Show Us Your Motors!

Akagi · 8 Dec 2020 at 16:56

MrRockliffe said:
True

Love the VRS, but as far as I can see no stereo upgrade? I listen to a lot of music in the car so a decent factory upgrade is important

Well the one I test drove has a very good stereo. Unless you want to connect something to it of course.

Marvt74 said:
How on earth can you tell there's no stereo upgrade from a picture of the exterior

I assumed he means theres no premium audio upgrade option available.

Quint · 8 Dec 2020 at 16:57

You can upgrade the speakers when you build the spec, this one wasn’t.

MrRockliffe · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:00

Marvt74 said:
How on earth can you tell there's no stereo upgrade from a picture of the exterior

Sorry, poorly worded.

I was meant that I couldn't see any options for factory upgrades on the stereos for Skodas (i.e. VW have Dynaudio, SEAT have SEAT Sound...)

Kenai · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:02

MrRockliffe said:
Sorry, poorly worded.

I was meant that I couldn't see any options for factory upgrades on the stereos for Skodas (i.e. VW have Dynaudio, SEAT have SEAT Sound...)

Skoda have CANTON

(edit - though you probably won't see on the new Mk4 yet, as not all options are available to spec yet)

MrRockliffe · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:07

Kenai said:
Skoda have CANTON

Yeah I've just seen this after some googling - it seems very few cars spec it, vs HK for example.

I wonder if this indicates that lots of new Octavias are lease? Golfs have the same issue - very few specced with Dynaudio, and those that are typically command quite a premium

SDK^ · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:11

Hyburnate said:
You're local?

Anyway, I copied @SDK^

You finally got it. Reminds me - I should give my car a wash, that looks shiny

How are you finding it ?

Kenai · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:12

MrRockliffe said:
Yeah I've just seen this after some googling - it seems very few cars spec it, vs HK for example.

I wonder if this indicates that lots of new Octavias are lease? Golfs have the same issue - very few specced with Dynaudio, and those that are typically command quite a premium

It was a £500 option, which is a fair chunk on something that's marketed as the budget Golf alternative and the standard stereo is more than good enough for most people who are just listening to Radio 1/4 or a low bitrate Spotify stream. Anyone vaguely serious about audio in the Skoda circles ends up spending a wedge on sound insulation before any other sort of upgrade, as that's one area Skoda cost save in comparison to VW.

All that said, most new ones are probably lease/PCP where adding options makes less sense - one of the reasons I liked the early 245s - as a 'special' edition, it came bundled with a load of extras so they're a bit less spec sensitive than the regular trims.

MrRockliffe · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:21

Kenai said:
It was a £500 option, which is a fair chunk on something that's marketed as the budget Golf alternative and the standard stereo is more than good enough for most people who are just listening to Radio 1/4 or a low bitrate Spotify stream. Anyone vaguely serious about audio in the Skoda circles ends up spending a wedge on sound insulation before any other sort of upgrade, as that's one area Skoda cost save in comparison to VW.

All that said, most new ones are probably lease/PCP where adding options makes less sense - one of the reasons I liked the early 245s - as a 'special' edition, it came bundled with a load of extras so they're a bit less spec sensitive than the regular trims.

That makes a lot of sense - do you happen to know if SEATs are the same? The Leon Cupra seems to be very good value for money, almost suspiciously so...

Kenai · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:41

MrRockliffe said:
That makes a lot of sense - do you happen to know if SEATs are the same? The Leon Cupra seems to be very good value for money, almost suspiciously so...

The Leons are probably easier to find with audio upgrades as I think it was more like a £300 option on the Seat.

The Leon whilst being more budget than the Golf, was marketed more as being the 'younger sportier' choice, so probably didn't attract quite the same degree of tight fistedness as your typical new Skoda buyer/leaser

Vita · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:46

Acme said:
You used to have a Ford? *scratches head*

Ford isn’t that bad tbh.

Akagi · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:49

Vita said:
Ford isn’t that bad tbh.

On the same plane as Skoda for quality IMO.

Vita · 8 Dec 2020 at 17:49

Acme said:
On the same plane as Skoda for quality IMO.

Skodas are better for quality.

Akagi · 8 Dec 2020 at 18:13

Vita said:
Skodas are better for quality.

Then you are seriously confusing.

MrRockliffe · 8 Dec 2020 at 18:50

Kenai said:
The Leons are probably easier to find with audio upgrades as I think it was more like a £300 option on the Seat.

The Leon whilst being more budget than the Golf, was marketed more as being the 'younger sportier' choice, so probably didn't attract quite the same degree of tight fistedness as your typical new Skoda buyer/leaser

More good points!

I need to get test driving to really work out what I like and then cost everything up :cool:

I suspect I'll end up in a 3 series if anything

PurePickage · 8 Dec 2020 at 20:10

ChrisD. said:
Cheers. I'm not sure what to do with it next, I want to remove the interior and put a cage in but I'm not convinced there's a huge amount of weight to save in doing so, and I still drive it over to Spa and the 'ring so having an interior is nice to have.

If you still use it for trips like that I would say it’s not worth it. Swap the front seats out for some nice buckets and get some sticky tyres

ChrisD. · 8 Dec 2020 at 20:15

PurePickage said:
If you still use it for trips like that I would say it’s not worth it. Swap the front seats out for some nice buckets and get some sticky tyres

Yeah buckets are on the list, just have a house purchase to hopefully get through first before I do anything else. I had a pole position in my last car and loved it so will more than likely go for one again.

Hyburnate · 8 Dec 2020 at 20:25

SDK^ said:
You finally got it. Reminds me - I should give my car a wash, that looks shiny
How are you finding it ?

Paha, it's filthy!

I absolutely love it I've had a couple of quirks one time the whole touch panel went unresponsive but other than that I absolutely love it, the torque is insane, 660Nm is incredible.

Akagi · 9 Dec 2020 at 20:03

Got bored of having an unreliable daily, its tiring being me yknow.

Conscript · 9 Dec 2020 at 20:28

Acme said:
Got bored of having an unreliable daily, its tiring being me yknow.

Hmmm. I'm not convinced. What's the catch? What's wrong with it?

IC3 · 9 Dec 2020 at 20:54

Conscript said:
Hmmm. I'm not convinced. What's the catch? What's wrong with it?

Probs missing the whole front end including engine.

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