My New Car! Skoda Favorit Collection Adventure
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Join me as I drove my Rover 45 V6 for the last time during a crazy 750-mile weekend, before jumping on a train to London and buying my new Skoda Favorit Estate (Forman in Czech).
It is an LXi with the 67bhp engine and some lovely, faded pink bodywork.
Video includes getting stopped by the Police, because that's what happens when HubNut drives Communist Motor Vehicles!
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Here's a tip if you are considering reinstating the rear speakers - connect them via jack plugs or XLR connectors so you can easily remove the parcel shelf. I did that in my Renault 16 where there were convenient brackets to mount 1/4" sockets for the cables from the cassette player.
I once drove one of these (a trade in at the MG/Rover dealer I used to work at) and remember being quite impressed. They are quite simple mechanically and thus very reliable. Handling is much better than a lot of the contemporary posher cars and I've always liked it's humble & down to earth character. If you can look past the badge (and most of us here probably can) the Favorit is an extremely good little car that's seriously underrated. The infernal scrappege scheme killed a lot of these and they are now very difficult to find. I'm not surprised that values are increasing, look after it (as I know you will) and it may even make you a few quid. The perfect hubnut car, enjoy.
"Driving in the South makes my angry" I'm with you on that one Ian.. Look forward to future adventures in the Skoda :)
The temperature gauge joke had me in stitches!!!
That's pretty neat.
Every street corner in Malta had a Skoda Forman.
I remember being stuck next to one on the ferry on the way there, filled to the brim with a family and enough suitcases to restock a department store.
Brilliant find.
"£700...yeah, but look at the headliner"......when you put it like that, it makes perfect sense !
Look at the MOT history... hardly even an advisory in 24 years.
@@retr0naut823 - interesting... No doubt we'll see if it's as good as the MOT suggests
The Favorit was very under rated - especially once VW had overhauled the electrics and tightened up the quality. Not fast, but a gentle donkey of a car (in a good way). My kids learned to drive on them and their mates were so impressed, that they bought Favorits!
Intermittent wiper setting: if I remember correctly you click down then back to off to clear the screen, then after the desired time, click down and leave it there and it remembers the timing. Click up to normal speed for a few wipes to reset. It has been a long time though...
First car I drove after passing my test and it was great! Even did a handbrake turn at 50 mph on a disused runway which seemed like the best thing at 17 but now just fills me with retrospective dread!
Great car, Hub Nut!
Sounds like a procedure I've used before... can't remember the car though... MG maybe. Fat American in an MG lol
Love the rant about motorway lane discipline! I find it so annoying when people sit in the middle lane
That headlining is in lovely condition! The whole car is in fact and I look forward to your adventures with the Favorit. I recall one of my teachers at school having an estate, albeit in blue, and me liking it. I never admitted it at the time though.
Ah yes, the too bright brake lights. I absolutely love sitting in traffic behind cars that seemingly have no handbrake, or actually a driver that simply can't be bothered to use it. They sit there, foot firmly planted on the brake pedal, oblivious to the guy behind being blinded by the brake lights. That'll do for a rant for today. Tomorrow "look at my front fog lights, aren't they cool? " 😁
Hi Ian, re the wipers on a Favvy, they're infinitely variable, at the first sign of rain, move the stalk up, let the wipers do a sweep, then move the stalk back to 'off', wait till you want the wipers again then move the stalk down (clockwise) and leave it there. The system will remember the time interval and repeat it. A good system when you get used to it. Have a good shufti at the bottom spring retaining cups on the front McPherson struts, they can rot away with 'interesting' results if they fail when on the move. The rear cups can rot away as well but they are separate from the struts and you can slide a new'un on. I paid about £700 for my M reg GLXIE estate 16 years ago, complete with alloys which I transferred to it's replacement, an S reg Felicia 1.9 SDI estate, both vehicles now gone to the great showroom in the sky. The all alloy pushrod engine has wet liners, keep an eye open for 'mayo' in the oil.
