I had a 1.2 Skoda Fabia estate as my first car which I loved to bits - she was called 'Skye' (AKA 'The Phatmobile') and ran like a dream; I even took her 2,536 miles around Europe last summer which was unreal... ...Until the brakes failed on the A1 and I ended up in a bush. RIP Skye. Pls call your Skoda Skye in memory of her.
I was going to say what was wrong with just "Octavia", but this one just takes the cake. That would be perfect as it's going to get a restoration done on it. - "Old and worn, but it just keeps going on"
I have the same car. I have been driving it for the last 10 years!! I still love it. It is the real "built like a rock" car. And it has been driven on Romanian roads all of it;s life. Still works flawlessly.
i work at a scrapyard in england and we're starting to get a lot of volkswagen golf 4th generations now, the ones that posses the invinsible VW 1.9TDI engine have pretty much all done 200k or more, the only reason they are being scrapped is because of rust most of the time and the owners cant be bothered spending the money to sort it.
@@drakevevo3710 The the 1.9 Diesels are indestructible they refuse to die the rest of the car will fail long before the engine does. I had one as my first car it already had over 250,000 miles on it and I thrashed the living crap out of it and drove it like it was stolen and it sold it on it now has over 275,000 miles according to MOT records.
@@gravemind6536 i got a question..Do u know more cars that share the same engine?Because Im looking for a first official car,a beater car.I dont wanna spend more than 2000 for it.i heard that the 19tdi is great,but only two octavias were available before but they got sold.thanks in advance.
Drake VEVO I picked up a 1.9tdi mk5 with 170k on clock. Rusty wings and paint could use a bit of attention other than that car is running sound 😁👍 we have a mk4 in our family going still also
It is not entirely possible, because the previous owner done chip-tuning to increase power and torque. Alex would have to swap stock ECU and it would be just a wild try because once people start to modify this kind of cars, they can change for example the fuel injectors from 110hp version and you could never be sure that is it in stock condition.
This sounds like a cool project. I really enjoy when someone takes good care of something that others think is useless. One note, feel free to get the tires up to pressure, even before the restoration begins. Good luck!
They use commas to separate numbers in the US. We don't in Europe, we only use comma to separate decimals. "408.000 km" is a bit misleading, should've been "408 000 km" or "408 tkm".
Probably the best car Skoda ever made. have a 02 Octavia Elegance myself since 2005, and apart from a few issues with the ignition (failed coil), and having to replace the rear brakes twice it has been quite reliable. And also almost no rust at all in a quite hostile climate, especially compared to other cars of the same age.
Octavia TDi is the go to tuner/teenage ricer car in Slovakia and Czech Republic, you see these everywhere, they are so stereotypical, high mileage, low fuel consumption, shaft play in the turbo that makes the turbo squeal a little, worn tires, busted suspension, leaked out shocks, warped discs (mainly pre-facelift, as yours because they had smaller discs that were not adequate for the heavy engine) and, of course, those atrocious seats, hard as hell and the rear has no leg room because it was sacrificed for the boot space, but its one of the most reliable cars you can have, just blank off the egr and its a forever car, we call them sheep here :D
Tay Tay jo, sice to jede.. ale zvuk traktoru a křivka krouťáku typu nic-bum-nic, to není pro mě.. :D naftu už nechci ani vidět, stačilo co jsem si s ní prožil
"... a car can last forever" Well apparently not if some moron crashes into you despite having seen you coming. RIP my little grey bastard I love you 3000
I hit a deer in my first car, fixed it up badly and ran it for 1 more year until it was MOT time, it failed two times abd then i had to scrap it ... I still miss that old car, it was reliable, cheap and had great gas mileage.
That car is a KEITH. Never have I seen something look so much like a Keith in my entire life. You should wear a wooly jumper every time you drive it 🤣🤣
I am czech and seeing this made me insanely happy :D I actually drove a skoda fabia with the exact same engine (1.9 diesel), so this was kind of nostalgic to me as well. :D God knows, maybe "my" little skoda had put a quarter milion miles on the clock as well in the 10 years that have passed since. :D
Raik - old islandic name for "rough bay". The Vikings supposedly are in relation as they called it their point of origin when sailing back from fishing.
This car needs new struts and shocks big time! yeah they still work but look at that body roll at 5:29 D: that would be the first thing I'd fix since the original shocks have already paid themselves off 4 times over.
how do shocks influence body roll? They Don't! - yes, they might influence the initial pitch but shocks make no difference to ride hight or how MUCH a car rolls
The old 90 hp tdi is dog slow by today's standards though. They also had no DMF which meant they used to eat gearboxes. Shame he couldn't find a year later pd130 - great engine.
