Selling my Octavia VRS (sob!) recommend me a boring car!

privateBeavis · 16-12-2011 03:16PM #1

I have the car almost a year now (its a 2010 TDI VRS) but it looks like I'm going to have to change it for a "boring" car.

Story is it was robbed from the house a few months ago, house was broken into in the middle of the night and keys taken while we were asleep upstairs. Only noticed the next morning when I came down but thankfully I got it back within a few hours thanks to the GPS tracker I had in it. No damage done or anything looks like it was driven straight to random housing estate to wait and see if it was being tracked!

Anyways after that we talked about changing but decided in the end to keep it (i.e. whats the chances of that happening again!!).

But then within the last week the next door neighbours house was robbed in the evening while they were out for an hour and we were in the house. So now are paranoia is setting in and the missus definitely wants to change car to something that wont attract the wrong kind of attention!!! And every time she's out somewhere with the car she feel threatened as if someone is going to try rob her for the car!! (I know its only a skoda :eek:)

Its just a sad day when you can't own something nice without fear of some robbin ba%#ards trying to take it!!

On one hand I'd say feck it and just keep the car but just for peace of mind with family and all I think I'm going to go ahead and change it. Absolutely love the car (big boot for the pram, lots of gagdets and plenty of power!) so am gutted to have to sell.

So firstly what you think a VRS is going to be hard to sell? its a black VRS with leather/heated seat options and what do you guys think its worth. I see one 2010 on carzone for 20k so would I be lucky to get 18k private/trade?

Then there's the question of what to replace it with. I'm thinking along the lines of a Avensis or Mondeo but then if I get the 2.0 TDI version are they just as likely to be targeted, (i.e. its all random anyways!) or should I give in the missus desire for a people carrier ( hey who'd want to rob a people carrier right!).

I'm guessing it would be better if I sold privately and then go to garage for cash deal. But if I did go with the trade in option (basically for car of roughly same value, might even go up year) would I be getting screwed with the trade in rate at a dealers?

MidlandsM · 16-12-2011 03:22PM

Why let creamers dictate what you drive and have in your life.....get a nice vicious BIG DOG!

Marcusm · 16-12-2011 03:23PM

Sorry to hear your story. It's funny to think though that is 20 years ago, someone suggested a diesel Skoda might be a target for joyriders, they'd be laughed at. Funny how life moves on and cars develop.

mullingar · 16-12-2011 03:30PM

I would not sell it.

I would rebadge it as a 1.4 16v:rolleyes: , put on steel rims, put standard bumpers on it . Sleeper

pcardin · 16-12-2011 03:46PM

Don't know even what to suggest you to buy. Octavia is boring enough car imo. :pac:

Mr Benevolent · 16-12-2011 03:57PM

Rebadge it, put on steelies and a few mods to make it less desirable is the way to go imo.

privateBeavis · 16-12-2011 03:58PM

pcardin wrote: »

Don't know even what to suggest you to buy. Octavia is boring enough car imo. :pac:

I know I thought I was safe enough buying it!! Although I think that is the appeal of it for a getaway car, it doesn't really stand out!

166man · 16-12-2011 04:05PM

mullingar wrote: »

I would not sell it.

I would rebadge it as a 1.4 16v:rolleyes: , put on steel rims, put standard bumpers on it . Sleeper

^^^This.. +1000!:D

alias no.9 · 16-12-2011 04:07PM

You asked for it...

Atomic Pineapple · 16-12-2011 04:08PM

I'm guessing it was taken to be used as a fairly inconspicuous semi fast saloon in a robbery, so you should in fact be looking for an impractical two seater sports coupe?

mondeo · 16-12-2011 04:11PM

Keep the thing, get an alarm on your house! My cousin has Alsatian pups, they will grow up and feed on Human blood. Ya want one? I can arrange it for ya

pcardin · 16-12-2011 04:16PM

draffodx wrote: »

I'm guessing it was taken to be used as a fairly inconspicuous semi fast saloon in a robbery, so you should be in fact be looking for an impractical two seater sports coupe?

+1 on that

MGF will do. Boring and absolutely unreliable for gateaway car.

privateBeavis · 16-12-2011 04:43PM

draffodx wrote: »

I'm guessing it was taken to be used as a fairly inconspicuous semi fast saloon in a robbery, so you should be in fact be looking for an impractical two seater sports coupe?

... Excellent!

I'll pass that one by the missus!

privateBeavis · 16-12-2011 04:46PM

mondeo wrote: »

Keep the thing, get an alarm on your house! My cousin has Alsatian pups, they will grow up and feed on Human blood. Ya want one? I can arrange it for ya

We have an alarm... just weren't switching it on at night. But we are now so hopefully that and the camera I'm going to put outside will be enough of a deterrent! (Although they did break in with an Eircom phonewatch box on the front of the house)

R.O.R · 16-12-2011 05:03PM

Get a security Bollard to block the driveway. Should deter the thiefs enough that they don't bother with your car.

