WTB : used Octavia RS TSI147

[brad]

But I also would suggest a demo if you want something newer. For a used car that is only 1 year old and has done very little mileage, there are only 2 reasons why people would sell the car that quickly.

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Plenty of other reasons for selling a near new car. My best mate bought a new VN Commodore wagon & within 2 months of taking delivery was promoted & given a company car. A VN Commodore wagon to be precise. The only difference was that his car was red & the company car was in the corporate approved blue. They even paid him out the difference between what he bought the car for & what he sold it for. Imagine trying to private sale a red commodore when an almost identical one is sitting in the driveway.

I was offered a new job 6 months after i bought the Skoda. One of the reasons I declined the offer was because i was locked into a lease. If I had taken the job then a 6 month old Skoda in perfect condition would have been on the market.

Plenty of other legitimate reasons too (overseas transfer, new job, wife hates car, etc)

[VAG newbie]

Plenty of other reasons for selling a near new car. My best mate bought a new VN Commodore wagon & within 2 months of taking delivery was promoted & given a company car. A VN Commodore wagon to be precise. The only difference was that his car was red & the company car was in the corporate approved blue. They even paid him out the difference between what he bought the car for & what he sold it for. Imagine trying to private sale a red commodore when an almost identical one is sitting in the driveway.

I was offered a new job 6 months after i bought the Skoda. One of the reasons I declined the offer was because i was locked into a lease. If I had taken the job then a 6 month old Skoda in perfect condition would have been on the market.

Plenty of other legitimate reasons too (overseas transfer, new job, wife hates car, etc)

"Wife hates car", I would put that in the first category. You have to be impulsive to buy a car without wife's approval. I knew there was a guy on this forum bought the Monte because he and his wife loved the look, but totally disregard to the fact that the wife needed an auto. So they sold their car within 3 months.

I agree there could be many reasons, maybe I shouldn't use the word "only", but rather I should use the word "generally". Of course it is possible that someone might've won lottery and decides to go for a Porche. But chances are very small. I think my point is, with Skodas already being so rare, the chances of someone owning an octavia RS wanting to sell it within 12 months is very small. For me, even if I have a company car, unless I am desperate for cash, I would keep it as a family second car, considering that first year would have the most depreciation. Also most company fleet car would be so boring to drive. I would like to keep the RS for the fun on weekends.

[brad]

I bought my Octy without any input from my wife. She doesn't like driving it. It wasn't an impulse buy, she just wasn't interested (in the choosing/buying process) until it hit the driveway. My solution: I told her not to drive it. So she doesn't. This Octy is a keeper

[aware]

I agree there could be many reasons, maybe I shouldn't use the word "only", but rather I should use the word "generally". Of course it is possible that someone might've won lottery and decides to go for a Porche. But chances are very small. I think my point is, with Skodas already being so rare, the chances of someone owning an octavia RS wanting to sell it within 12 months is very small. For me, even if I have a company car, unless I am desperate for cash, I would keep it as a family second car, considering that first year would have the most depreciation. Also most company fleet car would be so boring to drive. I would like to keep the RS for the fun on weekends.

No offence, but that's your situation. What if someone didn't have the space for a third car, even if the company car was left on the street etc? We're lucky in that we choose our company car (and that we have space for all of our cars) but not everyone is in the same position. Even if I drove a RS, and was in a position to receive a company car, I'd have to very seriously consider all the options. Given I wouldn't want to drive the RS shopping to avoid damage, it wouldn't get driven and then I sail on Saturdays, so the car would parked outside in a carpark or on the side of the road, where quite frankly I'd rather leave a company car. In my circumstances, I'd have to keep the memories of the RS and sell it.

I'm sorry to go on about it, but it's pretty difficult for someone to comment on the circumstances of another individual just because you don't agree with it. When we bought Mum's forester, I took a fair bit of crap from some people as it isn't the sort of the car that they would buy - but you buy a car, (or sell) depending on your own individual circumstances. I'm sure i'd take crap from them as well if they knew we've ordered a Diesel Wagon, but it suits our needs.