My Skoda Fabia (1.4L 16V 55KW/75HP) was born in 2003 and has 350k KM on its clock. For its bad engineered Pistons it still sounds good and behaves very well. And now i will restore the car back to a fresh and clean one by repairing all his little issues that has come within its way (clutch brakes shockabsorber almost all moving parts on the axle in front and some service stuff like filters and oil again) im very happy my mom purchased it and not only used it but kept it serviced all the time !
I need these videos, and I love them. This car reminds me of old taxis I used to drive. I retired a 1997 Peugeot 406 1.9 turbo diesel in 2014 with 451,000k. It was serviced regularly and only broke down once when the timing belt broke,it hadn't been done ever and had 150,000 k on it,well well well overdue. Keep these videos up,I'm looking forward to restoration,I wanted to do exactly the same to my old Peugeot, but my boss wasn't as enthusiastic 😂
I 100% agree with him. I've had a VW Golf 1.9 SDI in Cosmic Green Metallic for the last 10 years. It was sold from the dealership with nothing on it, except for manual AC in 1999. In 2001 it had 262000 kms. I bought it in 2006 with the clock rolled back at 131000 and since then I reached 300000. Do the math. It has from anywhere around 500000 to 1200000 kms. The suspension is so bad it has lowered a few good cm, and got some camber too. It sometimes jerks in first gear, and the shifter is wobbly. But overall it ls the best car I've had and I'm looking forward to a complete resurrection.
Max France Well the drivers arm for the wipers sits too high and it looks weird. The left wing isn't aligned with the bumper. The rear bumper isn't aligned. Its got some of scrathes, the windshield is cracked, oh and the headlights are torn that the silicone which keeps the lens glued is gone. The lens are literally held in place by the 4 caps it has. Another annoying thing is that one light on the headlamp is sometimes not working. The headliner is sitting like crap. BUT, it doesent have any check engine lights lights. The oil gauge lickers before i turn on the car, probably because of a burned sensor. Its got LOADS of problems, and thats exactly the point. I could repair it at any time (not really), but i want to see how much more will it go. But i am 100% not gonna scrap it. Its my gem, my unpolished, old, partially broken gem
elukok Agree. They all have similar consumption (tdi and sdi). Around 4.8 liters. Oh , and i forgot to say that it doenst have a cat. Its so loud and distinct that i could hear it from a kilomiter away.
Damn, and I only got 258,000 miles on my Toyota Land Cruiser 05, and it’s still going strong, and not a single thing is broken. And it still drives and feels like it’s brand new! Very smooth, supple suspension, smooth power delivery, smooth transmission.
That’s good if u keep taking care of it and it’s going to last forever my uncle who’s a master mechanic had one back in the day and before he got rear ended and the car was totaled it had 750,156 miles and he told me that it probably could of gone another 750k really it was very reliable
@@zepter00 AGR means Abgasrückführung (German for EGR -> Exhaust Gas return valve), VW never made an Engine named AGR. The engine code of the 90 hp 1.9 TDI is ALH
@@paul_109 lol RUclips have oni idea 😆 AGR was first of 90 hp version later was ALH. The same with 110 hp first was AHF and later ASV forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/differences-agr-and-alh-engines.335328/ ALH was only in models after face lifting (1U2) and this is pre face lift version
01. Much excited to see it's restored brand new!!! Wish it Millions then Billons!!! 02. I felt inspired to buy a old project car & do anything crazy that I would feel. 03. This is is a hero should never be scraped away but preserved.
jeff Craven you need only need chose European version with steering wheel on left... and change headlights for symetiric and modify position lights on front and and rear. Guages you can take from UK version so you would have speed in miles per hour, not km/h. i have diesel with little bit more power. It bery good car. It can take you to hell and back. m.ruclips.net/video/FiIT7syUTA0/видео.html
Zepter00, A wishful dream of mine, just had to have a master cylinder and break lines replaced on a 50 y/o car, and yet to be determined on another one that spouts out antifreeze when she sits in traffic. I'll have a Skoda one day, not today. Keep those Skoda kittens purring and in 5 or ten years from now. I have a place in my heart for a beautiful Octavia.
Skoda Octavia is an ambition of mine, but keeping up three antiques, plus the car I regularly drive; I have more to do than baby cars, though there's nothing I'd rather do. I'd call that glorious Octavia "old shit box", BOUDICA, but that's the name of my old drag car, my wonderful old gal. My kiss on her hood/bonnet and she and I are young again; she's left about everything in the dust. Until her final run, she's retired from racing.
Not really. You can trust car like this so much more than half the age and quarter of the mileage Mercedes (not E, they are usually alright) of Range Rover. Yes, something may break but car like this will still take you home. It's all of new technology and limp mode making cars not drive-able if nearly anything breaks down what makes newer cars so difficult and expensive to run when they get older.
Got an 24 years old Audi (187.000 miles) with pretty much the same engine, but older design and have to say this cars not only can last forever, but u can keep them in a good shape by yourself with little knowledge and small money. Back then, these cars were build like tanks....
