Good Evening everybody I would value some advice on this one. Today I went to view  a  two year Octavia 2ltr diesel at a large Non Skoda dealership  the car has only  done 18000 miles , there were A few  small marks here and there but nothing Serious, what i find strange is  that it has had brand new rear pads discs and tyres fitted, at only 18000 miles,maybe I am being paranoid but it set alarm bells off in my head about the mileage being clocked 

Welcome.

 

Doubt it is clocked, and just going no place much and sitting getting rusty discs will have been the issue.

When was the 2 years ago first registered car actually built before even getting first registered.

 

Then you was the Registered Keeper and what knowledge does the seller have about the car?

Thanks offski  first registered June 2016, dealership say two owners first being hire company and second being a private owner, just to clarify I don’t think for a second that the dealership would have clocked but maybe the second owner wanted  to increase the trade in value,  I thought about a rust issue with regard to the brakes but two brand new tyres at  that low mileage, maybe I drive like a old grandad but 40000 ish is more the norm for rear tyres in my experience 

The ECU can be 'investigated' and the mileage from Factory to the resetting of the 'transit' miles then since then checked.

 

Not 2 owners, 2 registered keepers and no idea how many drivers, or just sitting at a Airport Hire Park or where ever.

 

Best check the car a bit closer, can be just new tyres from accident damage.

If it was a hire car it might not even be the wheels and tyres it left the factory with, the cars wheels might be on another car.

 

If unsure then leave it alone.

Has it had a service now, who did the service?   Is there any Warranty History?

http://skoda.co.uk/about-us/contact-us

 

Contact the private owner and listen to his story and contact hire company ask for mileage when sold??

 

Significant its not been retained in the Skoda dealer network, unless this dealer sold the private owner a car. Perhaps query them about that.

 

18,000/2yr is sort of private average mileage, what joe punter would like. And may not have yet been serviced, just under the 18600/2yr limit. But strange to have new tyres/discs/pads.

 

Unusual I would say.

 

Edited 20 September, 20187 yr by xman

Since you are looking at diesels you might want to puchase a cheap obcd (spelling?) interface and a phone app to monitor the dpf state.

 

One contributor on Briskoda discovered very high ash content for mileage after purchase and was then able to confirm the clock had been wound back significantly and received compensation. 

With regard to the tyres don't forget that tyres fitters advise putting new tyres on the rear wheels, so may have had the fronts replaced, but new tyres put on the rears and old rears put on the front. The discs are more problematic. As always if unhappy walk away, plenty more fish etc.

1 hour ago, juan27 said:

With regard to the tyres don't forget that tyres fitters advise putting new tyres on the rear wheels, so may have had the fronts replaced, but new tyres put on the rears and old rears put on the front. The discs are more problematic. As always if unhappy walk away, plenty more fish etc.

Wow, I would have thought the opposite but a quick Google says you are right..   There's a good, detailed explanation here - https://kumhotyre.co.uk/kumho-news/should-you-fit-new-tyres-to-the-front-or-rear/

Thanks gentlemen  all,good points, the reader and the app to monitor the ash content would be a very useful tools to have going forward anyway, and juan27 good point about swapping the backs onto the fronts that didn’t occur to me and wear on the fronts is about 50%. So that tallys up. I think I need to give it some more thought and as you say Juan there’s plenty more octavias out there if this one doesn’t feel right.

The thread with rewound odo and high ash content dpf.

 

Thanks Gerrycan wow what a story  luckily it had a happy ending for the op in the end,, I had no idea it was possible to get a percentage reading from the  dpf very usefull, I suppose on a positive note it shows that skodas handle big miles well if a 150000  mile car can pass for one with 50000

Not too unusual.

 

My Mk3 had rear discs changed at 20k miles by Skoda before they sold it to me, not sure why but it was an approved used car.

 

Our Mk2 was Sorned for 4 months through winter last year due to family bereavement and lease requirements. When I put it back on the road the brakes were shot, vibrations,  judder and noise that wouldn't clear had to change the lot.

 

 

Edited 21 September, 20187 yr by logiclee

My dealer claimed that the rear brakes on my 3 year old 17000 mile car are 70% worn (and fronts 40%). I'm not sure I believe them, as I try to minimise my use of the brakes.

maybe some cars are different but on my mondeo new pads and discs last 60000 miles and most of  my driving is in heavy traffic.  I would maybe get a second opinion on yours rodge.

Mine needed new rear discs at 21k miles.  It was mine since new and only me driving.  Discs were corroded and pitted, leading to noise on braking.  Ironically, had I been heavier on the brakes it'd have quite possibly kept them cleaner.

 

Gaz 

The garage that did the MOT didn't say anything and I only do low mileage, so I'm quite happy to leave it a year and see what they say next time. I'm sure in the past I've had warnings about brakes on my Focus one year which haven't been repeated the next.

On 21/09/2018 at 15:23, Joebloggs67 said:

Thanks Gerrycan wow what a story  luckily it had a happy ending for the op in the end,, I had no idea it was possible to get a percentage reading from the  dpf very usefull, I suppose on a positive note it shows that skodas handle big miles well if a 150000  mile car can pass for one with 50000

mines done 180 k would pass easy as 50k