Hi all - first post from me

 

I've been browsing the site for a year or so but as I'm now ready to buy myself my first Skoda, thought I'd sign up and ask some questions for you more knowledgeable folk.

 

I've decided on buying a pre-facelift petrol vRS, mainly because I want the petrol, but don't really want to face the risk of a replacement engine due to timing tensioner failure on the newer engines.  I know the risk is relatively small, but the list of people affected seems to be growning steadily.

 

I have quite specific requirements for the car I'm after, and of course there don't seem to be any for sale currently that fit the bill. I'm after a blue example with at least the Maxidot/jumbo box options and preferably under 50k miles and under £7.5k.  There are one or two local ones, but the prices seem too high (nearly £9k for a 61k mile 2009 one for example).

 

I'm after pointers as to how much I should be sepending on such a car in as good condition as possible.  I know an authorised Skoda car is the best option for warranty etc, but are other used dealers worth considering too?

 

I have picked up some of the things I should be looking out for when viewing the car:  rear sawtoothing, intake carbon deposits, ignition coil pack recall, cruise lever sticking etc.  Any more things I should be wary of apart from the usual used car maladies?

 

Sorry for the waffling and questions! 

 

Paul.

A big one since you want one with the EA113 engine (belt driven) and you said "nearly £9k for a 61k mile 2009 one for example". As far as I know if it's 2009 and pre-facelift on the outside there's a very high chance of it being facelifted inside (e.g. uglier steering wheel :p) which very likely means it also has the EA888 chain-driven engine. Make sure to look under the bonnet if buying a 2009 model to be sure you're not getting exactly the engine you're trying to avoid. You can tell it's the newer engine if the oil dipstick is on the side as opposed to in front of the engine.

Edited 28 December, 201312 yr by jmf

The pictures of the TFSI and TSI engines in the second post in the thread below will help you with identification.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/222977-2009-vrs-tsi-or-tfsi/

Hi, yes I've seen those comparison pics and the car is the older engine (photo in advert).  Cheers.

 

Not sure if rules allow a link to the advert?  I'm undecided whether it's just as sensible to go with a slightly older (06-07) car with higher miles as it might have had the major jobs done (cambelt etc).  Decisions....doesn't help being impatient to get a new car as my Astra is getting long in the tooth and I've had enough of it tbh

You are allowed to link to ads of cars you are considering buying.

OK, the one I was looking at is this one:

 

http://www.deejaysmotorsales.co.uk/used-cars/skoda-octavia-2-0t-fsi-vrs-5dr-shillingstone-201312180602549

 

Seems about £1k too expensive to me?  I do around 15k miles a year, so mileage would soon rack up, although obviously it's over 4 years old, so I guess it's only done average miles.

Nice looking car (best colour),must be one of the last with the TFSI engine on a 09 plate,it is slighty above average mileage (about 12k over) if its 4 years old it will be due a timing belt so id check this has been done,if it hasnt get some money off the price to cover it.

So which engine will a 2010 car have?

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Check the sills above the stonechip paint.

Check the sills above the stonechip paint.

 

Sorry, what do you mean?

Pre-FL the stone chip resistant paint wasn't applied high enough up the sills. With the result that most pre-FL cars have some bubbling and rust on those two inches between the stone chip paint and the door.

 

A car with flaps will be better but flaps aren't offered as an option on the VRS so most don't have (it can be done).

 

This isnt mine (is from the site) but is pretty illustrative of what I mean and you can see this one has flaps.

 

Edited 30 December, 201312 yr by Aspman

Ah, OK, thanks for that - hadn't heard of this before, so will check (amongst the million other things to remember when viewing a car!)