Good afternoon- my first ever forum Post - I'm hoping to buy a 16/17 plate Octavia Scout in the near future and looking for the knowledge of the ŠKODA Community to guide me as to what I should look out / be aware of - opinions on the 148 or 184 (with auto gearbox) engine would be helpful too. 
I had an Octavia In the past 👍 and don’t really need a Scout just really fancy one and why not ( I have got to that age ) 
Reassurance and pitfalls - if any would be appreciated 

Cheers 

ian

Welcome.

At 3 years the Haldex Service should have been done and at 4 years it is overdue if not done.

The Brake Fluid should have been done at 3 years or at least the H2o content tested.

 

The DSG Oil change is due at 40,000 miles.

 

So if it says FULL MAIN DEALER SERVICE HISTORY look at the actual history and see if SERVICED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SCHEDULE OR GUIDELINES.

Edited 9 September, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

I had a manual Scout for 2 years and it was a great car other than it started to use coolant and there was no evidence of external loss, nothing in oil and no coolant smell.

 

The dust cover / guards behind the brake disc have a tendancy to rust and snap off (or in my case partially come off on one side and get stuck against wheel so had to rip it off by the side of the road).  Nothing major but to replace you need to remove discs and pads.  Something common to the Oct 3, not just the Scout.

 

I'm personally wary of buying used cars with factory or pre fitted towbars in case the car has done a lot of towing in its previous life .... I think more along the lines of baggy rear suspension etc

 

As above check for Haldex service - My old Scout was owned by a company and had full Skoda history and every single receipt including tyres, wiper blades etc but when I brought at 75k and 4 year old it hadnt had Haldex service done so i got it done soon after purchase.  additionally both my Oct 2 Scouts hadnt had Haldex service either at similair age or mileage ... its often over looked.

 

Heres a link to the 2015 brochure which gives you an idea of spec and options Oct 3 2015 brochure up to when it was facelifted some time early (ish) 2017.

 

And if you want some nice summer wheels I have some Nivalis alloys sat in my garage that need a new home!

Many thanks e-Roottoot and ScoutJCB appreciated - will check evidence of Haldex service 👍 also thanks for the brochure link 

I recently purchased a scout, as it was one of the top cars recommended for towing. 

It had never towed anything even though it had a factory fitted towbar. 

I'm learning about it all the time, mainly from reading post's on here. 

I didn't know anything about "haldex" thought it was someone who posted in here (joke). Anyway, i got in touch with Skoda dealer where i got it from and asked if haldex oil had been changed, he said no, we only do that if we are asked too, i wouldn't have known about it, if not for this site, which is brilliant. 

I think the car is great, but so are none scout cars. 

One big draw back with the scout, you carnt buy dedicated mud flaps. 

On 10/09/2020 at 08:33, ScoutCJB said:

I'm personally wary of buying used cars with factory or pre fitted towbars in case the car has done a lot of towing in its previous life .... I think more along the lines of baggy rear suspension etc

 

Factory fitted towbars will have also had uprated rear springs fitted as part of the package, the standard springs sag when carrying the slightest of loads and wallow when towing, the Scout is probably better in this respect and maybe they dont need to uprate the springs on that model with tha factory towbar option.

 

In any case its only €44 for a pair of quality Swedish steel uprated spec rear springs.

Another Scout owner here, a 184 DSG car.  It replaced a Volvo V60 in March.

 

I’m not totally sold on DSG but apart from that it’s OK. It’s certainly cheaper to run than the V60.

 

I tow with mine (factory fitted detachable) and again it’s pretty good.

Hello there; I am a Scout Owner - and I have done quite a lot of mods - including retrofitting mud-flaps onto the car....they are not 100%, but they work well.

 

You have to use Pre-FL front mudflaps and FL Rear Mudflaps (fun egh) on the car.  The pre-FL mudflaps is all-around the plastic 'Scout' outer trim - which has not changed between the pre-FL and the FL units.  BTW - definately go for a 184 TDI - makes all the difference. 

 

Can you upgrade your profile information and let us know the spec of your car please?  That would help us all to assist.  Is your car a DSG or manual (I think they stopped producing manual Scouts in 2016)?

 

Any questions or photos, just let us know.

 

Thanks

 

 

Max

Not really a reply, just an observation. 

