So you want to buy a Felicia?

This guide is all about avoiding the pitfalls and issues that can occur on a Skoda Felicia, and getting yourself a good example of this capable little car.

The car as one of the first models designed under VW by Skoda, but still relied heavily on the underpinnings of the outgoing Favorit. It

Approach the car slowly, and let your eyes take in the car- do the panels line up ok? Are the headlights grinning crookedly? Wonky Panels and crooked lights mean crash damage-walk away!

Check that the car sits level. If not, check the front suspension. The Cup for holding the spring in place can corrode and break free- leading to a drop on one side. DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THIS!

I would put here something about having a good look for evidence of damage under the carpet in the boot, also looking for any obvious bad welding which could indicate accident damage. It's also an opportunity to check out the spare tyre. Also, not sure about the felicia but my favorit leaks water into the boot and you can only find this out by lifting up the carpet and looking in the wheel well and the little dip for tools. Furthermore from what I have read about sunroofs chucking a bucket of water (maybe a bottle of evian if more practical) on the edges of the sunroof to check for leaks would be worthwhile, while also checking the interior for any obvious signs of leaks (roof material, bad smells etc). Would also consider mentioning examining the sills for rust and all that sort of stuff.

It may also be good to have some sort of colour scheme, so felicia specific problems in a bold coloured box in a different colour, so someone who thinks they know it all about cars can look out for the main things in the guide.

Looking good so far.

Also on the insurance front, for me as a 26 year old near a major city just starting out in my first car with a favorit estate, the cheapest insurer was eCar Insurance - Get a low cost car insurance quote from eCar Insurance at about

anewman - If you read a bit further down you'll see I mention both leaking sunroofs and boots:D

Tried to make it a simple step by step approach:thumbup:

did you mention the front spring cup problem in there???

sorry just seen that bit.

me = thick.

Looks like a good guide, keep up the good work

Came across this earlier. Thought it may give you some inspiration for your project. http://www.caranddriving.com/temp/Skoda%20Favorit%20(1989-1995).pdf

Great stuff.

Perhaps make it a PDF to reduce the size.

It's coming along, keep it up.

You could mention the 1.3 mpi habit of consuming thermostats and battery charging problems, that PAS is quite desirable.

The 1.6 is engine code AEE not AAE, the diesel is AEF.

I don't know if it's a problem with Felicia's but I have noticed many favorits have stuck mileometers. Obviously this has implications for value if it underestimates the mileage of the car. Best way to check is to reset the odometer but you may need to drive a few hundred miles to check and have other means of measuring distance travelled (GPS) to compare.

It's coming along, keep it up.

You could mention the 1.3 mpi habit of consuming thermostats and battery charging problems, that PAS is quite desirable.

The 1.6 is engine code AEE not AAE, the diesel is AEF.

Good work sir!thanks

Will edit it to read as such!

too many vowels:rofl:

I know that I am new here, but I would like to comment on one thing I noticed with the original post. I hope you don't think I'm sticking my nose in, but in the original post, you state to check that the oil is clean.

However, I am an engineer (admittedly, not a car mechanic) and I would always look for black used oil myself. This is because clean oil would suggest one of two things to me:

1/ The owner may have put new oil in to cover up water contamination

2/ There is a blockage somewhere meaning that the oil isn't getting to where it should and doing it's job properly.

To me dirty oil means that the oil is getting everywhere and that the engine is not hiding any nasty surprises. If the oil is doing it's job properly, then it should be dirty. Hopefully I haven't stuck my nose in too far and I know some people will disagree with me, but that is the way I was taught when I did my engineering apprenticeship. But if as a newbie I have stuck my nose in too far, then please give me a slap and let me know lol.

Ian

Hopefully I haven't stuck my nose in too far and I know some people will disagree with me, but that is the way I was taught when I did my engineering apprenticeship. But if as a newbie I have stuck my nose in too far, then please give me a slap and let me know lol.

Ian

Hey, don't worry it's good to share views. Personally if I saw very black oil my thoughts would be that they hadn't bothered getting it changed, i.e. not been serviced in a while.

Thanks anewman. When i say black, I don't mean black sludge that would do well in some kind of horror movie lol. But I would expect to find some general dirt from normal use in the oil. I know some people give their car an oil change before selling it, which in one way is good. But for me, i would then want to check it again after doing some mileage to make sure that everything was OK (as in head gasket etc). But by no means would I want to find the kind of black tar that you can find in some (neglected) cars. But fair point though.