An experience chasing a Silver Skoda vRS

Technocrat · 29th December 2008, 18:08

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I also managed to get the print outs of the last two services and found the rear boot has had a body repair.

You got this from the Diagnostics?

brraj · 29th December 2008, 18:10

Oh, I thought the fastest vRS mentioned there was siddarth's.

siddartha · 29th December 2008, 18:10

how can anybody in their right minds remove the original ones and put fake wood??

brraj , i am sure even the fastest vrs isnt a match to your "mighty" elantra and i do not have some cheap hijoin wheels on my rs

Vid6639 · 29th December 2008, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

You got this from the Diagnostics?

I think he got that from the Skoda dealer's here.

Different set of tyres, stress crack on windshield. Immaculate interiors. Something just does not seem right.

Seeing all the threads on the problems faced with german car's, I would go for a Jap car.

Cedia with nice mods will be reliable and will come to around the same as the vRS.

abhinav.gupta88 · 29th December 2008, 19:02

All the repairs done on a skoda are feeded in the software VAG-COM afaik

Bravo Ajmat for the good work. Wait for many PMs now

Look for more buddy, i'm sure you'll find a good one.

Cheers and all the best.

ajmat · 29th December 2008, 19:29

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

You got this from the Diagnostics?

No, I was at the workshop, collecting my car. I just asked and they gave. I would not normally like to reveal my car details to all and sundry though!

vinayvtec · 29th December 2008, 20:05

Raajks.. you have taken the right person with you for checking the car. I am sure the dealer would have got shocked when Ajit connected his notebook to the car.

Most of the vRS in Bangalore is driven by young chaps and they will put them on sales when they scrap the car (some are exception when they are upgrading to a better one). I would suggest you to give an ad in new paper and try to contact the owner of the car directly for closing the deal.

jasher26 · 30th December 2008, 12:30

best of luck ajmat, great background check, seriously thought you raced with a RS after reading your post title

madan80 · 6th January 2009, 15:41

so - what was the final take? the silver vRS or the cedia?

esteem_lover · 6th January 2009, 18:08

Interesting story. Just goes to show that there are one too many suspect RSes in the market, hard to find a genuine piece. Keep looking.

jaideepshinh · 8th January 2009, 20:44

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Originally Posted by vid6639

VAG com cable along with software. Can be purchased for around USD $200.

VCDS License with KEY-COM Interface: Ross-Tech Store

what you need is an OBD II cable which can be bought from Car PC Systems | Vehicle Infotainment Solutions | iRide Technologies, Mumbai, India or from ebay.com. just make sure its VAG compatible- thats normally mentioned.

the price ranges from 5$ onward(from hongkong) to 200$+. you get a drivers cd with it too.
the one mentioned above is a serial port kind. the ones on ebay and iride are usb/bluetooth based, which is far more convenient to use. most of them are multi protocol ones, supporting VW, ford ,GM etc...

raajks · 10th January 2009, 23:04

Had kept a Black 2006 Cedia Sports on hold.
This was a demo car at K1000.

The car currently had been taken back to Chennai and the company decided to do R & D work on it..instead of putting it for sale.

So.... No Cedia and No vRS for now...
the hunt however is on ...

car'zy · 12th January 2009, 12:50

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Originally Posted by raajks

Had kept a Black 2006 Cedia Sports on hold.
This was a demo car at K1000.

The car currently had been taken back to Chennai and the company decided to do R & D work on it..instead of putting it for sale.

So.... No Cedia and No vRS for now...
the hunt however is on ...

I guess I have seen the aforementioned car - is it the 'Zero car' which was with Lathangi before and more recently Southern/HM was trying to sell off? I think you did a good thing by passing it, I had met someone who knows quite a bit about the car and he had suggested against it.

madan80 · 12th January 2009, 12:53

i thought the dealers were not allowed to sell the dmo cars?

if it was the Zero Car - then its a good thing you passed it... i can imagine what state it might have been.

raajks · 12th January 2009, 13:02

@Crazy & @Madan
It is the same BLACK demo car with the red stickers at the back.

Yeah, I am not too hazzled for the car being gone.
They were giving it for a good price.

I had plans of changing the suspension anyways!

I am checking another Silver vRS ..this one appears geniune ..will update you guys on the same.

After checking numerous posts of the vRS owners...
Especially Ashish22's post on driving with keeping the service costs in mind, Its a little disheartening.

29th December 2008, 18:10	#17
brraj BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 913 Thanked: 1,282 Times	Oh, I thought the fastest vRS mentioned there was siddarth's.
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29th December 2008, 18:10	#18
siddartha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 671 Thanked: 24 Times	how can anybody in their right minds remove the original ones and put fake wood?? brraj , i am sure even the fastest vrs isnt a match to your "mighty" elantra and i do not have some cheap hijoin wheels on my rs Last edited by siddartha : 29th December 2008 at 18:21.
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29th December 2008, 19:02	#20
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	All the repairs done on a skoda are feeded in the software VAG-COM afaik Bravo Ajmat for the good work. Wait for many PMs now Look for more buddy, i'm sure you'll find a good one. Cheers and all the best.
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29th December 2008, 20:05	#22
vinayvtec BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 390 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Raajks.. you have taken the right person with you for checking the car. I am sure the dealer would have got shocked when Ajit connected his notebook to the car. Most of the vRS in Bangalore is driven by young chaps and they will put them on sales when they scrap the car (some are exception when they are upgrading to a better one). I would suggest you to give an ad in new paper and try to contact the owner of the car directly for closing the deal.
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30th December 2008, 12:30	#23
jasher26 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 201 Thanked: 4 Times	best of luck ajmat, great background check, seriously thought you raced with a RS after reading your post title
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6th January 2009, 15:41	#24
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	so - what was the final take? the silver vRS or the cedia?
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6th January 2009, 18:08	#25
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Interesting story. Just goes to show that there are one too many suspect RSes in the market, hard to find a genuine piece. Keep looking.
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10th January 2009, 23:04	#27
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	Had kept a Black 2006 Cedia Sports on hold. This was a demo car at K1000. The car currently had been taken back to Chennai and the company decided to do R & D work on it..instead of putting it for sale. So.... No Cedia and No vRS for now... the hunt however is on ...
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12th January 2009, 12:53	#29
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	i thought the dealers were not allowed to sell the dmo cars? if it was the Zero Car - then its a good thing you passed it... i can imagine what state it might have been.
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12th January 2009, 13:02	#30
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	@Crazy & @Madan It is the same BLACK demo car with the red stickers at the back. Yeah, I am not too hazzled for the car being gone. They were giving it for a good price. I had plans of changing the suspension anyways! I am checking another Silver vRS ..this one appears geniune ..will update you guys on the same. After checking numerous posts of the vRS owners... Especially Ashish22's post on driving with keeping the service costs in mind, Its a little disheartening.
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