Skoda spotted thread

[canyonman]

Common Now?

Though I understand this thread was very neccessary in times gone past I don't really get the point any more. I very rarely go a day without seeing a Skoda or more in Brisbane eg I was beside a member here (Tunes?) in his white RS wagon yesterday morning, a black diesel pre FL wagon yesterday afternoon and saw a FL Scout in white this morning.

Good to see but hardly seems worth reporting now. I think Skoda are definitely "here to stay".

Just wish I could get one soon!!!

[Brycem]

I also note that Europcar has a substantial of Octavias on their fleet. I see these regularly. I saw a cappucino Scout yesterday morning parked just before the southern side of the Storey Bridge.

[woofy]

Europcar have quite a lot, I saw 5 at Townsville one day out in the middle of nowhere that came from Europcar, and I was in one as well.

Canyonman, every man and his dog reports the almost routine GTi or Mk4 seen in the other spotted thread, so the purpose doesn't really matter.

KIWI if McDonalds can stop Hungry Jacks being kms away from any of their restaurants, then anything goes. In Toowoomba there were several McDs all owned by the same couple, one in the city centre, one south and they planned to put one North. In the North far reaches there was a Hungry Jacks that had been there a long long time, they were the only one in a city of 100k. They planned to build one in the South about 6km away from the McDonalds there. Their building was half finished when McDs protested and prevented it from opening. They never have and its 10 yrs on. 6 Mths later they put a brand new McDs across the road from the Hungry Jacks. Literally a stones throw away. Of Course the owners of McDs in Toowoomba probably were in the pockets of Toowoomba council, but I'm sure the weight of McDs legal team were there behind the scenes as well. Seeing as its all one brand I reckon it would be dead easy for VW/Skoda to spread them out. Ever noticed how few and far between Honda dealers are...they must get pretty protective of their patches.

[selurs]

Though I understand this thread was very neccessary in times gone past I don't really get the point any more.

They're not quite as common over here - for the first time ever at the weekend, I saw two in one drive (including another yellow one! w00t!). I remarked to the other half at the time that maybe it meant they were becomming a bit more common...but aside from that, I do agree that reporting one every time I see one is less interesting now than it was 12+ months ago.

[K1W1]

Though I understand this thread was very neccessary in times gone past I don't really get the point any more.

I agree. Whilst I can't say i see a Skoda everyday I do often see several in the same day and I very rarely bother to post sightings here. As I've said once before I have now been driving around Melbourne for 9 months, 17,000km and nobody has "spotted" me so this thread isn't really any reflection of anything significant. It's a bit of fun for some people I guess and it's doesn't do any harm so my vote is just to leave it and it will eventualy die.

[Antiplastix]

Yep, theres at least 2 other Octavias in Woonona, they are like @r5eholes, everyone has got one.

[TuNeS]

Though I understand this thread was very neccessary in times gone past I don't really get the point any more. I very rarely go a day without seeing a Skoda or more in Brisbane eg I was beside a member here (Tunes?) in his white RS wagon yesterday morning, a black diesel pre FL wagon yesterday afternoon and saw a FL Scout in white this morning.

Good to see but hardly seems worth reporting now. I think Skoda are definitely "here to stay".

Just wish I could get one soon!!!

That would have been my wife. It would have been dirty too after driving to and from Warwick on the weekend.

I saw 3 fl rs wagons at as grove while having breaky recently. Add my dads and myn to that and you have 5 in one day!

[aslsw]

Well, in Canberra I see a minimum of two every day, often more (and that excludes the one that lives across the road). So for me, posting every sighting would be boring for everyone else.

That's not too say that I don't get excited when I see one! My wife hates the fact I have to point them all out, even if she's in the middle of saying something 'important' - as if anything other than Skodas could be important.

Today's best sighting was pulling into a car park in Civic nose-to-nose with a pre-FL Octavia wagon - it was unplanned as I was in a hurry. When I got out of the car, there was a yellow RS wagon in the same car park about 20 metres away.

These are fine looking cars we have!

[Jake02]

Massive day for Skodas! Went for a drive down the highway to Wollongong and back home again.
- White Superb Ambition saloon (Europcar)
- Black pre-FL Octavia wagon somewhere near Miranda
- Two silver pre-FL Octavia wagons
- Silver Roomster
- Black Superb V6 saloon in Rockdale
- Black Superb Combi V6 in Austinmer (saw it a few times - must be local and it was brand spankers)
- Silver FL Octavia Scout
- Blue Roomster in Austinmer
- Black FL Octavia 103TDI Liftback
Strangely, no RS' but. Still, the most I've ever seen in a day!

Unfortunately for me, I also saw a Maybach 62 .

[Jake02]

I'm on work experience with Wheels, and I got to drop a GTI/GTD off at VW Aus. Skodas everywhere. Superbs galore, Octavia 90TSIs galore and a few RS' too. Oh what a fabulous day it's been!

[bobski]

I'm on work experience with Wheels,

Lucky sod! Ask them if they need a programmer

[aslsw]

Just saw a silver Superb doing duty as a Silver Service cab pull up at Woden. Just checked their website - unfortunately there is no option to book the Superb!

[MarksVRS]

Spotted a Black RS wagon in North Strathfield. I followed him into Homebush.

Now we have convoys of RS wagons! Well 2 anyway.......

[woofy]

Black FL RS wagon coming up to the Westgate this afternoon.....

[Sarge]

100 Skodas in Geelong for the UCI cycling event.This can't be bad exposure.