I know I know it was a risk worth taking in my opinion as the car was cheap

I'm assuming the car has done around 50k miles maybe even 60k

 

No history in regards to repairs at all

 

Is there anything that commonly goes wrong that needs looking at or replacing? Its a DSG auto so I've read that they are quite expensive to fix if anything does go wrong

 

Cheers

Welcome to the Forum.

 

You had best call Skoda UK or a Skoda Dealership & see if your car is due to have the 'Service Campaign' Field Action on the DSG.

That is to change the DSG Synthetic Oil to Mineral Oil & have a ECU Update for the DSG.

 

It should be done Free, but it is not a Recall.

No idea what they will say about Service History, but that should make no difference with the DSG,

There is no Service Schedule for it.

 

Skoda UK Customer Services should be able to tell you if your car has had Skoda Dealership Servicing or any Warranty Work done in the past.

 

george

Cheers, have given them a call and booked it in for Tuesday. They said it had some turbo work done in Dec 2012 but that's all they had on their system

 

Are there no belts or chains etc that need replacing any time soon? 

 

Regards

Cheers, have given them a call and booked it in for Tuesday. They said it had some turbo work done in Dec 2012 but that's all they had on their system

 

Are there no belts or chains etc that need replacing any time soon? 

 

Regards

 

That will be the other service campaign to fit a little shim to the turbo.

 

Phil

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Is there a reason you are not sure of the mileage it has done, do you think it was Clocked, Dash replaced or the likes.?

 

Brake fluid should be changed at 3 years then 2 yearly,  maybe as well to do it now.

 

Air Filter needs looked at, a change of it, if it looks like it needs it.

Oil & Filter,  with the correct oil for the 1.2 TSI.

 

Rear Brake Drums need removed and the Shoes checked, see the rear wheels are not stuck to the Drums with Corrosion

and just general Service and Maintenance Stuff.

Put the reg number and current mot certificate into dvla mot history check site that will give you a rough view of mileage and how accurate but only if the car has been mot'ed so is 3 years +

Yep it's been clocked or something as the mileage on its last 2013 mot matches up with the one from the service in 2012 which I discovered when phoning Skoda asking if they have any previous history for it. I didn't receive the service book from the seller probably due to him clocking it back or whatever. Bought privately. 60 plate.

 

Thanks for the replies though, will take it to a local garage and ask them to have a look

Ohh dear :(

Did you buy the car after seeing an ad for it? If so, was the (clocked) mileage mentioned in that ad?

hi,

I would have thought ( or should that read I would like to think ) that IF the seller is the owner at the time of the service in 2012 and when the last mot was done in 2013, which to all extent and purpose could be up to 23 months, which even at an average 250 miles a week would mean the trip-o-meter could be up to 23000 miles light there would be just cause to return the car ( whether the seller would be legally bound to accept it return..... ) I would expect the value of an 60 plate car with a difference of 23000 miles would be more than a few 100 quid !!!

so I hope you cheap buy was indeed ' cheap '

 

other than that I'd treat the car to a full service, then enjoy......    

Lol guys it's cool I'm not that fussed re mileage, car was still cheap if it had done 50-60k (if nothing else goes wrong!) plus apparently its very common nowadays even with cars that have a full history etc. Was bought with 29k on the clock

 

All I wanna do now is make sure the car doesn't need major work doing in the future

Edited 31 July, 201411 yr by yus786

Better to have a Clocked Car, have the clues,  and then know it was clocked and then treat it as such, check and replace parts and service.

 

People that buy Private or from Kerb Side Autos and have no idea it is clocked are more at risk. IMO.

 

george

 

PS

A Common reason for clocking is people having Limited Annual Mileage Insurance, then going over the mileage they say they will do, 

they have an Accident and need the mileage back before the car goes for Insurance Repair Quotes or Work.

Edited 31 July, 201411 yr by goneoffSKi

Seller did mention he serviced it at 27k, checked the oil level and it's pretty high so I'm assuming he's not lying about that! Is there any other (easy) way to check if it has had a recent service?

