What kind of pricing did people pay?

[mrx]

With our trade in they also came up with a ridiculous figure. We simply told them we weren't interested at that price, they'd have to do a lot better. Told them we didn't really need the car - it was just a luxury, and that this was the supposed, "budget", brand so we weren't paying as much for an Octavia RS as we did for our Golf GTI. Sure enough, the next day they came up with some BS excuse and magically had another $3000 to offer us?! It ended up going from the bottom end of the Redbook tradein price to $500 above the top end.

Even after that, they never once looked at the car until we actually changed over vehicles - they just took our word for it's condition, mileage etc., so they obviously still thought they'd be making enough out of it not to bother.

[woofy]

Well ended up with 1k over redbooks highest figure and some goodies to boot so the deal will be done on sat. Hard work on both sides!

[mrx]

Well ended up with 1k over redbooks highest figure and some goodies to boot so the deal will be done on sat. Hard work on both sides!

Good to hear! You've just gotta play the game.

[Pullstarter]

Advice: Things are very tough in the car industry atm. My immaculate MkV GTI 07 3dr still hasnt sold off the lot 3 months later. At the end of the month is when they will deal. They have to meet budget...

Is your old car the metallic grey 3dr with leather at Lennocks? If so, it's still there, was drooling over it yesterday Seriously want to buy it but have to wait another 12 months before upgrading

[mrgolf]

Yeah, thats mine. I love that car. Although, at the price they want for it, you would be better off looking at the Skoda. For more idea of how they would compare, go to this thread.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=23041

[Pullstarter]

As snobby as this sounds I really have to have the VW badge They do want a fair whack for your old car and they haven't budged an inch on it either.

[mrgolf]

As I said in the thread, driving the GTI is about driving the icon. It feels special. The Skoda does not so much. The badge says it all. Great car.

[gregozedobe]

As I said in the thread, driving the GTI is about driving the icon. It feels special. The Skoda does not so much.

I did a fair bit of test driving in a GTI and an Octy vRS before I chose the vRS. While the two cars are almost identical mechanically, the difference in driving is quite noticeable. IMHO the engineers have gone for a more overtly "sporty" setup in the GTI, and a more "relaxed" setup in the octy.

It is in details like the induction and exhaust note (more pronounced in the GTI), sharper throttle response in the GTI, quicker steering response and MUCH firmer ride in the GTI. I used the very rough southern section of the Sutton road near Queanbeyan to compare ride comfort - the vRS was much more to my taste on this cr@p bit of pockmarked tar, but the GTI was more fun on smooth sweepers.

The end result for me was that the GTI felt like it was almost always egging me on to drive a bit faster, whereas the vRS was more laid back and saying "fast, medium or slow - whatever you like I can deliver", and was distinctly more relaxing when just cruising around.

The end result is two cars that feel quite different, even though they are similar mechanically and have almost identical outright performance.

It is good to have a choice. And while the vRS was distinctly better to drive by MY criteria, each person has their own criteria that they use to judge cars, so each will prefer different vehicles.

[mrgolf]

For mine, the GTI is where it is at. Composure on the GTI is what I like. However, I reckon very little seperates them. As I mentioned, I reckon the RS is better balanced. If the spring rates and dampers were identical, I reckon the RS would be a better steer in spite of its extra weight. However, curiously, I reckon the GTI would still be the nicer car to drive. Its the badge.

From what I know of you, the Octy being more relaxed would be better for you... (heh heh) I'm still happy to trade some comfort for some drivability.