Fair point but why would you want to spend 6 hours a day in a skoda? Surely they could have just got a closer job and done extra hours for the difference in pay?
5:00 I've had so many cars with problem lists like that - very honestly I love owning and regularly using them - it feels like you and the car know each other and have come to a mutual understanding to just keep driving together
That's going to be interesting! BTW, 90hp tdi is famous for its durability. PS: I'm subscribed for like 2+ years, but rarely watch your videos and your filming style and quality improved a lot! Well done!
I've been seeing these my whole life. And I've also been watching US police series my whole life. I would never say Crown Vic looks like Octavia. But now that you said it, I searched for a Crown Vic picture and god damn, you are right.
Really looking forward to following your videos on this Octavia... My '99 is the identical colour, identical interior, and it has over 300,000 miles on it.. I bought it 9 yrs ago for £750 and it has never ever once let me down!!! I service it every 4 or 5 thousand miles, because its so old, but i knew the previous owner, and the engine has never been opened or touched.. Also, the best part abt it is...... It's still doing over 60mpg, and here in Ireland, its very rarely on motorways... I am definitley going to fully restore mine shortly
My dad made 999,999 Km on a toyota corolla 2003 on 2012 and drove it till 2016 and then he sold it and it was still with the factory engine and trans and the only thing he changed was the Ac compressor .
He sold it because of me . lol . i burned the clutch and he didnt fell replacing with a new one so he sold that car . i loved it so much it drove so smoth :'(
Olivia... Sounds like Octavia but like my ex Olivia, has been around the block a few times, been well lubed, is dirty and needs a decent tidy up now... did I mention the funky smell?? Her head could also do with removing for inspection lol..
In Czech Republic has 75% of this old TDI's this mileage, but it has in many cases on clock only 150kkm and this number is also fake. I mean, she could be named Octa or Octopus.
forrest gump, because he is still running
forrest dump sounds more intimidating for a 430k mile car
@all: thx so much for your support
Call it miles
parvez haroon yesssss
parvez haroon My guy , this is the best one.
I like this one the most.
Winner.
Right here
I had a 1.2 Skoda Fabia estate as my first car which I loved to bits - she was called 'Skye' (AKA 'The Phatmobile') and ran like a dream; I even took her 2,536 miles around Europe last summer which was unreal...
...Until the brakes failed on the A1 and I ended up in a bush. RIP Skye. Pls call your Skoda Skye in memory of her.
There's an Octavia cab in my city with close to 700.000km and running like new.
My grandpa's octavia is close to 100000 km and it runs perfectly
Το κανάλι του παππού 100k isn’t a lot
@@whimsical6 I meant a million not a hundred thousend it's just a typo o.k.
Sooo what you're saying is that a Skoda Octavia is a good investment?.. xD.. I really want one..
@@Vanadeo its dirt cheap, its a VW essentially and its durable.
A full restoration would be so awesome. This car clearly deserves it!
Nah give it to the 1 million mile toyota tundra truck
Did you watch the video?
Some say he has watched the video.
Some say he actually owns a skoda octavia
All we know is, he's not the stig.
Its the stig's German Cousin!!
Yeah that would be good to see.
They're an absolute shit to work on so I expect they'll give up on that idea fairly quickly
Viagra!! its blue and old...
Clube Skoda TV Cocktavia!
Rocktavia or like Deez Cocktavia are cool names
I was going to say what was wrong with just "Octavia", but this one just takes the cake. That would be perfect as it's going to get a restoration done on it.
- "Old and worn, but it just keeps going on"
Lol, yes, and the the shape of the car is not that far of from a pill.
Gotta call him Russel surely. Or Russ!
Yes, full restoration please!
I have the same car. I have been driving it for the last 10 years!! I still love it. It is the real "built like a rock" car. And it has been driven on Romanian roads all of it;s life. Still works flawlessly.
it is skoda after all
The car is male and called miles !
Robert Lloyd damn, beat me to it!
This needs more upvotes.
Robert Lloyd that's simply brilliant!
Actualy, Octavia is in czech language a femine, so its she ;)
Winner 👏🏼
Miley Cyrust
The last name was lightofjahs idea
Because it had miles
Eurobeat yeah
last name Mcmileface
Eurobeat NANI!
Love it could I add Miley Cyrust just to complete your awesome name
lightofjahs yeeeesss
MILES - The name
Dude! Take my vote for Miles!
Dad brought 1 of these with 230000 miles on the clock, was pristine & excellent on fuel
432k miles on a 1.9TDI? Literally, it's just over the brake-in period mate... That's a Nigel or Miles for sure. Or Apollo 19 since it's a 1.9.
Nigel? That's the name of the price that amazon grand tour gave to especially awful cars.
But Miles is a suitable name. It should be Miles
Yoda the Skoda
English pepole say Skoda not Scoda and the most correct is (its a Czech car) Škoda
Adam McGinty well i do :D
Call him miles because it's relevant and I've copied another guy in the comments.
