hi all . i have finaly decided to leave the audi badge after my eighth car and i am seriously contamplating an octavia vrs estate ( got to be race blue} i have seen an high milage 07 plate with 130000 on it . it as had one owner with full main dealer service history done every 10 thou . i must admit it does look in mint condition . my question is what are they like with high miles on the petrol engine do you think its had its day with that sort of milage or is there a good few miles left any advice would be appreciated

It really is a gamble.

Even well maintained cars can suffer expensive issues as they pile on the miles, likewise cars driven to within an inch of their life can last and last too.

It would have to depend on the price for me. I'd want to secure the car and still be able to put some cash aside as an insurance policy for any potential big bills.

I tend to get a good feel for a car after I've seen / driven it. A well polished car with a good dose of tyre black can look great in pictures, close up it can be a dog.

Likewise after a drive you'll be able to listen for creaks and rattles, get a feel for any slopiness in the gearchange, steering, brakes and suspension etc.

The Octavia suffers from a few well known issues (more so on the diesel), but none are really serious. A few horror stories have come to light recently on failing timing chain tensioners but these are very rare. Other things like A/C compressors are a little more common but these are a weak point on most cars.

hi . thanks for the reply i have bought high milage cars in the past mainly audis so i expect a bit of tlc would be needed . what i realy wanted to know is about the actual engine are they up to high milage i know diesels are but what about the petrols

I taxi my TFSI and my advice is stay away from it mate mine's on 89K and there's always something wrong with it, mainly engine issues the list is endless. At the moment im having a slight misfire on cylinder 4 I have checked a few things but it's starting to look like a mechanical failure, let's hope not!

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IMHO, if its trouble free then why not...If its been looked after for 130,000 miles and what could go wrong?

Regular oil changes and if the previous owner was a careful as me then the engine will be like new! ( i change mine every 6k)

Hi milers are usually cheaper in the first place so there is your money in the bank to start with

If engine goes then you can source another one

also depends on the price and who is going to know its a high miler in any case???

My TFSI is on 95000 miles and haven't had a single problem in the last few years of ownership, as said above, you'll have a better idea after a drive though, high mileage wouldn't put me off buying a car

I have had loads of high mileage petrol engined cars over the years with no more problems than the diesels.

My last octavia was a 1.8 TSi and i covered 98,000 miles in just under 2 years without a problem.

hi all the car in question is actually a 06 plate its on the market for £4495 full main dealer history one owner estate . do we think this is a reasonable price it does look in good condition in the photos also in the real world what mpg can be expected from these engines

Doesn't seem that cheap considering I was offered £5200 (at best) as a trade in for my 07 a year ago with 50k on the clock.

Edited 17 December, 201213 yr by Aspman

We have put on 30k on our '07 TFSI in 18 months. In that time we have suffered one coil pack failure and just today warped discs and worn suspension bushes up front. We bought the car as a low miler (24k). When I was buying I wanted a low mileage but if I was to buy one again I would be more bothered by condition and service history as I think they're a solid and reliable engine.

MPG - 37mpg on a long run. We live in the country and pretty much only drive on twisty lanes and normally get 27mpg out of a tank of fuel.

Fantastic cars though - go for it!

erm they dont seem to be that good on the mpg i might consider a tdi my budget is £7000 what can i expect to get for this sort of money . i have not got a clue with skodas as i have said i have had audis for the last 9 years and if it was not for the oil pump issues on their 2.0 tdi i would of had another one

if it was not for the oil pump issues on their 2.0 tdi i would of had another one

It's the same tdi engine used in Skoda and all VAG companies.

1.8TSI seems to give the best mix of power and economy.

if it was not for the oil pump issues on their 2.0 tdi i would of had another one

The oil pump issue was as far as Skoda goes, unique to the MK1 Superb with its longitude mounted engine, the transverse mounted 2.0PD engine used in the Octavia MK2 and Superb MK2 bare no resemblance to the engine with the oil pump drive issue.

121k here on an 07 plate with an Audi S3 turbo setup. I have had no real issues apart from when on the last injectors it used to misfire a little when cold, and I've had a relay for the ECU replaced (£8 part). Other than that and the clutch needing to be uprated due to more power I've had no issues.

The car in question sounds a little steep for the mileage IMO.

I'd agree with that. I was considering selling mine (06 estate, FSH etc with 78k on the clock) for that kinda money a few weeks back.

Decided to keep now though and have a play with it

That said, there are a few petrol vRS's knocking about with 100k+ on them for £6k!

hi thanks for all the info much appreciated but i have decided to hold onto my a4 for a few months cant believe how difficult it is to sell a car at the moment everyone wants it for nothing . its an absolute buet with full leather remapped big brake upgrade and rs4 rear anti roll bar . i know its a buyers market but their not getting this for nothing . hope to be back soon because i am hitching to get a vrs estate

Try it (if you haven't already) on Edition38...

I've been looking at a couple of high mileage vRS' myself. Particularly this example http://www.autotrade...s/100?logcode=p

Seems like an absolute bargain for a FL. I prefer the FL to the pre and i'd only be doing 4-5k miles per year so it seems silly to spend double that amount for a car with less miles!

With some of the info i've picked up from this thread i'll probably be going to have a look at that.

hi all just as a matter of interest is it possible to get a set of roof bars for the mk11 hatchback and if so what in your oppinon are the best buy . its just to get ladders on now and then

Edited 18 December, 201213 yr by sbt

The link above is for a pre-FL car

Albeit one of the very last ones as it has the FL wheel etc.

Ahh my bad then! I just saw the center console and thought it looks different to the older ones! haha

That vRS is a very rare beast indeed.

White on the pre-FL is very, very hard to find.

This particular one is right inbetween the pre-FL and FL change over, hence the pre-FL front end but FL interior and wing mirrors.

I really like the pre-FL in white. White FL vRS's are ten-a-penny now.

Personally I always think a younger car with high miles is a better bet than an older one with low mileage. The only realistic way of putting that sort of miles on is for it to have been driven down then motorway regularily. It's cold starts and town driving that kills engines in time. The TFSi engines are generally well built and certainly have fewer problems than the 2.0 PD engines a the miles creep up. Worth a punt if the price is right.

Personally I always think a younger car with high miles is a better bet than an older one with low mileage. The only realistic way of putting that sort of miles on is for it to have been driven down then motorway regularily. It's cold starts and town driving that kills engines in time. The TFSi engines are generally well built and certainly have fewer problems than the 2.0 PD engines a the miles creep up. Worth a punt if the price is right.

I agree low mileage cars usually have more issues as they don't get used. My father in law does about 5k miles a year and always seems to have issues with his car (not a skoda by the way). Suspension bushes etc deteriorate with age more than just mileage. Modern cars see designed to be used. A high mileage car has probably spent a lot of time on motorways so less wear on steering, brakes , clutch etc.