GingerNick

I have checked Pistonheads but there aren't many I'd be comfortable with. I understand an ex-police car would be well maintained but I'm wary of the kind of life it would have led.

That silver one looks good, a bit of effort on the plastic trim and it'd be pretty nice. Bedfordshire is a bit of a trek for me though. Have spotted a red one in West Yorkshire that's listed by two seller IDs (alarm bells?!) which looks reasonable.

Thanks for the replies guys, you've both confirmed my gut feelings on it - I had that sinking feeling when I realised that all 4 tyres were different, something that's always off-putting for me when it comes to cars as you don't know where corners have been cut elsewhere. I'm not convinced the market is flooded with vrs estates, hatches maybe, but I can't find many mk1 estates at all on autotrader and ebay (not sure where else to look, apart from here of course!). That silver hatch you posted looks excellent value wilsy7, however I'm definitely looking for an estate as I have a dog to accommodate.

Hey guys, This is my first proper post on this forum, can you please help me out? I've been looking for a good Mk1 vRS Estate and went to see one this morning. It was black, 56k miles, "1 previous owner, full service history" and up for a shade under £6k. I had a look around, it had lots of scratches and had obviously led a hard family life (indentations in the leather where I suspect a child seat was fitted and a fair few scuffs and scratches in the boot and around the doors) but drove pretty well. The "1 previous owner" turned out to be one owner for the last 3 years and (I think) a lease company for 3 years prior to that. The "full service history" was a dealer service at 17k miles (on variable servicing, with checklist and receipt to support) and then two boxes filled out for 43k and 50k miles with someone's name written where the stamp would normally be (I suspect a DIY service, but the name was different to the previous owner's name) and nothing to support. There was also no evidence that the timing belt and water pump had been replaced. Am I right to give this car a wide berth, or am I being fussy? I didn't think it was worth the price they were asking based on the condition it was in. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long post!

Hey guys, Just posting to say hi - I hope you guys can give me the benefit of your expenience before I enter into Skoda ownership. I'm currently on the lookout for a Mk1 Octavia vRS Estate - I'm struggling at the moment to find something that fits the bill, perhaps I'm being too picky? Thanks, Nick