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Feb 08, 2007
gtmash wrote:Yes, somewhat of a cultural thing. Nobody buys station wagons either but jump at the chance to buy a 4WD wagon. Hatches also appear somewhat girly. I find that many of them look like half a real car.


gtmash,

Since you're here :)

I cannot believe the 1.8L TC Octavia is for under 70K; what's the catch (other than re-sale, that's obvious), is it the spare parts, expensive service?

And would that price get you GPS (I know the Octavia is fitted with a navigation system)?

Thanks for the invaluable info as always

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Feb 08, 2007
OHHEG wrote:
gtmash wrote:Yes, somewhat of a cultural thing. Nobody buys station wagons either but jump at the chance to buy a 4WD wagon. Hatches also appear somewhat girly. I find that many of them look like half a real car.


gtmash,

Since you're here :)

I cannot believe the 1.8L TC Octavia is for under 70K; what's the catch (other than re-sale, that's obvious), is it the spare parts, expensive service?

And would that price get you GPS (I know the Octavia is fitted with a navigation system)?

Thanks for the invaluable info as always


You know, I don't really know what you get for 70k from Skoda. I got that Middle East price off somewhere, which means the Dubai price is probably higher by 5k. On top of that, I heard the 1.8T is out of stock.

But assuming the car was available on order, the price is realistic, since it is the old Volkswagen 1.8 turbo engine with only 150 hp. VW themselves now use the 200 hp 2.0 turbo in the Golf GTI for 105k.
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Feb 09, 2007
gtmash wrote:
OHHEG wrote:
gtmash wrote:Yes, somewhat of a cultural thing. Nobody buys station wagons either but jump at the chance to buy a 4WD wagon. Hatches also appear somewhat girly. I find that many of them look like half a real car.


gtmash,

Since you're here :)

I cannot believe the 1.8L TC Octavia is for under 70K; what's the catch (other than re-sale, that's obvious), is it the spare parts, expensive service?

And would that price get you GPS (I know the Octavia is fitted with a navigation system)?

Thanks for the invaluable info as always


You know, I don't really know what you get for 70k from Skoda. I got that Middle East price off somewhere, which means the Dubai price is probably higher by 5k. On top of that, I heard the 1.8T is out of stock.

But assuming the car was available on order, the price is realistic, since it is the old Volkswagen 1.8 turbo engine with only 150 hp. VW themselves now use the 200 hp 2.0 turbo in the Golf GTI for 105k.


Thank a lot for the post.

I am not going to drive myself nuts, I will wait till my visa is in order (mid March hopefully) and my license is a couple of day away and then go shopping. Would help though if I knew which makes absolutely have to be ordered before hand.
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Oct 01, 2007
I was struggling between the Mazda3 and the Jazz, I ended up getting the M3 because it's a little bit faster (regardless of what the 'preformance times' are) and it's a little bit bigger..


Although the Jazz is rated the #1 small car atm in Europe and is constantly ranked #1 on many different sites within the price range, if it was me, spend an extra 5K and get a Mazda3 or another 8K and get a mazda6... :P
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Oct 02, 2007
Cybix wrote:I was struggling between the Mazda3 and the Jazz, I ended up getting the M3 because it's a little bit faster (regardless of what the 'preformance times' are) and it's a little bit bigger..


Although the Jazz is rated the #1 small car atm in Europe and is constantly ranked #1 on many different sites within the price range, if it was me, spend an extra 5K and get a Mazda3 or another 8K and get a mazda6... :P


For thread closure :)

I actually ended up getting the 2.3L Mazda6. No complaints so far
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Oct 06, 2007
I still believe if it were for less than a year, it'd probably better to rent than buy. The other way around if it were for more than a year.

There are many good car rentals with less rent rate than Avis/Hertz/etc.

When buying, maintenance cost may not be a problem since you'll have warranty. But consider the money you pay for insurance, depreciation when re-selling, registration, test, etc. And no replacement if you have problems with the car.

Just my opinion.
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Oct 06, 2007
xty wrote:I still believe if it were for less than a year, it'd probably better to rent than buy. The other way around if it were for more than a year.

There are many good car rentals with less rent rate than Avis/Hertz/etc.

When buying, maintenance cost may not be a problem since you'll have warranty. But consider the money you pay for insurance, depreciation when re-selling, registration, test, etc. And no replacement if you have problems with the car.

Just my opinion.


True.
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