Ali Gaming you piece a shit
At least ur honest lol
Tommy K what are you jelous or something you fucking wannabe keyboard worrior
this made me lol
Ali Gaming look okoo
It‘s a 1.9TDI...
This fantastic piece of engineering is just warm with +400k Miles :P
We have it in our old Audi A6 from 1998.
Awesome!
i work at a scrapyard in england and we're starting to get a lot of volkswagen golf 4th generations now, the ones that posses the invinsible VW 1.9TDI engine have pretty much all done 200k or more, the only reason they are being scrapped is because of rust most of the time and the owners cant be bothered spending the money to sort it.
@@drakevevo3710 The the 1.9 Diesels are indestructible they refuse to die the rest of the car will fail long before the engine does. I had one as my first car it already had over 250,000 miles on it and I thrashed the living crap out of it and drove it like it was stolen and it sold it on it now has over 275,000 miles according to MOT records.
@@gravemind6536 i got a question..Do u know more cars that share the same engine?Because Im looking for a first official car,a beater car.I dont wanna spend more than 2000 for it.i heard that the 19tdi is great,but only two octavias were available before but they got sold.thanks in advance.
@@chubz01 Skoda Fabia, Seat Leon, Seat Ibiza , VW golf and Polo and Audi A3, Audi A4
Drake VEVO I picked up a 1.9tdi mk5 with 170k on clock. Rusty wings and paint could use a bit of attention other than that car is running sound 😁👍 we have a mk4 in our family going still also
name it apollo since it was to the moon and back (almost)
Ardian Begaj 😂😂😂😂 almost
Should it not be artemis cause apollo is the sun god
Tyler will sue alex than
*Hoovie intensifies*
Dory. Just because the doors don’t work.
Not because it's blue?
TraustiGeir that’s a side effect
And it just keeps swimming
KayPeaThree 3 haha. YES
I have same dark blue 285+ km 1.9 tdi 110 ps 81kw
It needs to be called Myles
Hugo yep that's the one
Yes. Myles is perfect.
Yes myles is suitable
Winner 😂
Perfect.
Proper service and looking after the car is a factor for sure, but also the 1.9 is probably the best engine Volkswagen ever made in my opinion
I have a 2004 VW tdi 1.9T with 484,600 miles! Still going strong!
Mines a Fabia VRS 1.9tdi and it’s only on 121k now but still runs like a dream, seen some with Nearly 300k on them and sit going, brilliant engines
It's definitely a Gertrude
Lex !
Holy shit
I should have known you watch these videos
Love your channel man
Figureight since when du u watch car throttle
Figureight I lov you but why did you stop uploading
Lex I knew you watched something like this. Love the mod videos BTW.!
Figureight yes lex
As many have said, no other cars deserves more the name Miles
Karolínka she is czech after all :D
Couldn't agree more
As a polish guy, please write some words so I can read them and improve my mood.
im not polish hahaha im from croatia
Siemasz Karolinko, czekam aż wrócisz z księżyca
Some other names: Elzbieta, Kunegunda, Kloc, Zuzanna, Martyna, Marcelina, Agata etc.
name it Paštika! xD
This series has sold me on the idea of owning a higher mileage VAG group diesel. Not 400k high, but high regardless.
Mike my car has 267,876 miles and everything works except some buttons on my steering wheel because I unplugged them when my stereo got changed
Do a power test. To see what lost.
It is not entirely possible, because the previous owner done chip-tuning to increase power and torque. Alex would have to swap stock ECU and it would be just a wild try because once people start to modify this kind of cars, they can change for example the fuel injectors from 110hp version and you could never be sure that is it in stock condition.
Martin Gold but you can always check if they're genuinely stock when purchasing a classic car
Cheryl, a la MCM. A mature woman who's been around the block once or twice, and despite some exterior wear, has still got game.
Call it Miles
Your local Binman YES
Haha that's a great name for that car!
This sounds like a cool project. I really enjoy when someone takes good care of something that others think is useless. One note, feel free to get the tires up to pressure, even before the restoration begins. Good luck!
Miles
Sigmund. Sigmund the Skoda.
Bob McFarland
"This car deserves a bit of love" - nice summary.
What about Buzz he's been to the moon and back
You should try to make it work, like make the doors open and the windows work. Maybe clean it. Like if you agree
Nevermind
My dad has a Suzuki Vitara 1,6 with 408.000 km note it burns oil but still runs!!I agree if you take care of something it can last!
King Whispa okay dumb question but in America we would say 408,000 what would you guys do if a number was like 408,183.292
JeremyM I don't know man haha 😂 what do you mean?
JeremyM we 403.000,871
They use commas to separate numbers in the US. We don't in Europe, we only use comma to separate decimals. "408.000 km" is a bit misleading, should've been "408 000 km" or "408 tkm".
