jonnyboy78

Thanks fo the tip, was not aware of the lag, will keep checking over the coming days as I am running out of time and need to get a new vehicle this month, not ideal rushing In but it is what it is. It's a great example though of the second hand market price with the link you provided. 19 plate with 16k miles going for £22500, 20 months ago Skoda dealers were offering these new for that price after Skoda finance contributions etc, now your paying that for 2 year old models. I did miss out on a private sale last week for a 245 DSG in white being sold privately for £17500, so it really does show the main dealer mark up on these, I am all for them making profits and understand they have overheads but £5k or 30% more than a private sale is greed.

I get what your saying but I must admit over the 30 years of buying cars I have had mixed experiences of both, and can't ignore the ridiculous mark up main dealers charge over private sales, sometimes £3-£4k more, and then alot of their stock come from auction or ex fleet. When I have bought privately in the past (always 1 owner vehicles full history etc) it's good to meet the owner and get a feel for how the vehicle has been used / cared for. You don't get that at garages but as you say there is extra protection, but when buying privately alot of that risk is avoided if vehicle less than 3 years old and still under warranty.

Hi all, Having owned a yeti for a few years and then moved to another manufacturer I am coming back to Skoda but this time the Octavia Vrs Estate petrol FL 67 plate onwards. I did look to purchase the octavia new just after the Yeti when the Mk3 FL was just coming to end of life, my local main dealer had a brand new one in stock and offered it up at £22500. Now 2 years on I see used stock at dealers are similar prices, so the vrs estate does seem to be holding its value or its just dealers trying to get what they can in the current market and they do hold the lions share of stock. I am looking at a 67-68 plate range and a budget of around £16500 depending on plate and mileage, spec, ideally want the black pack and 245 engine man / auto. At the moment the best I can find at dealers is £18k for an 18 plate with above average mileage, that does seem silly price for a 3 year old vehicle that has now been replaced. Where is the best place to buy Skodas these days, I looked at Autotrader and Motors, car guru, piston heads classified, it seems at the moment the best bet is a private sale, but where do people advertise privately these days as majority of adverts are trade and main dealer at that.