That's not dissimilar to how the intermittent wipers worked on a BMW E34: in that case it was move wiper to 'int' position and then back to 'off', then back to 'int' after an appropriate interval whereupon it remembered the period. The interval doubled when at rest.
A like from me for the comment about M25 lane discipline , or rather the lack of!
The favorit was the last Skoda without VW influence which took away their individuality after that. Basically the Fabia is just another Polo with different bodywork like the Seat Ibiza from their Czech and Spanish outposts.
I'm sure I read somewhere that the Fabia is more reliable than the Polo and I've heard it argued the Skoda is the better car for less money! Also interesting is that an excellent 3 cylinder 1.2l engine was designed by Skoda for the Fabia. VW liked it so much, they later decided to use it in the Polo. So the Skoda/VW influence has not just been one way!
Audi drivers do a lot of braking, because they drive at speeds way beyond their capabilities.
They also often don't know what a handbrake is when stuck at traffic lights, etc...
And they buy Audis that are beyond their capabilities as well such as the RS6 and RS7
Hahahah i have an audi 80 and its true
"Just cos you got yourself all bundled up in finance." - hahaha... that got a genuine LOL from me... too true. Love your road trip/car collection videos Ian, they're my "Favorit" :-D
The front headrests are very similar to the ones in late Nova's and mk3 Cav's
Love how excited you get picking it up. I'm the same...no matter how good or shite the car i get uber excited!! Picked my BX Diesel up recently and was more excited about that than an 18 plate Seat i just bought! 😀
Great choice! These are becoming a cult car hence the rising prices! Great to see that it took you home without any issues at all! Looking forward to seeing more of this car.
I’m genuinely surprised at how appealing the Favorit sounds. Seems really capable and it’ll be cheaper and more practical than the Rover. You did well I think, as an ex Londoner I’d never brave a trip back there now 👍🏻
I loved the glxi(wow) estate we had suprisingly 'proper' handling and a roomy small estate. Could have done with a bit more engine
Favorit estate is an almost perfect balance of not taking up much road space but also being super useful on interior space. If you buy a real Christmas tree you will soon understand. The timing chain does sound a bit loose. Easy job though, 30 quid for full set of cogs and chain plus a morning. Makes a real difference.
I had a brand new Favorite saloon in plum red which also had rusty wiper arms within less than a year. In wet weather it wouldn't start and hence attracted a lot of attention from those eagle eyed traffic wardens in Brighton in 1997. The temperature gauge on mine always was on the edge of red too. Was glad when I sold it for a Mark 2 Capri . Good luck with your car. Love your videos
I had a Skoda Felicia Estate 1.6 on a 97 plate in metallic red. Paid about £700 from a car market in 2003 and kept it for 3 years and 40,000 miles. Had 1 major oil leak, oil pump seal, some electrical problems, sunroof leaked and needed sealed up. It wasn't particularly fast considering the engine size. However, wasn't the worst car I've owned. That was a 79 Mini Clubman.
I’ll miss the Rover the most after the Lexus. That V6 was beautiful- although the E-type was like a chorus of Angels ❤️ wow what a car
Watching this today, I couldn't help but laugh extra hard at "I've got a rear wiper!" Cheers :-)
6:39 Chiltern Railways, Class 172 TurboStars using lightweight B5005 bogeys (where the actual wheels double up as disc brakes.
A damned fine train (especially after their refit) and a great rail service too. 90 minutes, On time nearly everytime, to Birmingham.
YEEEESSS!!! Greetings from Czech Republic, home country of this car! It was made 100 kilometers away from where I am now :)
By the way, this was the first car after the Velvet revolution made by Škoda. It brought many improvements, mainly fuel injectors, body reshaping and engine was moved to the front of the vehicle. But I am sure you already know this :)
That means it has nothing to do with COMMUNISM!
