In today's video we check out my new Skoda Octavia VRS I bought cheap-ish from Copart UK. There's a reason it was cheap though! Do it keep it or sell it on?
I do love the Octavia, it is extra gorgeous in VRS spec, typically the build quality of this car is testament to Škoda reliability and durability, having covered such a high mileage, and no doubt as a first responder vehicle, would have been worked hard, it has stood up to its punishing life extremely well, therefore it’s no surprise Škoda was voted most reliable brand 2020 by What car!!!, it would be great to see this car restored in future videos please!!.
Strangely this type of car is interesting to watch, satisfying to see it done and be a nice car again, using just 2nd hand cheap parts would be an interesting watch, great channel!
Personally I’d clean it up and get rid of it, sold as seen.....then with the time saved put some racking up, clear the floor and paint it. I can’t be the only one who wants to spring clean your workshop. Great videos though, looking forward to you finishing the RS.
Hi Dean, I'm a private hire cabbie and I'm on my 4th Octavia, sold the others with under 200k and never got more than £1500 for any of them. All of them had full service history with no holes and looked after. Think a quick wash and brush up and get rid mate. Mick
@@adrianthorpe8005 all the people that have bought my old taxis have got bargains. I still see my first Octavia running around and I sold it in 2008 with 190k so god knows what it's done now. The thing is, it was washed every 4 days, waxed once a month, serviced every 10k, ( 10 weeks ) and wanted for nothing. The one that Dean has bought is a dog ( no offence ) because it's not the drivers car they dont give a s%%t. Wash and brush up, it will make money because it's a VRS but dont spend money on it. Ps, I am a part time car trader as well.
@@mickrepairscars9004 well i was silly in april bought 64 plat kia 500 deleverd and 63 plate 800 delevered ( bot rio 3s ) should bought 20 ! but now same cars are bid upt 1200/1350 mad copart prices
@@adrianthorpe8005 hindsight is a wonderful thing mate. Taxi job is no good just now, car trading is no good because we cant get cars, even at normal car auctions, I am going into car transporting but I'm reluctant to start a 4th business in this climate. Good luck mate in whatever you do.
Ex cabbie cars ent to bad my inaignia was a taxi got it super cheap and been reliable im usually really bad with cars but its lasted quite a while and still going strong
Yep move it on quickly! Your skills are better served on higher end stuff, a few suggestions for consideration, get a rubber bung for the roof and grommets for the roof rails, cheap solutions for a cheap car!
I've got a pre facelift vrs 06 plate and it's a cracking car tbf, not had an big issues. Got 2.0 tfsi. Paid £3k for mine, full Skoda service history, 76k on the clock, bought it about 4 month ago so take that as you will. The diesels don't go for as much either so something to be aware of
That isn't an ex NHS vehicle. It was M+L Ambulance who became UKSAS and then SSG (a Spanish Co I believe that secures loans against all assets then closes down) They went bankrupt last year with all their assets sold. I never drove that actual one but did use one of their other VRs Skodas. I think that one was in the workshop undergoing maintenance and was sold as a non runner. The NHS never fits budget tyres. Scarely these were used to answer 999 calls in East of England and down in Reading. Its a quick flip for me. Get it legal and safe then sell, as the type of neglect that vehicle (and the rest of their fleet) has suffered mean it will never be a straight vehicle.
Not all ambulance vehicles are NHS. There are a lot of private ambulance companies out there. I work for NHS ambulance service and all our vehicles are maintained regardless of cost. Those tyres give it away, we only fit branded tyres, usually OE . The fact its 10nyears old gives it away as well. All our vehicles are changed every 4-5 years. Be very surprised if it was an ex NHS vehicle.
I think that as most of the problems with the Skoda are easy fixes, do the work and make some money. It is all good content for your channel and lots of people can relate to the state of this car!
Not an NHS Ambulance car. Was originally owned by a private ambulance company called M&L based in Rainham Essex. Company was renamed UK Specialist Ambulance Service (UKSAS). Company went into administration and folded last year. If you want some more history about it, let me know and will happily tell you abit more about it.
As an Ambo vehicle, I think this is in good condition. In Aus emergency vehicles have dozens of holes drilled into the dash and trims, and usually a handful of holes drilled through the body to feed various bits of tech, lighting and electronics.
I would have said sort the easy/cheap wins, get an MOT and sell but the windscreen is a significant and unavoidable cost. Thing is, those Skoda estates do have a bit of a following and the VRS badge doesn't hurt. The miles aren't so much of a problem for a diesel. Fix the roof, front bumper, turbo actuator (or pipe leak) and make it presentable and review your situation. What else have you got needing your input ?
