For Sale Octavia VRS 54 plate low mileage

Carlosramdango · 27-04-2008, 14:08

With great reluctance I am selling my wifes Octavia VRS due to the fact that we have had to change her car because of buying a German Shepherd puppy.

Brief details about the car.

Purchased new by us from Motorpoint in Derby in December 2004. It has covered just over 29500 miles and has been serviced 12 monthly with the last service being carried out December 07 by JBS auto in Chesterfield. It is MOT'd until December and taxed until the end of May.

The car is in Excellent condition and has never had any accident damage or mechanical work carried out on it. It has been by far and away the best car that we have ever owned and if it wasn't for the new edition to the family I could of seen us happily owning it for years to come.

It has all the usual Octavia features including these extras:

Rear Parking sensors
ESP (Electronic stability program)
Top of the range Alpine CDA-9887R with ipod cable in glove box and hands free blue tooth adapter. Fitted at a cost of £400 December 07
4 x 225 45 17 Michelin Primacy Hd tyres fitted approximately 5000 miles ago

The bodywork is in superb condition as you will see in the photo's. The wheels also are in fantastic condition, only one has been slightly kerbed on the rim but I sanded it and touched the paint up and it is barely noticeable unless it is pointed out. Take a look at the photo's and see for yourself, in fact if it bothered us that much I would of changed it for the full size spare wheel that has never been out of the boot.

I have had a look around the internet and haven't really seen a car of this age, spec and mileage to compare with it, so I have decided to advertise it at £6750.

We live in Derby, any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Carlosramdango · 27-04-2008, 14:13

I just wanted to post pictures of the wheels that I couldn't in the initial post and also a picture of our boy Zac the reason we are selling our VRS.

Carl.

sharkrider · 27-04-2008, 15:30

love the pic of the dog

good luck with the sale, and free bump

very clean car, someone will be happy.

mdk1 · 27-04-2008, 18:15

Just to ask is it a UK car as it came from motorpoint?

**delcac** · 27-04-2008, 18:42

That is a lovely car and a credit to you.

Carlosramdango · 27-04-2008, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdk1

Just to ask is it a UK car as it came from motorpoint?

Hi the car is full Uk Spec, but was imported by Motorpoint via a dealer in Malta. I believe that Malta is where Motorpoint get most of their Skoda's.

I think that some of the earlier models that came into Motorpoint had 16" alloys and air con as opposed to 17" alloys and climatronic climate control.
Ours is full Uk Spec with the latter, in fact having the parking sensors and ESP would have added an extra £800 to a VRS purchased from the main dealer, the only other difference was that our car only had 2 years warranty, I had to purchase the extra year. As it happens I should of saved our money as we never needed it and as it is just over 3 years old I can't see as it matters now.

Carl.

Carlosramdango · 27-04-2008, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by delcac

That is a lovely car and a credit to you.

Thanks Delac.

I think that I can take most of the credit for the cleanliness as I have lost count of how much time I spent keeping it clean and Shiny, however I would have to pass on your compliments to my wife who has been the main driver and it is down to her the physical condition of the car.

She has got wet through loads of times having to park at the furthest reaches of any car park she left the car in. I have always been quite anal about parking and eventually passed that on to my wife. I suppose the pay off is there for all to see now.

Carl.

Diesel · 28-04-2008, 12:16

Darn, I wish I could stretch my budget to 6k+.

unfortunately I can't, so consider this a free bump!

Does it being an import affect the insurance much?

Carlosramdango · 28-04-2008, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel

Darn, I wish I could stretch my budget to 6k+.

unfortunately I can't, so consider this a free bump!

Does it being an import affect the insurance much?

At the moment we pay £278 for insurance fully comp NCP, with me as a named driver on my wifes insurance. We are both late thirties with full no claims.

The car is a parallel import as opposed to a grey import, I have searched the internet and this is an example of the difference from What Car magazine.

A: A parallel import has been brought in to the UK through a European dealership. There’s a good chance the car will have the same specification as a UK-sourced model, unlike a grey import. These are commonly brought from Japan, and can be significantly different from UK cars.

A grey import can have lower residual values as a result of its specification differences, but you shouldn’t have to accept a lower value on a parallel car. Some buyers might be put off by the fact that the pre-delivery inspection was done by a European dealer (a sure sign of a parallel import) but plenty won’t

Hope his helps.

Carl.

pdhealy · 28-04-2008, 14:11

Just curious about the keypad beside the headlamp level wheel... what is it for?

Carlosramdango · 28-04-2008, 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdhealy

Just curious about the keypad beside the headlamp level wheel... what is it for?

Hi pdhealy the keypad was fitted along with an aftermarket cat 1 alarm about a week after we purchased the car. I think that you can disable the interior sensors temporarily and also the complete alarm using a pin number that we were given.

To be honest I don't think the keypad has ever been used.

Carl.

Liverpool-Lad · 28-04-2008, 23:30

Lovely condition, good luck with the sale.

clidgevrs · 30-04-2008, 23:03

extremely mint mate all the best with the sale free bump...ebay might be better mate as you more of a spectrum of potential customers

steve75 · 28-05-2008, 17:35

Looks cracking mate......... Shame my top limit is £5500 otherwise i'd be all over it!

I wouldn't want to insult you offering you that for it, but, If you get stuck with it then definitely give me a shout.

Good luck with the sale....... hope the bump helps you get your price (if it's not already gone....)

27-04-2008, 15:30	#3
sharkrider rider of sharks Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,887 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 245 Thanked 107 Times in 95 Posts	Re: For Sale Octavia VRS 54 plate low mileage love the pic of the dog good luck with the sale, and free bump very clean car, someone will be happy. __________________ Fiat Grande Punto Sporting (158 bhp 314 lbs/ft) in Red.... Furby vRS , black magic,passenger airbag de-activation switch, (now gone, but not forgotten!)

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27-04-2008, 18:42	#5
delcac Still a **** Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 7,396 Members Car: A red one Images: 3 Thanks: 17 Thanked 70 Times in 55 Posts	Re: For Sale Octavia VRS 54 plate low mileage That is a lovely car and a credit to you. __________________ The Red Devil

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Diesel Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 58 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: For Sale Octavia VRS 54 plate low mileage Darn, I wish I could stretch my budget to 6k+. unfortunately I can't, so consider this a free bump! Does it being an import affect the insurance much?

28-04-2008, 14:11	#10
pdhealy Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 982 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Thanks: 23 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: For Sale Octavia VRS 54 plate low mileage Just curious about the keypad beside the headlamp level wheel... what is it for? __________________ Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.