Hello! Though I must disagree slightly. The Favorit was fully developed in the Communist era, and in production for two years prior to the Velvet Revolution reaching its climax. We did not get fuel injection in the first Favorits, but this later one has it.
Well, the biggest issue is that Communism has never been in Czech Republic. We had Socialism... Communism per se is not achieveable in this world.
Anyway I agree with you with slight detail. The engine is construction-wise so old it pre-dates Socialism by a quite big margin. For example Škoda 1000MB had this engine aswell and it was engineered before year 1964, four years before "friendly visit from Soviet states".
I know that the first Faxes had carburetors, it was because Big Brother from Russia denied use of injectors in cars. And the inertia of people lasted long enough to not use injectors for quite some time.
And also, last two years before Velvet Revolution was quite free-minded, at the end people were fed up with everything dictated.
Please excuse my angry writing, but I am really allergic to the word Communism, because it is way too much overused these days. I am glad you bought this beauty, to be true, as a student who can't afford to buy any car I am little bit jealous of it, but so do I envy TWC and Ellie, I just love those things too much.
And by the way, I am trying really hard to save anything nice from scrapping, right now I am fighting a war with bureaucratic idiots for legal license for this beauty, it is now a year and seven months since it started, but it looks like I will have it in January of next year :)
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I'm deeply impressed with my 2009 Skoda Superb Laurin & Klement DSG, 170bhp TDI, I love the brand. Even the Favorit has a charm about it.
Aww such fond memories of learning to drive in my Dad's 'Caribbean green' Favorit in the late 90's. I've yet to drive a car with such positive communicative steering and slick gear change. All in all a great little car that's fun to drive. A testament to Skoda is that there are still hundreds of these on the roads of Malta, many of which have been resprayed and are gleaming. It sounds like you got a good little runner there and the engine sounds great with no timing chain rattle.The fuel gauges were always a bit dodgy, full or empty showing depending which hand bend you go round lol
My sister had a late model Estelle ('87) in orange with black trim and alloys! Solid reliable motoring for years. My lyric of choice for the Tube- I staggered back to the underground and the breeze blew back my hair. The Who.
Enjoy the car.
I drove one many moons ago and was very impressed with how well it did drive.
A much underrated car by those who didn't know or want to know any better back in the day. I once had the pleasure of owning a 1987 Estelle 120L Five for which I paid a nominal 50 pence, finished in a rather fetching mushroom grey! I was young and knew no better and managed to fit an old Weber twin choke carb (DCD something...?) which I think I'd yanked out of an old 1.3 Capri in the local scrappie. After a bit of fettling it actually ran very well and would happily cruise flat out at an indicated 95mph! The only car that ever earned me points on my licence! Great for low speed, wet roundabout drifting too. For that sporty look, I ran it without the front and rear bumpers and cobbled up a stand-off bracket for the rear engine lid in the style of an NSU Printz TT. I loved that car, couldn't kill it no matter what I threw at it (floated down the road attempting to drive through a flood, severely overheated the engine with a stuck thermostat and even had a back wheel fall off when a half shaft broke). I so wish I still had it today. Sold it after about a year for £75 if I remember right.
In more recent times my mother ran a Felicia for about 5 years which never seemed to go wrong despite being a £600 banger when she bought it. These can still be had cheap but I wonder if they'll ever attract the interest of the earlier cars? Too VW-ified maybe?
A mug of tea, tomatoes on toast and Mr Wobbler collecting ANOTHER car. Marvellous.
