Thinking of ordering a RS Skoda.

[gh172]

Dealing with Joe now and he's much better to deal with.

[redondo]

dealer called me back after a couple of days, I told him to call me when skoda decide to fit rear view cameras (at least as an option) to their range.
Cant justify spending that sort of money without one. Especially cars the length of these vehicles!

[K1W1]

Cant justify spending that sort of money without one. Especially cars the length of these vehicles!

Actually it's called technique and learning how to judge the length of your vehicle. In the dark ages (like more than about 3 years ago) that's what everybody did and I know that you may not comprend this but most people figured it out without any problems. People who used to touch park will still touch park camera or no camera.

[Jake02]

Actually it's called technique and learning how to judge the length of your vehicle.

I couldn't agree more. I'm on my L's and I started learning on my dad's smallest truck (which is legal to drive as it's under the GVM limit) and while it's an absolute bitch to drive I know that I'm a better driver for it. Reverse parking is also annoying to complete but I'm very confident in using both exterior mirrors to judge distance and space. I'm sorry but if you need a reverse camera (on top of sensors) then you kinda need to learn how to park better! And c'mon, the rear-view vision isn't that bad in Octavias...

[dArK5HaD0w]

dealer called me back after a couple of days, I told him to call me when skoda decide to fit rear view cameras (at least as an option) to their range.
Cant justify spending that sort of money without one. Especially cars the length of these vehicles!

if u can't reverse park without the aid of a "camera" - u should hand ur license back and get off the road.

atleast the octavias have a graphical image with radar zones, instead of just beeps, or even worse, nothing at all!!!

[dazag]

Added to that.. its in Adelaide, attracts the worlds best riders.

Home - Santos Tour Down Under - UCI Pro Tour

Lance Armstrong will be there for the last time competing on Australian soil as well.. I'm planning to take the Superb over to Adelaide for the event as I'm competing in the corporate event. woohoo should be fun!

I'm heading across to Adelaide via Canberra ( In the RS ) from 9-19 Jan, but not actually for the Tour, but to catch up with the wife's family.
But since i will be close i might go check it out, my mate who races in local Newcastle a-grade would shoot me if i didn't check it out.
Will keep an eye out for the Superb CanberraRS and will give you a big wave if i see ya.
The RS will have a roof box and rear bike carrier with a couple of MTB's on the back, so if ya see me.........

[dArK5HaD0w]

I'm heading across to Adelaide via Canberra ( In the RS ) from 9-19 Jan, but not actually for the Tour, but to catch up with the wife's family.
But since i will be close i might go check it out, my mate who races in local Newcastle a-grade would shoot me if i didn't check it out.
Will keep an eye out for the Superb CanberraRS and will give you a big wave if i see ya.
The RS will have a roof box and rear bike carrier with a couple of MTB's on the back, so if ya see me.........

i'll keep an eye out for a white rs with a stack of bikes on it

[dazag]

i'll keep an eye out for a white rs with a stack of bikes on it

Mines bright silver

[brad]

dealer called me back after a couple of days, I told him to call me when skoda decide to fit rear view cameras (at least as an option) to their range.
Cant justify spending that sort of money without one. Especially cars the length of these vehicles!

i could understand your angst if you were buying something like a HiLux twin cab or an SUV. I dunno, maybe you have a bad parking situation. Whatever, but i don't see lack of rear-view camera beinga show stopper

[andymarc]

My 2c.
Get a broker!
I bought mine from a dealer in Geelong (i live in Adelaide)
I originally was dealing with Solitaire in Adelaide (the only skoda dealer) and they were great, but when i asked the price they said it was retail. So I said there was no way i was going to pay retail. but they wouldnt give me a figure... So i called a broker.. Solitaire wanted 44000 on the road for the car (which wasnt in AUS at the time. I had a chioce of a black manual RS wagon or.. a Black manual RS wagon if i didnt want to wait 4 months). The Broker got me the exact same car for $39200 shipped to Adelaide with a full tank of fuel. By the time i registered it cost me a lil over 41k. A lot cheaper than solitare were offering.
When Solitaire found out they did although match the price but didnt give them the business as i felt they didn't look after me well enough for me to go searching elsewhere.

