I have a MK2 VRS hatch it's the 2.0 FSI. Great car to drive and boot is massive. Really smooth. I get about 34-36 around town and 38-42 on a long run. Register on briskoda.net

 

my mate has one with the tdi though coupled with the dsg. seems a very capable car and well put together

 

I've had mine 4 years, 30mpg daily and up to 43mpg on a good run.

Have a read about chain tensioners on the 2.0 TSI engine.

Other than that they are good cars without major issues.

Can be noisy (road noise) down to tyres and alignment, same as all the VAG cars on this platform! They call it sawtoothing of the rear tyres.

Great cars for the money, basically its a mk5/6 Golf GTi underneath with more interior space, so a tried and tested car.

The TSi engine in the Facelift is very very tuneable too if that's what you like. A stage 1 map will produce about 255-260bhp and won't increase fuel consumption by any great degree.

Struggling to think of a replacement for mine after 4 years and before I've always changed after 2 years.

 

Cambelt and water pump change, if it the tfsi check the fuel cam follower, if it's the tsi then as mentioned above be aware of the tensioner issue. I ran a cupra tfsi for 4 years and 55k and nothing went wrong with it was a great car, the engine was good but needs the remap and exhaust although the clutch doesn't like it.

 

Ive been reading up on the tensioner failing etc. Is it as common as the internet makes out ??

This is the one ive seen.....

http://simplystock.co.uk/80D0DD26-A...4BAC4/DesktopBrowser/se_gr_ve_vi/604421943-754869-Vehicle.aspx?srcmdc=se_gr_re_

whats your opinions on this?? does it seem a fair price?

What do you reckon my cost to change is going to be?>

 

Does it have a sunroof ?. Reason I ask is our estate was prone to the drain holes from sunroof blocking and the carpets used to get wet, but never saw a single drip or damp patch around roof area. Was a simple enough fix just cleaned the drain holes out with some nylon strimmer cord.
That said we also had a leak in boot caused by a rear light seal that failed. Other wise it was a spot on motor.

 

TSI has a chain from 2009 onwards and they can fail but the internet probably makes it seem worse than it is.

The link don't work for me.

 

Thanks.

It's not working for me now either??

It's a 2010 10 plate 2.0 tsi.
Vrs estate.
24500 miles.

Looks to be in very good condition but will see properly when I have a look Saturday.

 

Have a chat with peeps on briskoda. Lots of bods on there with far more info than me. I gots a Fabia Elegance Estate and love it.

 

Its probably one of those internet things but some things are genuine issues (Mini with coke and tensioner issues, HPFP etc)

I would actually look for an L&K Estate if you wanted the Octavia, although my money would go on the Superb with 1.8 TSI Elegance, Skoda are doing 0% on some models so it might be cheaper to go down the PCP route.

 

I woule prefer a Vrs to be honest as I like the sportier look of them !!

The wife says the Superb is a bit to grown up looking !!

 

Who drives an estate who isn't grown up?

There's nothing sporty about an estate, quick, sure, sporty, no.

I am surprised how light it is though, how the heck have they done that...

 

The hatch load space isn't much smaller than the estate.

560L vs 590L, both pretty big. You need to buy something much bigger to get a similar load space.

 

True but you can also have a pickup

 

Utes are cool, estates aren't.

 

Thanks for all the replies so far..

Before the Smax we had a Mazda 6 sport estate that we really liked but it was let down by very poor paintwork.

When looking at the Mazda we also considered the Octavia VRS but couldnt find one in our budget with the spec we wanted.

Need an estate car for the springer and kids junk that goes with us every where.

The thing with the Smax is that although its a nice car and pleasant enough to drive, 95 % of the time its to big for us, I guess we didnt realize until we bought it.

As our kids are now starting to get to the age and height that they dont need booster seats Im sure we could get away with an estate car with a roof box.

Also the Smax does an average of around 29mpg and isnt that quick to be honest and it never makes me want to just go out for a spin in it!

 

I doubt you will get many more miles to the gallon out of the vrs, my cupra averaged between 26 and 28 mpg on a mixed route of 15 miles each way. My mini clubman now averages 38 mpg. The cupra on a run would hit around 33/34, mini averages around 46mpg. Have a look at the fuel figures on honest john but as a guess I would say you would get around 32/3 out of the newer tsi.

The superb is massive inside but it's the boot space, even if you went for the saloon you can turn it into a hatch.

 

Vrs is brilliant. I did 50k in mine without many issues other than tyres.

Not many issues at all. Wheel alignment needs to be set up properly as factory bods are a bit lazy with getting it right. Petrol will give you upper 30s on motorway if you're steady.

Interior is nice, gearbox lovely on mine.

If you want a remap, make sure that the torque curve is smooth otherwise you will hurt the clutch. Basically use the revs too rather than high gears from low speeds as this will eat a clutch with a remap.

I was on same clutch at 90,000 and there was loads left.

I sold mine a couple of years back. I'll dig out my link

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=281786