Hi all,

Am new to the forum, searched for it after just buying a 1.6 tdi SE Fabia 2010!

So there I was, all excited, when I get blasted for buying it with high mileage (just under 100k). It's my first car and yes, I'm pretty inexperienced with used cars and cars generally. So I thought to ask thoughts of owners and of those with experience with cars! I paid under £4k.

(I realise there may be bias from a Skoda forum, but perhaps all I need is the consolation lol! But seriously, honesty is appreciated!)

I realise there may be bias from a Skoda forum, but perhaps all I need is the consolation lol! But seriously, honesty is appreciated!

 

There is a lot of bias on here - but at least it'll comfort you. You'll not get much honesty though as most here dont have such a high mileage vehicle as yours -( if they say they have, then theyre lying......)

As long as the car has been regularly and properly serviced then there is no need to worry. High mileage is of no concern. The 1.6 cr engine is capable of 400,000+ miles without major work other than normal routine servicing and I've already seen examples of this engine run by taxi firms in the Octavia with 350,000 miles on the clock and they go very well with no problems, no oil use, and very good mpg. Even if the engine has been thrashed it's very hard to hurt a diesel so don't worry.

 

Oh, student91...welcome to the site and do keep posting to let us all know how you are getting on with the car. We can all help if you need advice or whatever. Good luck!

Hello and wellcome to Briskoda. 100k is probabley uncharted teritory for anyone on this forum because of the relative newness of this engine. Other VAG diesel engines seem to achieve very high milages just look on ebay at the 250k 1.9tdi octavias and 180k 1.9sdi fabias.

At this milage and age i would assume most was motorway milage so could be good for another 100k. Make sure you get the timing belt changed at 130487 miles (210 000km (source service book)). oil (long life 2) & filter every 10k.
 

Interested to know how its going at 100k as I am only on 23k and intend to keep mine for a long time.

Thanks for the comments guys!

As soon as I get my hands on it and on the service book (it has indeed been serviced regularly, I think 6 main dealer's in the 3 years) then I'll share my findings and what has been checked & changed - your thoughts would be invaluable advice for me and might satiate the curiosity of those who wonder what their cars might look like in 80k!

I wouldn't worry about the mileage being 100k - to do those sort of miles needs a lot of motorway miles which means the engine has been getting fully up to temperature each time and most likely you'll have no issues with the DPF clogging up either.  I'm doing over 30k a year in mine.

Yes, that's an interesting point phil about the dpf. We cut open a dpf on a taxi that had nearly 300,000 miles on it. The dpf was damaged due to an accident. However, the dpf was still in good condition inside. In theory, as you know, it should last the life of the car if the car is getting good use. I had thought the ash chamber would be nearly full, but not so. So taxi's generally don't get problems in that respect. Therefore, concurring with your thoughts on this, I would not expect student91's car to have any dpf probs either.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I would not hesitate in buying one at that mileage as long as two issues were met. The price would have to reflect the mileage and the service book was stamped up. Your's certainly seems to fit the bill.

 

It sounds as though it could have been a company vehicle at that mileage though that's not certain but if it was it's probably had all the services done on time.

Also to have clocked up that 30k per annum, it's bound to have been mainly motorway miles which is good for the reasons stated by others.

 

Just buy it, keep it serviced and enjoy what is a cracking car. Let us know how things progress. Good luck.

The price would have to reflect the mileage and the service book was stamped up.

 

If there are no service invoices, I would check the validity of the service stamps as they are easily forged - in this case a few phone calls to the dealers concerned.

Just run in.

Once more - big big thanks for the advice and (truthful!) reassurance! 

 

I got the car and had a look through the stamps and so forth, and while I by no means have much experience with cars, it looks to me like the service might have taken a shortcut or two? By that I mean that in almost 10 main dlr services over 3 years, they haven't really changed very much (I put the details here under a dedicated topic: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/284599-why-cambeltspark-plugs-not-been-changed-by-90k/). Correct me if otherwise! It doesn't make sense for main dlrs to take shortcuts right, cos they aren't directly profiteering..?

Edited 8 August, 201312 yr by student91

....it looks to me like the service might have taken a shortcut or two? By that I mean that in almost 10 main dlr services over 3 years, they haven't really changed very much...

 

The service manual should clearly state what is to be inspected and actually has been inspected, so I wouldn't worry too much there. If the car has had all services in accordance with the service manual, and parts have not been changed because there is (again, according to the service manual) no need to change that particular part yet, than that is no shortcut. 

Edited 8 August, 201312 yr by jankph

Don't worry - when I bought my Citroen C3 (1.4 HDi), it had done 55,000 miles in just over a year. It seems like it spent most of its early life on the motorway, going up and down from Southampton to Newcastle. Those are easy miles for a car - especially a diesel.

 

Turned out to be the most economic car I ever owned - 25% better than my Fabia 'Greenline', which officially has a 25% lower fuel consumption!

I also suspect it had been remapped, as it went better than the 16v version of the same car I test drove...