Mwah, clean it up a little and get rid of it. Don’t think this will be profitable after fixing it. Fixing it up would be more interesting content-wise though.
I bought a 2007 model during summer…. Garage knew the injectors were knackered but didn’t tell me. Had to source a replacement on eBay, since then it’s been sweet as a nut, very economical and comfortable drive.
As someone who drives these for a living I wouldn't go mad spending time and money to fix. They have a hard (and I mean hard) life getting driven 24/7 on all sorts of roads and lanes . Saying that I love Octavia's and they are solid vehicles , I even drive one as my daily !
Love the content and enjoy the channel. I've had ex police cars before and there usually maintained regardless of cost with a full service printout. Would have thought ambulance service would be same has a third party messed with it after. Seems like a lot of effort and work to put right think I'd just clean it inside and out and remove the tints and then flip it listing the faults
Clean the injectors, put new glow plugs in as well as new engine- and gearboxoil and see if the engine light dissapears. A dashboard without any warninglights is a good dashboard, gives confidence. Give it a good clean, especially the inside, and sell it with a new MOT. Done on a budget. The rest, as in welding and painting, replacing parts as doorguard and bumper is expensive, so I wouldn't do that.
I’d sort any major mechanical issue/s. A few interior bits; new door card, replace broken switches. I’d just use a painted bung for the roof. Maybe new screen. A decent valet, MoT & call it quits. Look to make £500 profit
It looks like a ex RRV for a private ambulance called UK Specialist Ambulances - they had a whole fleet of EU10AD* Reg ones so will be have been looked after for some of its life, would explain some of tell, tell marks like the hands free and the lack of badges, UK
Sorry to say, that's NOT an NHS car. It belonged to a private ambulance company (UK Specialist Ambulance Services I think). Nearly all NHS trust's used the Scout, and nearly all were equipped the same way (built by the same coachbuilders).
i bought my brother a skoda octavia 1.6tdi 2010 plate for £500 off an ex taxi driver had a full MOT only down side was 224k miles but drives so nice needed a front grille and that was it £30 tax a year too ... second day we got it i took it on road trip east coast and still running strong 4 months on and on around 230k miles now so a fair bit of use, you can find some proper bargains out there 👍🏼
I bought one about 8 months ago 2013 62 black line edition with full leathers, paid 3500 for it, 100k on clock, spent around 1k on dsg service, full service, front and rear brake discs and pads and timing belt kit, what a beautiful car fantastic to drive and excellent fuel economy when careful, very capable car.
Sink a couple of 100£ in it, it's still a vrs, fix the most damming faults like the roof holes and the door card can be bought cheap and the boonet release and fix the boost issue and flip it, here in Norway that would still probably bring 8k when running good or contact the guys over at car throttle they love the high milage heroes.
Come on, your channel is all about cars. Car enthusiasts love cars. Better still, they love watching cars get done up and road worthy. Most comments here are too soft hearted, they care too much for your wallet and your time. But remember, to see this automobile being done up by you, would make great TH-cam viewing. Great video by the way. Thanks for sharing
As you said at the beginning you said you saw it was an ex NHS car and you decided to rescue it this car definitely deserves your magical touch to bring it back to it's former glory
You got it because it was a cheap price. But the effort and other projects you need to finish and the price for parts might not be worth it. It’s tempting to do up and keep as a whip to pick up dirty parts and stuff and have your new s3 as the nicer car. Obviously put sheets down so you don’t damage it but would be good as a second car defo !
The OSR definitely looked warped when you span it. Personally if I’d bought that I’d clean it up the best I could for as little money as possible, things like remove the tints and give it a wash. It would then go on eBay listing the most obvious issues but inviting inspection pre bidding as you’re putting the onus on the bidder. You’ll clear way more than £1500, seen octavia taxi’s with 400k on sell for more than that so you’ll definitely earn a drink from it. Fixing it would cost at least £1000 (wheel refurb, roof repair & paint, changing worn/ replacing missing parts etc. Some of the bits you need like the missing interior light surround might be on the breaker MK5 you’ve got, I’d even check that for bump stops, mats etc. As the saying goes, you can’t polish a turd 😂
Saving Salvage if you eBay auction it the onus is generally on the buyer once the major stuff has been listed. Wondering if the bonnet handle and trim on that MK5 is the same, most bits are interchangeable so it’s a cheap fix for content but don’t adjust your standards for content. A quick punt video is equally interesting, just done and dusted in one episode.
