Car Buying Advice - Skoda Octavia

Is the DSG the dual clutch auto box variant? That would probably be the weak link after that mileage, expensive to replace if it goes pop, but I'd assume the whole car is no worse than any 2.0 TDI VW variant. Skoda's should have less bells and whistles to go wrong so I'd say a reasonable safe bet if it looks like it's been reasonably looked after.
Look for tin worm near jacking points

 

The DSG gearbox oil service schedule is every 40,000 miles and is essential so you need to see 4 service receipts. Cambelt service is 60,000 miles or 5 years so again 2 service receipts and it’s due another at 180,000. I’ve had the Seat Leon version on a 14 plate since new and have been very impressed. Andy

 

A very good mate of mine put 690000km,s on one of those and the dsg was faultless but he absolutely only used the proper oils in the gearbox and engine regardless of cost hope that helps !

 

DSG issues/servicing as above...
2.0 cr engines are very reliable, hopefully mostly motorway miles.
Had an Octavia (Laurin&Klement model) I sold with 185k on the clock, never missed a beat....at next MOT had 235k miles(don't know how they managed 50k in one year)

 

Round this way most of the cabies have gone over to the toyota prius's but before that, the octavia was the mini cab owners weapon of choice

 

Hybrids are for taxi license costs I believe, according to a cabbie in Leeds earlier this year, he was going from Passat to Lexus IS. Kind of confirms high mileage capability of VW/Skoda engine

 

I've had 4 Octavias - 3 as company cars (all diesel) all the 170 ps ones. Very quick

Cannot fault them - my 3 company ones did over 100k each in under 3 years - none ever broke down, They need new cam belts around 70k miles.

 

We had 2 at work, both went well over 200k miles with no serious issues.

 

Great choice - I've had a few Octavias (as taxis) and like anything else, as long as you keep them serviced they will run for ever. Not expensive to live with and very robust, not come across any common problems with the ones I've owned.

 

assuming they use the same service schedule as VW the cambelt on diesel engines are due at 140,000 miles.

 

They changed the interval for post 2010 cars - mine were all before that

 

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