Good afternoon, ladies, gents and everyone else! 
 

brand new to the forum which as you can probably guess means I’m brand new to Skoda! 
 

I’ve been shopping round for an Octavia scout and have found a 65 plate scout, with FSH and 1 previous owner - the catch, it’s on 90k miles.... 

 

now, the dealer wants 10k for it, but I’m concerned about the mileage and more specifically, the mileage I do per annum which is on the higher side. 
 

my question is, am I on to a good deal? Is the mileage too high? How reliable are these cars? Anything to look out for on a 65 plate scout? Is it likely to cost me thousands per annum going forward? Will they happily munch the miles without leaving me on the roadside? The intention is to own the car long term! I service my own vehicles and plan on keeping it services before the recommended schedule! 
 

Many thanks! 

Welcome.

 

Others will know about the values.

But to servicing. FSH,  or FULL MAIN DEALER SERVICE HISTORY.   What was actually done?

So what record is there of servicing, has the haldex been serviced 2 or 3 times now?

Has the brake fluid been changed ever?

Was the oil changed at 18,000-20.000 mile intervals.

 

What are all 4 tyres like.  Do they match and are they with good tread?

What is the windscreen like for tiny chips or bigger chips.   What about the bonnet for touchup / chips?

 

 

 

Edited 21 July, 20214 yr by e-Roottoot

36 minutes ago, TMitchell said:

the catch, it’s on 90k miles.... 

Not that high, especially if it's a diesel, I don't think you've said which engine?

90k is only around 15k per year for 6 yrs. thats not bad at all. 

as said , the service history is the main thing, and what engine does it have.

Hi guys, many thanks for the responses! 
 

It’s the 2.0 diesel, the 148bhp version. 
 

I’m starting the road trip tomorrow to look over the car and it’s history. 

 

 

@TMitchell You say 'One previous owner'. 

Try to get the gen on that and was the One Previous Registered Keeper was a Company or an individual or family and if their surname was not HERTZ or Eurocar.

 

Full Service History is good if there are Invoices and Receipts or Print Outs of actual work carried out and not just a History of stuff not carried out.

 

You really want to know the Haldex Servicing has been done at 30,000 mile intervals or sooner.

Even then you might want it done correctly if you get the car, so oil and filter / clean out getting done.

@e-Roottoot

 

Good points to be fair! 
 

the service history is certainly going to be the prime focus on inspection! 

20 hours ago, TMitchell said:

Good afternoon, ladies, gents and everyone else! 
 

brand new to the forum which as you can probably guess means I’m brand new to Skoda! 
 

I’ve been shopping round for an Octavia scout and have found a 65 plate scout, with FSH and 1 previous owner - the catch, it’s on 90k miles.... 

 

now, the dealer wants 10k for it, but I’m concerned about the mileage and more specifically, the mileage I do per annum which is on the higher side. 
 

my question is, am I on to a good deal? Is the mileage too high? How reliable are these cars? Anything to look out for on a 65 plate scout? Is it likely to cost me thousands per annum going forward? Will they happily munch the miles without leaving me on the roadside? The intention is to own the car long term! I service my own vehicles and plan on keeping it services before the recommended schedule! 
 

Many thanks! 

Hi there!

When I sold my old car, it was at somewhere between 120-130k miles at 14 years old. (The dealer offered me £300 for it.)

When I was looking for a replacement car, I really struggled to want to spend several £1000s on a vehicle that had done anything over 60K miles.

And low mileage older cars caused similar cognitive dissonance: "Huh! I'm not paying £10k for a 6 year old car that's not that much different (in day to day function) than my old one, which is worth £300, so I'm told."

 

Eventually I bought a 12-month old low-mileage car, which was way above my original budget, but felt better value.

Despite doing my research and planning what I was looking for, a lot of that went out of the window when I came across the "right" car, and the buying decision was triggered by a price check to make sure the agreed price was okay.

 

I tell you this, as your perception of value is something unique to you, but actual market value can vary wildly from your perception.

So my advice is to buy something you feel is good value, but check the market value to ensure you're not paying more than you have to. Good luck!

 

Note: Salesmen were absolutely useless at offering buying advice, blooming hopeless!

