Yes lots spill getting it into the Oil filler and you see oil in the Rubber Catcher.

 

But then anyone topping up can do that.

External signs on engines would make things really simple to check,

but out of the very many engine compartments i have been in looking at Dealers & Auctions i have yet to see signs of bad ones.

Found plenty that were bad, but thats been from driving them.

 

EDIT.

As to the Oil being where it should be on the dipstick.

That is often the best give away.

Many are very overfilled, and some clearly have not enough oil in, and the seller has no idea where 

it should be when Cold, with a Zabozuma check or a Hot Check.

Edited 2 April, 201511 yr by goneoffSKi

An overly clean engine bay can ring as many alarm bells as a dirty one.

As Ally says, there are lemons in every batch, research as much as you can about the particular vehicle then negotiate a deal if your happy.

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It was at a Skoda dealer but it is sold so the search continues. Thanks for all your comments.

It was at a Skoda dealer but it is sold so the search continues. Thanks for all your comments.

My old car is at Sparshatts in Botley , 2012 cave, green and black, few mods, mint condition and not an oil user , get the extra warranty chucked in and jobs a good un

There are Driving Instructors on here that instruct in a MK2 Fabia vRS.

Difference is they have an extra set of pedals. You can instruct in a Lamborghini Gallardo if you know you can stop it if something starts to go wrong. He OP, might as well buy a Gallardo.

Does Sharkrider have extra pedals?

 

PS

It is only a 180ps Warm Hatch with automated manual, like driving a dodgem,

not some raging Mega Supercar,  and you still need to abide by the NSL's

Edited 3 April, 201511 yr by goneoffSKi

I have an extra brake, its an insurance requirement I have never used it to "slow" someone though, only when they make the kind of judgement mistakes like pulling out in front of someone ect .... and they would do that in any car, the car being "fast" is irrelevent.

Drove one yesterday at burntwood skoda. Really nice salesman, not pushy at all which was a refreshing change. Both my wife and I test drove the car and absolutely loved it. If it was just for her then we would be getting it but we both decided for a new driver the power was just too much. We have a difficult turnout from a junction where we live and if inexperience caused my daughter to panic when pulling out and press the accelerator before she knew it we don't feel she would have time to react. We did love the car, even to the extent that driving home we were considering buying one and something cheap for her!!

Thanks for all you comments, been a while since going on an owner club website (members of both rs and evo in my distant youth) and I have to say a very friendly feeling about briskoda.

Maybe check out a Seat Ibiza with DSG for her,  

you might find a Sporty one with less power & 3 door if she does not need 5.

 

1.2 or 1.4 Engine with less BHP.

 

A real cracker is a 'Seat  Ibiza FR 1.4 TSI 150ps DSG', but it is just as nippy as a 180 ps Twincharger actually.

 

Have fun looking.

Just thought I would update the post. Decided against the VRS however found a 2012 Monte Carlo 1.2TSi and went for that.

 

Had the car a month and love it. Great little car and my daughter is learning to drive with it very well, such an easy car to drive. 

 

I am now on the hunt for a spare set of wheels to put winter tyres on as my wife finds it spins the wheels very easily in the wet getting out of a difficult junction.

 

If anyone has any for sale please let me know.