Skoda demo sales, anyone purchased recently?
What kind of discounts off the advertised prices have people seen? Looking at 22 or 23 demos, not fully decided on a model yet tbh
Not particularly interested in that 0.9% finance and in VIC if that helps
Skoda Demo Sales
Archer12 on 10/04/2024 - 05:51
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https://www.skoda.com.au/promotions/offers/demo_sale
Have not owned one before, family members have. They're bang for buck in a lot of segments. Don't sell particularly well in Aus and seem underrated.
Running costs are not too bad, service packages up front seem reasonable, (need 95 fuel etc), 7 year warranty on some of the new stuff iirc 23 onwards.
In 2023, they weren't in the top 20 manufacturers by sales.
Remember, they're VW's - so drive it 5 years and ditch it with 2 years warranty left for the next person.
Pretty much this in a nutshell.
Plastics and engines that are designed for -20 to 25 degrees not 0 to 45 degrees.
Disintegrate and tend to degrade a lot faster here.
Get an EV
Will avoid them at all costs then. Thanks for the warning.
I'll rather buy a Tesla than Skoda for 50k+ price range. Pays itself off cause of charging savings and service savings in longer run with possibility of going self driving
Tend to agree, however full EV may not suit my situation
So does full EV suit or not? Youre the only one that knows.
It doesn't currently, but agree that if it did then EV is a reasonable 5 year choice
with possibility of going self driving
That's been "next year" for the last…10? won't happen from tesla.
Skoda is essentially a VW.
I have a VW & a Nissan. Nissan went 13 years before any major repairs needed. VW needs repairs every 2 years.
I’ll only buy Japanese or Korean going forward
This is the way.
Not particularly interested in that 0.9% finance and in VIC if that helps
are they even selling demos without that finance option?
Honestly if you can get 0.9% in the current market (BMW is doing like 6% and the lowest I've seen is Cupra at 3%) then that's not a bad deal.
Probably not a bad option, I know it's max 36 months, not sure about the other t and c's
Also means no discounts for those
Would take 0.9%. Easy money!
It's funny to see all these armchair experts dishing out expert advice on a car they never owned and have no idea about.
Definitely, I think they are underrated.
Happy to buy at a discount and also get something different
They aren't armchair experts, they are Toyota owners.
Partner’s got a Kamiq Monte Carlo and it’s been ace. I sorely wanted an Octavia RS Wagon, but ended up with a boring Hyundai SUV and regret it every time I pass one… which isn’t often. Buy the service pack and go for it man!
Any links? And are Skodas relatively reliable and easy/cheap to maintain and service? Or should I stick with Toyota?