King Whispa bruh 400000km is like nothing i know Volvo that has over 1.5 million km
0:30 Oh hey I can see my office from here!
Also another vote for naming it "Miles"
That skoda is awesome,here in portugal police and gnr uses that car, they have 900 000km and still be using it every single day at work. PERFECT
Skoda👍👍👍👌👌👌
Bruno Feitais Ya know, czech power :) (I am czech, skoda is czech :D)
mudemmeonick 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
mudemmeonick shut up.
GeJMSiK CZ Why Don't Be A Gamer? The only reliable part in the car is the german wv 1.9tdi engine
Name it blue balls cause with over 400,000 miles it hasn't busted yet.
Upvote this,we've got a winner!
Yes!
Lol that's perfect!
Come on guys we got this
Name it Miles
Munakanap yes
👌👌👌
Yes!!!
i hope this is the name with best votes men
Yes! So obvious!
Probably the best car Skoda ever made. have a 02 Octavia Elegance myself since 2005, and apart from a few issues with the ignition (failed coil), and having to replace the rear brakes twice it has been quite reliable. And also almost no rust at all in a quite hostile climate, especially compared to other cars of the same age.
Blueberry
Chitty Chitty Bang
Octavia TDi is the go to tuner/teenage ricer car in Slovakia and Czech Republic, you see these everywhere, they are so stereotypical, high mileage, low fuel consumption, shaft play in the turbo that makes the turbo squeal a little, worn tires, busted suspension, leaked out shocks, warped discs (mainly pre-facelift, as yours because they had smaller discs that were not adequate for the heavy engine) and, of course, those atrocious seats, hard as hell and the rear has no leg room because it was sacrificed for the boot space, but its one of the most reliable cars you can have, just blank off the egr and its a forever car, we call them sheep here :D
asi tak no
1.9 tdi ta nikdy nesklame
No Bullshit Promotions
*nenadchne
ani to no :D ale napr. fabia v "eresu" celkom dobre ťahá, stačí remap a v takej malej krhle stačí aj to TDi
Tay Tay jo, sice to jede.. ale zvuk traktoru a křivka krouťáku typu nic-bum-nic, to není pro mě.. :D naftu už nechci ani vidět, stačilo co jsem si s ní prožil
Apollo. Car has been to moon and back after all....
This.
Already done by hoovies garage
Call it moon
"... a car can last forever"
Well apparently not if some moron crashes into you despite having seen you coming.
RIP my little grey bastard
I love you 3000
I hit a deer in my first car, fixed it up badly and ran it for 1 more year until it was MOT time, it failed two times abd then i had to scrap it ...
I still miss that old car, it was reliable, cheap and had great gas mileage.
@@steamkrypton2990 First cars are special as hell.
I miss my shitty 1.0 Micra every day.
Cecilia, don't ask why. Kinda like it though!
Rafael Phoenix why
Call it Lancelot!
Sir Lancelot :)
Love the Harry Hill intro
Robert Lloyd say Everyone ??
That car is a KEITH. Never have I seen something look so much like a Keith in my entire life. You should wear a wooly jumper every time you drive it 🤣🤣
Agreed
Billy RS whats wrong with woollen clothing....
That's exactly what I was thinking!! You beat me to it!
Yep that's a Keith alright
I am czech and seeing this made me insanely happy :D I actually drove a skoda fabia with the exact same engine (1.9 diesel), so this was kind of nostalgic to me as well. :D God knows, maybe "my" little skoda had put a quarter milion miles on the clock as well in the 10 years that have passed since. :D
Idea: take the economy to the extreme! Make it lighter, do maintaince and tune for mpg. See how far one tank can take you.
Colonel Camp no need,it's a 1.9 tdi. 5-6L/100km
Drive from UK to Czech Republic on a single tank of fuel.
Anton Peterson true,55-60 litres is good enough for about 1500km,even if you drive a little bit sporty
Raik - old islandic name for "rough bay".
The Vikings supposedly are in relation as they called it their point of origin when sailing back from fishing.
My golf Mk4 which shares a lot of parts with this skoda has 400 000km on clock and still has original parts, feels like you talk about my car !
G4 Masterr that thing has like 700 000 km on the clock tho. 400 000 is not that crazy
Daniel Björs i know sir but, here in France 🇫🇷 200 000 = dead car
G4 Masterr oof
Especially if it is a French car. I know about a Peugeot 407 in Hngary which has done over 1000 000kms.
London Trucker wow for a peugeot hdi it’s a real performance
This car needs new struts and shocks big time! yeah they still work but look at that body roll at 5:29 D: that would be the first thing I'd fix since the original shocks have already paid themselves off 4 times over.
how do shocks influence body roll? They Don't! - yes, they might influence the initial pitch but shocks make no difference to ride hight or how MUCH a car rolls
It helps that these Octavias are solidly built - one of the reasons why they were a favourite with minicab firms.
