Life expectancy of a caddy

[Shmick93]

Brought my caddy on 61k just over a year ago and has now done 79k in this time it hasn't put a foot wrong and runs perfectly. After looking at all your caddys on here I want to take it to the next level and start spending money on it, but realistically how much longer does it have and when do things start going wrong?

[Just incredible]

I should imagine how well you look after it an service it??
I saw a few for sale when buying mine with over 150,000miles on them stil fetching £4/£5k fully modded.
I brought mine in march with 76k and now it's got 99k, hasn't let me down and it's having its 2nd full service since I've owned it tomoz.

[S2TTB]

Its bought ffs, not brought!

[Bigharty]

My old caddy had done over 140k and was still going fine. Just keep changing oil and 200k should be achievable

[Shmick93]

Its bought ffs, not brought!

a helpful contribution

[Shmick93]

My old caddy had done over 140k and was still going fine. Just keep changing oil and 200k should be achievable

think you've convinced me, may have to start spending

[Doc]

The TDI engine is the sake that's fitted to Passats and Octavias of similar age. Ask a taxi driver what their Passat or Octavia has on the clock and how much it costs.
Many make it over 400k.

[Shmick93]

How often for the service, mileage/yearly?

[Doc]

Whenever the dash says, these engines have so many sensors that they know when a service is due.

[Bigharty]

I've always changed oil every 8 to 10 k. It's not expensive to do.....so why not

[Shmick93]

Nice one thanks

[DING-DONG]

1.6 tdi i recon by 100k will need money being spent on the engine, tis no where as refined as the 2.0 tdi or as bullet proof as the 1.9.

[JonD]

The TDI engine is the sake that's fitted to Passats and Octavias of similar age. Ask a taxi driver what their Passat or Octavia has on the clock and how much it costs.
Many make it over 400k.

Other half was a getting a bit twitchy about her Avant getting through another winter (dunno why, it's serviced/repaired as reqd) - a 1.9tdi currently at 210k and 11 yrs old, on the 19k/extended service intervals. She went to look at some Skoda equivalents, one of the other customers in for a service was taxi driver with about 750k on his Octavia.

[ADAM J]

180k and running like a dream

[albie]

Its bought ffs, not brought!

Haha people use brought instead of bought on eBay, I don't know why, I thought it might have been like a regional thing??