Apologies to the OP and other posters for the hijack. Good luck to the OP in his search for a Skoda - you won't be disappointed with a RS.

[zei20t]

I bought my Octy without any input from my wife. She doesn't like driving it. It wasn't an impulse buy, she just wasn't interested until it hit the driveway. My solution: I told her not to drive it. So she doesn't. This Octy is a keeper

hahahah thats VERY similar to my own story. i told my wife she can drive it if she wants, but she wont because she knows i 'dislike' her driving

[VAG newbie]

No offence, but that's your situation. What if someone didn't have the space for a third car, even if the company car was left on the street etc? We're lucky in that we choose our company car (and that we have space for all of our cars) but not everyone is in the same position. Even if I drove a RS, and was in a position to receive a company car, I'd have to very seriously consider all the options. Given I wouldn't want to drive the RS shopping to avoid damage, it wouldn't get driven and then I sail on Saturdays, so the car would parked outside in a carpark or on the side of the road, where quite frankly I'd rather leave a company car. In my circumstances, I'd have to keep the memories of the RS and sell it.

I'm sorry to go on about it, but it's pretty difficult for someone to comment on the circumstances of another individual just because you don't agree with it. When we bought Mum's forester, I took a fair bit of crap from some people as it isn't the sort of the car that they would buy - but you buy a car, (or sell) depending on your own individual circumstances. I'm sure i'd take crap from them as well if they knew we've ordered a Diesel Wagon, but it suits our needs.

Apologies to the OP and other posters for the hijack. Good luck to the OP in his search for a Skoda - you won't be disappointed with a RS.

Not taken cuz it's not my situation (i dont have an RS) and I won't enforce it on others. Like I said, anything is possible, and if there are someone out there who would like to keep a company Holden and forfeit a near new RS and lose $10-15k of hard earned cash, that's good. Other people's loss is your gain! I never say it won't happen, and I've never advise the OP to definitely go for a demo. As the OP is desperate for a car cus his old car was written off, I was just suggesting that he may have to look for a demo or settle with something a bit older, as the chances of someone with a perfect near new RS, who is happy with it, then had to sell it because he got a new job and new company car and has no space for a second car, that he had to sell it and lose $10-15k (or company pay for the loss), is pretty unlikely, but certainly not impossible! If the OP have found a car the car that fits his description, then I'm happy for him! Because he would have picked up a good bargain!!

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I bought my Octy without any input from my wife. She doesn't like driving it. It wasn't an impulse buy, she just wasn't interested (in the choosing/buying process) until it hit the driveway. My solution: I told her not to drive it. So she doesn't. This Octy is a keeper

I envy you that your wife would let you do that! But if your wife don't interfere with what car you buy, "wife hates it" cannot be the reason you sell a near new car

[aware]

If the OP have found a car the car that fits his description, then I'm happy for him! Because he would have picked up a good bargain!!

Absolutely - That'd be a great result if he could find a car within that range.

[Mysticality]

I bought my Octy without any input from my wife. She doesn't like driving it. It wasn't an impulse buy, she just wasn't interested (in the choosing/buying process) until it hit the driveway. My solution: I told her not to drive it. So she doesn't. This Octy is a keeper

Told the girlfriend I was getting a new car, she wouldn't talk to me for a day because she absolutely LOVED the 2011 Sorento I was trading in.
Practicality over matter, though. I'd keep taking it offroad and the possibility of bending things I couldn't afford to replace was too high.

She took one look at it, said "Oh. Its a daddy car." (wagon), then got in and after I put my foot down absolutely loved it.

She won't drive it because its too long.
/score

[chetnik73]

Hi Guys

Just an update to my post. Picked up a 2010 model in Candy White with 15000kms. Could have bought silver with lower kms but the white is a beauty. Its like new and spotless. Mind you, the wife was insistant on getting it as she was a fan of our previous GTI.

Haven't had time to take pics yet as picked it up late last night, but happy with first impressions!