A 1.9 TDI is a bulletproof engine
Kasim Akhtar 1.9 TDi, 2.0 HDi, 1.9D Peugeot, 1.9 JTd are the best diesel engines!
Zabole Me you can also add hondas 2.2 dci (n22a and n22a1) engine to the list
engine yes....injectors, dsg gearbox and electronics NOT
The old 90 hp tdi is dog slow by today's standards though. They also had no DMF which meant they used to eat gearboxes. Shame he couldn't find a year later pd130 - great engine.
lie. I had a 2007 Passat that broke down twice a month Volvos edrive 1.6 is bulletproof
Actualy, one Škoda in Czech republic, made 1.300.000KM thats about 800.000miles, still runs.
Zelyzko CZ A FABIA, right?
Škoda is great :-)
My Skoda Fabia (1.4L 16V 55KW/75HP) was born in 2003 and has 350k KM on its clock. For its bad engineered Pistons it still sounds good and behaves very well. And now i will restore the car back to a fresh and clean one by repairing all his little issues that has come within its way (clutch brakes shockabsorber almost all moving parts on the axle in front and some service stuff like filters and oil again) im very happy my mom purchased it and not only used it but kept it serviced all the time !
Call it Geoff
Is that supposed to be a Top Gear reference, cause if it is I get it lol
Music Man maybe leave that until they get something electric.
Geoff Tate \m/
"G off"? Because this is a stupid way to spell "Jeff" really. Anyone with this name spelling is probably a pretentious asshat.
Music Man unless it's a BlackPanthaa reference maybe?
I need these videos, and I love them. This car reminds me of old taxis I used to drive. I retired a 1997 Peugeot 406 1.9 turbo diesel in 2014 with 451,000k. It was serviced regularly and only broke down once when the timing belt broke,it hadn't been done ever and had 150,000 k on it,well well well overdue. Keep these videos up,I'm looking forward to restoration,I wanted to do exactly the same to my old Peugeot, but my boss wasn't as enthusiastic 😂
I 100% agree with him. I've had a VW Golf 1.9 SDI in Cosmic Green Metallic for the last 10 years. It was sold from the dealership with nothing on it, except for manual AC in 1999. In 2001 it had 262000 kms. I bought it in 2006 with the clock rolled back at 131000 and since then I reached 300000. Do the math. It has from anywhere around 500000 to 1200000 kms. The suspension is so bad it has lowered a few good cm, and got some camber too. It sometimes jerks in first gear, and the shifter is wobbly. But overall it ls the best car I've had and I'm looking forward to a complete resurrection.
thats some good sh*t i hope you restore it
Max France Well the drivers arm for the wipers sits too high and it looks weird. The left wing isn't aligned with the bumper. The rear bumper isn't aligned. Its got some of scrathes, the windshield is cracked, oh and the headlights are torn that the silicone which keeps the lens glued is gone. The lens are literally held in place by the 4 caps it has. Another annoying thing is that one light on the headlamp is sometimes not working. The headliner is sitting like crap. BUT, it doesent have any check engine lights lights. The oil gauge lickers before i turn on the car, probably because of a burned sensor. Its got LOADS of problems, and thats exactly the point. I could repair it at any time (not really), but i want to see how much more will it go. But i am 100% not gonna scrap it. Its my gem, my unpolished, old, partially broken gem
But SDI engies are pain to drive. So slow, laud and boring. At least TDI.
elukok Agree. They all have similar consumption (tdi and sdi). Around 4.8 liters. Oh , and i forgot to say that it doenst have a cat. Its so loud and distinct that i could hear it from a kilomiter away.
Call him "The Voyager" because its travelled 17.3 times around earth
call her The voyager
Call it the voyage. In English inanimate objects have no sex.
I mean, aside from the rockets we sent out into space in the 70s, Chrysler already makes a car called The Voyager in the United States
@@basilpunton5702 yeah but a lot of people like to name their cars boats and trucks
@@basilpunton5702 Octavia is a female name in many countries including Czech republic and Poland.
Damn, and I only got 258,000 miles on my Toyota Land Cruiser 05, and it’s still going strong, and not a single thing is broken. And it still drives and feels like it’s brand new! Very smooth, supple suspension, smooth power delivery, smooth transmission.
DIAMLER is it the 4.7 V8?
Isnt the fuel cost way to expensive? But its a nice car bro, cheers!
No, it doesn't feel like it's brand new. Try to drive a new car or if you still can't spot the difference you're an idiot.
yeah you shouldnt rev a new car too much so it's actually better used
That’s good if u keep taking care of it and it’s going to last forever my uncle who’s a master mechanic had one back in the day and before he got rear ended and the car was totaled it had 750,156 miles and he told me that it probably could of gone another 750k really it was very reliable
Should get it on the dyno and see how many horses have run away
Olivia the Octavia ❤️
i immediately thought this when i saw the name of the car
That's what I call my Octavia! Good suggestion.
perfect
damn good
Great! BTW, nice Skyline on your picture. ❤
Of course it's reliable...it's a VW 1.9TDI, ALH I presume. I have the same exact engine in my VW Golf and it had 374k km.