Last week i went away, it was a three and a half hour drive with the caravan on the back. 

I pulled into the site and guess what, another Scout had just pulled in infront of me, i said to the driver, if i park up next to you we can make it look like a club meeting of Octavia Scouts. 😷

Again thanks for your time and guidance. 

Im struggling to find a good 4/5 year old manual - they seem to sell or get reserved  straight away. 

I did reseve one but it was in a very poor condition for a Skoda main dealer offering. 

I also found a stunning 16 plate 1 owner 184 DSG but it was overloaded with extras a bit dear - I'm unsure about DSG ???

Ill keep on looking though and might take a sideways look at a Yeti, 

we have a Karoq and I do like the higher ride position and ease of access. 

The Scout / Yeti is to transport my bikes and Kayak which the said Karoq is too good for at this point. 

Obliged 

We looked at a Yeti but it simply wasn’t big enough for us..

I purchased a Roomster back in 08, then they bought the Yeti out. 

I was so disappointed at the time because i liked the look of the Yeti. 

I went and looked at one at my local Skoda, i wasn't disappointed anymore, i knew i had the best car for the job, space was the key. 

The Roomster is still in the family and its just passed it's MOT again with no problems. 

ps,, DSG is great, or is that, are great. 

Edited 21 September, 20205 yr by NZ100
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On 12/09/2020 at 16:19, varaderoguy said:

Hello there; I am a Scout Owner - and I have done quite a lot of mods - including retrofitting mud-flaps onto the car....they are not 100%, but they work well.

 

You have to use Pre-FL front mudflaps and FL Rear Mudflaps (fun egh) on the car.  The pre-FL mudflaps is all-around the plastic 'Scout' outer trim - which has not changed between the pre-FL and the FL units.  BTW - definately go for a 184 TDI - makes all the difference. 

 

Can you upgrade your profile information and let us know the spec of your car please?  That would help us all to assist.  Is your car a DSG or manual (I think they stopped producing manual Scouts in 2016)?

 

Any questions or photos, just let us know.

 

Thanks

 

 

Max

Have you got any pics of this? Thinking about fitting flaps to my 15 Scout.

Why did you do a mix of Pre & post FL parts?

See photos...

 

If I remember right, I found a posting from 2015 about that fix for my 2019 car. If you have a 2015 car, then you will need pre-FL all round.

 

 

Here we go:

 

 

Cheers.

Seems that the Scout lower bodywork gets in the way. As other's have said, Skoda should've just moulded something into that bodywork as standard....

 

Wonder how some rally car style flaps would look...

If all has been done service wise and you're happy with the car you won't be disappointed.
I had a 64 reg Scout 184hp DSG and it was the best car I have ever had, swapped it for a 4x4 DSG Karoq for the higher seating but I do miss the Scout.

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On 10/09/2020 at 07:33, ScoutCJB said:

I had a manual Scout for 2 years and it was a great car other than it started to use coolant and there was no evidence of external loss, nothing in oil and no coolant smell.

 

The dust cover / guards behind the brake disc have a tendancy to rust and snap off (or in my case partially come off on one side and get stuck against wheel so had to rip it off by the side of the road).  Nothing major but to replace you need to remove discs and pads.  Something common to the Oct 3, not just the Scout.

 

I'm personally wary of buying used cars with factory or pre fitted towbars in case the car has done a lot of towing in its previous life .... I think more along the lines of baggy rear suspension etc

 

As above check for Haldex service - My old Scout was owned by a company and had full Skoda history and every single receipt including tyres, wiper blades etc but when I brought at 75k and 4 year old it hadnt had Haldex service done so i got it done soon after purchase.  additionally both my Oct 2 Scouts hadnt had Haldex service either at similair age or mileage ... its often over looked.

 

Heres a link to the 2015 brochure which gives you an idea of spec and options Oct 3 2015 brochure up to when it was facelifted some time early (ish) 2017.

 

And if you want some nice summer wheels I have some Nivalis alloys sat in my garage that need a new home!

A very long shot, but do you still have your wheels sat in the garage?

Hi , scout cjb has not been on this site since December 21, might be worth sending personal message.  Just a thought. 

Ahh yes. Good thinking. Thank you.

Hi, Rob sent you a message,  cheers.  Forgot how much time I used to spend on here!