I am planning to go and see this Octavia. The seller has reduced the price by almost €1000 from original asking price and it seems to be cheaper than other similar cars, good potential deal or am i missing something?
Used car values are starting to ease. Higher interest rates, consumers paying high energy bills etc, people are slower to buy in an inflated market. 12 grand for a near-nine year old Octavia is strong money - and there are lots of them out there. Might be the reason for the price drop.
Carry out the usual checks and get someone with trade experience to view it if needs be.
Looking at the ad on DD looks in one of the photos that there's an engine management or some light on. If you're going to look at it and that's off when you view I'd be questioning what it was, and find out if it was fixed or if they just cleared it. I'm guessing they'll say ah that was nothing, but it'd put me off.
It was actually sold before I got to it, but thanks for the reply
I am going to view this, this week.
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I think the last car you posted is strong money also as the market is definitely softening. A friend of mine has this car for sale - https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a6-2017/34652895 and I would say it could be got for a lot less. Genuine car but the mileage is high alright but very well looked after. There are lots of examples of them on DoneDeal. Even though they are priced high they are not shifting so lots of room for negotiating as its turning into a buyers market again.
On the Octavia I'd be looking for evidence that the dpf was done at some point. If not look for a guarantee that it is covered for 3 months.
I would say you'd get a much better deal buying private
Well enough priced but a nasty scrape on the rear wheel arch (and is it into the passenger door or is that a reflection ) , that would cost a few quid to put right
There are a few cars ( albeit without the SLINE interior ) that have lower miles and are also well priced
Not doing himself any favours with the brevity of the wording in the ad
And back to Skoda Octavias....
Just to note, the DPFs give little to no trouble on the mk3 Octavia, so one on its original DPF would not be a red flag at all.
Thanks Colm
Yeah all of my research keeps coming up with having the timing belt replaced, so the fact that this one has a new one is what is swaying me
If you mean the light in Picture 10/25 I think that is the handbrake light.
If your looking at the 1.6 TDI from memory it's the egr valve gives trouble and is pricey to replace.
Also injectors.
Any engine light on needs to be investigated.
EGR is more a mk2/dieselgate fix era problem on the 1.6 TDI
Aside from the belt/pump, I’d be checking for knocking from the flywheel when the engine is cold (will sound like a ping pong ball knocking around inside a tin can 😂 ) make sure the climate control is heating on both sides (could pinpoint blocked heater matrix, or could just be CC system needing recalibration, either way it’s worth checking), if it has front assist/radar/camera it’d be worth driving the car 15-20 mins and wait for any warning messages. check infotainment is working, not resetting, touch screen is responsive, nav works if fitted.
Before viewing any 1.6tdi if possible request that the car hasn't been started for a number of hours so ya can see how it starts from cold.
Lumpy idle and juddery acceleration at the beginning are all tell tale signs of bad injectors.
The 1.6 tdi injectors generally always fail electrically rather than mechanically like most diesels so there is actually no warning, the piezoelectric coil fails and that's it
No, I mean the yellow light in 11/24
They fail mechanically too. I've personally seen it happen in a 2017 1.6tdi golf. It's the main reason the VAG group developed their own injector cleaner additive for the cr TDI engines.
Next time I am buying a car I will bring you to look at it...... even after you mentioned it I failed to see it until you put the picture up. Well spotted.