Also, get a big ass scary dog just in case they do come in looking for the bollard key and car keys.

16-12-2011 05:07PM

If you do change a normal Octavia would do the job surely, what car did your neighbour have robbed?

Vicxas · 16-12-2011 05:07PM

What about a Clifford alarm? surely its cheaper then selling the car...

Failing that ill give you 50 dorrah for it

Mena · 16-12-2011 05:14PM

How will you survive with the lack of boot space if you sell the car, young family 'n all...?

no1beemerfan · 16-12-2011 05:21PM

Mena wrote: »

How will you survive with the lack of boot space if you sell the car, young family 'n all...?

Just move into the skoda. Save you the household charge too

Henry Ford III · 16-12-2011 05:34PM

This will sound a bit severe, but isn't intended to be - would you consider moving house?

EPM · 16-12-2011 05:49PM

I love how people pull the piss out of the car when the OP wants advice. There's an off topic thread for the octavia boot jokes.

OP I reckon you'd do best swapping it in for a Superb financially tbh.

-Corkie- · 16-12-2011 05:55PM

I presume the advice of putting steel wheels and normal bumpers are a joke otherwise its insane advice.

ROR has given the best advice OP or get a Superb as EPM said.

EPM · 16-12-2011 06:02PM

-Corkie- wrote: »

I presume the advice of putting steel wheels and normal bumpers are a joke otherwise its insane advice.

ROR has given the best advice OP or get a Superb as EPM said.

It's silly advice about changing bumpers and wheels (as well as hideously expensive) as the thieving scum aren't stupid and will still know it's a vrs as there's some giveaway bits that simply aren't changeable without a serious spend.

ottostreet · 16-12-2011 06:46PM

I wouldn't change. **** them. 1k on an awesome max to the max alarm, a big Rottweiler inside, and a good house alarm.

You like the car. Don't change. **** them.

Mr Benevolent · 16-12-2011 06:48PM

Security bollard is the way to go. Otherwise I'll swap you for my 156 and a sixpack of grey socks.

galwaytt · 16-12-2011 06:53PM

Henry Ford III wrote: »

This will sound a bit severe, but isn't intended to be - would you consider moving house?

I was thinking the same thing....you want to change the car so that robbers won't like it? Why live there, then? What if the next robbers want.....your TV ? PS3? Will you change them too?

That's no way to live, imho...knowing you're a target......or that someone's watching your stuff.....

When you think about it, it git stolen because of your house security....so why not address that, instead? +1 on camera's btw....

bazz26 · 16-12-2011 06:54PM

Alarms and dogs are great but hardened criminals rather than opportunist joyriders are less likely to be deterred by these things. The last thing you want is these thugs coming up into your bedroom demanding the keys.

If the OP does not feel safe or secure anymore having this car which is understandable, then it's time to part with it. Yes it is sickening to allow these thugs to rule your life but at the end of the day it is only piece of metal that can be replaced if stolen. You or your loved ones cannot.

galwaytt · 16-12-2011 06:57PM

bazz26 wrote: »

Alarms and dogs are great but hardened criminals rather than opportunist joyriders are less likely to be deterred by these things. The last thing you want is these thugs coming up into your bedroom demanding the keys.

If the OP does not feel safe or secure anymore having this car which is understandable, then it's time to part with it. Yes it is sickening to allow these thugs to rule your life but at the end of the day it is only piece of metal that can be replaced if stolen. You or your loved ones cannot.

Yes, but the choice of car is not the problem- I bet his neighbour's car wasn't a VRS.....so not having one isn't going to make him safer....

JJJJNR · 16-12-2011 07:06PM

Why not park thec ar away from the house, i think that would be far better, even just across the road, that way would be robbers wouldnt know which house to burgle,

C4Kid · 16-12-2011 07:45PM

bazz26 wrote: »

Yes it is sickening to allow these thugs to rule your life but at the end of the day it is only piece of metal that can be replaced if stolen. You or your loved ones cannot.

Yet another reason why you can't have a desirable car in Ireland.:mad:

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 16-12-2011 07:58PM

You will loose a ton of money changing, spend on upgrading the security on your house to make it a big deterrent. There are plenty of nice cars out there and robbers will rob them, why should you be the one without. I had a very nice car robbed, but that won't stop me enjoying my hobby. Do think the guards need to start tackling this problem more, if some guy held a post office up with a knife for 3k there would be a manhunt, 35k motor gets nicked and its all condolences and Sweet FA investigation.

Selling my Octavia VRS (sob!) recommend me a boring car!

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