I've decided to take the plunge and look for a second hand VRS

Viewing one this weekend with 56k miles on the clock 2003 reg with full skoda dealer history

Any advice from experienced owners on things to check or look out for would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

the little things to check for are not usually apparant at first.when i first got mine i thought it was faultless and it was only after a week or so that little faults started to rear their heads.my dump valve and maf were changed in the first month under warranty.also check the condition of the wiring in the fuse box on top of the battery as mine had corroded wiring which burnt out the fuse box and could have caused a fire yet could have easily been avoided if the corroded wiring had been spotted and replaced earlier.i was lucky that all of mine was replaced under warranty otherwise it would have all cost a fair bit.also check smoothness on low revs as plenty of people seem to suffer from stuttering at low revs and it seems to be difficult to find the fault and cure.

dont forget that with 56k on the clock it is due it's cambelt changed which along with the water pump will not be cheap either.

I've decided to take the plunge and look for a second hand VRS

Viewing one this weekend with 56k miles on the clock 2003 reg with full skoda dealer history

Any advice from experienced owners on things to check or look out for would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Where abouts are you?

Chesterfield mate, Bottom of the Donfield Bypass Almost

I have this if your interested

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/items-sale/octavia-vrs-hatch-2003-44k-black-magic/75225/

Cheers for the offer but i wanted a standard silver one, good luck with ths sale though

Cheers for the offer but i wanted a standard silver one, good luck with ths sale though

No problem,

Silver is much easier to keep clean.

only problems I've had with mine since buying it are the Indicator/hazard light relay failing (it's happened to loads of people on here and only costs

If it were me i would push for a cambelt change at that milage

Steve