RS 169 or 245 any opinions?

[Tigger]

Great thread!

I went through the same decision dilemma...
For me, it was the colour that clinched it...(sad hey??) I really wanted the Green, and that doesn't come in the 245.

So I got a fully optioned RS wagon...I mean fully optioned...and I love it!
I will do the Resonator delete...for the pops and DSG farts.

Otherwise, I do notice the axle tramp when it is given a heavy boot from a standstill. (Not as bad as my MY13 was) And in saying that, I came from a Volvo Polestar which is AWD...so the front wheel drive axle tramp is more noticeable now.

However, all in all, for 90% of the driving most of us will do, the standard RS is a fine car!

[TurboYodaSkoda]

I understanding the colour thing, we are looking at the exact same colour, exact same spec as yours. It's unique to the 169!

What sort of price do you think is possible to get on one of these? A lot of them are at $49,990. I don't want spend that much on a 169, I've convinced myself that the 245 is worth that much though.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

I just got back from a proper test drive of both, below are my thoughts on the differences:

I drove the 245 first, then the 169 on pretty much the same route. I thought the 245 felt a little bit torquier, but the 169 seem to rev a little quicker, also the fake sound resonator was more obvious on the 169, a bit less understeer on the 245 under power, which is obviously the diff doing it's thing. You could feel the diff working and there's a bit more traction than I was expecting on both, the difference would be much more telling in the wet. They're both pretty quick when you really stand on the gas as well. I ran through all of the driving modes, it seemed like the differences in the modes was throttle percentage and how long the hold onto each gear. I'm not a great deal closer to making a decision, but think that in the end, it doesn't matter which, they're both good. It'll come down to the deal I can get, if there is only $1K difference it'll be the 245 though.

[Antiplastix]

"stand on the gas" ...........cringe. Aus. not USA.

[golfage]

One thing I will say that I really didn't notice until I bought the 169.

There is no exhaust note at all vs the 245 having some note and DSG farts.

We have rectified this by replacing the centre resonator which is a popular modification on the RS's.

Hey mate

What did you replace your centre resonator with?

[sdabel]

Drove a 245 recently and compared to my 162, the power delivery was smoother and more tractable. Not sure if it was the 7 speed box compared to my 6 speed 162 or the extra power but it was a definite step up. Also drove a 206 superb which was smoother again.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Ha ha, 'stand on the gas'!!! Yep I said that in my head in a big bold southern US accent, Ricky Bobby, Talladega Nights style, so pun was intended!!!! Shake n' bake!!

i agree that the 245 felt more trackable, like it was larger capacity, so I think it must have a little more boost, the 169 felt more rev happy. The first time I nailed it, the 169, just flew to the limiter. Both cars had done low Ks, the 169, had only done 24kms, which surprised me because it felt looser. Both were very smooth, 245 went through the gears faster, which would be the extra ratio it had to play with.

So, I'm now on the hunt for the new ride, the hope is I find something in the next couple of weeks. We've sold the Jetta but still have the use of it until we find a new car (sold it to my nephew as his first car). Is anyone els a bit disappointed that you can't get full leather trim? My grotty kids are going to screw up that lovely Alcantara in now time, the back up plan is to get custom leather trim if it ends up too grubby.

Next Q, what is the opinion on what the going rate on these are? I really want to spend mid $40Ks. Need to be fully optioned, i have an eye on resale value.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Finding it hard to get a good deal at the moment. I've got a Green RS169 fully optioned @ $48k. Or a Red fully optioned RS245 @ $49,967, they just don't want to budge on price, maybe I'll just need to wait it out for a while. What do you guys reckon about those two deals?

[HPRS230]

I paid $XX K for a RS230 Dec 2016, Steel Grey, Tech pack, 19' Black pack, Manual, Auto Boot.
So not bad really mate

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Forgot to mention that the 245 is a demo with 2,000km on it and it's from the Gold Coast. They will give it 12 months nsw rego as well, If I can get it at $49 even, I may go for it.