jbeans

Bought a used 2018 Octavia from Cazoo. 29,000 miles. Noticed straight away that the clutch wasn't right, it went in my local garage and it needs a new clutch. While they were inspecting it, they noticed clutch dust in the engine compartment, said "someone has been here before". So, at 29k miles it's unusual for it to need a new clutch, never mind two, so I'm wondering if the mileage has been altered - the garage thinks it could be dodgy. What I know about the car: Registered March 2018 . Service history from Skoda's records: 18/12/2018 Used Car MPC 13,299 09/07/2019 Oil Change Service 19,062 29/06/2020 Oil Change Service 23,194 01/03/2021 MOT (passed) 25,858 01/03/2021 Brake Fluid Change 25,858 17/06/2021 Oil Change Service 26,878 there is paperwork in the car showing another service, not clear from where: 22/03/22 28,986 and Cazoo gave it an MOT and service: 29/05/2022 28,993 So although it was due an MOT in March 2022, it actually just had a service, and then did 7 miles between then and May when Cazoo MOT'd it (perhaps sold in March and just waiting around until May?) And it did loads of miles in the first year, and about 3k a year for the next 3. It's had two previous owners: I don't know who or when, but perhaps the MPC/Multi-Point-Check in December 2018 was it being sold to a dealer(?) The car looks in good condition - no excessive wear on the interior, or the steerling wheel. Bodywork in good condition. The rear tyres seem to be the originals - DOT number puts them as early 2018, and they have 3mm tread. The front tyres are late 2020 and have 6mm. The tyres are pushing me towards it being legit, but I'm not that knowledgeable about cars or the trade, so...does all this add up? BTW Cazoo should be fixing the clutch as it's under warranty (just waiting for them to get back to me). My decision now is do I just send it back (I can get a full refund) and not take the risk, or do I let them fix it, ask for an extended 12 month warranty for peace of mind and keep it.