paddyd99

Im feckin of back to the japs if I dont get this sorted soon ......tis hard to beat them.

she just had the timing belt done and fuel,air and oil filter.............she was left unstarted for about 2 months, would that do anthing to her.....if all else fails ill have to get the codes checked...aghhhhh....thanks for your replies guys

thanks guys....hello to all:)

man I have the same problem and my mpg is horrible aghhhhh

Hi all, Just wanted to say hi. Im a cabbie here in the west of Ireland. Ive normally driven toytas and swear by them but decided to give skoda a go because of their legendry mpg. I bought a 2003 automatic 1.9tdi model. She is a lovely clean car with 74000 miles on her.When I went to see it she sounded a bit loud,not bad, just loud. The guy said it was fine and that it was the old passat engine and they were a little loud. I excepted that seeing as I was coming from a petrol car, I taught it was just me. He did the timing belt before I bouight it and he seemed like a genuine guy and he works in a local volkswagen garage so I bought it. Now heres the kicker...The mpg is terrible.....34 at best 26 at worst...Also every now and then when you go to start it she just will not fire.....turn over no problem, battery is fine, its like shes outa juice, then all of a sudden she will start and run perfectly fine. This was happening once evry 2 days at first but now it seems more frequent. Tonite when it started eventually it revved on its own a little and threw out alot of black smoke then ran perfecly. I hope I havent been sold a dud but **** happens....any ideas anyone?

Hi all, Im a cabbie here in Ireland with a major problem. My new (for me) 2003 skoda octavia automatic is absoloutly guzziling diesel.Ive always been a Toyota man due to their reliability. My last car was a 1.6 petrol avensis that was heavy on juice but reliable as a clock. I decided to change to a diesel skoda due to their legendry fuel consumption and the automatic gearbox is great in traffic. The car looks perfect,drives perfect, 74,000 on the clock,1 owner but hell does she drink juice.I know Im a heavy driver, most of my driving is done in the city at night and I dont hang around but on the first few fills ive barely being scraping 29 mpg out of her...Its been as low as 26..When I bought her, the guy said he did the timing belt and replaced the radiator due to a light crash....My own mechanic said that it was a small crash and that the repairs were top class...any ideas anyone..........help..oh also I forgot to mention, sometimes but rarely...once a week or so...when im stopped for a bit and go to start her the engine wont fire...she turns but wont fire....then all of a sudden she will start and run perfectly on the 4th or 5th attempt.