Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp

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Tue 21 Jan 2025 07:40
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - Alex2Mimi

I want to purchase a used estate car. My last car was a Renault Clio estate 1.5 90 hp, which was reliable and with reasonable running and maintenance costs. I need something bigger, roomier and more powerful.
My budget is quiet low though.
What i can afford is cars like Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI (before 2020) and Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp.
What do you think guys?
Any ideas appreciated! Many thanks

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Tue 21 Jan 2025 13:15
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - SLO76
I wouldn’t restrict yourself to just two models, but if these two I’d have the Octavia all day.
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Tue 21 Jan 2025 13:41
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - skidpan

Ones a petrol and ones a diesel, what do you really need.?

And how much is "quite low"?

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Tue 21 Jan 2025 15:58
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - Andrew-T

Ones a petrol and ones a diesel, what do you really need.? And how much is "quite low"?

And where do you plan to drive it (I'm thinking of ULEZ for instance) ?

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Tue 21 Jan 2025 18:42
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - badbusdriver

I want to purchase a used estate car. My last car was a Renault Clio estate 1.5 90 hp, which was reliable and with reasonable running and maintenance costs. I need something bigger, roomier and more powerful.

Curious about this statement?.

90bhp may not be considered much these days, but the Clio isn't a big car, and of rather more importance for the cut and thrust of modern motoring is torque. Here is where the Clio, being a turbo diesel, scores with a muscular 200nm @ 1900rpm. I've driven turbo diesel Golf's with the same power and torque, and I'm struggling to see how you might need (rather than want) more?. Yes, the Skoda Octavia 1.0TSI does have an extra 25bhp, but it actually produces the same 200nm of torque (from 2000-3500rpm).

The turbo diesel 308 is (obviously) on a different level, with 300nm of torque available at 1750rpm. Whether buying a modern turbo diesel is a good idea depends on whether you do the type of journeys to keep the DPF healthy and do enough miles (usually considered to be at least 12k) for the money saved in mpg exceeds the extra maintenance costs incurred by diesel cars. Even if the maths do work out, you are still taking risk buying one 2nd hand because you have no way of knowing how it was used by previous owners. You may be buying into an imminent DPF failure, which is big bucks!.

If considering an Octavia estate, you should also consider the mechanically identical, not quite as capacious (but arguably better looking) Seat Leon estate. There is a Golf estate too, but this will invariably be dearer like for like.

Edited by badbusdriver on 21/01/2025 at 18:43

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Fri 24 Jan 2025 09:45
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - Alex2Mimi

Will be used 50% in the city centre and 50% on the motorway. Approximately 15,000 - 18.000 kilometres per year.

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Fri 24 Jan 2025 09:41
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - Alex2Mimi

My budget is around 12.000€.

Location; Greece.

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Fri 24 Jan 2025 10:33
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - skidpan

My budget is around 12.000€.

Location; Greece.

Very difficult for anyone in the UK to comment since we have no idea what used cars cost in Greece.

Your best idea would be to drive the cars you have listed and decide which is best. At the end of the day its you that needs to be happy not posters on here.

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Sat 25 Jan 2025 12:50
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - SLO76

My budget is around 12.000€.

Location; Greece.

No idea what the market is like out there, but at least rust will be less of a concern.
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Tue 21 Jan 2025 19:18
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - Big John


What i can afford is cars like Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI (before 2020)

A Pre 2020 Octavia 1.0tsi estate would be a good call as would a 1.4tsi version as both have the great EA211 engine and even the 1.0 performs surprisingly well but the 1.4 is perkier. The petrol tsi's have reasonable(not as much as a diesel - but still ok) low rev torque but really liven up as the revs rise. Both are very economical for a petrol engine and high 40's or 50+ mpg possible on a run. 6th gear is tall which keep the revs down making it refined at speed.

I'd suggest the pre 2020 is a good call for anything as during Covid / chip shortage a lot of cars were stored partially manufactured awaiting electronic parts which didn't do brake / suspension components any good at all.

Edited by Big John on 21/01/2025 at 19:47

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Fri 24 Jan 2025 10:58
Skoda Octavia SW 1.0 TSI-Peugeot 308 SW 1.5 130hp - badbusdriver

Will be used 50% in the city centre and 50% on the motorway. Approximately 15,000 - 18.000 kilometres per year.

In the UK that wouldn't be considered enough to warrant diesel. But of course that is based, in part, on UK fuel prices. Not sure how they compare in Greece?

My budget is around 12.000€.

Location; Greece.

So you will be limited by local availability and I've no idea what that is like?.

Alternatives to what you have already mentioned, based on what are generally considered the most reliable options and on what I see on the UK Autotrader website (bearing in mind 12k Euros is a little over £10k), my top choices for an estate of that size would be the Honda Civic and Toyota Auris.

With the Civic, your engine choices are a 1.8 petrol or a 1.6 turbo diesel. The petrol is very very reliable with the only issues being oil consumption on early 9th gen cars (2011/2012). The diesel is interesting because it is one of few modern diesels which don't suffer much on shorter journeys, so could well be worth considering if they are available to you.

The Auris did have a 1.6 diesel, but I believe this is a BMW engine and not considered that reliable so I'd steer clear personally. Ideally you want the 1.2 (turbo) or 1.6 petrol, both very reliable but you may find the 1.6 a bit lacking in torque next to your Clio.

Worth considering the Kia Ceed, especially so if Kia offer the same (7 year) warranty in Greece as the UK, because a 1.0 turbo petrol can be had in the UK as young as 2022. With full dealer history, this would still have 4 years warranty left. The Ceed also has a mechanically identical sister car, the Hyundai i30. Doesn't have as long a warranty (5 years), but otherwise very similar.

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