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Get it double checked the leaks may be minor but Main Dealers have to report it.
I work at a BMW main dealer and we do a Vehicle Health Check on every car if we see any problem we report it [a] because it helps get extra work but [b] it also covers you for those since you worked on my car this has gone wrong moments.The brake fluid sounds like it has been skipped should be done every two years.
Bulging tyre, wheel bearing and weeping shock should be priority.
Any oil leaks if they are not dripping clean them off and recheck after a few hundred miles to see how much and where they are leaking from. -
Òne of my pals had a few legacy outback / forester. They were kinda cool but he eventually gave up on them because they were so thirsty and just bought a real 4x4 instead.
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Took the Skoda (mk1 octavia VRS) into the local dealership for the recall ignition coils yesterday and they've given it a 'health check' and come up with a list of stuff that's wrong with it. These include:
Turbo - slight oil leak
Gearbox - oil leak
Brake fluid - black (need to chase this with the place I've been getting it serviced for the last 5 or 6 years, pretty sure they were supposed to have done this)
Bulging tyre
Leaking shock
Ball joint leaking grease
Play in wheel bearing
Some other stuff I can't remember, I think.
Their quote to fix it all is something like 2k, but the quote for the wheel bearing and fitting alone is £320. I've had another wheel bearing done elsewhere for £120, so I'm assuming their entire quote is a pisstake. I'll go to my usual bloke for a quote, but I think it still might end up pricey.
Problem is, my mum picked the car up from them on my behalf and is now terrified that I'm driving a deathtrap and is trying to convince me to buy a new car. I'm pretty certain that I'll have to shell out for another cambelt/waterpump change at the next service so am starting to think it might be worth getting rid of the poor old Skoda.
What recommendations are there for a more modern equivalent to the mk1 VRS? I'd be after another estate, not too high mileage, fun to drive with a bit of poke but not after something ridiculously fast, reliable, not insane service costs, not too bothered about badge. Ideally not hideous (looking at you, Subaru Legacy). 4wd might be nice now I'm out in the countryside :)