Hi all, been searching the last couple of weeks and think ive finally found a car i want. I’ve missed out on several cars. Walked away from 2 as one had too many owners and the other was a former fleet car used for taxi runs for SEN kids. That didnt bother me but the taxi flag apparently prevents the all in service option when i want to extend warranty.

A local private dealer just picked up a used 24 plate 2l diesel (150ps)with dsg and gave me a call. Its an se tech with cruise/virtual console sensors etc so last of the 23 variants. Car has done 6500 miles and drove great save for a bit of road noise.

It was owned by the same fleet but never registered as a taxi. Spoke to the company and its legit they can only keep cars to 9k. The car is immaculate save for a couple stone chips on a bumper which the dealer has said will sort.

My question is its 1 year old and dealer has offered to do an oil change as part of the deal. However id prefer skoda stamp and this would just be off the books thing as im keeping it a while. What are peoples thoughts on this? Is it better to take into skoda or will they not do the oil change as its not reached two years yet?

Also what tyres are used on new vehicles and what tyres are generally recommended to reduce road noise i only do motorway mileage.

16 hours ago, Jmf68 said:

what tyres are generally recommended to reduce road noise

Michelin Cross Climate 2 are excellent for reduced road noise..... on mine at least.

16 hours ago, Jmf68 said:

dealer has offered to do an oil change as part of the deal

Double check which oil he will use and if it's the correct spec. and quality brand, go with the dealer. Skoda will use similar and charge twice as much.

Thanks. With oil i basically want the stamp id be happy going to a local garage but the cost future sales ill be biting the bullet possibly while its under warranty.

Thanks. Its currently got michellin primacys on which i always thought were decent tyres but this was years ago on a old freelander. So once these burn out ill look into those

14 minutes ago, Jmf68 said:

future sales ill be biting the bullet possibly while its under warranty.

A main dealer stamped history is always good for resale value, whether it's deserved or not.

Hi,

Regarding tyres, maybe you could give us your current tyres size, cause this can impact the noise level, even for the same tyre band & model.

Concerning the place to have your oil changed, a dealer could make sense if you plan to sell your car in... let's say 4-5 years. But if you plan to keep it for 8-10 years or more, I think it won't be an issue if your car doesn't a full Skoda service history. The main concern of your buyer will be to have a full history and no missing bill as proofs of what the seller says...

For instance, my wife's previous car was an Audi Q3 TDI150. We bought it to her brother. It was then 75000km and 2 y.pO with a full Audi service history. Then as the warranty was over, I made the complete maintenance by myself (oil change, filters, wipers, brake fluid, etc.) at due dates and due mileage (and often ahead of Audi recommandations). The only thing I had done was the timing belt by an Audi dealer. We sold it at 165000km and 9 y.o. with all invoices of every single maintenance operation.

The buyer was really happy to have the full history of this Q3. He recognized, he had seen several similar Audi Q3, but none had such a cristal clear maintenance history.

Coming back to your question. Dealer or local garage is up to you, but the main point is to have maintenance done at the correct time/mileage and to keep all invoices. ;)

Completly agree with you. My last car was fully stamped with exception of the year my dad passed as i just forgot. Ill most likely use skoda for initial period and also given the expense if i do sell earlier than anticipated it should have a better resale although itll probably balance out in terms of dealer vs independent pricing.

Tyre size is 215/55/R17. Looks like it has 3 primacy 4 and one Davanti pro tourer sport. So either replace the set or atleast the Davanti.

I would start replacing both tyres on the axle where your Davanti is.

Additionally, I would look at rear tyres. Indeed, if they have a sawtooth wear, this could be the reason why they are noisy. It's a known issue on many VAG models. VAG recommends to swap front and rear tyres to get rid of this kind of wear within 500-1000km. If noise is still there, then VAG recommends to swap left and right front tyres for another 500-1000km. Don't change your 4 tyres too quickly. ;)