 

Edit: Just re-read your post and seen your car is £10K for 6YO car at 90K miles. Personally, I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole, especially as you do a lot of miles. But I'm a tight old git and to me, 10 grand on a car which will have over 100K miles by next year seems too expensive.

But then we're back to perception. If £10K for a 6YO 90k miles car seems okay to you, AND the market agrees, then who am I to argue? Follow your gut feeling on it, but check the market price too.

 

2nd edit: Something that helped me, was looking at the cost to change, which in my case was pretty much £10K, and asking the question "What am I getting for my £10K?". I played my own bank-manager / Devil's advocate. Having to justify spending £10K on a car when I already had a perfectly serviceable car stopped me pulling the trigger on a car for some time.

 

That said, it is perfectly okay, if you have the cash set aside, to fall for a car, and just want it, without any other justification than "Oh wow! I really want that car! " That's perfectly okay. I rationalise replacing my old Mondeo, saying I sensed big bills were gonna happen, and it was going rusty, older diesels are going to be priced out of low-emission zones, etc. but a big motivation in changing car was that after 10 years, I just fancied a new car. And as I'd saved up for it, that was all the reason I needed to buy one.

 

Edited 22 July, 20214 yr by EnterName

This might not help.

I got my Scout purely because it had come top for towing caravan 3 years in a row.

Do you specifically want a Scout ?

If it wasn't for towing I might have gone for another Octavia.

Hi.

I have a 2015 Scout. Just about to pass 100,000 miles. No issues at all. Just remember regular maintenance done by a proper mechanic. Don’t forget the cam belt and water pump every 75,000 miles or 5 years, get the haldex fluid changed and the pump cleaned every 20 or 30,000 miles.

watch the clutch, mine is still ok, even with several years of towing. And no matter what mileage you do, consider changing the oil every 6 months. I do it outside of the service schedule so not to muck things up, and it means fresh oil fairly regularly.

With care there should be no reason it won’t go on for years to come.

Hi 

 

Totally agree with above comments on,  if serviced well, 90k is not an issue for this engine with REGULAR maintenance. I would add that 15k per year is likely to be a good thing as its been used and not just done the school runs and shopping so the DPF will have been taking care of itself nicely with active regenerations.  You're never going to know "how" it was driven by the previous owner but the 2.0TDI is a strong engine with lots of torque that makes it very easy to drive.  

16 hours ago, EnterName said:

 

 

Edit: Just re-read your post and seen your car is £10K for 6YO car at 90K miles. Personally, I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole, especially as you do a lot of miles. But I'm a tight old git and to me, 10 grand on a car which will have over 100K miles by next year seems too expensive.

But then we're back to perception. If £10K for a 6YO 90k miles car seems okay to you, AND the market agrees, then who am I to argue? Follow your gut feeling on it, but check the market price too.
 

I tend to agree, £10k for a 6YO 9oK miles car sounds a tadge expensive, for that price I would want 40-50K miles at that age.

 

Might be worth putting the car registration into we buy any car or auto traders free car valuation to see what the expected market value is. I do know that MK3 Octavia's are holding their price very well at the moment.

But.....if the car has received good services on the button for every possible serviceable part it may be worth it. As said above the dog should be good at that usage and the rest of the car could be a peach. Even more likely if the servicing is good. At that mileage I'd expect annual oil change and all the haldex, brake fluid etc to have been done a couple of times.

31 minutes ago, Pagan-Image said:

I tend to agree, £10k for a 6YO 9oK miles car sounds a tadge expensive, for that price I would want 40-50K miles at that age.

 

Might be worth putting the car registration into we buy any car or auto traders free car valuation to see what the expected market value is. I do know that MK3 Octavia's are holding their price very well at the moment.

Agreed! "WeBuyAnyCar" is normally a reasonable indication of actual market value. (You have to register and put up with a bit of spam mail. Also they may increase the price offered after a week or so.)

Ladies and Gents;

 

In terms of used car prices, please note that all MK3's are going for silly prices at the moment.  10k for a high mileage Scout does seem high, but not terrible.  It really depends on what is has on it in terms of options.

 

Firstly, I would probably suggest you look for a Scout 184 if you can; they are a better bet (and better spec'd). 

 

IF you can stretch to 13k, then take a look at this 65k mile Scout - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107124927406?

 

 

Looks good. I wouldn't go by the fuel tech though.

But they are a brilliant car.