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DanSA
18-01-2008, 04:39 PM
Well. All done and dusted. j:

Changed our order to a new Octavia RS Wagon in Black Magic. It landed last week and should be here in 2-3 weeks. :cool:

Stock , plus rubber floor mats and boot protector.
$41,250 on road.

Very happy chappy! :D:D:D

All seems a bit surreal, cant wait to drive it, and see a black RS..

Thanks to all for their help.

Dan
(must change my sig!)

gregozedobe
18-01-2008, 05:37 PM
Well done Dan, I'm sure you'll be even happier when you actually get the new wagon (and it might seem like ages, but spare a thought for those who factory order and wait for 4 months or so :) )

What were the differences that finally sold you ? (between the "loaded" 1.8TFSI and RS versions)

phaeton
18-01-2008, 05:40 PM
Congrats Dan :D

WEDEL.1
18-01-2008, 10:08 PM
Well done....I'd be interested to see you impressions.

Maris

DanSA
19-01-2008, 08:21 AM
What were the differences that finally sold you ? (between the "loaded" 1.8TFSI and RS versions)

TBH simply the inner petrolhead in me.. (its the family mans GTi ffs)

At first the numbers didn't stack up, but a few things recently changed at work, meaning i could splash out a bit more. Getting a quote for $645 insurance also meant it was doable.

I will miss the lack of MF steering wheel and sunroof (as on our Golf) but this will be more than compensated by the extra grunt and handling im sure..:rolleyes:
There is also the thing about 'if you are goinhg to do it, do it properly' and I didn't want to be regreting it a year down the track.
Also as someone pointed out, resale should be better - base RS vs loaded 1.8.

I still maintain the 1.8 is a great engine and will be more than adequate for most people. Just i like fast sleepers I guess. ;)

Previous cars ( to give you an idea of where i am coming from) have been;
Renault Sport Clio 172, Peugeot 306 S16, Nissan Skyline R33 GTSt (modded to 300bhp). As you can see, i don't have much brand loyalty - I go for what suits me at the time, and puts smile on my face.
2 kids and 2 dogs mean more responsibilty now and a bigger car is needed, however this doesn't have to mean no fun..:cool:

phew! long post..:o

DanSA
30-01-2008, 02:29 PM
Dealer just let me know that car is still in sydney, won't be here till late next week - maybe..

How hard is it to get a car from interstate!! been 2 weeks now.. :mad:

DanSA
04-02-2008, 12:45 PM
Car has just landed in SA! :D

Going to predelivery tomorrow and maybe, just maybe, Ill have her by Wednesday. yay!!!!!!

Found out that it will be the first RS in SA, with a blue sedan just sold and to be delivered shortly.

evorobin
04-02-2008, 07:19 PM
Congrats Dan. Sure Gavin can do you a good rate when you decide you want more power :D

OilBurna
04-02-2008, 08:50 PM
congrats don't forget to post piccies.

WEDEL.1
04-02-2008, 09:33 PM
Car has just landed in SA! :D

Going to predelivery tomorrow and maybe, just maybe, Ill have her by Wednesday. yay!!!!!!

Found out that it will be the first RS in SA, with a blue sedan just sold and to be delivered shortly.

Just in time for the "Day of the Volkswagen" show day @ Glenelg, April 6th.

Maris

DanSA
05-02-2008, 07:38 AM
Congrats Dan. Sure Gavin can do you a good rate when you decide you want more power :D

and Gavin is from? :confused:

evorobin
05-02-2008, 07:46 AM
http://www.custom-code.co.uk/

Adelaide tuner from the UK like us.

DanSA
06-02-2008, 09:59 PM
Some pics for y'all:

Colour is Black Magic Pearl (yes it will be a bitch to clean, but looks great with silver rooof rails IMO)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/952/threeqtrwi4.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=threeqtrwi4.jpg)

Front wing:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5023/frontarchlq6.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frontarchlq6.jpg)

Interior, grainy pic..
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5212/dashtu6.th.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dashtu6.jpg)

Seats: Leather sides/top, perforated cloth bum/back and alacantara lower and top.. what a mouthful!
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6788/seatsmm8.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=seatsmm8.jpg)

Roof rails:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8339/railsfs1.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=railsfs1.jpg)

And the jewel, all 200bhp of it.. (for now anyway)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/609/motormk1.th.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=motormk1.jpg)

That's it I think, hope to see the SA boys soon for a herb..

Dan.
#1 RS Octy in SA.

junior
07-02-2008, 08:40 AM
Looks awesome Dan !!

josh

ballsout
07-02-2008, 07:03 PM
myself and my wife are now the proud owners of a sprint yellow Octavia vRS wagon and we absolutely love it

so dansa we know how you feel :D



:cool::cool:

DanSA
08-02-2008, 08:10 AM
Congrats mate! :D

They are great cars huh! Good to see another RS owner, I've updated the list. How are you finding keeping the revs below 4k :( hard ey??

Enjoy the car.

ballsout
08-02-2008, 06:52 PM
Congrats mate! :D

They are great cars huh! Good to see another RS owner, I've updated the list. How are you finding keeping the revs below 4k :( hard ey??

