Had experience of the Clio (172 Cup) and the Octavia VRS and if it was my cash I would be keeping the Skoda. The Clio is a hoot to drive, cracking little handler and reasonably nippy. But the interior cabin is hideously plasticy, fuck me it makes my stripped out 20 year old Escort interior look refined. Also had a lot of issues with the stupid thing breaking engine mounts which the dealer was non to helpful about sorting.

If the Octavia is boring you get it remapped as it makes a big difference on these engines.