olliejordan

Agree 100% re: the depreciation point. To be honest, am not keen to flip it. My aim is to get a good car which would otherwise be out of my budget, and keep for five years. One other common issue on all the Cat S vehicles. As ex insurance write-offs, they call come with one key. I must check the forums and see if anyone has good suggestions for affordable replacement keys. Keen to avoid the usual £500 dealer nonsense.

I’d prefer the 150 PS (had a fabulous Skoda Rapid for a week as a hire car, but the base diesel was very sluggish). It’s more a case of what I can find available

Hi everyone, Ollie here. I live in South London (albeit spend a lot of time in Somerset, between Taunton and Ilminster). Am interested in buying a Skoda Scala or Rapid Sapceback, and given my budget, it's likely to be a Cat S/N car from auction which I then repair. I'll put my questions in the right places on the forum, but in the meantime, hello everyone!

Thanks so much - the one I'm thinking about is here. From the research I've done so far, I can find: - front bumper with grille and assembly - £500 - Headlights - £500 or so (albeit the lights look OK; am pretty sure the light housings/casings need replacing - radiator/cooling kit - won't know how much needs replacing, I guess without getting the car to a garage The obvious components I'm struggling to find / put estimates on are: - front right wing panel - bonnet As you both say, the key challenge seems to be knowing how much more damage there is under the bonnet, and in turn, the cost of labour at a decent garage who are happy to work with second-hand parts. My goal, for this to be worth it, is a low-mileage Scala with an auto gearbox (and 114bhp or 150bhp) for £10k. Might be unrealistic but that's what I'm aiming for. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2019-Skoda-SCALA-SE-1-0-TSI-S-A-114BHP-5DR-SALVAGE-DAMAGED-REPAIRABLE-DRIVES/324451336976?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Hi, am wondering if anyone can help. I'm keen to buy a Scala but am of limited means, and have found a couple of Insurance write-off Scalas for sale for £5k - £7k. One in particular just needs new front bumper, bonnet, radiator and some respray work. Does anyone know of a good independent Skoda garage who they could recommend to quote for the work?