£3k sounds possible. I sold my silver hatch VRS with this engine and gearbox, 160k on the clock, FSH, no faults, last year for about £3.5k. I'm sure I could have got nearer £4k, maybe even more, if I'd held on for a bit, but I needed it to be sold as I had a new VRS with no-where to park it. It was a brilliant car, never went wrong mechanically in 7 years. Just normal service items every year. Snapped a front spring at 120k but that's just one of those things. Nice and quick. Handled well. Comfy. Brilliant. Large following for these, especially the estate, so yeah, £3k is do-able. Just don't turn it off when it's doing a regen - it will be idling at about 1100rpm when it's doing one and runs noticeably hotter and more roughly when it is regenning, and at about 800rpm normally. Good luck. Great channel 👍🇬🇧
First thing to do is track down the service history before spending a copper coin.shouldnt be too difficult as most service history now is on computer,especially with Skoda dealerships.find out if it has been maintained,engines are good for 300k.fix her up,mot and keep as a parts go getter,rubbish hauler etc.she will work hard for you if treated/maintained right.
I have the same engine on my A3. i had to replace the turbo actuator as it gave an underboost fault, DPF clogged up and had to be cleaned, and the CAYC engines are notorious for injectors failures. If your injectors end with a B letter, they are the old type and tend to fail, if they end with an S, it is an updated injector type and should be OK !
First of all, the tyres, if it was an NHS Car it would have had premium tyres on it, my brother is a rapid response paramedic and all the car generally have Michelin, even the vans get decent tyres. I’d imagine they’ve prob sent to auction needing new tyres, someone has maybe picked it up prior to you and started with it and decided not worth the bother. Secondly, used to drive these Octavia’s as a taxi driver, granted not the VRS but majority of mines where 2.0 140’s, last one I sold was on 360k, all the wee problems you’ve mentioned, drivers door card, air filter box, shocker covers etc etc are all common problems with a car around that mileage. I ran that shape of Facelift Octavia from when they where launched in 2009 till my last one on a 62 plate, that being on 360k, was only sold as it had to come off the road due to license restrictions.... I sold that for £1500 I’d keep it, tidy it up, tons of parts available, eBay, Facebook market place or even Briskoda.net Would make a great daily with some love
I'm shocked at the cheapo tyres used,I've never heard of the makes either.To think that potentially a paramedic drove that in anger with crappy mix matched tyres.Every paramedic car I've seen had Michelin cross climates on so don't know why that hasn't. I think you should do the bear minimum to it and send it down the road.
You never did a spares/repair or even breaking thing and would be good content to see how much you could make out of that. Also, could be something you can have as a side project. And you're right, that car is proper minging 👍👍
My León TDI mk1 (same platform, one generation older) does "check engine" + "glow plug" combined as a signal. It's even in the instructions - check engine on + glow plug flashing = problem detected, both permanently on = error stored in the computer, that goes away after a while. And in these TDIs it's basically always the turbo. I've upgraded mine after ~140kkm, but the flashing glow plug came back when a hose from the intercooler to the engine came loose. To me, those lights are normal, that means the car works and you just need to fix one thing (in the case of the hose, we've secured it with a self-tapper because the boost was too high and normal hose clamp couldn't cope with it, hehe).
If its came direct from the NHS fleet then that pretty much busts the myth that these things are serviced and maintained religiously! Given the mileage its not THAT bad though, other than the bodges and neglect. Nice return to your normal content though 👍
Being an emergency vehicle, it may have been remapped. As result of remapping those engines with the DPF can result in premature faults. May be worth rolling road it to see if its the original map...
Think this is one to let go, can see it being more trouble than it’s worth, and don’t really think there’s much money to be made, It’s one of those that can bite you in the arse, Keep up with your really interesting content, well done
That was a tasty-looking Ford Mustang in the background. I work at Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group in Cambridge, right next to a Marshall Motors showroom, with a bright orange and a bright green Mustang... one day, baby. Still, I can't complain. When I joined Marshall, I needed a new car. I got a brand new 2019 Skoda Octavia SE L with all the toys, in metallic red, and the company paid the deposit and the first two services. I haven't had the second yet. Great company to work for.
Its a nice feeling bring cars back to life but you have got to draw the line somewhere. Yes anything can be saved to an extent but when you way it up, time and effort to fix this one i don’t personally think its gonna be cost effective. Would be different if you bought it to keep but flipping wise i think its best to clean it up and move it on 👍🏾
The drive shafts bolt thing is pretty standard problem on skoda and seat but not so much on vw for some reason. I reckon there is a lot of life in the car yet and personally I would do it up for my own use but I am no so sure you have much room to make a profit. I'm currently running a vivaro with 415k on it and all original parts apart from power steering pump and I've had great value from the machine so you could probably get at least another couple of hundred k of use from this machine with the right care.
