RobCa

It went through about a litre in 400 miles. Seemed to do nothing for the first week and then I did a couple of 40 miles round trips and checked a couple of days later and it had gone down considerably. Oil was last changed in August 2018 and I assume it was on variable servicing. The car was £3000 from a private seller who had the car for 2 years and the insurance pay out from my old car(which needed tyres, cam belt, battery and a few other bits) was a similar amount so looking on the bright(ish) side, it not like I'm into it for up to my neck. Yet.

Hello. I'm after some advice on a recently purchased 2010 Octavia 1.8tsi Elegance. Just before Christmas I was t-boned at on a roundabout and my VW Jetta was written off. I needed a car in a hurry and didn't do my normal research before jumping on the Octavia. It seemed to tick all the boxes... However, and I'm sure you all know what's coming, it uses a lot of oil and there is white vapour from the exhaust even at normal operating temperature. All bad signs. As said it's a 2010 with 74,000 miles and is immaculate. It's starts just fine with no rattles and is very quiet and smooth. Over all I really like it. I have recently moved house and eliminated a longish commute to the stage that my annual mileage is so low so I'm almost decided to keep the car for a few years. It will take me years to get to 100,000 miles. Also I should mention that it was a private sale. My questions for the forum are... Is it worth going to Skoda and trying to get them to contribute to repairs on a vehicle of this age, or will they show me the door? Take it to a good local independent as I'm sure they would be familiar with these engines and their problems. See what they come up with and suck it up and put it down to experience. Hope that all makes sense and I await your replies.

Hi. I'm new to the forum and have had VAG cars for about the last 15 years. The last 2 being Skoda. 2002 VW Bora 1.9tdi 2008 VW Jetta 2.0tdi 2012 Fabia 1.6tdi 2010 Octavia 1.8tsi. Hence why I am here 😫. Anyway hope to get some good advice here! Rob