Beauty of the Beast Skoda Octavia RS - 57000 km review

androdev · 13th December 2007, 11:06

Happy ending finally :-) Enjoy your car.

Can you please suggest any 'good places' to check out for 2nd hand cars in Bangalore, for cars in the budget of 9-13Lakhs? Thanks.

ajmat · 13th December 2007, 11:11

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Originally Posted by sushrutha

Ajmat congrats for the purchase.
By the way, what model(year) the car is ?

2005

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

finally the much awaited initial review, now please do update the goodies you are adding one by one

Already started - front infinity compo's and a mother of a sub- setting 0 is too much and it glows like 50cent's gonads in the dark. I need to spend time setting it up.

Dippy · 13th December 2007, 11:11

Nice first impression Ajit. And great coulour too. 15000 kms is nothing. It always helps to be patient and look around. You will always land a good deal.

suman · 13th December 2007, 11:13

Ajmat, congrats & nice review! And super picture of course...

hydrashok · 13th December 2007, 11:25

Great write-up, Ajmat. All that waiting was worth it! Enjoy the car.

I said it before but I still want to say it again -- beautiful snap (its the wallpaper of both my machines, and my phone now). If you show me a pic of Scarlett Johannson in the nude and this pic, and ask me to choose, I'd take the car.

rchimni · 13th December 2007, 11:28

Congratulations and enjoy ! Wish you many trouble free years ahead,

Like I mentioned to you I had seen this car when I was on the lookout , the deal however did not go through because the timing was just not right..

theMAG · 13th December 2007, 11:31

Nice review Ajmat, and an even nicer car. One again, congratulations and wear it well.

ram_hyundai · 13th December 2007, 11:43

hey ajmat,i was looking at the photo for atleast 3 minutes and despite the good sunset at the background i was drooling over the headlamps of the beast so beautifull in black.great find and do the necessary job fast so that you can enjoy her to the fullest.
ram

GTO · 13th December 2007, 12:47

Logical upgrade from the Vtec, and just what you needed with your European preferences. Congratulations! Look forward to reading long-term reviews of the car, and some inevitable modifications.

raftaar · 13th December 2007, 15:10

nice find ajit! love the car...have always done. didn't buy a new one myself 3 years ago. was too expensive at 16l. ever since...have been planning on buying one. but like you said...if its in my budget, the cars been decked. if the cars ok, the price is too high. looked at a few V6s too. not only are they more expensive...they're too big for daily commute...especially in the CBD.

a friend of mine owns one of these...i try to get as much driving time when we go out on weekend nights! love it all the more then. another friend of mine owns a red one which he bought for 7.5l. had it remapped. claims it is now 240 bhp. i try and drive it...am not ashamed to say, i get scared!

good luck with your ride...and keep us posted.

BUSA · 13th December 2007, 17:43

Congratulations Ajmat. You surely have a very good car garage. Now get a remap and ofcourse make a gallery.

balenopower · 13th December 2007, 18:05

NIce buy there....its the best buy right now for the enthusiast....

mobike008 · 13th December 2007, 18:13

If its around for another 3 years. This is my automatic choice for upgrading my car

iceman91 · 13th December 2007, 18:20

hey congratulations!!!
like jaggu said list of goodies please and the timing is perfect

I am arriving in India next week so will have the pleasure of checking it out..
need anything for it that i can get for it let me know..except the bolt on turbo upgrade!!!

Shan2nu · 13th December 2007, 18:47

Congrats Ajmat. Car seems to be in great shape. Hoping to see you burn the road at the next track day.

Yeah, the "T" lag is something that will take time getting used to.

Shan2nu

13th December 2007, 11:06	#16
androdev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 3,096 Thanked: 22,305 Times	Happy ending finally :-) Enjoy your car. Can you please suggest any 'good places' to check out for 2nd hand cars in Bangalore, for cars in the budget of 9-13Lakhs? Thanks.
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13th December 2007, 11:11	#18
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,558 Thanked: 2,462 Times	Nice first impression Ajit. And great coulour too. 15000 kms is nothing. It always helps to be patient and look around. You will always land a good deal.
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13th December 2007, 11:13	#19
suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 279 Times View My Garage	Ajmat, congrats & nice review! And super picture of course...
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13th December 2007, 11:25	#20
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	Great write-up, Ajmat. All that waiting was worth it! Enjoy the car. I said it before but I still want to say it again -- beautiful snap (its the wallpaper of both my machines, and my phone now). If you show me a pic of Scarlett Johannson in the nude and this pic, and ask me to choose, I'd take the car.
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13th December 2007, 11:28	#21
rchimni BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manila Posts: 137 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Congratulations and enjoy ! Wish you many trouble free years ahead, Like I mentioned to you I had seen this car when I was on the lookout , the deal however did not go through because the timing was just not right..
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13th December 2007, 11:31	#22
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Nice review Ajmat, and an even nicer car. One again, congratulations and wear it well.
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13th December 2007, 11:43	#23
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	hey ajmat,i was looking at the photo for atleast 3 minutes and despite the good sunset at the background i was drooling over the headlamps of the beast so beautifull in black.great find and do the necessary job fast so that you can enjoy her to the fullest. ram
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13th December 2007, 12:47	#24
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,501 Thanked: 300,629 Times View My Garage	Logical upgrade from the Vtec, and just what you needed with your European preferences. Congratulations! Look forward to reading long-term reviews of the car, and some inevitable modifications.
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13th December 2007, 15:10	#25
raftaar BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 183 Thanked: 5 Times	nice find ajit! love the car...have always done. didn't buy a new one myself 3 years ago. was too expensive at 16l. ever since...have been planning on buying one. but like you said...if its in my budget, the cars been decked. if the cars ok, the price is too high. looked at a few V6s too. not only are they more expensive...they're too big for daily commute...especially in the CBD. a friend of mine owns one of these...i try to get as much driving time when we go out on weekend nights! love it all the more then. another friend of mine owns a red one which he bought for 7.5l. had it remapped. claims it is now 240 bhp. i try and drive it...am not ashamed to say, i get scared! good luck with your ride...and keep us posted. Last edited by raftaar : 13th December 2007 at 15:13.
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13th December 2007, 17:43	#26
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Ajmat. You surely have a very good car garage. Now get a remap and ofcourse make a gallery.
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13th December 2007, 18:05	#27
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	NIce buy there....its the best buy right now for the enthusiast....
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13th December 2007, 18:13	#28
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,800 Times View My Garage	If its around for another 3 years. This is my automatic choice for upgrading my car
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13th December 2007, 18:20	#29
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	hey congratulations!!! like jaggu said list of goodies please and the timing is perfect I am arriving in India next week so will have the pleasure of checking it out.. need anything for it that i can get for it let me know..except the bolt on turbo upgrade!!!
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13th December 2007, 18:47	#30
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Congrats Ajmat. Car seems to be in great shape. Hoping to see you burn the road at the next track day. Yeah, the "T" lag is something that will take time getting used to. Shan2nu
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