Octavia VRS or mk5 Gti 5 door

[MitchGTI]

well its time that i feel like i need a change again and ive had the jetta nerly a year now... started down the mod route but board now so want some thing practical but has abit of go in it... so ive narrowed it down to these two the VRS which will be as big as my jetta but goes alot better and could get the pram in no problem or go for a mk5 gti again but 5 door but not sure on the boot space! also can get a better spec vrs for the same money as a mk5 gti.... hmm what to do??

[vRS_Pagey]

Wow, that's a difficult decision.......

[W8 Performance]

VRS if pram and boot space needed. I do prefer the look of the golf if I am honest but cost and options meant the Octavia won. Plus I have an estate Octavia and golf estates are just wrong 

[gizmo68]

This will not go down very well on here but here goes .... the vRS is better built than the MK5 Golf and is much more practical for a pram etc.

 

[muckipup]

This will not go down very well on here but here goes .... the vRS is better built than the MK5 Golf and is much more practical for a pram etc.

 

  I N C O M I N G !

[vRS_Pagey]

This will not go down very well on here but here goes .... the vRS is better built than the MK5 Golf and is much more practical for a pram etc.
 

[AdeMcG]

well its time that i feel like i need a change again and ive had the jetta nerly a year now... started down the mod route but board now so want some thing practical but has abit of go in it... so ive narrowed it down to these two the VRS which will be as big as my jetta but goes alot better and could get the pram in no problem or go for a mk5 gti again but 5 door but not sure on the boot space! also can get a better spec vrs for the same money as a mk5 gti.... hmm what to do??

Rather a loaded question given the forum   

[vRS_Pagey]

Indeed, maybe the OP should ask the same question here - http://briskoda.net/forums/forum/28-skoda-octavia-ii/ 

[Kregiel]

it's a can of worms! in volkswagen owned brands the cheapest hence poorest quality would be in quality ascending order skoda-seat-volkswagen-audi-bugatti, lamborginin, bentley, porsche etc and others 

[Janner_Sy]

Easy call.  Octavia all day long. 

[gizmo68]

it's a can of worms! in volkswagen owned brands the cheapest hence poorest quality would be in quality ascending order skoda-seat-volkswagen-audi-bugatti, lamborginin, bentley, porsche etc and others 

You would of thought so wouldn't you, but in reality that is simply not the case, maybe Skoda need to 'prove a point'? which is why their cars are consistently screwed together than the VW car they are based upon.

Speaking from personal experience, the
MKI Octavia was better then the MK4 Golf,
MKI Skoda Superb was better than the Passat B5/ B5.5
MKII Octavia is better built than the MK5 Golf
MKII Superb better than the new Passat

SWMBO owns a MK5 Golf and whilst it is a good car, it suffers from crap build quality (for a German built car) the dashboard rattles and creaks like a good 'un and I don't expect to have to rectify VW poor build quality to make it quiet(er)

It is still a good car compared to others but put it next to an equivalent spec vRS and I'm afraid it comes 2nd.

[vRS Carl]

it's a can of worms! in volkswagen owned brands the cheapest hence poorest quality would be in quality ascending order skoda-seat-volkswagen-audi-bugatti, lamborginin, bentley, porsche etc and others 

I think you'll find it goes.

Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini + Porsche, Bentley

Or in other words show me a seat that is better built and uses better quality materials than the equivalent Skoda. Some would even question the VW coming before Skoda. But that is subject to good argument from both sides.


To the OP

If your concerned about space then it should be the Octavia . If you are into badge snobbery then it needs to be the Golf  

[Kregiel]

i think the build quality is very subjective..... My advice would be go with skoda for more practicality as bigger boot... although golf is very practical as well as are all hatchbacks

how does vrs handles compared to gti? I presume as it's bigger and heavier (i stand to be corrected here) handling would be compromised compared to gti???

only objective answers please
 

[Janner_Sy]

The golf will handle marginally better than the vRS when stock.  Neigh on identical once modded like for like though.

I for one when i was in the market drove both and just couldn't see why the golf was so much more expensive.  Also to me theGTI just looked like any other golf until up close.  The vRS looks like a vRS from any distance

[DMcG]

Get the VRS. You'll save thousands and get a newer car for the money. Given your circs you love the boot. The Vrs was the longest car I have ever owned at 3 years when most go at 18months.

Had 2 Mk5's now and whilst they look better and materials are better I have certainly had more creaks and had the dash apart in the golf, chasing about with felt tape.

Considerinf a CR Tdi Vrs to replace the R32.

Spec is the only disadvantage, very difficult to locate a Vrs with xenons and AFAIK mfsw is only available on DSG cars.