NEW RS169 - Turbo Yoda the Skoda!!

[TurboYodaSkoda]

The new beast arrived on Thursday afternoon after quite a bit of searching, looking at cars from Mercedes C250 wagons to Golf R wagons. We had a list of must haves that were: must be a wagon not an SUV (although I'd seriously considered a Golf Alltrack), not too large, petrol, not diesel, latest technology, auto, safe and a little bit of fun to drive. I've always had Euro cars and it's a bit hard going to a Japanese or Korean car, the just feel different.

The first car we drove was the RS169 and my wife instantly loved it, the USB ports in the rear was the clincher...see said "don't show me any other cars unless they have them"!! Who was I to argue with logic like that!

I then drove an RS245 and a 169 back to back as the prices are getting pretty close. I came to the conclusion that the 245 felt torquier and had more traction out of corners, but the wife was going to be driving about 60-70% of the time, so it would come down to what ever deal we could crank, the only other criteria was that it had to be fully optioned. I had two cars shortlisted, a Red RS245 demo that was in the Gold Coast and a new Green RS169 that was in Orange NSW, they were both listed at the same price! In the end the Green RS 169 won out as they dropped the price nearly 3K once we finished negotiating.

I finally had a chance to drive it on the weekend, my impressions are:
It feels pretty quick when you really get on it, the fake WRX soundtrack was amusing at first but is already wearing thin. I've ordered a Vibrant resonator so it can produce a bit of it's own noise. It took me a while to get a comfortable seating position, I prefer the wheel to be close and my legs to be stretched out which is nearly impossible, but Ive found a compromise. Handling is pretty good, it's no race car, but it'll do the job OK. Steering feels a bit too light and disconnected for my liking though, which is something that I didn't notice on my test drives, I'm hoping that some of the assistance can be dialled out with the OBDeleven (anyone know if this is possible). Interior and tech are amazing, maybe a bit too much tech, but i think I just need to sort it out properly so I stop playing with it all. There is more than enough space for my family and will take all our camping gear and if not there is always the roof racks. I know LOVE the colour, it may not be to everyones taste, but it really grows on you, it changes with the light, going from a bright lime green to a deeper grass green, the paintwork looks pretty good to.

Here are a few of happy snaps.

[Tigger]

Well done! Great car!
I have exactly the same car!
Enjoy

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Thanx Tigger!!

Pretty happy thus far. Looking at getting some paint protection done this week while it's new.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

What sort of petrol is everyone running in there RS?

I was mostly using BP Diesel in the Jetta, which was recommended both by the dealer and buy a few guys on VWVortex years ago.

I know it's supposed to use 95 only, has anyone tried running on E10 or standard unleaded?

[HPRS230]

Re Petrol
I was only BP 98 for about a year, Then I was adding 10L of e85 to a full tank of BP 98.

Now I'm on the 7/11 App, so Mobil 98 now as I sometimes cheap and you can lock it in cheap.

Anything 98 is fine mate.

VW is not e10 compliant from what I understand
E10 Compatibility Checker - E10OK

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Sweet, many thanx for the heads up! I haven't filled it up yet.

It's going in to get Ceramic paint and interior protection tomorrow. Going to these guys:Best Car Detailing Paint Protection Sydney - Definitive Car Detailing

They're come highly recommended. Frank really knows his stuff. Was the only person that actually made recommendations and suggestions rather than just sending me a price list of services. So looking forward to getting it done tomorrow!

[dArK5HaD0w]

that green looks mint

[Tigger]

Hey Turbo, Another great paint protection detailer is "The Detailing Pros" in Smeaton Grange
Ian is very fussy, and I have had 5 of my cars done by him. He uses the best paint protection products, and the main thing I love is his preparation of the surface before coating. - This is the key.

The Detailing Pros Sydney - Smeaton Grange | Facebook

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Thanx Tigger,

Already dropped off this morning. This guy Frank seems to be very much the same, included is paint correction and restoration if needed. He spent about 1/2 hour going over the car, showed me a few scuff marks that I could barely see. He also said the paint was pretty good with only minimal swirl marks. I do have some horrendous scratch marks across the B & C pillars though which he said won't come out. I'm going to get back to the dealer about these. He suggested getting them wrapped in glass black film.

[99Reza]

Look smashing! I can give you an assurance that the RS is a much better car to drive compare to a Merc C250 (I have the sedan version). The RS is such an unbelievably good value of a car (compare to C250 or similar) I often wonder why I don't see more of it on the road.