For content sake I hope you fix it up as best you can. Financially it may be the less viable options for you though mate. I love rebuild videos so I vote rebuild, it's not my wallet :)
Haa I have a Passat CR170 estate tech sport, 2011 195k miles, pretty much it’s sister car! Original clutch, dmf, turbo, injectors, fuel pumps, egr, exhaust, everything lol. Been a fantastic car!! Good luck with the project!
I believe it was an ambulance vehicle, however somebody has purchased it after and has just not put the vehicle on their name e.g. a trader might have had it for a while and then dumped it back on Copart (very common). The tints are aftermarket and usually emergency service vehicles have branded tyres.
Pesky Part timers it’s not only that. People are watching TH-cam and thinking ‘I can do that to get a cheap car for myself’ and they are jumping on Copart and bidding everything up because they don’t want to sell it after they’ll pay more and not know when to stop bidding so they pay over the odds.
Put it on ebay, new windscreen and refurbishing the alloys is the best part of £500. Ideal if you are going to do it up to keep but can’t really see any profit in this.
I really like the older cars on the channel, although not going to be massive profit in it. It would make great content, if you can get cheap parts and get it back to it former glory would be great to watch.
New subscriber here, love you're videos! Always interesting especially with you being UK based. (You could definitely do with better lightning for shots under for the car 🧐)
my heart says save it but if you put it right I doubt whether you could draw 3000 quid for it. No history, high mileage and heavy use. I would: remove tints, scrub from top to bottom. Cosmetically tidy roof and rail holes and fit rubber bungs to seal them up (thats what. Ex police used to do), sell as spares or repair listing main faults. Option B would be do minimum to put MOT on it and sell as potential minicab. Pity as they’re a sound car normally. (An old mate told me a Mondeo estate he used for private hire is still doing the job with over 700k miles on it!!)
I'd be tempted to clean exterior and interior up so only mechanical issues remain. Maybe mot it, did you see anything that would stop it passing an mot? With all that out the way it won't be to overwhelming for a potential buyer to fix the mechanical issues, you may break even and make a few videos out of it, best of both worlds
Let it go as is mate,just one unforseen problem & you could be into a no profit or even a loss situation.Make do with a couple of hundred quid to add to the next build.
I really don't know where this misconception that emergency service vehicles are well looked after comes from..i can confirm it is the complete opposite. Regardless love the channel mate keep it up and look forward to this and future projects
R9YND they’re only sold when there’s zero life left usually or, they’ve been trouble since day one on the fleet. I’ve remember seeing Vectra’s younger than 3 years old with less than 100k miles go when there were Volvo’s & BMW’s at 4-5 years old on 200k+ still going strong.
This is a Private Ambulance vehicle. NHS vehicles are never fitted with non OE parts. And that includes brake pads or DPFs. They are never ever fitted with budget tyres either. Abused? Yes. Bodged? No. The reason they drilled the roof rails and cut a hole in the roof is because M+L used to fit their vehicles out themselves. Rather than using a proper conversion company.
i don't really know why either. If i worked as a emergency someone and someones lives depends on it i would NOT wait to warm up a engine or to get in the car carefully. Just jump in and full throttle straight away to be ASAP on lacation
Fix it up! This is why you have a channel called 'Saving Salvage'! It might not make you much/any money but your subscribers will learn a bit from it, and this is why I watch. Your budget will be tight of course but this is the daily struggle for a lot of people and its why they buy cheap cars in the first place 👍 Love the channel by the way, look forward to your videos
I'd be interested to see this as a project restored. A few various topics you can cover off in various videos. Let's face it, it's not going to be a massive earner but perhaps it might widen your audience.
O dear loads of time / money consuming jobs be tempted to sell on hopefully without to much of a hit . It’s the same 2.0 TDI engine in my A3 had the turbo activate fault Lowe boast fault the glow plug light stayed on caused limp mode . In fact Your channel gave me tips on how to trace and replace it 👍
I just sold my VW touran with broken gearbox, flywheel and electrical fault with exhaust for scrap at £200 to BMS salvage but collected by Copart. Bought it with ABS failure, exhaust fault for £1000 incl. £300 commission and it lasted a year. Thats about what I would have paid for this car maybe less. Plus, I know you’re shitting on the ambulance service but it was probably lying in some yard for a few months gathering crap or may have been used after elsewhere - haven’t watched the follow up video yet.
I have an 09 plate VRS and it's showroom compared to that, but they're basically VW/Audis and the VRS goes like shit of a shovel. I've gone through one DPF in 98k miles and that's about it for trouble.
