SA, less than $41k.

I get nothing out of it, except the good feeling of getting a great deal for someone and growing the Skoda community. =D

[OilBurna]

Great deal at that price if anyone wants detailing advice jump on detail central I can point to good detailers in Vic

[parisfrance]

When we got our VRS from Barbagello (which I am guessing you are dealing with being in Perth) we got the same routine. However to their credit they were not aggressive.

We ended up doing the Tint through Barbagello at around $430. Was not that much more than other options. Quality is great and it meant that on the day the car was collected it was already done. Whoever they outsource their tinting to does all their work including Ferarri, Jaguar etc across the street. I cant fault the finished work.

As far as Paint Protection we ended up using Freedom Car Care using Opticoat. Mark did a great Job. He is obsessive and takes his time. Certainly more than the eastern states cost wise but thats the reality of Perth.

To their credit Barbagello haven't been pushy, but then again they are walking on egg shells with me given I have been waiting more than 12 months for our car.

I can't justify the prices being quoted by Mark at Freedom Car Care as I am still dubious about the merits of paint protection. Demon Detailing, located not far from Barbagello Skoda in Osborne Park are offering Williams F1 Ceramic Coat for $699 and that appears to be for both inside and outside. I am awaiting a response from them about what process they use to apply the product and how many coats etc. I will post information when I hear back from them.

While I generally subscribe to the view you get what you pay for, I am very sceptical about the merits of paint protection. I am therefore reluctant to pay the prices being quoted for Opti-coat Pro in Perth.

As for tinting, I am reluctant to let Barbagello have our car for anymore time than necessary to do the PDI. The car is apparently being delivered at 3.30pm by Patricks and we still don't know if we will be able to collect the car this week. Hence when we collect the car I will be taking it to 3M in Osborne Park for tinting, even if its costs more money.

[tenyearguarantee]

I ordered my RS back in late March, should I have got a build date by now?

Anyone?

[lucmor444]

Great deal at that price if anyone wants detailing advice jump on detail central I can point to good detailers in Vic

I keen on knowing so good detainers in Melbourne Oilburna - are you able to pm me the details?

[vEnOm_oz]

I would highly recommend Mr Detail for all your detailing and tinting needs, Nick is your man. Check out their Facebook page - https://m.facebook.com/finerdetail?r...%2Ffinerdetail. I'm extremely happy with his work and the care he does it with. Gives you valuable advise on how to look after your pride and joy.

[vEnOm_oz]

Check with your dealer by the end of the month or early next month. They won't be proactive in informing you at each step of the process, you'll have to ring them up.

Anyone?

[n0mad]

Anyone interested the new MY16 brochure will be out this month, confirmation from Skoda as i had asked for an updated MRDP when a local dealer told me they were $1k more than the MY15.

Looking forward to seeing if it's true or not