Well, I'm starting to make some more progress towards adding a 4x4 Tdi Estate to the Fabia nd Mx5 and am STUNNED at the prices being asked for second hand versions!

After having test driven a 2.0 TDi I asked Bickertons in Sheffield if they could check what was available second hand nationally for me. As usual I've got no reply from the sales staff four weeks on so thought I'd call Grassmere Skoda in Macclesfield as the wife works just up the road in Alderly Edge and Grassmere were very helpful when she had a clutch problem on the Cat and Fiddle.

Anyhow they got back to me on Friday and are apparently surprised themselves at what some dealers are asking for second hand cars. I was told that there are apparently 8 2.0 TDi's available on the Skoda second hand system ranging in price from

Mmmm.... Bickertons just offered me

I Priced a similar car on drivethedeal.com and was surprised that their new prices were cheaper than nearly new on the skoda website.

I have never bought a new car let alone bought a car online but would seriously consider it

I had a similar experience when buying my new vrs (diesel estate). I was keen to go second hand but the were in the region of the new car (

I am going for a petrol 4x4 for that very reason, I can buy an awful lot of fuel for the difference in price between a 5 year old Octavia 1.8t 4x4 estate and a 5 year old Passat tdi 4motion.

New 2.0 Tdi estate in mettalic on drive the deal is

Yep cheers... Have just been checking out on-line prices and the best 2.0TDi I've got is 16,601 at Drive the Deal and the best 1.9 I've got is