Potential Fabia vRS owner

RayGreen · 10-10-2005, 11:01

Greetings everyone,

I've never even seen one but I want one. I was totally under whelmed by the Skoda tv advert and did a google search on Fabia vRS and found one hell of a car! I eventually came across Briskoda and your passion for the Fabia delivered the knock out blow. So I'm off to my dealer to take a look so I'd be grateful if you can give me some help.

Am I likely to pay the RRP of £12380 or are these guys open to negotiation. I don't want to beat them up too much but thought that I might be able to pay rrp but get a good trade in on my worthless old car. I'd like to trade in the old heap for Xenon lights and metalic paint (and mats and flaps if I'm lucky). Is the 2007 new model a bargaining point.

Are the xenons a good option or should I try for something else.

Silver or black?

Thanks for your help,
Regards
Ray

**tfboy** · 10-10-2005, 12:07

Ahhhhh. Welcome

The way I look at buying a new car whilst trading in is the "cost to change". Some dealers will give you a stonking good discount on the new car but a mediocre trade-in price on your old one. Others will give you a really good price for you heap-o-metal, but no discount. Either way, it's the cost to change that matters.

Some dealers appear to discount more than others, but I think it's more up to how well they're doing at a certain point in time. If you catch them at the end of a bad month, they'll probably discount more than at the beginning of a new reg. It's worth phoning around to see what various local dealers have on offer.

In my experience, I would go for the xenons. I had them on my first fabia and really miss them on my current fabia. Cruise control is retro-fittable. I wouldn't bother with a Skoda CD changer. If you want more music capacity, you can change the Head unit for one which takes MP3s for less money than the factory changer.

As for colour choice, you're about to stir a hornet's nest

Black looks really good and super smart when clean. It hardly stays clean for long though

Silver is nice and more of a neutral colour. Does show up the front bumper a bit better too. It sounds as if you've dismissed red and yellow as options.

Where are you based Ray? Some Briskodians may offer to meet up and show you theirs. If you're anywhere near Berkshire, I'd be happy to show you mine, although it's hardly "standard"

Happy hunting and welcome again

ag.morley · 10-10-2005, 12:25

ssssshhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........needs to be yellow

And hello

Nick C · 10-10-2005, 12:56

Ray

If you want to save yourself a few thousand £s, my silver 53 plate fabia Vrs is up for sale.

Nick C

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t3791...-for-sale.html

Nick C · 10-10-2005, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick C

Ray

If you want to save yourself a few thousand £s, my silver 53 plate fabia Vrs is up for sale.

Nick C

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t3791...-for-sale.html

Forgot to say full details in the for sale section of this formum or use this link: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t3791...-for-sale.html

mikejay · 10-10-2005, 13:19

i have a black magic 54 reg vrs for asle mate! 13000 miles perfect in every way, you will not find a better example! cupra air intake and intercooler vent mod. very well looked after,only sellin due to needin a deposite for a house. £9995 ono. thats over 2k off new price and its only 9 months old.

mikejay · 10-10-2005, 14:08

i have sent you a pm ray!

StuM · 24-10-2005, 14:37

Hi.

To get the best price for mine I started with www.broadspeed.com - this is where TopGear mag got their best price from. I was offered one from them at a SUBSTANTIAL discount from list. I then tried a couple of dealers direct, before finally going to www.whatcar.co.uk. They have a Target Price on there and a guarantee that if your dealer wont match it, they'll point you to one that will.

My local dealer couldn't get anywhere near it, so I ended up going with one 60 miles away. Worth the effort for the 10% saving over list. It took just two weeks from order to collection - though I had no options other than colour.

REMEMBER: silver and black colour options are metallic and pearlescent respectively, so expect to pay £280 on top of the price you see for those.

I had a CD changer in my last car and to be honest, kept the same 6 CDs in there for months on end. I now use an iPod for my tunes.

I was tempted by Xenons, but put off by the price.

Cheers
StuM

MikeW · 24-10-2005, 15:11

Most dealers are open to haggling. I'd say about £11700 is the top price to pay for a standard Fabia, walk away if they try to charge more!
I went for silver because it's discreet and easy to keep clean but a lot of folks prefer black. Yellow is a bit "striking". Reds nice but you may to wait longer for delivery.

class37 · 24-10-2005, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeW

Most dealers are open to haggling. I'd say about £11700 is the top price to pay for a standard Fabia, walk away if they try to charge more!
I went for silver because it's discreet and easy to keep clean but a lot of folks prefer black. Yellow is a bit "striking". Reds nice but you may to wait longer for delivery.

mine tooo easy cleaned Best COLOUR !!!

**VRStu** · 24-10-2005, 15:39

I'm confused by all this talk of black being harder to keep clean. With black the back end doesn't show the soot so much. I've followed several red's and yellow's that look awful covered in soot.

I would get cruise from the factory, it'll work out cheaper. Xenons are nice but an expensive luxury. I wouldn't bother with the changer TBH.

