Hello All,

Currently looking for a second / replacement car over my existing Passat. Spotted one of these currently advertised on ebay locally and I'm heavily interested as been looking for a car that I'd like to drive. I've always had a soft spot for these as they're underdogs without being insurance killers. (Would be £1200 Fully Comp with 2 cars on policy)

Benefits being it's in the VAG family, so my VAGCOM (should) work on it and it's reliable if well maintained.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/52-Skoda-Octavia-VRS-1-8-Turbo-180bhp-Black-BARGAIN-/180756358500?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4660648930095298219

Firstly

# Anyone locally know of this seller, thoughts?

# I've been reading up on possible faults these things can develop, gearbox, clutch and electrics mainly.

Any handy hints or comments?

Thanks,

Andy

Hi and welcome aboard.