It’s AGR
@@zepter00 AGR means Abgasrückführung (German for EGR -> Exhaust Gas return valve), VW never made an Engine named AGR. The engine code of the 90 hp 1.9 TDI is ALH
@@paul_109 lol RUclips have oni idea 😆 AGR was first of 90 hp version later was ALH. The same with 110 hp first was AHF and later ASV forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/differences-agr-and-alh-engines.335328/ ALH was only in models after face lifting (1U2) and this is pre face lift version
If you choose to completely restore it, you should visit the original owner to see their reaction :)
Road trip to the Czech factory?
Walter
yes
White?
That's my name lol
Frank
Walter is the perfect name
Still a better love story than twilight
01. Much excited to see it's restored brand new!!! Wish it Millions then Billons!!!
02. I felt inspired to buy a old project car & do anything crazy that I would feel.
03. This is is a hero should never be scraped away but preserved.
Call it Prince Philip because it will never die
Surely Queen Elizabeth II?
MegaBigByte Could be but he looks more like a Phillip to me
"never"
Too soon
That comment didn't age well did it ?
This trusty old boy deserves a full restoration.. glad to hear that’s the plan! Name wise.. True Blue?
Matthew Shambler she is a girl.. you idiot it is a female name.. Octavia. I meet two women with this name.
I'd make space for her in my garage. A sweet, wonderful girl! I'm in the U.S. and would assure she was street legal here.. Love pretty Princess Skoda!
jeff Craven you need only need chose European version with steering wheel on left... and change headlights for symetiric and modify position lights on front and and rear. Guages you can take from UK version so you would have speed in miles per hour, not km/h. i have diesel with little bit more power. It bery good car. It can take you to hell and back. m.ruclips.net/video/FiIT7syUTA0/видео.html
Zepter00, A wishful dream of mine, just had to have a master cylinder and break lines replaced on a 50 y/o car, and yet to be determined on another one that spouts out antifreeze when she sits in traffic. I'll have a Skoda one day, not today. Keep those Skoda kittens purring and in 5 or ten years from now. I have a place in my heart for a beautiful Octavia.
Skoda Octavia is an ambition of mine, but keeping up three antiques, plus the car I regularly drive; I have more to do than baby cars, though there's nothing I'd rather do. I'd call that glorious Octavia "old shit box", BOUDICA, but that's the name of my old drag car, my wonderful old gal. My kiss on her hood/bonnet and she and I are young again; she's left about everything in the dust. Until her final run, she's retired from racing.
It's a Skoda. Name it Honza or Zdenek.
the plate ends in HDW, so her name should be "Helen De Wales"
Pros: very cheap
Cons: can breakdown any minute
TheTouge - Gaming videos In which case, no longer cheap.
@@nimaforoughi7266 It is people fear high mileage cars so are not willing to pay much for them so the market value is low.
Not really. You can trust car like this so much more than half the age and quarter of the mileage Mercedes (not E, they are usually alright) of Range Rover.
Yes, something may break but car like this will still take you home. It's all of new technology and limp mode making cars not drive-able if nearly anything breaks down what makes newer cars so difficult and expensive to run when they get older.
I've known new cars breakdown before they leave the factory
my dads car is a toyota corolla verso tuned to 250hk. diesel 0-100 in under 7 sec and it has done 400k km and its lit
Svea Sloth which year is it? And what are the mods??
Make a video about it
^make a video I'd love to see it
Jonas Stankevicius i dont remember the exact year but i think its a 2006 and it has the 175hp 2.2l diesel engine with a step 3 chip
Got an 24 years old Audi (187.000 miles) with pretty much the same engine, but older design and have to say this cars not only can last forever, but u can keep them in a good shape by yourself with little knowledge and small money. Back then, these cars were build like tanks....
346 mile commute? MOVE HOUSE!!!
Si Raff Why would you want to live in Liverpool
Fair point but why would you want to spend 6 hours a day in a skoda? Surely they could have just got a closer job and done extra hours for the difference in pay?
5:00 I've had so many cars with problem lists like that - very honestly I love owning and regularly using them - it feels like you and the car know each other and have come to a mutual understanding to just keep driving together
It's gotta be called Myles
Buzz, because it’s been to the moon and back. (Well, almost anyway.) And Buzz never got the love he deserved.
Haha always the bridesmaid
Would love to see a full restoration. Cars like these are often ignored. As for the name, I'd like to throw 'James' into the mix ;)
Sabarish Elango nice idea, nice name
That's going to be interesting!
BTW, 90hp tdi is famous for its durability.
