Octavia Vrs 2.0tfsi
Discussion
I may be looking at picking up 08-10 plate vrs with probably around 50-70k on. I was wondering how robust a power plant this engine is. Part of my reason for looking to change vehicles is possible excessive oil usage on our current estate and the last thing I want to do is pick up something that could have other issues.
reading other threads it seems that this engine in audi guise had some quite serious oil consumption issues but that thread inferred it was specific to certain audi models only. Is this correct, are there other known problems with this unit?
How are the octavia's for things like suspension bush wear, do you treat these as a consumable akin to say a alfa or are they good for 100's of k?
Anything else to be aware of?
PS no replies suggesting buying a diesel please.
reading other threads it seems that this engine in audi guise had some quite serious oil consumption issues but that thread inferred it was specific to certain audi models only. Is this correct, are there other known problems with this unit?
How are the octavia's for things like suspension bush wear, do you treat these as a consumable akin to say a alfa or are they good for 100's of k?
Anything else to be aware of?
PS no replies suggesting buying a diesel please.
I had a 2006 vRS for about six months after my ST220 was written off. I believe it's the same 2.0TFSI engine. Quite a nice car, but I ended up trading it in for my S-Max (I needed more seats). http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showcar.asp?car...
When I bought it, it had 127,500 miles on the clock. Seemed strong, and I drove it enthusiastically. One day, on the A5 coming out of Shrewsbury, the warning light came on for a faulty O2 sensor - apparently a common fault. the car was driveable though, and after some arm-twisting, the dealer I bought it from got it fixed for me.
In general, these cars are good for it. I wouldn't have bought one with over 100K on the clock if I wasn't confident of that. There are some common faults, but none of them are expensive.
When I bought it, it had 127,500 miles on the clock. Seemed strong, and I drove it enthusiastically. One day, on the A5 coming out of Shrewsbury, the warning light came on for a faulty O2 sensor - apparently a common fault. the car was driveable though, and after some arm-twisting, the dealer I bought it from got it fixed for me.
In general, these cars are good for it. I wouldn't have bought one with over 100K on the clock if I wasn't confident of that. There are some common faults, but none of them are expensive.
Oil consumption seems to vary considerably from car to car. Mine has used ~1.5l in ~4000 miles. Have just switched over to a 5w-40 and will see if this lowers the oil consumption.
Rear tyres can feather so worth checking that the car has the up to date geo settings.
How much were you looking at spending?
Rear tyres can feather so worth checking that the car has the up to date geo settings.
How much were you looking at spending?
Edited by baptistsan on Saturday 21st March 11:48
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