Not sure how much it could bring since the used car maeket in the UK is juat nuts (very cheap, here are pretty expensive). Here a Taxi with much more "miles" can go for 3.500-5.000 € without repairing anything. Feom the looks of it it's not that bad, cosmetic the hole on the roof was to be expected, be glad they attached the lights to the bars instead of the roof itself. Like I said there no clue, here you could make some profit. To be fair it's in quite good shape for a "fleet car", damages are pretty small and it's dirty; no surprise really.
Hi there this is what I would do, fix the boost problem maybe remove turbo strip and clean the variable vanes maybe that will sort the boost problem out then clean it up and cut your losses as one of the guys on here said put your money towards the RS4 engine I would be curious to find out what exactly happened to it im sure it can be repaired regards from Paris
What is the most shocking thing is that considering this is maintained to save lives, the quality of the tyre brands! I have an old adage when I buy a car that you can tell everything you need to know about how well it was maintained by looking at a cars tyres and brakes. If an owner is prepared to skimp on that then there is no hope for the rest of the car.
Please please please carry on with the VRS defiantly not many videos done so this could be an excellent opportunity to get some more info out for these great cars 🚙💨 🙂🙂🙂
My fairly spotless CR170 with 140k is worth around 3.5k - 4k at a push. This is a grand's worth of car with all that damage and mileage, lack of service and it's history as a responder vehicle
Mess about with it between other jobs..buy 4 black door cards probably cheaper and more available than a vrs one..£100 aside for good valet..remove tints plastic trim clips in roof rails will do..your only major expense is paint..leave oil leak just good steam clean.. Jobs a good un..
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I do love the Octavia, it is extra gorgeous in VRS spec, typically the build quality of this car is testament to Škoda reliability and durability, having covered such a high mileage, and no doubt as a first responder vehicle, would have been worked hard, it has stood up to its punishing life extremely well, therefore it’s no surprise Škoda was voted most reliable brand 2020 by What car!!!, it would be great to see this car restored in future videos please!!.
Agreed!
Strangely this type of car is interesting to watch, satisfying to see it done and be a nice car again, using just 2nd hand cheap parts would be an interesting watch, great channel!
Personally I’d clean it up and get rid of it, sold as seen.....then with the time saved put some racking up, clear the floor and paint it.
I can’t be the only one who wants to spring clean your workshop.
Great videos though, looking forward to you finishing the RS.
I agree with this - tidy the office up my good man!
Hi Dean, I'm a private hire cabbie and I'm on my 4th Octavia, sold the others with under 200k and never got more than £1500 for any of them. All of them had full service history with no holes and looked after. Think a quick wash and brush up and get rid mate.
Mick
so true thought was going say £300/500 from copart !
@@adrianthorpe8005 all the people that have bought my old taxis have got bargains. I still see my first Octavia running around and I sold it in 2008 with 190k so god knows what it's done now. The thing is, it was washed every 4 days, waxed once a month, serviced every 10k, ( 10 weeks ) and wanted for nothing. The one that Dean has bought is a dog ( no offence ) because it's not the drivers car they dont give a s%%t. Wash and brush up, it will make money because it's a VRS but dont spend money on it.
Ps, I am a part time car trader as well.
@@mickrepairscars9004 well i was silly in april bought 64 plat kia 500 deleverd and 63 plate 800 delevered ( bot rio 3s ) should bought 20 ! but now same cars are bid upt 1200/1350 mad copart prices
@@adrianthorpe8005 hindsight is a wonderful thing mate. Taxi job is no good just now, car trading is no good because we cant get cars, even at normal car auctions, I am going into car transporting but I'm reluctant to start a 4th business in this climate.
Good luck mate in whatever you do.
Ex cabbie cars ent to bad my inaignia was a taxi got it super cheap and been reliable im usually really bad with cars but its lasted quite a while and still going strong
Would be a nice project to see it all fixed up on a budget, which may inspire a lot of viewers
Best content creator, I so look forward to your videos! Plenty of spares for this one for sure. Restore it to its former glory.
Wow, thanks!
Indeed ......make it a tribute to NHS car
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I’d love to see you restore it to its former glory, but you’re not going to make any money doing that, there’s too much wrong with it.
Restore it to respect the NHS and look its best
Save it! Nice TH-cam content. Welding the roof, fixing the front, oil leak, refurb the wheels...
Yep move it on quickly! Your skills are better served on higher end stuff, a few suggestions for consideration, get a rubber bung for the roof and grommets for the roof rails, cheap solutions for a cheap car!
Nearly choked on my beer , 3k wow I was thinking all working and running 2k max
I was thinking more like £20.