PS: I'm subscribed for like 2+ years, but rarely watch your videos and your filming style and quality improved a lot! Well done!
Octavia is already a pretty nice name.
Tip your hats to the Mighty Car Mods universe and name the car CHERYL
Patrick Andreou Skoda the Molly or Skoda the Sharon.
Name the car as Miley, is sounds like mileage!👌
That's actually quite clever. :D
Gus Johnson whx would it? VAG Diesels will take you to the moon and back after that to mars on one full tank and wont skip a beat.
Volkswagen AG, if anyone was to wonder
Mileage Cyrus
Cal Sticks nicee
Just seen this in my recommended feed and I just subscribed. Great video.
“If you own a skoda, never park in Liverpool” - Alex, 2018
Mush don't park in liverpool, full stop.
That's crazy how much it looks like a Crown Vic from the front
A true petrol-head ....... Lol that's crazy I want one here in the USA it would freak people out
Would gladly switch these boring inline 4 cars for V8 crown vics :D I just don't know why anyone would find these octavias interesting, at all :D
I've been seeing these my whole life. And I've also been watching US police series my whole life. I would never say Crown Vic looks like Octavia. But now that you said it, I searched for a Crown Vic picture and god damn, you are right.
Yeah, man, Americans also deserve that VRS life tho!
1.9 tdi is just one of the best diesel engines
It should be called “miles” or “myles” 😄👍🏻
LOVE IT! :)
Really looking forward to following your videos on this Octavia... My '99 is the identical colour, identical interior, and it has over 300,000 miles on it.. I bought it 9 yrs ago for £750 and it has never ever once let me down!!! I service it every 4 or 5 thousand miles, because its so old, but i knew the previous owner, and the engine has never been opened or touched.. Also, the best part abt it is...... It's still doing over 60mpg, and here in Ireland, its very rarely on motorways... I am definitley going to fully restore mine shortly
My dad made 999,999 Km on a toyota corolla 2003 on 2012 and drove it till 2016 and then he sold it and it was still with the factory engine and trans and the only thing he changed was the Ac compressor .
He sold it because of me . lol . i burned the clutch and he didnt fell replacing with a new one so he sold that car . i loved it so much it drove so smoth :'(
What size engine and is it petrol or diesel
It was a toyota corolla XLi
My Dad had the 1.8L petrol one with manual trans
انحرق عليك الكلتش 😂، والله مشكلة، شكلها السيارة وصل ممشاها مليون ونص ما شاء الله
Ali alhammadi it's a Toyota, what would you expect? 😃
Olivia... Sounds like Octavia but like my ex Olivia, has been around the block a few times, been well lubed, is dirty and needs a decent tidy up now... did I mention the funky smell?? Her head could also do with removing for inspection lol..
Darian Murcott-Istead are you fucked?
Hahqhahahahahahhaha
Sebastian Annab, not at all lol.
Darian Murcott-Istead my bad homie
Sebastian Annab, no worries bro
You said Queen and you said Stacy, so what about Queen Stacy? Sounds respectful :-)
Viagra sounds appropriate too, though ;-)
Autoforum.cz dude viagra is sooo accurate for the car it's blue and still going strong 😂👌
What happened with your channel? You haven't uploaded a acceleration video for some time...
The best fuel efficient master looking comfortable luxurious car of the century
Octavius
Adolf
Berlin to Poland in one tank
Hit
ler.
In Czech Republic has 75% of this old TDI's this mileage, but it has in many cases on clock only 150kkm and this number is also fake. I mean, she could be named Octa or Octopus.
Daniel Liška 1 careful owner
The rest didn't care
Daniel Liška you speak da true true
jé nazdar ty jsi taky čech
Octavia is a hero lady 😉 ruclips.net/video/FiIT7syUTA0/видео.html
Vít Kučera servus 😃
My dad's skoda octavia has 2.3 million miles and is still rock solid and looks like brand new (almost) everything works fine True beast
Apollo or Apollo 18. It's been on the moon and is returning to earth, so to speak, right?
I don't know. Hoovie's Garage already has the Apollo 911. Might be just a tad unoriginal.
and Apollo is already a Volkswagen car
I shall name it miles
《 KFG 》 Miles suits it down to the ground 👏👌
All of us need a car like this 😎
I Have A Friend Whose Skoda Gas Done 850k Miles On The Clock 2003 Skoda Octavia It Was Used As A Taxi And Still Is And Its Going Strong
B19 MHammaad149 How does anyone even come out alive of that thing with all the faeces, and viruses living inside of it
DEMON Or No Car It Has Been Well Maintained And Regular Valeted Eventhough Taxis Aren't Clean This Is Excpetional For It's Age
DEMON Or No Car And Trust Me It's Clean Than Ur Micra Which Caused The Black Death In 1900s
I have 20 years old Octavia with 1.6 petrol engine and I am satisfied the engine does not know about the failure at least in my case