Another new fella here who buys older second hand cars. First Skoda, have opted for the Octavia after reading so many reviews about them and comparing over other cars that tempted me, Citroen C5, Peugeot 607 and a host of others.

This is the vehicle I have gone for, picking up next Tuesday.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-SKODA-OCTAVIA-AMBIENTE-TDI-TURBO-DIESEL-ESTATE-SAT-NAV-LOW-MILES-/390570971634?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=uf77PMO6xqWiyZ%252Bzoem2WD2yePc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Seems that they run nicely on Biodiesel too which is nice as I have run old Mercs on veg oil for a number of years.

Anyway looking forward to learning lots from you all, happy motoring.

Rob

Welcome fella, you'll be glad you gave the French errr......shi.....cars a swerve!!

Hi and welcome aboard.

Looks in nice clean condition.

Thanks, hoping it doesn't have any of the gremlins I have been reading about, having said that the gremlins mentioned , clock failures etc aren't catastrophic. Looking forward to Tuesday!

Well I picked the car on Tuesday, have covered 400 miles and am returning 67mpg for those miles!

Absolutely love it, couldn't be happier!