Brianjuk

I have just bought a 2019 Octavia VRS estate, but I did it see any post ‘18 cars with full leather. Is it possible to fit the heated leather from a 2016 or 17 car in a 2019 car? (I already have heated front seats) did any later cars get full leather in the diamond stitched pattern or was it just 1/2 leather alcantra (I can never spell that)?

Well, the Superb didn’t last long! It had engine issues and went back to the selling dealer. ☹️👍 now the dust has settled and I have daily driven a half restored basket case clio sport 182 for a couple of months I’ve finally found a worthy replacement, so hello again from a 2019 Octavia VRS tdi 4x4 owner. Let’s hope this one is a bit more long term…😂

To draw a line under this. I have today had the car collected and a full refund of the purchase price. A positive shout-out to Silverline Motors of Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan. now to find a replacement…

What stats should I be particularly concerned with. I have a code reader that will access the dpf data effectively. I assume spot load, distance since last regen, and ash load. Anything else?

I have seen a superb 190 dsg l&k in my price range but it’s a private sale. All checks out well and has 113k, full history, 2dsg services and a cambelt. I’d there any way of identifying the sort of issues I’ve had BEFORE I buy it this time…😂 (if I go for it, it’s overpriced at present so I need to haggle)

I am not fussed on mileage so long as it has good history. I’d much prefer DSG to manual, realistically it’s a high spec se-l or and L&K ive split out the needs from the nice to haves. I’m my list. The needs are Apple CarPlay, heated leather, acc.

Fair point.

Scores so to speak. I have officially rejected the car today: it is still using 1.35l per 1000miles of oil there is a suspension creak (I suspect front arb) the battery has died and it is giving every indication that the dpf is rapidly clogging up again. let’s see if the dealer honours their word. I hope so…. If they do I will not name and shame. if anyone knows of a good Octavia or superb estate for sale as follows, please let me know: must have: ULEZ compliant. 1.4tsi or 2.0tdi heated leather acc Apple CarPlay heated front screen Much prefer: beige leather panoramic roof park pilot DCC suspension Limit is £15k

So, as suspected the car is still chomping oil. I will drive the rest of the 1000 miles and get the garage to note the oil used. here is an out there question, I have been planning to reject it under the sale of goods act and that is probably the course I will still take, but superb l&k estates with DSG and good history are scarce in my price bracket and I’m a bit concerned I might end up with another duffer. what about seeing if I could push the selling dealer to fund a replacement engine? Am I in cloud cuckoo land for even thinking that?

Not gone away but nothing to report yet. I have had the dpf cleaned and the oil changed. BUT I have caught Covid and it has properly done me over so no chance I’ll get enough miles driven to update any time soon. ☹️ pretty sure the news will not be good. The car used another 1/2 litre in the last 300 miles. My local vag specialist, who did the oil change suggested the oil burning is the real reason that the dpf keeps clogging and won’t regen. They think that explains why the dpf light seems to come on more on the motorway than around town. Next step, as soon as I’m well enough, is to get a few hundred motorway miles on it and see where we are at….

Always. I’m with Sam Goldwyn. “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it is written on.”

I have spoken to the dealer and I am cautiously positive. what we have agreed is that they will pay for the car to be diagnosed, have the dpf removed and cleaned, the inlet tract and dpf cleaned at a terraclean centre of my choice. if, after that and an oil change, the car uses oil in the next 1000miles they will take it back and give a full refund. that seems pretty reasonable to me. What do you think?

Engine off. Pressure differential 0hPa differential pressure sensor static offset: 0hPa

It flicked the low oil warning light on, I parked it up, let it sit and checked the dipstick, where the level was too low to touch it. I am also shocked that the low oil warning came so late. My 2004 clio, and all previous newer cars have all been better in that respect. Not a great design choice IMO

Assuming I didn’t mess up checking it when I bought it, that would be 1.5l in 850 miles. I have reached out to the selling dealer. We will see what is offered.