I LOVE THIS! Those 1.3 engines were designed in the 1950's and although they have a low Red Line (5500rpm) they love to rev and perform best when allowed to spin. They were even installed in the Volkswagen variants of this car so trusted were they. The bodywork looks to be in great condition, but it needs to be compounded and waxed or it won't be long for this world. A great purchase and a steal at £700, those Guigaro lines will never age!
ford used their kent engine longer, from the 50s to the end of the 2nd gen KA, 2009 or so, it too had a fairly low rpm limit and no power at that speed anyway
I loved the 1.3 MPI in my Felicia hatch. It was somewhat sluggish but so so reliable, chain driven and never gave me any reason to worry. My 89 Fiesta has that Kent engine that dates all the way back to Anglia's and what not. It changed names and had a few updates (Duratec in the 90s, Valencia before that I think) but from what I gather was the same basic OVH from decades back. I find it amazing that so much stuff in these cars can be traced back so far. It goes to show what a tried and tested design can do for a manufacturer.
@@the.internet yep indeed, many parts:ford used the same interior light from the 60s into the 90s on many models from consul to fiesta, why change a proven item, its daft, the sheer cost of developing anything even quite simple, and you wont have the benefit of wisdom of the existing millions any address those failures, just in the name of 'new shiny', its why i quite like fords actually.
Ahem. BERTONE lines. ;-)
@@jusb1066 Ka changed to ohc in 2004.
It scrubs up well the Skoda. It amazing what some T cut can do.It reminds me of a early 90s vw Jetta I had, basic equipment, but all the switchgear felt solid good build quality felt heavy no Pas and a underpowered Engine good on fuel thought. Some people didn't like it, but I didn't care cause I liked it.
Haven't got any air power! Have an electric dual action mop on the way.
Great little cars those....
A good polish and that paintwork will look like new again....
A grand adventure, and definitely a vehicle worthy of some tlc. A proper Skoda. Cars like this are the unsung heros of motoring. Glad you survived your encounter with English roads.
I've always liked the Favorit. The range-topping 'Silverline' estate variant is particularly appealing.
Thanks for the kind words about Marylebone. It used to be known affectionately as the Gentleman’s London terminus. This collection caper brought back memories of fetching my first Volvo 240 from south London some 11 years ago; the terror of an unknown car, the excitement of the first drive, the delight at finding most things still worked, the horror of the fuel consumption, the ease of parking at the motorway services, the enchantment of realising the sidelights are always on through a tunnel on the M25, the disbelief of the rear wiper still working... it’s all making me pine for some autoshite.
Oh my goodness me you're so right about the M25, its impossible to overtake/get to the fast lane because everyone is in the wrong blooming lane or just following to closely and braking too late. Enough ranting. It probably doesn't help that I drive a 1.6 Xsara Picasso, which I love, but isn't the fastest thing in the world.
Great collection video by the way!
Brilliant Road Movie! Thanks for taking me along, loved it!!
Ian, you're a star! Long-haired hippy, driving ancient skoda gets pulled by the bill on suspicion of smoking cannabis. Shame you didn't film the encounter. Perhaps the BBC could've used it for one of its 'law-enforcement-reality' shows...?
My grandad used to have a blue Favorit hatchback (on an N plate i believe), I as a small child broke the rear door lock! He called it the "racing skoda", so if this one needs a name, call it "racing the second" (or something)! My grandad is still with us, but sadly has dementia, yet everytime i see a favorit i am reminded of him when he was well - good, happy memories! Unlike most people here, it seems, i approve of this latest purchase greatly! Excellent video, as always.
Also, was the E Type clip recorded between Cobham and Shorne, just after the bridge over the A2 (just up from Cobham hall)?
E-Type clip was near Tonbridge.
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The Favorit was an excellent car for its money. Made loads of money selling them. Usually passed MOT and only ever required rear wheel bearings
Nice video,good luck with the Favorite Ian ,and remember, you never want to be Down In A Tube Station At Midnight.😁
This car reminds me of my first car for some reason.
It was a large FSO estate and i bought it from a dealer to just pass my test in 1989.
Well i say my first car as i took it back to the dealer an hour later as it was not going in one of the gears and it seemed huge to me lol.
