As I have cut my taxi milage down to around 30K a year , I'm thinking of going for the 1.4 TSI , is there any known problems to look out for, like engine drinking oil, like the older 1.8 , and gearbox wise, it will be a manual if i go for one.

70% of milage is town work 

Edited 19 February, 20179 yr by skippy41

The short, simple answer is no.

This engine and manual has the fewest complaints of any Skoda.

Edited 19 February, 20179 yr by Gerrycan

If you consider buying it new, then you probably won't have a 1.4 any longer, from what I understand it is being replaced by a 1.5 TSI in the facelifted version as well as the new-ish Golf etc. Hence, the engine is brand new and little will be known about its reliability.

From what I have read the new 1.5 lt engine is some months away. Facelift will start with the 1.4 lt.

 

 

I think the 1.4tsi is a smooth, economical and surprisingly spritely unit. I have the 140hp/250Nm version and I love driving it.

A short 15km journey from my son's place, 2 other passengers, light traffic and mostly 75% green traffic lights (only 3 red lights) at 60kph limit and a short stint of 3km at 80kph yielded 4.2L/100 (67mpg) by journeys end.

Click on my Fuelly returns in the signature to see more detailed consumption info. I only use 95 Octane, tried 98 for a while and did not see any improvements.

 

However if I were you then I would not discount looking at and trying the 1.0tsi triple pot in the Octavia.

It is fairly new  and so far we have only had two people report in with their driving impressions and consumption returns but it does seem to be even more economical than the 1.4tsi and there are no complaints about its performance from them either.

Link to thread:

 

Edited 19 February, 20179 yr by Gerrycan

I have the 191psi 303Nm version and its bulletproof well, I can't kill it anyways

Would've thought diesel would still be better for a taxi.

Do your sums but I thought the break even mileage for diesel was about 17k miles? 

Unless diesel gets banned from town centres,  although that's going to be older ones at first.

Feels much more powerful than a 1.4, very economical, gearchange a little on the clunky side but okay really.

Rear suspension a bit hard, but not a problem except on lousy roads of course. Happy with mine so far.

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Any reason why it will be a manual you go with for a Taxi doing 30,000 miles & 70% of that town work, 

have you road tested a 1.4TSI DSG?  Maybe worth doing if you have not.

No servicing of the DSG with a 7 speed DSG.

 

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How many miles do you intend keeping the car for?

 

Quiet refined engine, no stupid EGR valve, all done with VVT. I would second getting the 7 speed DSG. Economical too, when you consider it's pretty quick when you ask it too be quick. 

Around town I get mid 30s mpg for a typical stop/start 3 miles from cold. Gets up to low 40s mpg after that if I keep going. My previous 2l diesel would have been better overall in town. But on a longer trip , 25 miles each way, into the Peak District the petrol gets around the same as my diesel at ~50mpg plus.

I'm happy, as I do not do a large amount of town mileage. And less to worry about.

Just to add to the chorus of "no problems so far"...but with the caveat that the oldest cars with this engine are now only around 4 years old.  As most petrol buyers do nothing like the 30,000 miles a year you're proposing, I'd be surprised if there were that many 1.4 TSI units around with more than 60-70k on the clock.

 

This engine is still a bit too new to have a real picture of long-term reliability (IMHO) - but it's looking good so far.

1.4 TSI with DSG is road tax VED C at £30 a year, manual is VED D at £110.

 

Edit: Probably only for the 140bhp version.

Edited 20 February, 20179 yr by Yaumeister

29 minutes ago, Yaumeister said:

1.4 TSI with DSG is road tax VED C at £30 a year, manual is VED D at £110.

Not for my 2015 1.4TSI manual Octavia Elegance Estate - I only pay £30 VED as the CO2 emissions are 119g/km.

Edited 20 February, 20179 yr by SWBoy

26 minutes ago, SWBoy said:

Not for my 2015 1.4TSI manual Octavia Elegance Estate - I only pay £30 VED as the CO2 emissions are 119g/km.

You obviously have 16" wheels then

51 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

You obviously have 16" wheels then

Nope, 17" wheels as fitted by the factory.

Don't ever ask DVLA about it then

3 hours ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Don't ever ask DVLA about it then

The V5C and the online vehicle details check website https://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla both state the CO2 emissions as 119g/km and hence the Road Tax is £30.

 

So I don't see why you think there is a problem?

 

Because its an amnomoloy,  the 17" wheels have IIRC  always been listed by Skoda as 121g emissions for the manual gearbox. But, you've got the V5C so just go with it

I bought one 2016 , and its now covered 180,000 miles , only  things changed, 1 temp sensor, 2 front  drop links,  alternator   put a new clutch in even though it didn't  need at 175,000 but wasn't wanting it to go , only changed the front discs at 150,000 rears at 130 k , cross climates lasting 50k 

Average fuel consumption 38 to 64 mpg , well pleased 

50k miles on the cross climate tyres is amazing in itself.

any update on reliability of 1.4 tsi?

@wolverine5plNo matter how often you ask about 1.4 TSI (Turbo only not Twincharger) reliability or 'carbon build up', the answer will be about as reliable as any engine VW group has manufactured in the past 10 years.

There really is no common issue with them.

They are being built and sold without ACT in various world regions still, they are a good engine. 

Thought I would update this topic since I started it, 

I bought a 16 plate 1,4 tsi se at 9k on the clock.

Its now done 194000 .

Only new bits so far 2 front drop links, battery, aulternator, clutch even though it didnt need it

front and rear disks at 140krear and 150k front.

small Timeing belt at 160k .

Uses no oil between 10k sercices, break pads changed every 50k.

still pulls like a train 

Brilliant for the update. And yeh the 1.4 is a little gem . I had one in my golf . I rate that engine highly