Octavia Mk2 For Sale £3,750

Steady Eddy · 23 May, 2015

Advertised for sale is my mother’s Mk2 Skoda Octavia 1.9 Tdi Ambiente, this is a one lady owner vehicle having been bought new from Skoda. It has been a truly fantastic car in the time she has owned it, but she retired in 2013 and has recently downsized to a 1.2 TSI Fabia.

The Ambiente was the mid-range Octavia specification at the time, benefitting from metallic paint, front fog lights, alloy wheels (with locking wheel nuts) and a 6 cd changer; the car was also specified with a full sized alloy spare wheel and reverse parking sensors.

The car has a full main dealer Skoda service history, firstly at Farmers Skoda on the Groby Road Leicester, then at Sandicliffe Skoda on the Groby Road when they bought the dealership out:

1/7/2009 – 17854 – Inspection service

26/8/2010 – 30866 – Inspection service

12/9/2011 – 42061 – Inspection service, brake fluid, cambelt and all sundries

4/9/2012 – 49553 – Inspection service

9/9/2013 – 56408 – Inspection service and brake fluid

In addition to the routine maintenance schedule the car has also had the following work undertaken:

17/10/2014 – Replacement windscreen due to stone chips

10/10/2014 – New battery

28/8/2014 – New front brake pads

9/9/2013 – New Goodyear tyres all round

No expense has been spared in the maintenance of the vehicle, the MOT is valid until 20/9/2015 and all the advisories on the last test were carried out immediately with receipts to prove. My mother has retained every piece of paperwork relating to the vehicle, right back to the original bill of sale, and any potential purchaser is welcome to view this. I have the logbook, as well as the owner’s manual, both keys for the vehicle and the locking wheel nut key.

Current mileage is 71,412 this will increase slightly as I am taking it out for a run regularly to prevent the battery from going flat. It is currently stored in my garage so the condition will not change from the photos, the car has been valeted today by myself, having been washed, prepared with a clay bar, and polished, the interior has also been cleaned.

I will be honest and state that there are some minor imperfections with the bodywork, there is some light stone chipping to the front bonnet, and a scratch along the boot lid which I have tried to show in a photo, there is also a mark on one of the alloy wheels. It is only to be expected on a 7 year old car, but I wouldn’t want anyone coming to view it unaware. The interior is in excellent condition as the photos hopefully show, 95% of the time this car has only ever had my mother in it, so the passenger and rear seats are like new.

The Octavia 1.9 Tdi’s are renowned for their reliability, and were extremely popular with taxi drivers, as such it is rare to find one with such low mileage. Economy is in the mid to high 50’s with general driving, and on a long run it will achieve 65mpg, the 5 speed gear box has long ratios and is perfect for cruising.

I have priced the car at £3,750 which I believe is fair given the age, condition and maintenance record. If you are interested in the vehicle, please call me (Edward) on 07875 424086 and I will be happy to arrange a viewing; I am not always able to get online to check messages, so a call is a much better way of contacting me. I have taken out insurance on the vehicle, so I can offer to take any potential buyer on a test drive, however it will only be myself behind the wheel.

Lastly I believe I have been very honest in the listing, so could I ask that any potential buyers treat me in the same fashion. I am not a trade seller and my spare time is limited, so if you do arrange an appointment and you are unable to make it for any reason please let me know.

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