Enjoy the car.


thanks mate very glad to be part of the RS club:D

belly
22-02-2008, 07:16 AM
Hi everyone,

Been a bit of a lurker for awhile but thought I may as well join the club :cool:

I bought my RS sedan in Novemeber last year, red with optioned front parking sensors. Since then i've modded her a little adding a carbonion intake, APR 3" downpipe to stock cat-back and APR Stage 2 Software. Always brings a smile to my face when I give her a little squirt :D

Brendan

DanSA
22-02-2008, 07:45 AM
Hi Brendan.

Great to see you joined, and to have our first modded RS on the list. I see you have the 3" downpipe and stock cat back, so I assume she's still easy on the ears?

What sort of power is she making now with the S2 flash?

Very nice intake there too mate, enjoy! :D

belly
22-02-2008, 09:07 AM
Hi Dan,

Yes with the stock cat-back it is still very easy on the ears. At idle you can't really tell it from the standard downpipe. When giving it a bit of throttle you notice a small increase (in cabin) of the overall volume but certain sounds become much clearer such as the induction and hot air flow through the pipe. Some of this will probably drop off after a few heat cycles though I think as the pipe is a new addition. It's all still very unobtrusive, looks stock and performs perfectly well as an everyday driver which was what I was after.

In terms of power, I've yet to have it dyno'd so i'm not going to put a number to it though I have seen APR graphs for the GTI at around 158kW at the wheels with similar mods, not sure of torque but its a lot :) After the ecu adjusts to the downpipe I might take it for a dyno run so I can get a figure. In the mean time, I can say it is enough :D

gregozedobe
22-02-2008, 04:29 PM
In the mean time, I can say it is enough :D

Welcome aboard Belly,

You didn't waste much time to mod yours :) Hope you don't mind a few questions from someone who is just filling in the months awaiting delivery of his RS wagon. I did get my "Comm." number today, such excitement ! My wagon is officially on VWs computer system as a car that will get scheduled to be built (hopefully) soon.

How did you find the change in power/torque delivery at part throttle when you aren't really having a go ? I'd be interested in a remap if it didn't make the throttle too responsive when I am just pootling around.

I'd prefer to get more of the increase at high revs with full throttle so that most of the time you wouldn't even realize it had been modded.

How did the changes affect your fuel economy (assuming you drive the same after the changes) ?

How did you go with insurance and the mods, or was it a case of "don't ask me any questions and I won't tell you any lies" ?

belly
22-02-2008, 05:31 PM
Hey mate,

At part throttle it's a very managable vehicle, it can still be driven quite comfortably and i've never got the feeling that i need to restrain my foot in traffic etc. When the turbo spools up it will gain speed a bit of speed but for everyday driving i shift at around 2-2.5g so its not really a problem. Its feels very much like stock, just with a bit more, it doesn't radically transform the character of the car.

I can't say i've noticed a difference in fuel economy really. On my usual trip to work which involves a bit of freeway driving (though sometimes in traffic) I get about 7.5-8l/100k. If i give it a bit it might spring up to about 9.5 or so but i'm yet to get an overall usage above 9.8l/100k on a tank.

Unfortunately these engines are set up for the lower to medium rev range so in stock form they loose a bit of fizz at the top end due to the small turbo. Even with the mods you liberate a bit more power and torque up there but its the midrange that benefits the most.

To get the performance out of the car you really have to make a conscious effort, feeding in the throttle (rarely have it WOT cause it doesn't feel like i need to). I understand how you want to have the performance seperated from your normal driving routine, i'm completely the same and can't stand loud exhausts or cars you need to baby or they'll bite your head off (or cost you a fortune in tyres). In this car, rather than waiting for the high revs you have to make that conscious decison to feed the throttle in and keep it in the power band around 3-5g to extract the performance.

Insurance is a bit of a fluid situation at the moment. The mods are costing me an extra $40 per month for the time being ($3800 or so spent) but i'm getting better requotes at the moment. I don't know if you could get away without mentioning them or not, the intake is a replacement with very little performance difference, the remap is undetectable (under normal circumstances) and the downpipe really can't be seen... but i'll leave those decisions for each person to decide :)

Did they give you any indication on how long you'll have to wait? Hopefully the waiting list means these cars will have a decent resale value ;)

gregozedobe
22-02-2008, 07:29 PM
Hopefully the waiting list means these cars will have a decent resale value ;)

Thanks for that info, with all the Keyboard Warriors waging "Chip/remap wars" it is hard to get anything useful, so your contribution is quite helpful.

I'd be wanting to declare everything to my insurance company, but realize I might have to shop around for one that is willing to cover a modded car if I decide to do so (but hopefully an unblemished licence and 36 years of accident-free driving will help find me insurance at a reasonable price).

I've been quoted "possibly May delivery", but my last VAG vehicle took nearly two months longer than what I was initially told, so I'm not going to get all excited until I know my wagon has actually arrived in Oz.

I think Skoda resale values may be a bit soft to begin with, at least until Skoda becomes a better known brand. At the moment it is mostly enthusiasts that do a bit of research that have picked up on how good Skodas are, but hopefully that will change. Certainly dealers currently seem to be resisting the temptation to deeply discount just to move metal.

I'm not that concerned about resale values, as I prefer to keep my cars for a long time - this wagon is replacing a Laser TX3 that I bought new way back in 1990 ! Since then I sometimes regretted not going for the top-of-the-line model (ie the turbo 4WD), so this time I am splurging out on an Octavia RS (even going for Xenons).

GoLfMan
22-02-2008, 08:06 PM
awesome mate congrats on the purchase!
mega jealous, i love the RS Wagon practicality with a punch
big fan of wagons!