 

Cheers

Lol guys it's cool I'm not that fussed re mileage, car was still cheap if it had done 50-60k (if nothing else goes wrong!) plus apparently its very common nowadays even with cars that have a full history etc. Was bought with 29k on the clock

 

All I wanna do now is make sure the car doesn't need major work doing in the future

 

Fair play if you bought the car at the right price and you are happy then my :-

 

treat the car to a full service, then enjoy.......... should stand 

 

hope all turns out well and you have a good car 

 

condition of the air filter ? may be a pointer

Edited 31 July, 201411 yr by davidwhite

If the car is running fine,  the thing most important to me would be to change the Engine Oil & Filter.

 

You want to be sure it has Full Synthetic Oil and a good new filter.  

Everything else is Obvious. You can Visually check, but the Wrong Oil in or a Dirty oil Filter is not.

Edited 31 July, 201411 yr by goneoffSKi

All sound advice above. If you bought the car at the right price and have the work done, i.e.proper service and gearbox oil changed, you've got a nice car there.The gearbox oil, once changed under the 'recall' won't need touching again as they are a sealed for life unit on the 7 speed DSG. 

 

They don't have a cambelt ( chain driven), and the engine oil needs to be 5w 30 preferably long life. HT leads are known to fail on higher mileage 2010/11 engines and these were modified by Skoda by fitting an insulation sheath on newer models.

 

I love mine, suits perfectly.

 

Harry.

Thanks for the replies guys

 

Good to hear theres not much going wrong with them

 

Had the car for about 2-3 weeks and not had any issues so far apart from a rattling sound on the drivers side rear which doesn't sound too bad but will get it checked out when I take it to Skoda for the oil change

 

Will also have a look at the air filter

 

Want to get it remapped but not sure if its worth the extra £350 inc insurance increase lol

VCDS can  check the  mileage   

Even if it's been clocked the actual mileage will show?

Yes, the mileage is recorded in the engine ECU and very difficult to alter, this is not the mileage displayed on the dashpod which is held within that.

 

I had a brown trouser moment with my current Audi, in that back in 2007 an MOT tester entered the wrong mileage on the computer. Result of that was that an MOT history check shows a potentially clocked car, but I have paperwork that says otherwise from services either side of that MOT. My Audi has the mileage recorded in multiple ECUs and all the mileage figures tally with the instrument cluster display.

 

It is possible that the tester on the last MOT in 2013 entered the wrong figure, giving the impression the car has been clocked, whereas in reality it may not have been.

Better to have a Clocked Car, have the clues,  and then know it was clocked and then treat it as such, check and replace parts and service.

 

People that buy Private or from Kerb Side Autos and have no idea it is clocked are more at risk. IMO.

 

george

 

PS

A Common reason for clocking is people having Limited Annual Mileage Insurance, then going over the mileage they say they will do, 

they have an Accident and need the mileage back before the car goes for Insurance Repair Quotes or Work.

 

 

 

 

 

Take it to a specialist and you will find out the real mileage, very rare for someobody who clocks a modern vag car to wipe all traces of mileage.

 

I know of a guy who had a rather nice S5, took it on a PCP deal limited to 30k in 3 years, ran it for 3 years and took it up to 95k, got it clocked by his own garage and handed back to the dealer.   3 weeks later had a call from the finance company asking for £19k or they were going to recovery with aid of a Police investigation.  DSG control unit held the correct mileage and his scam was quickly spotted. he paid up very quickly.  And thats a garage owner, so would you ever buy a car from him....lol

Aaah! I wondered about firms that offer 'mileage correction' on electronic odometers. Seems to me that there are more dodgy reasons than genuine ones to correct mileage.........

Oh that's surprising, how much do companies usually charge for the service?

Cheers

Trading standards. HMRC. And the police are taking an interest. Hire cars,taxi / mini cab etc

also couriers.courtesy cars.

Diesel particulate filter removal and clocked.. Defraud insurance. Lease and finance and the tax man.

It was very common in Tayside with private lease on cars and used for business. Then a clamp down on the man with the pc.

Edited 1 August, 201411 yr by goneoffSKi

Then you used to and still do have cars clocked up. New but need to have a higher mileage. Import from the Channel Isles Imports was common. New,

still in Wrapping & Grease but supposed used.

Or a manufacturer's car at a dealer , to be a Demonstrator and no discount or Dealership extra profit until covered 3,000 miles. A buyer wants,

so Clock it up. Internet myth, or sometimes happens. You decide!!!

Edited 1 August, 201411 yr by goneoffSKi