Anyway i exchanged it for a 1974 mk1 escort 1.1 in red with a recon engine with just 8,000 miles travelled with the new recon engine by the previous owner and just 1 owner from new and was owned by an elderly local man.
It was a good runner and the only faults with it was the heater system stank terrible and the car shook violently at 50mph+.
Anyway the escort did its job and i passed the test.
When i come to sell the car it had a large hole in the passenger footwell and the buyer knew straight away to lift the carpet up and look there haha.
The car also had a large dent in the drivers door as well but he did not mind and still bought the car.
Some months later i saw the car all done up immaculate with a full bright red respray and new wheels that had been done by the new owner,but what was strange that he left that same large dent in the drivers door in which it was like that when i bought it.
Still to this day i cannot figure out why he did this.
Anyway good video ian always enjoy your video's.(:-)
Further adventures await, as do we! Looking forward to seeing more of the Favorit... Skodas could be seen here in Missouri USA when I was a kid in the 60s, but these days they’re simply unknown. This next HubNut chapter should be huge fun. Cheers -
Looks like one of the bulbs behind the speedometer is gone! My dad's previous Mitsubishi L300 had all three dash backlight bulbs go one after another... driving that at night was an interesting experience!
Indeed. Replaced one of them in the latest video.
Fill the back with gaudily wrapped boxes and put some reindeer stickers on the front wings, prefect. I found Skodas to be very tractable in poor road conditions, they knew a thing or two. This video made me all nostalgic about my 76 1100R that I bought new, dealer joked I was the youngest person he'd ever sold a Skoda to and I'd get a free pair of slippers. After your comments about prices I decided it wasn't a good idea to start searching for an 1100R.
Skoda you just gotta love them. First car Skoda 110L fantastic. Biker friend said it was the first car he had been in that sounded like a motorbike. This was followed by 5 more Estelle's. That would all do an indicated 110mph. Build was always good. Only had 1 bad car that was due to previous miss treatment. To the point even the distributor was extremely worn. The friendly Skoda dealer gave me a second hand one free!!! Yet they get such bad press. Last old school Skoda rapid 136. Currently have a citigo ( VW up in disguise). Still love it though. Skoda seem better screwed together than the VW certainly do better in reliability. I missed out on the favourite still there's time
That Citigo looks like something I'd be interested in. Unfortunately, they're unavailable on this side of the water.
Something really satisfying about cars like this. I actually own a Rare Daewoo Nexia GLXI Auto and I love it. Only paid 450 for it with 27k on the clock.
Love that Skoda though. Hope all goes well with it.
Sounds like you need to join the Autoshite forum! Where people dream of Esperos.
It's got amazing MOT History - only failed twice in 10+ years. And no advisories! Amazing!
That was interesting, thanks for an entertaining video. MKP seems pretty reliable but with a few glitches to sort out. Certainly brings back lots of memories for me from 20 years back of my beloved GLXi Favorit Estate. Glad you got home OK, she's running well and seems pretty reliable but with a few minor glitches to sort out. Can't wait to see her polished, badged and the owner glowing with pride!
Can't believe you've broke the Rover so quickly Ian....well we always get rid of cars with problems ..... right LOL. Skoda are good strong cars, simple so easy to fix. Police must have you on their radar 😊😊👍
Going to London - Ugh. London Underground - double Ugh. M25 -completely off the Ugh scale to the point of vomiting. Home safe-YAY niiiiiiice.
I have worked on a few of those when they were current. Simple tough little bastards. I like em.
will miss that rover, that jag sound tho. i love the fact you pick up cars where ever they may be. i refuse to look past 5 miles on my internet search. probably explains why i have no oldie cars that i want lol
Often you have to travel to find the right car, risky but the rewards can far outweigh that.
Love your enthusiasm as ever, Hope you have many happy miles in the Favorit.
Enjoyed the joke "in the red!"
