52 minutes ago, Scot5 said:

 

3: The DQ200 DSG is used throughout VAG empire in both petrol and diesel engines 1.6 and under. I don't know any auto currently on sale that has a worse reputation.

Nobody can predict how reliable their purchase will prove to be but going on reputation, no matter how well the car was specified, if I were looking to keep the car long-term I'd personally avoid a 1.4/1.5tsi and 1.6tdi engine unless of course the car is kept under warranty which covers the DSG. 

One last piece of advice - if you're out in the country and it's poor road surfaces then defo take the car on a test drive. If there's one thing I absolutely hate about my car is road noise, there's a defo lack of sound insulation on the Octavia.

 

 

 

 

Yes with all of the above.

This ^

Thanks for all the info guys! So useful!

 

I suppose the next question is how much is a decent price for a pre FL SEL?

 

Spotted this on AT: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910113214769?atmobcid=soc3

 

Low mileage but a higher cost. How much of an upgrade is the FL?