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Anyone with any general input? Looking to buy this car this evening. Many thanks.

Yes, gearbox oil. I think it's more of a case that it needs topping up rather than replacing. From what I have read, it should be sealed for life and nothing actually happens to it, so it shouldn't need changing. Maybe there's a leak on it. I doubt these gear boxes go bad so quick, even with rough drivers.

This a great forum that I have come across. I love Skoda's Hoping you more experienced members can help me. I had a Skoda MK3 2016 diesel 2.0 that I absolutely loved. Unfortunately someone crashed into it outside my house and it's written it off. What a workhorse that was. I'm now upgrading. There's a Skoda for sale that I am looking at. I do roughly 500 miles a week driving only one day a week. So it's a lot of motorway miles. I have seen the following car for sale. Skoda Octavia Se Technology 2.0 Tdi Estate. 1 owner, 2 keys, FSH. Very good condition all round. Registered Dec 2020 - on a 70 plate. Facelift model. 142K. Direct from leasing company TCH. Full Skoda service history: 20k, 42k, 63k, 99k, 121k, 139k. Just serviced 2,000 miles ago. Just had cambelt and pump done by Skoda 800 miles ago. Needs 2 new tyres. MOT due in weeks. No issues on last MOT. i was all up for buying it. It was on at £7,500. The advert said no issues or faults. When I pushed, I was told the following: 'the Octavia has a slight catch sometimes if changing rapidly between 3rd and 4th. Perfectly fine if driving and changing gear normally. The front tyres will need changing shortly .' 'Can’t give you a guarantee, that’s why I’ve offered to reduce the price by £500.' '’ive rung three gearbox specialists in leeds. All said it’s the syncro and fully repaired it’s £750.But can be driven for years before any further deterioration.However , I can have it fully repaired with a years guarantee but the car will then be for sale for £8495.' Its been up for sale for around 1 month. I was initially told £7400. Now he has come down to £6900. A used gearbox from a 2022 plate sold on eBay recently for £630. That was just 2 minutes looking. I've seen a post on here from a guy with a Fabia who had issues from gear 1 to 2 and he sorted it by topping up with a better quality oil. Most likely the oil level was low. My thoughts are the price looks decent. I like the colour and the look. The fuel efficiency will be even better than my MK3 which was amazing. The gear issue might not be significant. I want the car for 2-3 years and will add maybe 60K to the clock. 200k on these doesn't scare me at all. I had my MK3 since 108k and it was on 175k when it was written off. I always felt it was nothing for these cars. Any advice on the price please and what I should do going forward?