The Jam. Best use a polishing mop to bring up the paint, reds do that a lot. You will need to keep waxing the polished result to keep it shiny. That is if you decide to polish it. Machines save the arm work, I'm sure you can borrow one from one of your associates, although they are not that expensive to buy. You'll need some compound to cut through the dull but don't go to hard on it. Lol Police probably thought you were a spaced out hippie, until they spoke to you. People shouldn't make assumptions, but alas they do, guilty on that one. Enjoy your new vehicle!
Best car channel on youtube period. Thank you ian for just being YOU 👍
Very nice I'm from Czech republic its a car from my country nice.
Nice.
What is it about Eastern Bloc cars, lol, that make them so simple and old school. This reminds me of the Mighty Dacia so much except better appointed. I hope you put the exterior badges back on the car so it will look all original. I won't hold my breath that you'll polish and wax her up although secretly I hope you do. The joke about the communist cars always in the "red" was funny as hell. Wit wit wit! I still am having Rover withdraw attacks but this beauty is helping make it easier to cope. Lol. Awesome video.
A proper Skoda, none of that bargain basement VW rubbish!
I have a yearning for another Lada Riva, built like a tank and never let me down, rarer than the Skoda nowadays.....
Definitely a future classic. MK1 Ibiza's are increasing in value as well at the minute. Seems anything within VAG that is Pre-VAG platform sharing is highly desirable.
I do love a good collection caper! The joke about the temperature gauge was so atrocious it was funny😂.
Great car, can’t wait to see what adventures, trials and tribulations you have with it! She needs a name....
Cars go through a cycle of value. From new car price to junk car price and then back up to classic and antique car price. To properly weather out the storm one must have proper indoor storage in which to preserve junk as it matures to quality vintage "Respectable" merchandise. Better get busy and build that barn...lol.
Great to see someone getting as much joy out of a car with a bit of history as some people get out of a new mega-bucks purchase.
Lol...love the comment about the Yugo, good luck finding one that's drivable now. I had a Yugo 45A back in 1992 and I loved it, til I blew the engine - well, I was 20 so I was still a bit of a speed demon 😂 if you do manage to get a Yugo I shall be both thrilled and jealous at the same time. Love your channel...the older cars have so much more character than cars nowadays where they all look the same....and "keep fit" is best lol...less to go wrong
Spent a week in Orkney driving one of those it was a great wee car loved it. We have a bit in common we've owned a Peroduo nippa and a Daewoo matiz. The Peroduo was brilliant the Matiz was horrible but it had a 1000cc engine,
I drove a Matiz many moons ago, it was a courtesy car, while mine was having the engine rebuilt after blew the head gasket on it. actually quite liked it, apart from the terrible size constraints. It did have me wanting to cane it everywhere though. accelerator was off, or on.
I believe the intermittent works by turning it on, then turn it off for the desired intermittent period then turn it back on. Well thats how it worked on my Felicia.
I do have a weak spot for Skoda, in particular the rear engine ones.
But I must admit the Superb is a spacey cruiser, drove in one (taxi) one day.
This is one of those inbetween cars but they have this no nonsense attitude I kinda like. They are a bit like an old Renault 4 or 5. Nothing fancy but they do get you from A to B.
Once been on vacation with a friend camping in a Fiat Seicento! it was 800km to Normandy, not too bad for that little car.
Congratulations on your new purchase . I like it !
Hi glad you got back safely, I suppose as long as it starts, stops, and goes, it will be fine.
“Ooo, car alarm. Stay away thieves.” Has me in stitches every time. I never understand why Skodas get so much hate. Yeah, they were mediocre back in the day but they’re brilliant cars now. Great video as always!
Pretty sophisticated compared with the German Trabant (1957-90) and certainly quite exclusive being built so late in the run of 1,077,126. The temperature gauge in communist cars are purely propaganda purposes, meaning approaching perfect communism (the red) but not quite there yet. Pity it followed the trend for Volkswagen uber alles.
