Reserved a 2019 superb estate l and k 2.0 diesel, dsg with 55k from main dealer. It has the spec id want plus as an added bonus the virtual console, boot divider. It drove great but priced at 20k from a main dealer who is offering 15k for my octavia which is about around 1k more than competitors.

Its been well looked after and excellent service although DSG and water pump needs doing and they aren't budging as it hasn’t reached there mileage interval. I know these need doing particularly the DSG.

Do you think its a decent price? Just thinking is it on the high end with mileage or balancing out given then extra 1k on my part ex. Nearest offer fo my car was 14350 from another dealer and average is 13500-14000 from others.

My main issue after a couple days following the test drive is the price. As its from a main dealer it comes with a years warranty so expect to pay a bit more. As part of prep its getting 2 front tyres (already done), front discs an pads, front shocks and bushes, service and brake fluid. I need to raise that it needs some other things doing which is rear arm rest not locking and wing mirrors when moving one the other would move in tandem.

Id imagine the work is reflected in the price thinking about it just wanted peoples thoughts.

Appreciate any advice.

Edited 9 April9 Apr by Jmf68

IMHO, I think it’s about £2k too much, especially as you have a £1k of work due now.

Cheers. Struggling with a decent comparable really but think thats about right. one a year older more reasonably priced/slightly higher mileage. Ive looked at se-l/se-tech and varies 2k either way. I accept ill always pay more from a dealer but warranty is important.

The way im looking at it its more of a 19000 car (to me at least taking account the increase part ex offer) and trying to not get stung as much on depreciation which i will in any event. This will be a car until it dies hopefully. If you get the lower spec depreciates more so but this will happen at a faster rate on the older car.

Issue is i put a hefty deposit down before seeing it. Despite 99 they wanted more which was refundable until questioned today so its whether i am willing to loose it/balance out with a different car.

Terms of work i think any car i get ill be in that ballpark of mileage 40k (ideally) will need the same work doing.

Personally, I’d wait. You need a list of must haves and try to stick to it. Is this around the maximum budget you have?

I recognise that pre-owned vehicles have appreciated since I bought the 280 L&K in 2020. And of course, insurance premiums have practically doubled since then, yet settlements have remained stubbornly low. Odd that.

I knew what I wanted. It had to be an L&K and it had to be a 280. I was lucky. I “knew” the first 280 owner from Briskoda, it was 4 years old with 20k, FSSH, huge amount of extras and with 13 months Skoda warranty remaining, I had all that it for £19k from a really great independent. I still love it and am still amazed by its performance.

So every day, I just keep my fingers crossed neither I nor another idiot come into contact. The reason is, apart from potentially injury or death, I’ll have zero chance of getting a like-for-like replacement, let alone one that comes even close to mine in terms or mileage or spec, and to cap it all, they’ll probably offer a £6k settlement. That’s why when, hopefully, it hits 60k, I’ll be garaging it and keeping it for dry weekends. I think this is going to be a classic.

It is the top end of the budget. I got a 22 plate octavia last year love it from a mechanical perspective but ive had sciatica/back pain ever since and need out of the car my commute is 50 miles each way on the m6. Drove this for 2 hours did some of my commute and just no issues.

For me, diesel (despite the cost), electric heated seats/dsg are a must to reduce any flare ups so covers most superbs these days.

Ive got used to the virtual console and as much as it is a bit of a gimmick i do like it in the car. When ive looked at other options available at the 18k mark i think less spec vs 10k difference in miles.

Have been searching last week or so and not much out there.

is it a facelift model?

I dont believe so. Still has the old skoda badge on the back end. But has the ventilated seats/columbus/virtual cockpit. When ive looked at 2018 versions they dont have the same interior.

Try and go for the 2 year finance which gives those benefits.

2 yr warranty 2 year mot with contribution of about £750 for issues. 2 years breakdown. Servicing 2 years is now 250 before April was £99. They reduce the car price by £250. Pay it off within cooling off period and you keep all the benefits free. That might soften the blow and help the price a little. You just pay daily interest until you pay it off which is hardly anything say £50-100

11 hours ago, Jmf68 said:

It is the top end of the budget. I got a 22 plate octavia last year love it from a mechanical perspective but ive had sciatica/back pain ever since and need out of the car my commute is 50 miles each way on the m6. Drove this for 2 hours did some of my commute and just no issues.