10-10-2005, 11:01	#1
RayGreen Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South West Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Potential Fabia vRS owner Greetings everyone, I've never even seen one but I want one. I was totally under whelmed by the Skoda tv advert and did a google search on Fabia vRS and found one hell of a car! I eventually came across Briskoda and your passion for the Fabia delivered the knock out blow. So I'm off to my dealer to take a look so I'd be grateful if you can give me some help. Am I likely to pay the RRP of £12380 or are these guys open to negotiation. I don't want to beat them up too much but thought that I might be able to pay rrp but get a good trade in on my worthless old car. I'd like to trade in the old heap for Xenon lights and metalic paint (and mats and flaps if I'm lucky). Is the 2007 new model a bargaining point. Are the xenons a good option or should I try for something else. Silver or black? Thanks for your help, Regards Ray Last edited by RayGreen; 10-10-2005 at 11:50.

10-10-2005, 12:07	#2
tfboy C+ à Paris! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire Posts: 6,171 Thanks: 15 Thanked 51 Times in 42 Posts	Ahhhhh. Welcome The way I look at buying a new car whilst trading in is the "cost to change". Some dealers will give you a stonking good discount on the new car but a mediocre trade-in price on your old one. Others will give you a really good price for you heap-o-metal, but no discount. Either way, it's the cost to change that matters. Some dealers appear to discount more than others, but I think it's more up to how well they're doing at a certain point in time. If you catch them at the end of a bad month, they'll probably discount more than at the beginning of a new reg. It's worth phoning around to see what various local dealers have on offer. In my experience, I would go for the xenons. I had them on my first fabia and really miss them on my current fabia. Cruise control is retro-fittable. I wouldn't bother with a Skoda CD changer. If you want more music capacity, you can change the Head unit for one which takes MP3s for less money than the factory changer. As for colour choice, you're about to stir a hornet's nest Black looks really good and super smart when clean. It hardly stays clean for long though Silver is nice and more of a neutral colour. Does show up the front bumper a bit better too. It sounds as if you've dismissed red and yellow as options. Where are you based Ray? Some Briskodians may offer to meet up and show you theirs. If you're anywhere near Berkshire, I'd be happy to show you mine, although it's hardly "standard" Happy hunting and welcome again __________________ Xavier

10-10-2005, 12:25	#3
ag.morley S60-R wanabee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: right on track........ Posts: 4,805 Thanks: 9 Thanked 76 Times in 30 Posts	ssssshhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........needs to be yellow And hello __________________ *I have decided to write nothing in this space* Join Now------>>>>> <<<<<------woN nioJ

10-10-2005, 13:19	#6
mikejay Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: wigan Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	i have a black magic 54 reg vrs for asle mate! 13000 miles perfect in every way, you will not find a better example! cupra air intake and intercooler vent mod. very well looked after,only sellin due to needin a deposite for a house. £9995 ono. thats over 2k off new price and its only 9 months old. __________________ bye bye primera, hello furby number 2!!!

10-10-2005, 14:08	#7
mikejay Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: wigan Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	i have sent you a pm ray! __________________ bye bye primera, hello furby number 2!!!

10-10-2005, 12:56	#4
Nick C Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suffolk Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ray If you want to save yourself a few thousand £s, my silver 53 plate fabia Vrs is up for sale. Nick C http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t3791...-for-sale.html

24-10-2005, 14:37	#8
StuM Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South UK Posts: 147 Thanks: 21 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	What Car Target Price Hi. To get the best price for mine I started with www.broadspeed.com - this is where TopGear mag got their best price from. I was offered one from them at a SUBSTANTIAL discount from list. I then tried a couple of dealers direct, before finally going to www.whatcar.co.uk. They have a Target Price on there and a guarantee that if your dealer wont match it, they'll point you to one that will. My local dealer couldn't get anywhere near it, so I ended up going with one 60 miles away. Worth the effort for the 10% saving over list. It took just two weeks from order to collection - though I had no options other than colour. REMEMBER: silver and black colour options are metallic and pearlescent respectively, so expect to pay £280 on top of the price you see for those. I had a CD changer in my last car and to be honest, kept the same 6 CDs in there for months on end. I now use an iPod for my tunes. I was tempted by Xenons, but put off by the price. Cheers StuM Last edited by StuM; 24-10-2005 at 14:39.

24-10-2005, 15:11	#9
MikeW Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Most dealers are open to haggling. I'd say about £11700 is the top price to pay for a standard Fabia, walk away if they try to charge more! I went for silver because it's discreet and easy to keep clean but a lot of folks prefer black. Yellow is a bit "striking". Reds nice but you may to wait longer for delivery.

24-10-2005, 15:39	#11
VRStu Briskoda Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hampshire Posts: 20,412 Thanks: 113 Thanked 919 Times in 825 Posts	I'm confused by all this talk of black being harder to keep clean. With black the back end doesn't show the soot so much. I've followed several red's and yellow's that look awful covered in soot. I would get cruise from the factory, it'll work out cheaper. Xenons are nice but an expensive luxury. I wouldn't bother with the changer TBH. __________________ Stu - Freedom Pimp Stu's Websites - http://www.fabia-vrs.com & http://www.octavia-vrs.com Stu's Car - 2007 Octavia vRS, Race Blue, Xenons, Columbus Navigation, Rear Parking Sensors, Maxi Dot, Light Assist, Jumbo Box, 18" Alloys, Stu's Cruise Control & OEM Integrated Bluetooth Telephone. SWMBO's Car - 2008 Seat LEON TDi Stylance, Black Magic, Sports Pack, Rear Parking Sensors. Something for Weekend - 2002 Lotus Elise RaceTech, Gunmetal, Radio, Carpet Mats.

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