So I've always sort of wanted a skoda, but was always put off by people with the normal jokes about their reliability. But with the 308 on the way out and so many people at work with newer skodas I figured I'd take the plunge on a supurb (becuase even the basic speck is wow)

 

After a little bit I've had this catch my eye. And honestly I sort of can't work out why it's as cheep as it is?

https://www.cazoo.co.uk/car-details/637665f9-da65-5ec8-ae1b-e1437a1a0cbd

Executive trim plate with 67k ish miles on the clock, so I figured I'd give it a go and if there are issues I can always just return it.

 

But can you see anything obvious you can see wrong with it (apart from the couple o dents and chip listed by the seller/things I'll need to look out for when driving/picking up?

 

Thanks in advance! Hope to join the club soon 

Welcome, car looks lovely.

Looks a good car on face of it

 

The MOT history has it as registered 7th February 2018, then 61,432 miles 3rd November 2021, this suggests it was sold as not normal to get an MOT done 3 months early

 

It has then only done 3k per year for 2 years, if it has done lots of local journeys then DPF might be clogged and get intervention to completely clean it.  Ideally need to get the service history but that won’t really show if car has seen little use or been doing short journeys.  

 

EDIT : Unless I am misunderstanding Cazoo website it is showing as sold

Edited 24 July, 20223 yr by SurreyJohn

Totally normal to get a car MOT'd 2-3 months early if Motabability own it and it gets a Service & MOT before the hand back at 3 years.

Warranty work will be done as well. 

(That is how Motability do things., lots of Octavia and other Skoda were owned by Motability in the past few years as the Advance Payments were low as Skoda were pushing for lots of First Registrations and getting cars punted.)

 

Then the Dealership / Salesperson (Motability Specialist salesperson) takes the pictures and does the Inspection for condition and report as the car is handed in and this is what BCA have on their site for Dealers to bid on to buy it. The car is collected pretty soon after hand in to the Supplying / Dealership returned to.) 

You get a good detained condition report that way.  The car is bought remotely. 

 

..............   When looking at cars. 

An Ex Motability Lease car should at least have a FMDSH and recall / service campaign actions carried out. a service done before the hand back and probably a MOT before 3 years old.

The cars Registered Keeper will have been an 'Individual' & the VED Class will have been 'Disabled' up til hand back. 

 

**** Motability has a 20,000 mile a year allowance before being surcharged, be aware that not all Motability cars are driven by disabled drivers or family members or carers and ABUSE of the system is not unknown where they might get used as Private Hire cars etc.......Loaned out.*****

 

Edited 24 July, 20223 yr by roottoot

If you’re coming from a Peugeot 308 then the only way reliability can go is up  

 

 Skoda is now owned by VW and in all ways it’s simply a VW or Audi with a different set of body panels and optional extras - what I mean to say is VW is a fairly reliable brand and the cars they make are of a high quality for their price tag.

 

Also look at how many cabs use the superb, not just for its space and size but how reliable they are with the spaceship miles they all seem to be putting on them.

That 1.6TDI had not SCR / Adblue.   (a plus point IMO)

(Skoda did a few models 1.6 TDI SCR before discontinuing them. Karoq.)

 

If looking at a used out of manufacturers warranty (3 year old plus) 2.0 TDI with SCR i would just say 'No'.   Unless you really really need a diesel. 

 

I had for 3 years on Motability Lease a November 2016 Alhambra 2.0 TDI SCR / DSG, never raced or rallied and thrashed regularly and it would do 45 mpg easy, 60 plus with Coasting used and not 25 mpg if used a few miles a day for a week when the DPF clogged before 7 days was up. 

 

I feel sorry for whoever ended up with that car, but it has had a few keepers since it went to BCA, then AC, and a few MOT failures. 

Edited 24 July, 20223 yr by roottoot