What did you pay for your Octavia RS162/RS169?

[E5TOQUE]

Hello everyone,

Considering purchasing a Skoda Octavia RS or Golf GTI. What were people paying drive away?

I was looking at an Octavia RS 169 with all the options fitted. Lift back or Wagon doesn't really matter.

Thoughts?

[puhleese]

RS169 Liftback fully optioned ie luxury pack, tech pack, 19 inch xtremes and metallic paint but no sunroof. $48k drive away

[wingzee]

RS169 DSG Wagon Fully Optioned (Tech Pack + Luxury Pack + Electric Tailgate + Sunroof + Metallic + 18" Gemini).

$51k drive away (NSW)

[HPRS230]

Pre ordered 2016 RS230 Wagon, Manual, steel grey, Auto boot, Tech Pack (comfort pack & Black park were standard) 48K Qld
RS230 is replaced by the RS245 (Black wheels and Black pack etc, Diff and more power)

See link below for photos

[HPRS230]

Hello everyone,

Considering purchasing a Skoda Octavia RS or Golf GTI. What were people paying drive away?

I was looking at an Octavia RS 169 with all the options fitted. Lift back or Wagon doesn't really matter.

Thoughts?

The old shape Cars are selling cheap as!!! like 40K or less

[Mysticality]

A fully optioned RS169TSI Wagon is in the region of $55k driveaway.
Cheaper purchase, better warranty, cheaper servicing, better features, build quality, and cornering than a Golf GTI.

Only get the Golf if you're the kind of person who thinks people in Golfs are cool... Although if you're going to do that you'll need the R.

[99_FGT]

As per puhleese but wagon, dsg.
Re the 162s being cheap, there are a lot of bait adverts out there. But some bargains too if you're flexible on colour and spec.
I enquired on one 6 weeks back, told it sold the previous day. Ad's still up there, and dealer has rung twice now asking if i want to come in to discuss a new car. Second time i did point out that bait adverts are illegal. Not expecting a third call, but very happy with my local dealer

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[Mysticality]

As per puhleese but wagon, dsg.
Re the 162s being cheap, there are a lot of bait adverts out there. But some bargains too if you're flexible on colour and spec.
I enquired on one 6 weeks back, told it sold the previous day. Ad's still up there, and dealer has rung twice now asking if i want to come in to discuss a new car. Second time i did point out that bait adverts are illegal. Not expecting a third call, but very happy with my local dealer

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Its worse when people come into the showroom pointing at the bait ads (Fully loaded RS for $50k!) point at it and say "I want that!"
Mate with the amount of money we make on them you can have $500 off and not much more.

[Antiplastix]

Mysticality, You're starting to sound more and more like a used car salesman everyday. Oh, woe is us, the poor dealer we're not making any money. Crap, dealers don't build huge glossy showrooms if they're not making money. I'm sure there is all sorts of kickbacks, rebates etc on invoiced price.

[tigger73]

Agree they just don’t tell the sales guys how much margin is actually in the car otherwise they’d give it away to get the sale.

They do have to sell cars and make a profit to keep the doors open though. There’s been quite a few Skoda dealerships come and go over the years so not all can pay for the shiny showroom.


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[Mysticality]

Mysticality, You're starting to sound more and more like a used car salesman everyday. Oh, woe is us, the poor dealer we're not making any money. Crap, dealers don't build huge glossy showrooms if they're not making money. I'm sure there is all sorts of kickbacks, rebates etc on invoiced price.

I've seen all the back end stuff; and at places like Toyota - yeah, sure, totally; huge margins and lots of money going around!
Its incredible just how much Skoda doesn't make!

[woofy]

Skodas made more when they first launched, but I think VWA were giving a tonne of rebates etc when I bought mine late 2008. I got free onroads/DD and the dealer also got another bonus from VWA which meant they gave me $1k extra off when I picked it up a week later. That was a different time though. With lots of dealers gone since then some really good profitable ones and the ones still there have said repeatedly that there is nothing in them. One told me how little Fabias margins were. I think it's safe to say that VWA are doing fine but are still not passing things onto the dealer they should. Offering extended warranty/servicing with finance just helps them more whereas free onroads is a more tangible thing to help the dealer. I reckon Hyundai probably have the biggest margins full stop now, they don't discount anymore, they push up the prices quite a bit with each incoming model and they really do rort you on servicing.