Hi guys  glad to see this site is still going strong!! I had a mk1 vrs a few years ago had it for 5 trouble free years and loved every one of them I'm now looking at coming back to the fold and need some buying advice. I'm looking for a 2014 or above plate vrs 2.0 petrol but would push to a diesel as I I only do around 8k a year I have around 13k to spend just need some advice on cambelt changes service intervals etc and what to look out for common problems etc 

Any help would be great appreciated 

Cheers 

That age would be water pumps, creaking suspension, think some of the TSIs had a weaker turbo that was later revised.

 

Apart from that both the diesel and petrol are pretty reliable. TSI is chain rather than belt, so no change required. Not sure about the belt interval on the diesel. At 8k a year I'd be on the fixed servicing 1 year or 10k for oil.

 

Definitely go for petrol at that mileage, I'm doing double and I still don't regret my choice!

Edited 26 June, 20187 yr by ahenners

With 2014 models make sure you test drive the actual car you will buy before committing.

There was a big problem with "Boom" in the cabin on some & still today theres no fix from Skoda.

 

For the diesel there are a few things to look out for:

  - There was a Boost Pressure Sensor/wiring issue on most 2014 cars (fixed shortly after as it seemed only early 2014 builds)

  - Water Pump should have been changed to the revised part. There are many users whos pumps are now failing around 50k miles or 3 years.

     Make sure its already been done or get written confirmation it will be offered free if you have problems.

 

Apart from these the O3 seems a pretty reliable car overall, no major problems & the one or two there have been have been dealt with quite fairly by Skoda I think.

120k km & 4 years in & I'm still totally happy with my choice & its miles better than the BMW 320d & XC90 we have as a second car & cost double the price.

What's boom? 

A bit like the sound when you open the window slightly when driving at speeed when the air pressure is beffetting your ears.

Many people with this problem complain of pressure in their ears to the extent that they sold the car at a big loss it was so unbearable & Skoda were unwilling/unable to uknowledge the problem existed.

This is the thread. A bit long to read but the first few pages give a good explaination of the problem.

 

That's a bit of a major fault!!! defo be test driving on a uneven road or I'll be hitting the rumble strips on the motorway looks like it might not affect the vrs tho 

18 minutes ago, dwaindibly said:

That's a bit of a major fault!!! defo be test driving on a uneven road or I'll be hitting the rumble strips on the motorway looks like it might not affect the vrs tho 

 

VRS owners have definitely had this issue too.

 

If you do any motorway driving definitely get on one as part of your test. 

Will do I'll take the missus she can hear a moth fart at 20 paces lol!!! Just hope I can find one that isn't affected there's not many petrol ones around 

On ‎26‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 14:34, dwaindibly said:

What's boom? 

It's when someone has spent thousands of pounds on their car stereo and drives round the neighbourhood with the windows down so that everyone can enjoy their taste in BASS!

On ‎27‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 16:43, dwaindibly said:

Will do I'll take the missus she can hear a moth fart at 20 paces lol!!! Just hope I can find one that isn't affected there's not many petrol ones around 

If you drive really fast then the screams from SWMBO will drown out any BOOM or FART in my honest opinion!