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Spotted in Moycullen.

Folks I'm looking into buying my first car. I've driven as a named driver, and driven work vans for the last 6 years, but never had my own. I've really liked the look of the Skoda Superb( and octavia's) for a while now and like the comfort they offer. I want something that I atleast get 5-10 years out of.

Any tips on whether the cars below would be a worth while investment or not?

Key priority:

-spacious vehicle(passengers and cargo)

-Cruise Control

-decent power and torque ( most recent driven vehicle was opel combo 1.6l🤣)

-AC!!

-Milage no higher then 160'000km

-diesel

IDEALLY KEEP IT MANUAL!!!

Trying to keep whatever I buy under the €15k mark. Ideally something that won't cost a fortune for my first insurance too😐.

I'd appreciate any feedback on the skoda's or other similar car suggests.

Looking at this X1. Car looks very clean and the price is noticeably lower than most other F48 X1s I can find.

I rang the seller shortly after the ad went up and asked about service history. He said he’d check it and get back to me. A couple of hours passed with no reply, and in the meantime I noticed he was uploading several other cars under the same private seller account.

I also sent him a text afterwards so he had my number. The only reply I got was basically “call if interested”.

When I rang again later, he said he’s actually selling the X1 for his nephew and that the service history was in the car, but he can’t feckin find it now.

So at the moment I’d have to treat it as 4 previous owners and no documented service history. The car itself is tempting because it’s a 2015 F48 18d auto at this price and mileage, but the seller setup and lack of paperwork are making me cautious.

Would you walk away, or would you still consider it if a full history check came back clean and the car inspected well?

With the engine being a Toyota derived diesel engine for the MINI from years 2003-2006, are these miles ahead of the reported reliability issues of the petrol MINI's of the era, or are they not worth the effort to seek out ?

If they are close to as reliable as a Toyota Yaris diesel, should they be worth more than they are right now in Ireland ?

Knowledge from owners of this exact model, or mechanics who have maintained them would be appreciated.

This is a Skoda 1.6 mpi mk2 guys.. I got it recently and was just wondering if something is wrong here.. just 150k driven.. idles at around 700. Small bit vibration in idle..FYI- oil level is low.. is this due to low oil level or any oil leak, knocking, or timing belt? Concerned old but new owner🫢👀

Hi looking at this skoda on done deal and all this mans information isn't adding up. Dw Cars ltd is in isle of man and i rang them they have no idea about this car or sale. Does anyone know this fella in carlow gave me this eircode R93 V403. Nothing adds up can someone please help thanks.

Had my beloved mini first (2012 icy blue) for years and have an urge to do mods but no idea what to do! Any advice or ideas welcome I’m up for anything

A year ago I rear ended a 2014 seat leon. Minimum damage for the vag but the insurance classed my car as a write off with a repair bill of 7k and a value of 5k. They paid out €4500 after buying the car back and I fixed it myself for 2,000 using a mix of 2nd hand and new parts. I nearly broke it for parts but so glad I didn't.

A year is a long time, but I have a job, a second kid came along, and a time consuming hobby. There are always options based on time, effort and cost. I did it cheap and slow.