Promoted: Test drive a Skoda vRS courtesy of PH
Discussion
The Skoda vRS range of performance models have forged a great reputation with UK enthusiasts since the late 1990s; their combination of strong performance, understated looks and good value have made them popular with those after speed in an unassuming body.
Currently the only vRS model is the Octavia, offered as a hatchback or estate. There are diesel and petrol models available, both of which we are big fans of at PistonHeads. For space and speed you can’t do much better! The recently introduced vRS 230 model introduced the VW Group’s ‘VAQ’ diff, promising another level of dynamism to the Octavia.
Now thanks to a new collaboration with Skoda, PH is able to make trying an Octavia vRS even simpler. Complete the form registering your interest and a dealer will be in touch to confirm drive details. We could use simply clever to describe this but it’s already been taken…
Currently the only vRS model is the Octavia, offered as a hatchback or estate. There are diesel and petrol models available, both of which we are big fans of at PistonHeads. For space and speed you can’t do much better! The recently introduced vRS 230 model introduced the VW Group’s ‘VAQ’ diff, promising another level of dynamism to the Octavia.
Now thanks to a new collaboration with Skoda, PH is able to make trying an Octavia vRS even simpler. Complete the form registering your interest and a dealer will be in touch to confirm drive details. We could use simply clever to describe this but it’s already been taken…
Swampy1982 said:
... am I wasting someone's time by getting a test drive...
Not a Stupid Question. I bet the salesmen are loving getting a parade of tyre kickers off of the internet turning up because some Bright Spark in the marketing department bunged a few quid at Haymarket in exchange for some names.Still no contact after yet another week.
Some minion in the Skoda marketing department has probably got a Bad Mark on their end of year review for handing over thousands of Pounds (as nothing in the corporate world happens for just Hundreds of Pounds) for a campaign resulting in precisely Zero Tests Drives taken.
Some minion in the Skoda marketing department has probably got a Bad Mark on their end of year review for handing over thousands of Pounds (as nothing in the corporate world happens for just Hundreds of Pounds) for a campaign resulting in precisely Zero Tests Drives taken.
Truckosaurus said:
Still no contact after yet another week.
Some minion in the Skoda marketing department has probably got a Bad Mark on their end of year review for handing over thousands of Pounds (as nothing in the corporate world happens for just Hundreds of Pounds) for a campaign resulting in precisely Zero Tests Drives taken.
Very sorry that you still haven't heard anything on this, we were informed it was being followed up immediately after your first post. We've had quite a few of these go through now with some positive feedback, so hopefully this is a one off. You have an email from me, and we'll get this resolved for you as soon as possible!Some minion in the Skoda marketing department has probably got a Bad Mark on their end of year review for handing over thousands of Pounds (as nothing in the corporate world happens for just Hundreds of Pounds) for a campaign resulting in precisely Zero Tests Drives taken.
Just to bring the saga to a conclusion... I spoke on the telephone to a salesman at my local dealer and explained I still had a year to go on my current lease, and he was still happy to get me a drive in the 230 vRS.
I have just returned from the test drive. It was a DSG boxed car which I'd not driven before and I left impressed with it. The performance was more than adequate for the type of car and there was even a bit of popping from either the exhaust or the pretend sound generator.
The chap was suggesting there is going to be a facelift in around six months, and when I suggested the possibility of there being a '280' version (as per the Seat Leon, and indeed Skoda's own Super-B) he replied "Hopefully".
The vRS was already on my 'shopping list' but I think this drive has made me favour the DSG over the manual.
In other news, I had a look over the latest Superb hatchback in the showroom and they've finally sorted the styling out on it. The mk1 was always just a stretched Passat and the mk2 didn't look right as a hatchback (although the estate was fine) but this mk3 is spot-on, shame the V6 is no longer an option.
In conclusion, thanks to Ben from PH for sorting the initial snafu and for Garland Skoda for enthusiastically allowing a fat bloke to waste 30mins of their time on a wet Wednesday morning (perhaps how the main dealer 'experience' should be but rarely is).
Having said that, Skoda and Haymarket need to work on the process of handing over the details or managing the expectations of the 'promotion', as it didn't appear that the dealer knew anything of the promotion and it was no different to just phoning up for a test drive.
I have just returned from the test drive. It was a DSG boxed car which I'd not driven before and I left impressed with it. The performance was more than adequate for the type of car and there was even a bit of popping from either the exhaust or the pretend sound generator.
The chap was suggesting there is going to be a facelift in around six months, and when I suggested the possibility of there being a '280' version (as per the Seat Leon, and indeed Skoda's own Super-B) he replied "Hopefully".
The vRS was already on my 'shopping list' but I think this drive has made me favour the DSG over the manual.
In other news, I had a look over the latest Superb hatchback in the showroom and they've finally sorted the styling out on it. The mk1 was always just a stretched Passat and the mk2 didn't look right as a hatchback (although the estate was fine) but this mk3 is spot-on, shame the V6 is no longer an option.
In conclusion, thanks to Ben from PH for sorting the initial snafu and for Garland Skoda for enthusiastically allowing a fat bloke to waste 30mins of their time on a wet Wednesday morning (perhaps how the main dealer 'experience' should be but rarely is).
Having said that, Skoda and Haymarket need to work on the process of handing over the details or managing the expectations of the 'promotion', as it didn't appear that the dealer knew anything of the promotion and it was no different to just phoning up for a test drive.
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