[shubhu3112]

Originally Posted by jayakrishnan_v

Hi Congrats for the new car. May i ask you what sort of a discount you were able to achieve on the OTR price. Am currently looking to go for a Rapid diesel edition X DSG as am not happy about the amaze i have booked for.

Any pointers will be helpful.

Thanks & regards,
Jay

The discounts were not too heavy. I managed to negotiate for a free insurance ( Zero Dep, Bumper to Bumper with RTI), Free essential kit ( Though I am yet to receive the car cover even after 3 months), a corporate discount of 10K. That might save you around 75K on the final quoted OTR.

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by shubhu3112

The discounts were not too heavy. I managed to negotiate for a free insurance ( Zero Dep, Bumper to Bumper with RTI), Free essential kit ( Though I am yet to receive the car cover even after 3 months), a corporate discount of 10K. That might save you around 75K on the final quoted OTR.

Thank you for the prompt reply. InTrivandrum the OTR is 15.9L and they are saying 50k they are discounting. I will try to push for something else like the 4yrs service plan and insurance like you have suggested.

[arun687]

Originally Posted by shubhu3112

The discounts were not too heavy. I managed to negotiate for a free insurance ( Zero Dep, Bumper to Bumper with RTI), Free essential kit ( Though I am yet to receive the car cover even after 3 months), a corporate discount of 10K. That might save you around 75K on the final quoted OTR.

Does the Edition X too now come with 4 Airbags like the Style Plus?

[aadya]

Originally Posted by Endless....

Congrats! She is a beauty! Diesel or petrol? I have a MPI in red. Get used to getting some attention on the road now. I switched to continental mc5 soon after purchase. Side walls are a little to soft but ride quality and grip is awesome! Michelin’s are a good bet as well.

Which variant of MPI you own? Manual or auto? This car has been in my radar for quite long now. Almost convinced of MPI auto(need not worry about injectors, dsg, ASS) but worried about the mileage in bangalore traffic. My average distance is 30-40km/day @15-20km/hr speed.

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by aadya

Which variant of MPI you own? Manual or auto? This car has been in my radar for quite long now. Almost convinced of MPI auto(need not worry about injectors, dsg, ASS) but worried about the mileage in bangalore traffic. My average distance is 30-40km/day @15-20km/hr speed.

Hi i was initially considering a petrol version but have found the TDI DSG is noisy only at idle but really smooth and is consistent with the return between 15-17 but the MPI is giving only 8-9 in the city. This am talking about in Trivandrum and cochin almost like 70% crowded traffic when compared to Bangalore
Thanks
Jay

[Endless....]

Originally Posted by aadya

Which variant of MPI you own? Manual or auto? This car has been in my radar for quite long now. Almost convinced of MPI auto(need not worry about injectors, dsg, ASS) but worried about the mileage in bangalore traffic. My average distance is 30-40km/day @15-20km/hr speed.

I have the manual MPI Style LE variant. The automatic petrol is slooow! This is where you will need a DSG. I went for the petrol since my usage is under 10k kms a year and did not warrant a diesel. While I miss the torque from my diesel swift, the Rapid makes up for it with linear power delivery, quietly at that. High speed stability is outstanding and the petrol engine, though low tech, is pretty much bullet proof from a reliability stand point. In city I get anywhere from 8 to 12 kmpl as per the MID and about 14-16kmpl on highways. Build quality, in and out is solid.

For your usage, especially in BLR, though noisy, a diesel is a no brainier I must however add that the price differential between the rapid DSG and the top spec LE Petrol was close to 4 lakhs!! That’s a lot of petrol cash saved even before the car was delivered. I drove a rather hard bargain on the price and also the 4 year maintenance package.

While the rapid is a looker on the outside, the insides are par for the times only on the top trim+1. The base and mid models lack some of the bells and whistles that are today’s norm.

I will hand it to Skoda though, they did not scrounge on safety, build, fit and finish across trim levels

I hope this helps!

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by arun687

Does the Edition X too now come with 4 Airbags like the Style Plus?

