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Okay so I am now an owner of a TSI RS! Ended up pushing my budget up by about 4000€ to get a car with just 103,000km and in really good condition. The car with 190,000km was an OK experience, but there was something going on with either the DSG or engine. When fired from cold, it did a weird noise and actually stalled on the first lights completely! After that, during idle, the rpm kept jumping and the car was really ”bouncy” as well. Could’ve been just that it hasn’t been driven in a while, but I decided to play it safe. Really happy with it and actually got some nice additions such as Webasto and towing hook with the car!

I will have to definitely see and try to get the price down some more. There is a 4x4 1.8TSI for sale right now with 150,000km for about the same money, but I don't know if with current winters the 4x4 is so much needed here in the south anymore 😞 I will post my findings on the weekend after I get a chance to drive it. Hope to get a few more opinions in the mean time as every bit of info is very welcome!

Thanks for the info! Not a big deal for me. I think I am rather sceptical at this point towards the car, but I will go and check it out anyways and also take a look at a diesel variant whilst there.

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Thank you for your input! Will be driving over the weekend to check the car out so nice to know what to look out for. Will have to see what the situation with the belt is, I know that DSG oils were changed 10,000km ago, so hopefully the belt was done at the same time.. The price is high, but it’s due to the taxation here in Finland where car prices are crazy anyway. A new RS goes for around 45-50k€, so this is pretty much half price.

Hello all! Just registered on this forum to ask for some real opinions with my little pickle I'm having. I am currently on the lookout for a 2.0TSI RS with automatic transmission. I would like to point out I live in a country with quite high car prices, so these go anywhere from 16k to 25k € depending on the driven km's. Main question really is, that will a 190,000km car '15 model be a reliable car for the next 2-3 years? Also what are the real key points to which I should pay attention during a testdrive? The car costs ~19000€ so I am quite scared of chipping that money into a car that could be a complete bombshell, but I can't justify paying 2500-3000€ more for about 50,000km less driven car. Also the next question is budget as I would want to stay under 20k€. I currently drive a '05 Fabia and am sick of constantly fixing it up. The Fabia has clocked 207,000km so in my mind I am thinking will these km amounts mean that there will be as much repairs needed on the Octavia. I did a test-drive on one car that has clocked 235,000km and it behaved itself quite nicely and had really no sign of high mileage. Also I could add, that the dealer I would be buying this car from has a 12 month extended warranty that would cover most issues if anything was to happen. In a nutshell: - Is it worth buying a 190,000km Octavia RS or skip immediately? - Keypoints to be on the lookout for when doing a test-drive? Any and all help appreciated!