Hello, I have been wanting a vRS for years, finally thinking about going for one!

 

I was wondering if anyone tell me anything I should watch out for (what common issues they have etc)? I'd probably go for a mk 2.

 

I don't really drive much, barely a few k miles a year - which one is right for me?

 

Thanks

Welcome along!  With such low mileage I think you're definitely  looking at a petrol vRS

Yes! I think I am!

 

Is there any warning signs I should look out for?

 

What kind of mileage would you be a little put off by on a petrol vRS? (what mileage does it start going down hill)

Hello MrG welcome along to the Skoda forum full service history and what Superb170 wrote go for the petrol.

Signs of excessive oil consumption or excessive smoke from the TSI I should think. You’ll be looking at what, a 5-ish year old car?  Have a look at Cars for sale classifieds on Briskoda or Pistonheads classifieds.

Seems a slightly odd choice for a car if you only do a few Km a year - you’ll be paying a fair premium for insuring something that just sits in the garage.

On ‎27‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 23:02, Pilotguy said:

Signs of excessive oil consumption or excessive smoke from the TSI I should think. You’ll be looking at what, a 5-ish year old car?  Have a look at Cars for sale classifieds on Briskoda or Pistonheads classifieds.

Seems a slightly odd choice for a car if you only do a few Km a year - you’ll be paying a fair premium for insuring something that just sits in the garage.

Thanks for the reply Pilot.

 

How would I identify excessive oil consumption?

 

I've been looking for a good few years, just thinking its time to get one.

 

To me it seems like a sensible choice of car to me, as I've wanted one for years.  Cost isn't really an issue in terms of upkeep. I pay similar prices for tax so on for the car I currently have, although a vRS Octavia will knock my insurance up around 400 more pounds.

 

Thanks again for the reply!

You should check the history carefully, ask to see receipts if purchasing privately and service record if buying from a dealer.

It's not comfortable reading and I'm sure the majority of 1.8 & 2.0 TSI engines go on and on but take a look here Octavia 2

 

Thanks again Pilot, i'll give that thread a quick read

It makes for some very worrying reading.

 

It seems like a lot of issues with the tensioner, if I was to buy one with around 80k miles on the clock - a petrol Octavia, you'd think the tensioner had been replaced on it? Or it was just waiting to break?

 

Upsetting reading.

I don't think you can assume anything, find yourself a car that the vendor can prove to you has had a preventative fix carried out and you should be good to go.

There are probably none of these cars left in the dealer network now, so I'd probably look for a well-recommended specialist to buy from and ask about the issues discussed in that thread.

I assume the service history will highlight if these have been fixed? 

 

Sorry for all the questions, this is my second car, after a cheap run around I don't care about! I want a good one

Best to do some car-hunting on Autotrader, Pistonheads etc and see what answers you get.