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Which Smax?

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Upgrading (?) from Skoda Octavia VRS petrol to an Smax for more space etc.

Lots of interesting ones on autotrader. Budget is about £12k max.

Should we go for petrol or diesel? Powershift petrol 203 3 years old seem good value, but from some research they can be as low as low 20's MPG. Ouch.

We do about 12000 miles per year.

Any thoughts? What is the MPG really like on powershift petrols?

Any recurrent reliability issues with either 2.0 diesel or petrols?

So many questions, thank you for humouring me.

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    TBH you're going to get a better response on the smax owners club forum.

    Personally - as a vRS owner, I'd save myself a load of cash and buy the Phase 1 2.5T (5 cyl). Much quicker and more resilient than the 203 Ecoboost. And a manual gearbox and a beautiful engine note - slightly more economical also - I got around 32MPG out of mine.

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