looking to buy a Skoda Fabia RS Wagon, what to look out for?

[pologti18t]

CTHE is the engine code to get

[Difinity]

Mine is a jan 13 build. Not had any issues. @ 22,400 k since April, lots of country, Canberra and open road. Mix of gentle and quick driving.
Still get about 6 litres / 100. No known excessive oil usage.
Great little car.


Difinity

[Rod M]

CTHE is the engine code to get

this will be on the engine number?

[mmmRacer]

2012 build cars will most likely have the CAVE engine and 2013 build cars will most likely have the CTHE engine.

If its a 2012 plate model you should be able to talk them down to $25k easy. Hard part will be finding the colour you want.

[stormshark]

Mine is a jan 13 build. Not had any issues. @ 22,400 k since April, lots of country, Canberra and open road. Mix of gentle and quick driving.
Still get about 6 litres / 100. No known excessive oil usage.
Great little car.


Difinity

Thanks, happy to hear, mix is same as my sort of drive- 33k per year. Might get a bit more serious about a purchase.

[Rod M]

All sorted. Got the trade in and price I wanted.

[Rod M]

Vag recall all 7 speed deg box's. Should I go ahead With it?

[mmmRacer]

Your new car may not be affected. My car has not be included in either of the DQ200 calls.

To put your mind at ease take a photo of the VIN number which is at the bottom of the passenger side front windscreen with your phone. Then you can check the NEW ZEALAND Skoda website for relevant recall campaigns.

Recall Campaign Finder - Å*KODA

[Rod M]

just realized another stupid question,

is the Fabia RS P Plate friendly? (NSW)

(my wife is still on her P plates)

[mmmRacer]

P1 and P2 vehicle and passenger conditions < Car < Getting a licence < Licensing < Roads and Maritime Services

Your wife would need to apply for a exemption to drive the car. Because the RMS ban turbo cars automatically, it means that they would be making a lot of money out of familys who own modern fuel efficient cars since most of them are fitted with turbos now.