Hello all,

 

This is my first post so apologies if I’ve put it in the wrong place or I’m asking a question that’s been asked a dozen times before.

 

My Skoda Octavia 12 plate Estate is coming up to 200,000 miles. I’ve had it since 2016 when it had 59,000 miles on the clock. Yes I know I do a lot of miles! I was wondering is there anything I should ask my garage to pay particular attention to outside of the normal 200k service requirements? I had the timing belt done at 100,000 miles and I think I’ll probably get it done again at 200,000 miles. Better to be cautious than having it snap. I was also thinking of asking the garage to replace the manual transmission gearbox fluid.
 

Any other suggestions welcome.

 

Thank you

 

Til

Petrol or diesel? Either way, 100k on a timing belt, that's definitely getting your money's worth, I'd be changing that before now. 

They don’t need much really.

Regular oil and filter changes 

pollen, air and fuel filters at regular intervals, earlier than recommended some times. 
brake fluid every 2 years. 
Cambelt kit as per manufacturer interval for your engine. 
fan belt perhaps if never been replaced in your ownership?

Cheers. Diesel. Forgot to say. All you mentioned has been done in previous services. I drive a lot so service every 10k miles. That’s twice a sometimes. I called the garage earlier and he said the cambelt is good for 140k. But I’ll probably get it done at 200k. 
 

It’s been a brilliant car so far. Regular service has definitely paid off. 
 

Do you think I should get the gearbox checked? New fluid etc?

 

Thanks

Yes it's worth getting gearbox oil changed especially at 200k and has never been changed, but stick to genuine VAG gearbox oil or fuchs, as multi grade gearbox oil makes the change very notchy at colder temperatures.

 

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-976-fuchs-titan-sintofluid-fe-sae-75w-synthetic-manual-transmission-oil.aspx

Edited 23 April, 20224 yr by wiilydog
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Yes, it makes sense to do your cam / timing belt IMO............ especially considering the miles you do.

 

Recently spent £1000 on mine, well actually £999.98p to be precise, Lol. Timing belt with new pump etc etc, a new MOT, an oil and filter change and it had to have new discs and pads on the rear.

(Though I think if the older guy had done the MOT he would have passed it. He was the one that gave an advisory re rusty discs last year. It has been ran well since then and the brakes worked great). I replaced the front discs myself, just to be sure.

 

I've only been considering a newer car for about 6 years now, Lol. Had this one 11 years now.

 

My Timing belt was ............................ only 14 years old. Still in great condition according to the mechanic.......

 

They always tell me that the brake fluid is fine and changing  it as often as is usually recommended is unnecessary. (I know about the hygroscopic theory).

Edited 25 April, 20224 yr by Tilt

14 years is great and way over the recommended 4 years. I gather it’s best to always replace with orignal or good parts like wiilydog suggesting the good gearbox fluid as opposed to something cheaper you’d buy from a supermarket. 
 

The problem with considering new cars is that at the moment they’re very inflated due to supply shortages. 
 

It’s interesting that a lot of city dwellers sold their diesels before the clean air zones kicked in. That would probably have been a good time to pick up a deal. 
 

It’s an odd time as I feel diesels have been made the bad car so will likely continue to be taxed heavily as they start the phase out. But I love my diesel 😂. Electric isn’t an option at the moment. 
 

So if I were to buy again it would definitely be a Skoda Octavia or maybe superb. I did toy with buying an Audi but friends who have them complain they cost lots to services etc.

 

Apologies gone way off topic 😆

2 hours ago, AtilaTheHun said:

 

Apologies gone way off topic 😆

 

It's your posting ............. you can go where you like with it ............... within reason of course, Lol.

 

2 hours ago, AtilaTheHun said:

 

The problem with considering new cars is that at the moment they’re very inflated due to supply shortages. 

 

Tell me about it.....

When I started seriously looking earlier on this year I was unaware of the inflated prices, due mostly to a shortage of silicone chips I believe.

 

I was hoping to find something similar to when I bought my A4, ie a quality car (possibly an 'A200 this time and no more than a few years old with low mileage at about half it's original retail price, so expecting £13 to £14K.

 

Not a chance, try £18 to £19 grand. I best keep saving hadn't I, Lol.

 

😂

 

Same story here mate. I bought my Skoda with 59k on clock. 2012 plate.
I bought in 2016. I paid £7.5k. I looked for a similar 4 years old model and was shocked at what I saw……£19k.

 

For a while I thought I was maybe looking at VRS or fully bling equipped models but I wasn’t. I think the prices may have come down slightly now.

I bought my Skoda from Darlington and I have to say I believe cars  are cheaper up north. Even back in 2016 it was a good price. I struggled to source a good Skoda in Devon so went up north.

 

I did actually look into buying a van through my company. Again used too expensive and new not shipping for up to a year!!!!!

 

A perfect storm has really messed things up slightly. O well keep the Skoda. Get it serviced as I always have done and hope the boot has struts don’t annoy me too much when I bang my head on a half opened boot 🤪

 

 

 

22 hours ago, AtilaTheHun said:

😂

and hope the boot has struts don’t annoy me too much when I bang my head on a half opened boot 🤪

 

Lol ............... You're not the only one with that problem.

 

When it's raining I like the way it stays half way up, as I can duck under it, but I sometimes forget just how much it hangs behind my head, so still hit it sometimes. Grrr

 

I think it was this forum that gave the good advice not to change them in winter as they’re naturally slower. So I waited until summer. They improved a bit but not enough to dodge the head bang. One of those things I want to do but really isn’t a priority. Like retro fitting cruise control 😂

😂

 

Same story here mate. I bought my Skoda with 59k on clock. 2012 plate.
I bought in 2016. I paid £7.5k. I looked for a similar 4 years old model and was shocked at what I saw……£19k.

 

For a while I thought I was maybe looking at VRS or fully bling equipped models but I wasn’t. I think the prices may have come down slightly now.

I bought my Skoda from Darlington and I have to say I believe cars  are cheaper up north. Even back in 2016 it was a good price. I struggled to source a good Skoda in Devon so went up north.

 

I did actually look into buying a van through my company. Again used too expensive and new not shipping for up to a year!!!!!

 

A perfect storm has really messed things up slightly. O well keep the Skoda. Get it serviced as I always have done and hope the boot has struts don’t annoy me too much when I bang my head on a half opened boot 🤪

 

 

 

Apologies I seemed to have duplicated a post.

 

Anyway just saying I’ve ordered the gearbox oil and booked car in for service with small local garage in Exeter.

 

Thanks