Actually I like your choice of cars mate and yet another bloody excellent video!
Can't wait for your Canada trip and visit to cold war motors. :)
Had a Bedford Rascal in 1989 when I ran a carpet cleaning business. Great little van ,Fun to drive .
Not bad cars at all really. Very popular in it's heyday, now rare and collectable. I believe the earlier versions were carb with manual choke. That one's probably fuel-injected though.
Cushty car nearly bought one in a lovely green metallic few years ago wished I had would have still been going today great vids love your boldness of picking it up an driving it home and trusting it Will get you back 👍
Ian, I had a Diesel Felicia, low miles great condition and an immaculate service history.
I got it ready to use, new front tyres, full service and a decent stereo and speakers.
It lasted two days, got written off on a large lake of hydraulic oil dumped by a wagon, A real shame as I was quite happy with it and was also looking forward to hammering some miles on it.
Aw, unlucky!
The cars you review and how you review them, how you drive them, is exactly how I do it. Great deal of respect for you. Once I start my review on my car which is a quirky 96 car, won't tell just yet. Please keep up your completely respectable driving reviews. Would love to suggest reviews for you to do, if you are open to it.
You got the Leyton Orient express.
Favorit's aren't as bad as you think and real Skoda's don't rust like VW Skoda's do.
West Wycombe Ian and then Risborough where I live ,and your new car is worth every penny you paid for it
Will this new motor be know as Jeremy?
its less red than teresa right now
Nice car, Ian - an improvement from the Rover bland-mobile. My Missus won't let me see Strictly because she reckons I only watch it for all the wrong reasons. BTW, I agree with all your little rants especially the overly bright brake lights - and why do so many drivers have to brake for every sodding corner they come across? Argh!
I've only ever been in one Skoda Favorit, and that was in about 2000, going to & from the Metro Centre with a schoolfriend & his mum, and that car was a right dog, it was pretty much ready for the scrapheap it was so badly looked after!! My dad's Estelle seemed luxury in comparison... :S
Spot on about lane discipline on the m25!
You need to go for a Peugeot 405 or 406. BTW getting bullied on the road is what I get in my Citroën "Bean tin" saxo 1124cc. Paid £190.00 for it and done 32.000 miles in it with only rear brakes and anti roll bar bushes needing a change. Proper Hub Nut style. Lol. Although I doubt you.d want one
Beard long hair = cannabis
Hub nut vice
Looking forward to future adventures of the skoda. I’m still not sure how i feel about old skoda’s before Vw took over but onwards and upwards 😊
H F Interestingly, the last of the Skoda Skodas, like this Favorit were considerably more reliable, and sometimes better built, than the VW Skodas that followed them. I'd rather have a late Favorit than the Felicia that followed, they have a lot more character than the rather bland, Eurononymous VW takeover cars. They're often a lot easier to work on too as they still had the Skoda ethos of being able to be fixed by anyone, anywhere...
gosportjamie Yes i do appreciate that is a large part of the appeal . I actually like the old rapides but the last skoda’s are so devoid of any particular frills they make me nervous 😊
This is a proper HubNut car...! I'm looking forward to many interesting videos about this communist beauty. I'll definitely buy the t-shirt. 😉
Concrete, noisy but good road holding!
And don't need replacing every five minutes.
Until it starts braking up in large chunks...
i had a rear engined skoda with heated rear window it kept my hands warm when i was pushing it
We need a HubNutDB of all the cars. Would make a great history lesson
Looked to handle the run without fuss so a good buy ! A little work to fix a few minor issues and a polish up and jobs a good un. Excellent.
I've got a good feeling about this one! Skodas from this era are solid cars and easy to fix.
13:45 The best part of any HubNut video!
Bedford rascal also known as a sooty van 👍
27:55 " Home, home again, I like to be here when I can"
( Apologies to Pink Floyd )
Always liked how these looked, strong cars !