Used, High mileage Skoda Octavia Estate VRS Estate Buy / Avoid??

jimjames

scaredofdebt said:

3 speeding tickets in just over 2 years, has it been thrashed?

I don't think many speeding tickets in the UK will be due to the car being thrashed. 85 on a motorway isn't stretching many modern engines unless it's in 2nd gear.

Petriix

Or buy a new MG5 EV for £20k and save a packet in fuel and VED as well as CO2 and NOx. No engine to worry about.

daveyjp

jimjames said:

scaredofdebt said:

3 speeding tickets in just over 2 years, has it been thrashed?

I don't think many speeding tickets in the UK will be due to the car being thrashed. 85 on a motorway isn't stretching many modern engines unless it's in 2nd gear.

And far more tickets are given for doing 36 in a 30 than 85 on the motorway.

williamgriffin

daveyjp said:

jimjames said:

scaredofdebt said:

3 speeding tickets in just over 2 years, has it been thrashed?

I don't think many speeding tickets in the UK will be due to the car being thrashed. 85 on a motorway isn't stretching many modern engines unless it's in 2nd gear.

And far more tickets are given for doing 36 in a 30 than 85 on the motorway.

Hardly thrashing it though. 

BOWFER

Petriix said:

Or buy a new MG5 EV for £20k and save a packet in fuel and VED as well as CO2 and NOx. No engine to worry about.

As much as I'm a fan of EVs and can't wait to get back into one, it won't ever be an MG.
It's !!!!!!, it's not well made and it an abhorrance to the one-famous brand.
Plenty other EVs to chose from, thankfully.

lemondrops69

ontheroad1970 said:

I think proper servicing has been done at the main dealers.  Tyres and brakes done at Kwik Fit.probably ahead of when necessary.

Tyres wont be, Lex make you get to 2mm or lower.

PierremontQuaker03

lemondrops69 said:

ontheroad1970 said:

I think proper servicing has been done at the main dealers.  Tyres and brakes done at Kwik Fit.probably ahead of when necessary.

Tyres wont be, Lex make you get to 2mm or lower.

That would explain the amount of punctures, looks as though it was ran until the tyres were fully used!

Grumpy_chap

Motorway mileage is kind to a car.
If you like it, go for it.
Good to have all the history.

Petriix

BOWFER said:

Petriix said:

Or buy a new MG5 EV for £20k and save a packet in fuel and VED as well as CO2 and NOx. No engine to worry about.

As much as I'm a fan of EVs and can't wait to get back into one, it won't ever be an MG.
It's !!!!!!, it's not well made and it an abhorrance to the one-famous brand.
Plenty other EVs to chose from, thankfully.

There's no other > 50kWh battery EV for < £20k. The aesthetics are subjective but the build quality is fine. It's much nicer to drive than a Leaf.

I'm not sure if you genuinely have any experience of the British made MGs of yesteryear, otherwise I doubt you'd be implying that a vehicle made by SAIC robots in their state of the art factory would somehow be *less* reliable.

Sure, you can get a lot better. If you spend just £7k more then you can be a beta tester for VW with their Id3 and its special software. Add a few more £thousand and you get even more choice.

tommyedinburgh

Petriix said:

BOWFER said:

Petriix said:

Or buy a new MG5 EV for £20k and save a packet in fuel and VED as well as CO2 and NOx. No engine to worry about.

As much as I'm a fan of EVs and can't wait to get back into one, it won't ever be an MG.
It's !!!!!!, it's not well made and it an abhorrance to the one-famous brand.
Plenty other EVs to chose from, thankfully.

There's no other > 50kWh battery EV for < £20k. The aesthetics are subjective but the build quality is fine. It's much nicer to drive than a Leaf.

I'm not sure if you genuinely have any experience of the British made MGs of yesteryear, otherwise I doubt you'd be implying that a vehicle made by SAIC robots in their state of the art factory would somehow be *less* reliable.

Sure, you can get a lot better. If you spend just £7k more then you can be a beta tester for VW with their Id3 and its special software. Add a few more £thousand and you get even more choice.

Perhaps worthy of it’s own new thread. 

I’m interested to hear if the Skoda Is a done deal.