Hi

I am looking at a 2017 VRS diesel in a local dealership and was concerned by the amount of underseal for want of a better word on the sills of the car.

This stuff looks to be around 4mm thick ?? Is this correct?

Also at the very front of the wings under the bonnet they seem to have run out of body coloured paint and there is primer showing ??

I've had many VW group cars over the years including my current vehicle and this just doesn't look right to me, or is this a Skoda thing?

Thanks

20 minutes ago, nigxl said:

Hi

I am looking at a 2017 VRS diesel in a local dealership and was concerned by the amount of underseal for want of a better word on the sills of the car.

This stuff looks to be around 4mm thick ?? Is this correct?

Also at the very front of the wings under the bonnet they seem to have run out of body coloured paint and there is primer showing ??

I've had many VW group cars over the years including my current vehicle and this just doesn't look right to me, or is this a Skoda thing?

Thanks

Sounds very suspect to me. Maybe the car has been poorly fixed after a crash. The underseal you speak of comes 2 thirds up the sills, but is thin, although in the photo it does appear thicker and is colour coded in as per photo. It's more of a rough hard surface protection than underseal.  I took a photo of the front corner of the wing underneath the bonnet and as you can see, all nicely painted the cars colour. 

Edited 14 April, 20215 yr by roaddetective

That's great many thanks for going to the trouble.

The sills do appear to be the same but the wing definitely isn't.

Also primer is on view on the inner wing just in front of your strut mount, just as it rolls over towards the outer wing.

Think I'll be walking away from this one.

42 minutes ago, nigxl said:

That's great many thanks for going to the trouble.

The sills do appear to be the same but the wing definitely isn't.

Also primer is on view on the inner wing just in front of your strut mount, just as it rolls over towards the outer wing.

Think I'll be walking away from this one.

Have you brought this up with the dealer before you walk away? Maybe, just maybe it was just one wing that was replaced. Early last year my car was hit overnight when parked causing £5.5k worth of damage to the front O/S corner and N/S door. Never did find the culprit. After repairs from a quality repair shop via my insurance, the car looks as good as new again. It might just be one poor paint job on the one wing of the car you are looking at.  If you do walk away, at least there are more second hand Diesel VRS to look at than available petrol ones which are always in short supply. Good luck with sourcing the car you are after.  This is my second Octavia VRS I have owned, I just love them. 

I am inclined to walk away for other reasons also.

Mainly 'due to covid' excuse, they will not let you drive their cars but instead you have 24hrs to return the car.

BUT you don't get your money or your part ex back, you have to choose another car !!!!

Doesn't sit well with me.

Dealership is Ron Skinnerr BTW.

Don't get me wrong it's a nice car and cheap but if it's not right I don't want to pick another car from their fleet that I don't want just because.

Oh and it's got a dent the size of your fist in the N S sill below the B pillar.

The photos posted by @roaddetective look like what I would expect. The underseal on the sills is noticeable, and has an edge line, but not ridiculously thick. Guess I'd have to see some photos of the vehicle you are looking at.  Even then, it may be hard to detect what your are talking about without being there in person. 

 

I have a paint depth gauge, which would point to the amount of panel filler used. But just because a car has a repaired panel or replaced door or wing, I wouldn't let that turn you off the total vehicle.  But as you say, it depends on how well the repair has been carried out.

Many years ago when I started driving and I was anxious to buy cars, I would find one, and rush off to go and look at it. On the way I would be already imagining driving it...the excitement of youth!

 

Then my Dad would find one or two things that he didn't like, and advise me to walk away. I would feel crestfallen, but his wise words were always 'there's always another car...'

 

And over the years, I have found that to be so true - not just about cars, but anything - even houses. There's always another one.

 

So, for me, nowadays if my gut says there's something not quite right - I just walk away. There's always another car!

 

 

And women also

 

Or equally men.

 

My father used to say "plenty more fish in the sea my son!"

 

Well that didn't turn out to be true for the real fish did it!