Old style Skoda Octavia Turbos - anything specific to look for?

[rowdy]

Good car. As with all vw/audi/seat/skoda, can suffer the odd electrical gremlin usually regarding electric windows and central locking. My brother has just traded in his seat leon 20vt (180bhp version of same engine) because it had developed rough running around 2000rpm, he was told it was probably the wastegate or surge pump, but he part ex'd it as it was, for an octavia vrs (latest 200bhp one).

Originally Posted by Red Herring

I thought the 1.8 turbo was the VRS model and it made in the region of 180bhp? Isn't the 150 the non turbo?
My only observation would be about fuel consumption. We've just written off the last of our job VRS's (shame, it was a great little car) but it was the only car on the team we had to fill twice a shift and it was regularly averaging under 15 MPG.

So what does the Leon Cupra that i spotted yesterday average then?

I had one... 2002 1.9TDi (110bhp) Elegance wagon and it didn't really give me much trouble. In the five years I had it, it needed:
-new rear brakes
-a new MAF (potentially unnecessary, see below)
-new glow plugs (which garage determined was a contributing cause to it going into 'limp mode' when pushed)
-new bushing in the gearshift (the bushing is plastic and the metal springs which hold it will gradually wear a groove in it)
-temperature sensor got gunked up and gave false readings during winter (my parents Golf did the same thing)

Aside from that (which looks worse than it is) it ran absolutely flawlessly for me and I was very fond of it though it was a far bigger car than a young couple with no kids or pets needed! So long as you keep it serviced you should be fine. Especially with the L&K trim!

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Holdup

So what does the Leon Cupra that i spotted yesterday average then?

I know, sneaky isn't it..... The Traffic lads have finally found a proper way of having fun.

Originally Posted by Red Herring

I know, sneaky isn't it..... The Traffic lads have finally found a proper way of having fun.

It is, they scared me whilst i was filtering through traffic and their blues and twos went on, inviting a chap in front of them to the side of the road, felt like asking if i could have a go in it

I knew a guy who had the old-shape Leon Cupra and it was an absolute beast. So much so that after about a year (it was his company car) he had to trade it in for the diesel version. Pretty much the same performance but well over a grand a year cheaper in fuel!

Biggest major money item that will go is the clutch/flywheel, any knocking from the flywheel and any vibration through the pedal means it's on the way out. LuK do a kit to do the whole lot, it's about £300 plus getting someone to fit it. The clutches are just about up to the standard BHP/Nm so be careful if you remap it.

Not sure if the control module for the electric windows etc is the same as the A4, but if it is, it lives under the passenger footwell carpet and any water gets there it'll fry it.

Thanks for all the above, it's the FWD on boingy suspension, no VRS style goodness!

Put my offer in, we'll see.