Octavia vRS 245 lease thread

[headieboy]

Argh! I was waiting for the Golf R estate deals to come out but they aren't any good so was going to my fall back of a vRS 245. I think I need to visit my local Skoda dealer to get some info on when the orders for 245's will be started again. I do have 6 month of my current lease to go so this may work out ok.

[Ursicles]

Id also consider posting on the briskoda forum in case someone cancels and you can pick up their order?

[tourerman]

Not a 245, but Paul Hewitt at Hortons Skoda has offered me a VRS (230) Estate - DSG - 10k miles for £215 p/m with approx. £1900 down.

I missed the 245 offered but this is only about £7 p/m more and minus the extra bits and bhp of the 245.

Paul is very helpful if you're looking for a none 245!

[Matt9407]

Im paying £264 a month with £794 down for my 245 DSG

Got it through Jordan at Garland Skoda down South. Had one sitting in the showroom so managed to miss the long wait

[MJay36]

Another recommendation for Paul Hewitt of Hortons Skoda.

My Golf R Estate doesn’t go back until July next year but I wanted to arrange a replacement sooner rather than later. Had been waiting to see what the latest deals were going to be given their advance publicity over the past few weeks. Considering the £/Euro exchange rate is around 18% lower compared to when I ordered the Golf I suppose they are not too bad.

Fortunately I had a quote from Paul towards the end of a October for a manual Octavia Estate VRS245 at 10k pa over two years at £6250 all in so went with this earlier this week, on the understanding that I could cancel if any better deals materialised. Can’t see this happening now so happy to stick with the 245 order.

[bluenosewrx]

I've also went with Paul, great communication and went for the DSG my current S3 goes back end of Jan and hopefully this will arrive early Feb on a 3+23@£243.

They are still taking orders for customers only, no Demos or stock orders are being taken.

[court]

Tried to switch out to a Leon ST Cupra 300 yesterday - dealer thought they had a spare one coming week 2. In the end it was a hatch, so continuing with the Octavia.

I did glean from the Business Manager that 245 ordering is now closed to 2019 - I've just been on the configurator and sure enough it's gone!

Edited by court on Tuesday 5th December 16:00

[culpz]

This is one of the many reasons not to procrastinate when you see a decent lease deal, like these. Snap them up before the inevitable happens!

I nearly ordered one but i was unsure if i really wanted the car and the price, as good as it was, was probably a bit more than i wanted to spend.

Cracking deals for the money though!

[Andy665]

I cancelled my order last week - could not be given any indication of build date - fortunately got offered a great deal on a Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive for £2 month more with a few options ( Metallic, Driver Assist Pack and Winter Pack)

[Max M4X WW]

Andy665 said:

I cancelled my order last week - could not be given any indication of build date - fortunately got offered a great deal on a Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive for £2 month more with a few options ( Metallic, Driver Assist Pack and Winter Pack)

Nice job! Even more power and AWD. Where from? Seen a few posts on FB etc but nothing seemed that great.

[Andy665]

Max M4X WW said:

Nice job! Even more power and AWD. Where from? Seen a few posts on FB etc but nothing seemed that great.

IMG in Warrington - deal is a 6 + 23 on 14k per year. Car with metallic paint, Driver Assist Pack 1 and Winter Pack - £1872 down and £312 per month - massively cheaper than every other similar deal I have looked at online. Not an advertised deal - I'd have been happy with an ST 300 in FWD manual spec but this was such a good deal it seemed silly not to say yes

[rich12]

Have they stopped making the 245 now? Can't see a single 'new' one for sale and it's not on Skoda's website anymore.

[Steve vRS]

Yes. The order book had closed and the car was taken off the configuratior on 4th December. Any orders placed after the 4th have been cancelled.

I was hoping for an April delivery having ordered on 19th October but delivery could be as late as the end of June. If I can’t get better news in January on my next update I may have to cancel.

[rich12]

Oh. Why have they stopped it?

My order was accepted 1/11 and they expect it to be around May. Lease car doesn't need to go back until June so that's good for me.

Paying twice as much for the VRS compared to the Alltrack is a little saddening though.

[nismogreen]

I think they had a limited number of build slots allocated to the uk and they all got filled. Mine is safe, but no idea if it's going to be in time.

[playtent]

Hey guys,

It looks like I'll be cancelling my order on a Skoda Octavia 245 VRS estate manual in red.

Its due for delivery in April and the deal I got was;

3+23 8k per annum

£228

£684 Deposit

All include VAT but I have to collect the car from the dealer. There are no fees.

Any one interested please let me know.

Thanks

[old No 1]

Getting a black magic 245 on monday from Haysledeans in Doncaster.

£200 more over the NVS deal over the term so £6500 total . Ordered 5th Oct.

Good service from them on order and being kept up to date.

Lets see how delivery is!

[bringit]

playtent said:

Hey guys,

It looks like I'll be cancelling my order on a Skoda Octavia 245 VRS estate manual in red.

Its due for delivery in April and the deal I got was;

3+23 8k per annum

£228

£684 Deposit

All include VAT but I have to collect the car from the dealer. There are no fees.

Any one interested please let me know.

Thanks

Hi - I am interested in this for sure. Cant send you an email on the forums as option not switched on, but could you please email me?! thanks,

[volksdub]

Mine is ready earlier than expected. Got asked if I wanted it this month. But I’ve asked for it to be delayed till the start of January.

I’m going from a Golf R so don’t have high expectations but it’s cheap and they look the part.

[Thomas-7n5dy]

volksdub said:

Mine is ready earlier than expected. Got asked if I wanted it this month. But I’ve asked for it to be delayed till the start of January.

I’m going from a Golf R so don’t have high expectations but it’s cheap and they look the part.

When did you have your original order? I've managed to only confirm a provisional build week of late April which is pretty useless for me.