Hi Everyone

 

Thought I'd just say hello as I'm thinking about buying my first Skoda.

 

I currently drive a Mondeo 2.3 Auto Ghia Estate and it's been a great car. It is a little thirsty though and starting to show its age a little which is why I'm in the market for something newer.

 

My car needs to be an estate for the things I carry around including the dog. He's an elderly Pointer so it's important that the boot lip of any car I have is quite low. The Octavia Estate fits the bill from that point of view.

I also need an automatic as my clutch knee is not quite as good as it could be.

 

In 40 years of driving I've never had a diesel car and this doesn't seem to be the time for changing the habit of a lifetime.

 

I'm therefore looking at 1.4TSI DSG's or if a good one came along I'd also consider a vRS. Budget is up to £17k which looking on the Skoda used website and Autotrader should get me a nice low mileage and 2 or 3 year old car.

 

If anyone has any advice on my potential purchase then I'd be very grateful.

Hello Potential welcome along to the Skoda forum good to have you with us.