VRS release

[ausspace87]

+1 Woofy,

To add to that those displays look extremely uninviting, why are all the cars lined up in a way that makes it impossible for people to look at them or inside them.

Even their direct marketing is cold and uninviting, they just managed to remain invisible to 12,000 strong live audience. It would have been far better to have it open like a motor show setup, if they are to worried about damage to the vehicles then its best not to have them there at all rather than have them their and allow no one to get near them.

When you walked up to the main entrance at Skoda Stadium, you were practically forced to walk through a massive Skoda archway where there were a bunch of Fabia RS's parked underneath. I would estimate there were about 6 Skoda reps walking around asking people to test drive them with information and clip-boards. It was actually a very clever idea forcing every person to walk through the line of cars. Plenty of people stopped to look at them and have a seat in them. The photo I took of the Fabias in a row was located at the rear of the stadium under the big screen, it was more of a feature rather than a showroom piece...

[Lucas_R]

Regarding the Fabia vRS, my brother (who works at a Skoda dealership) emailed me today to say that he has a Fabia vRS due in early next week. This will be the normal hatch body style.

As promised last week, below are some pics of the Fabia vRS at the dealership yesterday.

[Scout]

After following the forum for 2 years, I registered today to vent a little!!!!

How does Skoda think they will shift any of these cars with a comparable drive away price as a 3 door Polo GTI?? with comparable equipment levels?

Yes I know the 4 door GTI is $1200.00 more expensive that the VRS but really any buyer with half a brain knows they will more than make up for the difference come re sale time.

This car should have been $3000.00 cheaper at least to temp people to the brand at $24,990.00 plus onroads!!!

[Lucas_R]

^ its actually much better equipped than the Polo GTI and the equipment is standard, whereas on the GTi its all optional.

So if you spec up a Polo GTI to the same specs as the Fabia vRS you will be paying more.

In saying that, i do prefer the looks of the Polo GTi over the Fabia vRS. And i agree that the GTi would be worth more come resale time.

[Scout]

Hi Lucus,
Points accepted but being the nerd I am I'm sitting here with the spec's of both cars and the VRS actually seems to loose out on some the GTI's "nicer" bits and pieces, since the Comfort Pack became standard, not to mention the chrome steering wheel bits, RCD 510 Touch Screen, Standard MDI, Low Tyre pressure monitors versus the Rear parking sensors on the VRS and two additional speakers (8 versus 6).
Not to mention 5 star GTI versus 4 star VRS crash rating.
Am I missing something because I would love to justify buying a VRS if only to be a little different!!

[Lucas_R]

I havent got the Polo spec list handy but the vRS comes with the following:

- LED lights
- Cornering headlights
- Tyre pressure sensors
- Rear parking sensors
- Electric climate control

Although i havent driven this vRS yet, i have driven several Fabia's over the past few months as well as several Octavias and a Scout. The Skodas are a nice car, but in my opinion the VW's look better visually and from a quality point of view. Certain things - like the Polo GTI's nicer steering wheel and better appointed dashboard give it an advantage over the Fabia.

[Scout]

Cheers Lucus.

Agree on the "looks piece" and that's what the buying public usually go for.

Coming out of a Mark 5 GTI to a Octavia 118TSI wagon (the 1.8 version) wasn't as big a shock as I thought, bigger, but marginally slower and not nearly as tight in the corners, but those days had ended with the arrival of kids.

Moved on to a Scout DSG last August and as the family wagon it is it performs amazingly well 25,000.00k's with an average 6 L/100k's for that period.

The GTI has all the above bar the sensors. I guess the trick will be to be patient and haggle hard on a demonstrator / factory VRS in 6 months time.

[Jake02]

Does the Polo GTI still have the 6+ month waiting list?

[Lucas_R]

Does the Polo GTI still have the 6+ month waiting list?

Thats the other point i forgot to mention - by looking at the Polo area of the forum, it would seem that the Polo GTi still has a long waiting list.

[Jake02]

Thats the other point i forgot to mention - by looking at the Polo area of the forum, it would seem that the Polo GTi still has a long waiting list.

There's your main advantage over a Polo GTI. No way in hell would I wait 6+ months for a POLO!