Picked up my new vRS TDi on Friday - had a couple of very pleasurable days driving it around!

Specs:

- 2.0 CR TDi vRS

- MY2011

- Candy white

- maxidot

- rear parking sensors

- auto mirror/wiper/lights

- full size spare wheel

Pretty impressed after a few days and a couple of hundred miles. Seems to be enough grunt when you need it, yet it pootles nicely down the motorway. Bolero is a real surprise, it's actually quite decent - plays SD cards with no delay whatsoever. Mats were standard.

Big-up to Sinclair Skoda in Swansea, who were superb throughout, managing to source the car in just 3 weeks (was expecting 12!).

Some quick snaps:

Looks great, not a bad garden too....

Very nice, I'm liking the white-ness!

....is that a speck of dirt just above the offside headlight?

I can picture you running outside to check now

Very nice spec and the car look very good.

rob

Roll on September i will have that one's twin Looking neat man

TOP! Good luck with it.

not a bad garden too....

yes, just a shame it's not mine! I was waiting for the "git orf my land" from friendly farmer giles!

....is that a speck of dirt just above the offside headlight?

Might have been! Just gave it a thorough was just to be sure

That looks blooming stunning mate.

Can I ask how much you paid for her all in?

Its just that I want a Candy White one badly!!

Edited 25 July, 201015 yr by EddGee

Nice looking car and glad it came so quick. Sinclair Swansea really pulled that out of the bag for you. Are the pics taken on Gower? Looks like Rhossilli to me but could be wrong.

horrible colour.

horrible colour.

Roll on September i will have that one's twin Looking neat man

Me too! Looks good ... can't wait for mine to get here.

Stop it! I can't decide between Race Blue and Candy White and I was just about decided on blue one until I saw this :S

Stunning car, congratulations

Nice looking car and glad it came so quick. Sinclair Swansea really pulled that out of the bag for you. Are the pics taken on Gower? Looks like Rhossilli to me but could be wrong.

Yeah was very pleased with Sinclair, really good to deal with.

Rhossili? Yes!! You can just about spot the Worms Head in the background of the last picture. Picked the car up from Sinclairs lunchtime, so had an excellent afternoon/evening motoring around Gower.

Thanks for all your comments - it does look good in white. But also good in silver, grey sorry anthracite, black, yellow. Just not sure about blue

Yeah was very pleased with Sinclair, really good to deal with.

Rhossili? Yes!! You can just about spot the Worms Head in the background of the last picture. Picked the car up from Sinclairs lunchtime, so had an excellent afternoon/evening motoring around Gower.

Thanks for all your comments - it does look good in white. But also good in silver, grey sorry anthracite, black, yellow. Just not sure about blue

how did you manage to get some sunshine on friday afternoon, im in the guildhall and it was bucketing down.

how did you manage to get some sunshine on friday afternoon, im in the guildhall and it was bucketing down.

By the time I got to Rhossili it must have been around 6.15pm. Fortunately the horrible little man on the car park entrance had packed up and gone home. By then the sun was out and it was lovely - lots of people walking around - a very pleasant early evening.

When you say full size spare...do you mean a 16" steel?

Just about to buy a VRS and the salesman says they only come with space savers :S

When you say full size spare...do you mean a 16" steel?

Just about to buy a VRS and the salesman says they only come with space savers :S

You are correct you can only order a space saving wheel with the VRS. However, a member has put a full sized alloy in the spare wheel holder without an issue. So it can be done just not direct from the factory.

When you say full size spare...do you mean a 16" steel?

Yes - to my surprise it came with a steel spare wheel, as requested. I was expecting to be told only a spacesaver could be specified. I don't know the build week of the car, but it is definitely MY11, so not sure when they stopped allowing steel spares to be specified.

Got my new Black VRS 2.0TSI yesterday I too ordered a spare and it arrived with a steel wheel with a Continental SprintContact 205/55 R16 and all the jack etc.

Edited 29 July, 201015 yr by Hyperviper34

So that's still technically a space saver as it is not the same width as the standard tyres...but presumably you can exceed 80kph.

Is it still technically illegal to use a space saver (mixing tyres of different sizes on the same axle)?

Edited 29 July, 201015 yr by juan27

Nice in white

My Choices for order were 1) White 2) Anthracite Grey 3) Silver.

Seeing all the peoples here ordering white, and found out that virtually all the company cars @ SUK are white decided not to as the SUK ones will hit the market & resale may be a bit more difficult.

Dealer had 2 second hand Octys in Anthracite Grey and it was just a tad too dark a colour that I wanted.

Silver ordered, as I think White & Black will be the most popular colours & the silver will hide the muck a bit longer .

Still think the white looks really nice when clean.

However, a member has put a full sized alloy in the spare wheel holder without an issue. So it can be done just not direct from the factory.

Are you sure about that? I've read that while yes, you can just fit the alloy with tyre in, the fact that the tyre is so wide means that it protrudes above the level of the well, leaving you with a big bump in the boot floor cover.

So that's still technically a space saver as it is not the same width as the standard tyres...but presumably you can exceed 80kph.

Is it still technically illegal to use a space saver (mixing tyres of different sizes on the same axle)?

It's not a space saver, the rolling radius is almost identical to the 18" alloy, and (iirc) that wheel/tyre combo is used on other Octavias as standard.

Are you sure about that? I've read that while yes, you can just fit the alloy with tyre in, the fact that the tyre is so wide means that it protrudes above the level of the well, leaving you with a big bump in the boot floor cover.

It's not a space saver, the rolling radius is almost identical to the 18" alloy, and (iirc) that wheel/tyre combo is used on other Octavias as standard.

Yes I am sure, the member took a picture and it did not protrude above the level of the well. It was a tight fit but was completely flush with floor.

The 16" steel wheel is classed as a space saver and this is what you get when you order a space saver wheel with the VRS.