Worth £5k in country of origin 🤣
I've got a pre facelift vrs 06 plate and it's a cracking car tbf, not had an big issues. Got 2.0 tfsi. Paid £3k for mine, full Skoda service history, 76k on the clock, bought it about 4 month ago so take that as you will. The diesels don't go for as much either so something to be aware of
That isn't an ex NHS vehicle.
It was M+L Ambulance who became UKSAS and then SSG (a Spanish Co I believe that secures loans against all assets then closes down)
They went bankrupt last year with all their assets sold.
I never drove that actual one but did use one of their other VRs Skodas.
I think that one was in the workshop undergoing maintenance and was sold as a non runner.
The NHS never fits budget tyres.
Scarely these were used to answer 999 calls in East of England and down in Reading.
Its a quick flip for me.
Get it legal and safe then sell, as the type of neglect that vehicle (and the rest of their fleet) has suffered mean it will never be a straight vehicle.
Not all ambulance vehicles are NHS. There are a lot of private ambulance companies out there. I work for NHS ambulance service and all our vehicles are maintained regardless of cost. Those tyres give it away, we only fit branded tyres, usually OE . The fact its 10nyears old gives it away as well. All our vehicles are changed every 4-5 years. Be very surprised if it was an ex NHS vehicle.
Tidy it up, put it through an mot,great content for the channel. Doesn't matter if it takes a while to sort out between other projects.
I think that as most of the problems with the Skoda are easy fixes, do the work and make some money. It is all good content for your channel and lots of people can relate to the state of this car!
Very true
When you spun that punctured rear wheel, I thought the tyre either looks distorted or your wheel is buckled....if I see right...🤔
i was thinking that myself too but then was thinking its probably just the tyre outta shape from sitting flat
£650 value, the cars got alot of damage that is repairable but most would probably (that don't have the contacts) would sell it for breaking imo
Not an NHS Ambulance car. Was originally owned by a private ambulance company called M&L based in Rainham Essex. Company was renamed UK Specialist Ambulance Service (UKSAS). Company went into administration and folded last year. If you want some more history about it, let me know and will happily tell you abit more about it.
As an Ambo vehicle, I think this is in good condition. In Aus emergency vehicles have dozens of holes drilled into the dash and trims, and usually a handful of holes drilled through the body to feed various bits of tech, lighting and electronics.
Clean it, spend nothing, list faults, move it on. it'll suit someone - they're good cars.
I love the skoda range and the OCTAVIA VRS is a beast 😁👍🏻
Good for scrap maybe, nothing else.
Tdi so strong Usa tricked the germans with the dieselgate😅
@@mareksinister good for scrap haha, he's been driving it non stop for 2 years now great cars
I would have said sort the easy/cheap wins, get an MOT and sell but the windscreen is a significant and unavoidable cost. Thing is, those Skoda estates do have a bit of a following and the VRS badge doesn't hurt. The miles aren't so much of a problem for a diesel. Fix the roof, front bumper, turbo actuator (or pipe leak) and make it presentable and review your situation. What else have you got needing your input ?
Mwah, clean it up a little and get rid of it. Don’t think this will be profitable after fixing it.
Fixing it up would be more interesting content-wise though.
Its a 500 quid car.You got stung so part it out to get your dosh back.
500? It's not a Citroen
I bought a 2007 model during summer…. Garage knew the injectors were knackered but didn’t tell me. Had to source a replacement on eBay, since then it’s been sweet as a nut, very economical and comfortable drive.
As someone who drives these for a living I wouldn't go mad spending time and money to fix. They have a hard (and I mean hard) life getting driven 24/7 on all sorts of roads and lanes . Saying that I love Octavia's and they are solid vehicles , I even drive one as my daily !
Love the content and enjoy the channel. I've had ex police cars before and there usually maintained regardless of cost with a full service printout. Would have thought ambulance service would be same has a third party messed with it after. Seems like a lot of effort and work to put right think I'd just clean it inside and out and remove the tints and then flip it listing the faults
Clean the injectors, put new glow plugs in as well as new engine- and gearboxoil and see if the engine light dissapears. A dashboard without any warninglights is a good dashboard, gives confidence. Give it a good clean, especially the inside, and sell it with a new MOT. Done on a budget. The rest, as in welding and painting, replacing parts as doorguard and bumper is expensive, so I wouldn't do that.
I’d sort any major mechanical issue/s. A few interior bits; new door card, replace broken switches. I’d just use a painted bung for the roof. Maybe new screen.
A decent valet, MoT & call it quits.
Look to make £500 profit
It looks like a ex RRV for a private ambulance called UK Specialist Ambulances - they had a whole fleet of EU10AD* Reg ones so will be have been looked after for some of its life, would explain some of tell, tell marks like the hands free and the lack of badges, UK
Clean her up maybe chance an MOT. Then list as spares or repair.