Hi Yes just confirmed with the dealership The following is what they are saying about edition X

a) Edition X is cosmetic change on top of Style variant which costs 30K more than Style variant
b) This means it will have the two front airbags and two side airbags
c) They have edition X only in red colour
d) the car is delivered to the dealership in red colour and all black interior opposite to the style model red colour with black mirror caps, black grille and the 16 inch machined alloys.
e) The roof wrapping, rear spoiler, rear bumper diffuser/valence are fitted at the dealership.
f) Interior will have the sports pedal, red stitched flat bottom steering wheel and rear sun blinds.

Hope this helps.

Thanks & regards,
Jay

[aadya]

Originally Posted by Endless....

I have the manual MPI Style LE variant. The automatic petrol is slooow! This is where you will need a DSG.
I will hand it to Skoda though, they did not scrounge on safety, build, fit and finish across trim levels

Originally Posted by jayakrishnan_v

Hi i was initially considering a petrol version but have found the TDI DSG is noisy only at idle but really smooth

I keep pondering upon Rapid due to its build and ride. 1.6MPI AT costs 14.74 and TDI DSG cost 16.77, on road bangalore, top end(all inclusive before discounts). I would like to have all bells and whistles possible at this price point, as there are times I am stuck inside the car for hours together(I spend about 3 hours of wake time in car and 2 hours of wake time at my home).

Worried about mileage not pickup or ASS in case of MPI. Worried about TDI+DSG issues and ASS in case of Diesel.

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by aadya

I keep pondering upon Rapid due to its build and ride. 1.6MPI AT costs 14.74 and TDI DSG cost 16.77, on road bangalore, top end(all inclusive before discounts). I would like to have all bells and whistles possible at this price point, as there are times I am stuck inside the car for hours together(I spend about 3 hours of wake time in car and 2 hours of wake time at my home).

Worried about mileage not pickup or ASS in case of MPI. Worried about TDI+DSG issues and ASS in case of Diesel.

Hi Aadya,
in Trivandrum the price of petrol AT edition X is 14.03LOTR all inclusive with insurance and road tax and diesel AT edition X is 15.90L OTR. Skoda is giving a discount of Rs 50000 for the vehicle thus with some essential kit its working out to Rs 15.01L as after the discount the proportionate amount of TCS and road tax will come down. On top they are ready to throw in the 4yrs service pack of Rs 29999 and the first years skoda bumper to bumper insurance if am ready to book it by this monday and vehicle to be delivered and registered in the first week of july.

Regarding the MPI the mileage is an issue as the engine needs to be revved up to get that torque. On the other hand the 1.5TDI lump had loads of torque from start up and the DSG box makes it smooth. DSG had the issue but it has been rectified in the subsequent vehicles and also we have the 4yrs warranty.

Cheers
Jay

[jayakrishnan_v]

Hi All,
i have taken the plunge and booked the Edition X AT TDI of Rapid. Vehicle will be arriving to the dealership hopefully by end of this week and collecting towards the following week.

Cheers
Jay

[Brigadier]

Originally Posted by jayakrishnan_v

Hi All,
i have taken the plunge and booked the Edition X AT TDI of Rapid. Vehicle will be arriving to the dealership hopefully by end of this week and collecting towards the following week.

Cheers
Jay

Congrats on the car! Its a really good car, my TDi DSG will be 1 year old in July first week. Totally enjoyable car! Do post nice pics of the car, the Edition X in red looks real hot!

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by Brigadier

Congrats on the car! Its a really good car, my TDi DSG will be 1 year old in July first week. Totally enjoyable car! Do post nice pics of the car, the Edition X in red looks real hot!

Thank you very much really looking forward to the delivery of the new car.

[jayakrishnan_v]

Hi all,
Car has been delivered to the dealership and this is the first picture and we can see how the car is before fitting the edition X parts. No roof foil, rear spoiler etc. Comes with black interior and black mirror caps and the 16" alloys fitted

Cheers
Jay

[Brigadier]

Originally Posted by jayakrishnan_v

Hi all,
Car has been delivered to the dealership and this is the first picture and we can see how the car is before fitting the edition X parts. No roof foil, rear spoiler etc. Comes with black interior and black mirror caps and the 16" alloys fitted

Cheers
Jay

Nice pics, but waiting for a photoshoot

[jayakrishnan_v]

Originally Posted by Brigadier

Nice pics, but waiting for a photoshoot

Thank you very much will do that soon. Hopefully vehicle will be registered by Monday and we collect it on Monday and then will post the photos