New Skoda VRS

[mrx]

GTI = HSV ClubSport/FPV
vRS = Commode SS / Ford XR6

So what you're saying is GTI's & vRS's both suck!

I agree with mrgolf, which is why I put the Eibachs on the Skoda. Best $400 I ever spent. Same height as GTI, 20% stiffer, so less roll, ducking & diving, wallowing etc., but without sacrificing ride comfort. Although, I don't find the GTI too jiggly.

[woofy]

Actually a big thing to keep in mind is that the "new" RS coming out later this year and I think starting to be built next month, is still a facelift, from all accounts the Octavia III is still coming and that will be what I suspect will come into line with the new GTi. VAG don't like Skoda releasing things too close to VW.

[MJKooLio]

So basicly:

Skoda Octavia MkI (Never released in Aus)
Skoda Octavia MkII (Release in Aus - 08 model)
Skoda Octavia MkII Facelift (Just released - new Scout and vRS coming soon)
Skoda Octavia MkIII (Release this year/next year as well as MkVI Golf varants and GTI MkVI)

?? Correct?

[woofy]

No the Mk III has not even been seen yet...but then again the Mk2.5 was only seen towards the end of last year.

[mrgolf]

Greg: Didnt think I was whinging. Expressing an observation a day after realising it can hardly be called whinging. As for buyers remorse: i dont think so. I just miss the GTI and wish the RS was a bit closer suspension wise. Like I said before, it is better built than the GTI.

Brad: as a former GTI driver, I never thought the GTI ride was jiggly.

As for the FSD's: are they a complete shock and spring package? I think that these would be fine. Especially if they ride better and handle better.

mrx: do you find the standard shocks in the Skoda up to the task of handling the stiffer springs? I would hate to do the mod if it was just going to end up being underdamped. This is the way I am leaning, though.

[gregozedobe]

I agree with Woofy, the Mk 3 could be quite some time away yet, otherwise they wouldn't have bothered doing the Mk 2.5 (facelift).

I'm one of those people who found the Mk 5 GTI too harsh and jiggly on rough roads (try driving along the Sutton road between the driver training track and the Wamboin turnoff to see what I mean). I preferred the ride/handling compromise of the std Oct vRS.

It is good to have a choice, and there is always the option of aftermarket suspension to fine tune the car of your choice.

FSDs are just shocks, some people just put them on with the OEM springs, others prefer to put different springs on as well. Have a search on the Briskoda forum if you want more (lots more) info. I think a few people here (on this forum) have put them on their Golf GTIs, but they don't seem to be a real hard core option.

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/

[MJKooLio]

Sorry, are you guyes saying the vRS's suspension is not preffered or this the ambiente and elegance octi's?

[MJKooLio]

MkI:



MkII:



MkII.5:



(Love how its a big picture! )

[brad]

Sorry, are you guyes saying the vRS's suspension is not preffered or this the ambiente and elegance octi's?

vRS versus GTI.

I've got the Elegance.
The suspension on the Elegance works OK if you tend to drive through Royal National Park or other potholed, bumpy, undulating secondary roads. The front damping could be a tiny bit firmer in both directions but 70% of the time you don't notice it.

If you are punting through a corner it likes to do a bit of a head-shake and feels like the front & rear don't want to talk to each other.

Given that I occasionally use the car for work and the roads to the worksites are a bit ordinary, I prefer the higher ground clearance. Also, the body roll is natures way of telling me to slow down a fraction.

[mrgolf]

I am saying I am not a fan of the RS suspension. It is too soft. The other models are even softer.

Greg, I will have to look into that. But it does beg the question on the stock shocks ability to handle the stiffer Eibach springs.