Advice needed on buying an Octavia

[airman111]

Hi guys,

I am new to the forum and was after some advice, I am looking at getting an Octavia, no more than 5 years old, budget 4-6k.

I need some advice as type of fuel and engine size, I will be doing about about 25k miles, most of that will be motorway but some town driving too, I am looking at the 1.4 and 1.6 engines and either petrol or diesel.

Would a 1.4 be a good choice, from what I've researched the 1.4 is not really that underpowered and it also drives nicer than a 1.6 and has a chain timing belt and not a cam belt.

I have also read that the diesel can take a while to get going, so if emerging from really busy junctions can be an issue?

The 1.6 tdi free line has a good mpg just concerned about the dual flywheel

Would appreciate your help and advice.

Thank you

Forgot to say I am from Kent UK

Edited 13 January, 2014 by airman111

[Anddenton]

I don't remember seeing a 1.4 diesel in an octavia?

[airman111]

I don't remember seeing a 1.4 diesel in an octavia?

Sorry, you are correct, I will Edit the post. Thanks

[countryboy]

if you are doing 25k miles per year then the 1.6 diesel should be the more economical proposition than the 1.4 petrol.

Ian

[Lewwy]

Second that, if doing 25k will deffo get the benefit of a diesel.

 

 

 

Lewwy

[airman111]

Hi Guys,

Thanks all, I can't really afford anything more than a 1.6 I maybe looking at a ford focus too. I really hope the 1.6 octavia will be good enough. Ideally I don't want anything more than 5 years older, but I may have to increase my budget to find an octavia.

[7oaksoda]

I've got a 10 plate 1.4 TSI manual - returns in the region of 44mpg doing around 13-14k per year.  The 1.6 diesel is supposed to be a very good engine despite it's size and relative lack of power, I've test driven the 1.6 in the mark 3 Octavia and that was a nice drive.  Avoid the old 1.9 TDI as that's a PD (Pump Deuse) as opposed to the newer CR (Common Rail) diesels.  Greenline 1.6 includes stop start which drops the emissions and ups the mpg.

Hope that helps.

 

Steve.

[ruiatalmeida]

I've got the 1.6 tdi (105 hp) and it is perfect for what I do. Great MPG, lots of space (have the combi) and goes quite ok (but if you press on too much MPG suffers a lot more than the bigger diesels). I would highly recommend it. If you can stretch to the Greenline verson go for it (when I got mine they had none of those just the regular 1.6 tdi).

 

Just made a trip from Luxembourg to Portugal this xmas (4 000 kms return) and it was very good - quite confortable, very economical (4.5 l/100km #62.7mpg# overall with some pushing over France - 140km/h) and overall very relaxed on both trips (car lightly loaded on the way in and very loaded on the way back).

 

Very happy I got it.