Sorry to say, that's NOT an NHS car. It belonged to a private ambulance company (UK Specialist Ambulance Services I think). Nearly all NHS trust's used the Scout, and nearly all were equipped the same way (built by the same coachbuilders).
i bought my brother a skoda octavia 1.6tdi 2010 plate for £500 off an ex taxi driver had a full MOT only down side was 224k miles but drives so nice needed a front grille and that was it £30 tax a year too ... second day we got it i took it on road trip east coast and still running strong 4 months on and on around 230k miles now so a fair bit of use, you can find some proper bargains out there 👍🏼
I bought one about 8 months ago 2013 62 black line edition with full leathers, paid 3500 for it, 100k on clock, spent around 1k on dsg service, full service, front and rear brake discs and pads and timing belt kit, what a beautiful car fantastic to drive and excellent fuel economy when careful, very capable car.
Sink a couple of 100£ in it, it's still a vrs, fix the most damming faults like the roof holes and the door card can be bought cheap and the boonet release and fix the boost issue and flip it, here in Norway that would still probably bring 8k when running good or contact the guys over at car throttle they love the high milage heroes.
Come on, your channel is all about cars. Car enthusiasts love cars. Better still, they love watching cars get done up and road worthy. Most comments here are too soft hearted, they care too much for your wallet and your time. But remember, to see this automobile being done up by you, would make great TH-cam viewing. Great video by the way. Thanks for sharing
Thanks mate 👌🏼
As you said at the beginning you said you saw it was an ex NHS car and you decided to rescue it this car definitely deserves your magical touch to bring it back to it's former glory
Basic spruce up, valet inside and out, quick face refurb on the wheels with a rattle can , rubber grommet in roof, Mot + service and get shot.
Move it on and spend little can’t see that as a 3k car even done
Thats what im thinking
Saving Salvage I’d be tempted to just clean it up make it safe and stick it up for sale see what happens
You got it because it was a cheap price. But the effort and other projects you need to finish and the price for parts might not be worth it. It’s tempting to do up and keep as a whip to pick up dirty parts and stuff and have your new s3 as the nicer car. Obviously put sheets down so you don’t damage it but would be good as a second car defo !
Sort the engine light. Will get more money for it.
The OSR definitely looked warped when you span it.
Personally if I’d bought that I’d clean it up the best I could for as little money as possible, things like remove the tints and give it a wash. It would then go on eBay listing the most obvious issues but inviting inspection pre bidding as you’re putting the onus on the bidder.
You’ll clear way more than £1500, seen octavia taxi’s with 400k on sell for more than that so you’ll definitely earn a drink from it. Fixing it would cost at least £1000 (wheel refurb, roof repair & paint, changing worn/ replacing missing parts etc.
Some of the bits you need like the missing interior light surround might be on the breaker MK5 you’ve got, I’d even check that for bump stops, mats etc.
As the saying goes, you can’t polish a turd 😂
yeah pretty much spot on
Saving Salvage if you eBay auction it the onus is generally on the buyer once the major stuff has been listed. Wondering if the bonnet handle and trim on that MK5 is the same, most bits are interchangeable so it’s a cheap fix for content but don’t adjust your standards for content.
A quick punt video is equally interesting, just done and dusted in one episode.
£3k sounds possible. I sold my silver hatch VRS with this engine and gearbox, 160k on the clock, FSH, no faults, last year for about £3.5k. I'm sure I could have got nearer £4k, maybe even more, if I'd held on for a bit, but I needed it to be sold as I had a new VRS with no-where to park it.
It was a brilliant car, never went wrong mechanically in 7 years. Just normal service items every year. Snapped a front spring at 120k but that's just one of those things. Nice and quick. Handled well. Comfy. Brilliant. Large following for these, especially the estate, so yeah, £3k is do-able.
Just don't turn it off when it's doing a regen - it will be idling at about 1100rpm when it's doing one and runs noticeably hotter and more roughly when it is regenning, and at about 800rpm normally.
Good luck. Great channel 👍🇬🇧
I'd bet that someone has either swapped those tyres or the tyres and wheels. The emergency services don't tend to use non branded tyres.
I work for a NHS trust ambulance service and they will only fit Michelin.
Ste R yeah and I bet because it’s nhs they pay 3x what everyone else does as well lol
First thing to do is track down the service history before spending a copper coin.shouldnt be too difficult as most service history now is on computer,especially with Skoda dealerships.find out if it has been maintained,engines are good for 300k.fix her up,mot and keep as a parts go getter,rubbish hauler etc.she will work hard for you if treated/maintained right.