[TRIVETT]

Why pay broker

My 2c.
Get a broker!
I bought mine from a dealer in Geelong (i live in Adelaide)
I originally was dealing with Solitaire in Adelaide (the only skoda dealer) and they were great, but when i asked the price they said it was retail. So I said there was no way i was going to pay retail. but they wouldnt give me a figure... So i called a broker.. Solitaire wanted 44000 on the road for the car (which wasnt in AUS at the time. I had a chioce of a black manual RS wagon or.. a Black manual RS wagon if i didnt want to wait 4 months). The Broker got me the exact same car for $39200 shipped to Adelaide with a full tank of fuel. By the time i registered it cost me a lil over 41k. A lot cheaper than solitare were offering.
When Solitaire found out they did although match the price but didnt give them the business as i felt they didn't look after me well enough for me to go searching elsewhere.

In answer to " get a broker "
I give best price possible for watercooled members EVERY time & selling Australiawide on internet these days I believe the days of broker are over, you look up ads or info, you enquire & get answer or price etc, the broker does same thing & Free to you , but expects us to pay him for lead, & 9 times out 10 we have already had the same enquiry direct. We buy for X we sell for Y if we have to cover him for $200 or $500 your nett end result to you end user has to be worse. Compare value wherever you buy & most of all make sure you are comparing apples against apples.
Happy Xmas & all best for 2011
Wes from Trivett

[dodgey]

I know it sounds crazy, but back March last year (2009) I tried Private Fleet for a quote on an RS TSI wagon (I dont think they were too sure what a Skoda was though) with almost everything except for the sunroof. Best price they could get me was $58k otr!! I did mention to them that it sounded like over RRP but they were adamant that it was $3k under. I didn't pursue it...

That said, when I bought my GTI back in 07, Private Fleet got the best price, about $100 under what I got the car for. Only thing was I could either pay $100 more and get the car straight away (first 200 in the country) or wait 5 months through Private Fleet... (I chose to pay the extra $100...

[K1W1]

I have the same low opinion of vehicle brokers that I do of real estate agents. At the end of the day they are selling something they have no financial interest in, they take no responsibility for the product that is sold and the only person they are in it for is themselves. Brokers very rarely achieve a better result for their client than the client could themselves if they put a bit if effort and thought into the purchase.

As a buyer I would rather build a bit of a relationship with the person and company I'm buying from and use that relationship later on when warranty problems occur or a loose a stupid bolt and get a new one as a favour or when the time comes for another vehicle.

As a seller fortunately when I was in the industry brokers were few and far between but the general attitude of dealerships then was "we have been screwed over this sale get the money and get rid of the purchaser as quick as possible". The sort of people who buy through brokers are not interested in relationship selling and it's reflected in the way they treat dealerships and the way they are treated in return.

[andymarc]

Kiwi
The only reason I went through a broker was because I wanted to get the best possible price for the car. Unfortunately in Adelaide there is only 1 skoda dealer and they have a monopoly on the Market. The fact is the broker got me the car I wanted for a really decent price. He got paid to find me the car and everyone is happy. Saved me the time ringing around the dealers getting a better price on the exact and only rs wagon in australa. He never tried to screw me over. I paid him to do what he did and in the end I'm happy with my purchase and that's all that matters. Besides the dealer I got the car from benefitted in the end coz they got my finance so everyone wins.

[andymarc]

Also from experience building a relationship with a dealer in the end doesn't mean squat. Most of the time you buy a car and you never hear from the person you bought the car from. My xr5 I bought from a dealer. They gave me their crappy extended warranty and all it did in the end is cost me heartache and I confidently say I got locked into keeping the servicing at that dealership for exorbant prices and bad service. 3 years down the track when it comes to warranty claims they don't want to honour anything and the socalled extended warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on.