For me, diesel (despite the cost), electric heated seats/dsg are a must to reduce any flare ups so covers most superbs these days.

Ive got used to the virtual console and as much as it is a bit of a gimmick i do like it in the car. When ive looked at other options available at the 18k mark i think less spec vs 10k difference in miles.

Have been searching last week or so and not much out there.

I’d go for it then.

2 hours ago, gav_is_con said:

Try and go for the 2 year finance which gives those benefits.

2 yr warranty 2 year mot with contribution of about £750 for issues. 2 years breakdown. Servicing 2 years is now 250 before April was £99. They reduce the car price by £250. Pay it off within cooling off period and you keep all the benefits free. That might soften the blow and help the price a little. You just pay daily interest until you pay it off which is hardly anything say £50-100

Actually the latest offer is a £750 finance contribution as opposed to £250 but the servicing costs £250 not £99. You get to keep this as essentially a price reduction, when you pay off the finance within 14 days.

22 hours ago, Jmf68 said:

Issue is i put a hefty deposit down before seeing it. Despite 99 they wanted more which was refundable until questioned today so its whether i am willing to loose it/balance out with a different car.

By the way, any deposit should be entirely refundable in principle. They may say that there is an admin/cancellation charge but that should be minimal. Any potential risk to a deposit is being used as a leverage tactic to get the sale. Doesn't mean the car's a dog, but it does mean the sales guy is BSing; meaning he's either motivated to sell (meet targets) and/or a bell-cheese.

So if you're 50:50 on the car but the paid deposit is pushing you either way then factor it out. They return it or you sart getting direct regarding consumer rights.

The service interval for a 2019 2.0 TDI is not due at or before 55,000 miles for Cam belt / water pump or DSG is it. Or is it not a DQ381 DSG & a 80,000 miles oil and filter change. So owners choice to change things early.

12 hours ago, Jmf68 said:

I dont believe so. Still has the old skoda badge on the back end. But has the ventilated seats/columbus/virtual cockpit. When ive looked at 2018 versions they dont have the same interior.

personally I would go for the facelift model especially if you are thinking of keeping the car for a number of years

7 hours ago, travs said:

By the way, any deposit should be entirely refundable in principle. They may say that there is an admin/cancellation charge but that should be minimal. Any potential risk to a deposit is being used as a leverage tactic to get the sale. Doesn't mean the car's a dog, but it does mean the sales guy is BSing; meaning he's either motivated to sell (meet targets) and/or a bell-cheese.

So if you're 50:50 on the car but the paid deposit is pushing you either way then factor it out. They return it or you sart getting direct regarding consumer rights.

Doubt thatll fly in term of consumer as i had doubts after the fact once i starting putting together costs. I am going to argue the toss though as they put fresh tyres on the car for the test drive but never MOT it (found that out when i called the garages for a quote) so potentially make the motor ombudsman aware

1 hour ago, Stonechip said:

personally I would go for the facelift model especially if you are thinking of keeping the car for a number of years

I think this is the direction im taking. Interior looks like a facelift but not exterior. But given the age, the offer skoda are putting out i can get a 3 year old SE-L for more or less the same price as what id be putting into this right now.

One question on engines for anyone who has a 1.5tsi. Ive drove a 2l diesel for 10 years. My commute is 100 miles on the motorway but currently its only 2 days a week (use to be more) I do roughly 13000k motorway miles a year potentially a bit more going forward.

Would a 1.5 petrol be worth considering or not powerful enough

1 hour ago, Jmf68 said:

I think this is the direction im taking. Interior looks like a facelift but not exterior. But given the age, the offer skoda are putting out i can get a 3 year old SE-L for more or less the same price as what id be putting into this right now.

There may well be .5 models. It’s rare that all pre-facelift parts were all used up when the last pre-facelift rolled off the production line.

Have been told there are some early 8Y S3s (should have the Gen4 engine) with the Gen3 engine. Scandalous. And I had an Audi S4 99.5 (mid-facelift - still had a manual clock in the dash).