I have the same engine on my A3. i had to replace the turbo actuator as it gave an underboost fault, DPF clogged up and had to be cleaned, and the CAYC engines are notorious for injectors failures. If your injectors end with a B letter, they are the old type and tend to fail, if they end with an S, it is an updated injector type and should be OK !
Would like to see you fixing it. Might not be bring any profit, but if you can make it even it would bring a lot of content.
Great videos!!
The leaking wheel looked buckled to me, when you spun it round
First of all, the tyres, if it was an NHS Car it would have had premium tyres on it, my brother is a rapid response paramedic and all the car generally have Michelin, even the vans get decent tyres. I’d imagine they’ve prob sent to auction needing new tyres, someone has maybe picked it up prior to you and started with it and decided not worth the bother.
Secondly, used to drive these Octavia’s as a taxi driver, granted not the VRS but majority of mines where 2.0 140’s, last one I sold was on 360k, all the wee problems you’ve mentioned, drivers door card, air filter box, shocker covers etc etc are all common problems with a car around that mileage. I ran that shape of Facelift Octavia from when they where launched in 2009 till my last one on a 62 plate, that being on 360k, was only sold as it had to come off the road due to license restrictions.... I sold that for £1500
I’d keep it, tidy it up, tons of parts available, eBay, Facebook market place or even Briskoda.net
Would make a great daily with some love
Tidy it up and list it up for sale. I would be glad to see more of the RS4! 🙏
3.5k for a 10 year old Skoda with nearly 200k on it? Really?
Good the faults fixed it'll last for another 200k easy. There's a reason vw Audi have made the best cars in the road for the last 20 yrs
I'm shocked at the cheapo tyres used,I've never heard of the makes either.To think that potentially a paramedic drove that in anger with crappy mix matched tyres.Every paramedic car I've seen had Michelin cross climates on so don't know why that hasn't. I think you should do the bear minimum to it and send it down the road.
Probably had all the good parts taken off it before it was sent to auction. The fleet guys ain't stupid.
You never did a spares/repair or even breaking thing and would be good content to see how much you could make out of that. Also, could be something you can have as a side project. And you're right, that car is proper minging 👍👍
My León TDI mk1 (same platform, one generation older) does "check engine" + "glow plug" combined as a signal. It's even in the instructions - check engine on + glow plug flashing = problem detected, both permanently on = error stored in the computer, that goes away after a while.
And in these TDIs it's basically always the turbo. I've upgraded mine after ~140kkm, but the flashing glow plug came back when a hose from the intercooler to the engine came loose.
To me, those lights are normal, that means the car works and you just need to fix one thing (in the case of the hose, we've secured it with a self-tapper because the boost was too high and normal hose clamp couldn't cope with it, hehe).
If its came direct from the NHS fleet then that pretty much busts the myth that these things are serviced and maintained religiously! Given the mileage its not THAT bad though, other than the bodges and neglect. Nice return to your normal content though 👍
Being an emergency vehicle, it may have been remapped. As result of remapping those engines with the DPF can result in premature faults. May be worth rolling road it to see if its the original map...
It doesn’t feel mapped. Mayby I should do a 0-60 with draggy 😂
Think this is one to let go, can see it being more trouble than it’s worth, and don’t really think there’s much money to be made,
It’s one of those that can bite you in the arse,
Keep up with your really interesting content, well done
Hey buddy as everyone is saying and I agree with them clean it up and sell it on as quick as you can !
Love your vids Dean. Flip this old dog it sounds like a tractor too.....when we were clapping for the NHS they were clapping to See the back of it!,
That was a tasty-looking Ford Mustang in the background. I work at Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group in Cambridge, right next to a Marshall Motors showroom, with a bright orange and a bright green Mustang... one day, baby.
Still, I can't complain. When I joined Marshall, I needed a new car. I got a brand new 2019 Skoda Octavia SE L with all the toys, in metallic red, and the company paid the deposit and the first two services. I haven't had the second yet.
Great company to work for.
Check out the build series with it on my playlist :) I'm from Cambridge so know Marshalls well, mainly the car side
Fix it. Most of it is cosmetic, be interested to know what the boost fault is.
Turbo actuator I reckon. Did that on my Mondeo variable vein actuator failed
can be lots of reasons .
low vacum
cloged dpf
actuator fail
turbo fail
egr stuck open
bad o2 sensor ....and lots more
can be bad remap too
Its a nice feeling bring cars back to life but you have got to draw the line somewhere. Yes anything can be saved to an extent but when you way it up, time and effort to fix this one i don’t personally think its gonna be cost effective. Would be different if you bought it to keep but flipping wise i think its best to clean it up and move it on 👍🏾
The drive shafts bolt thing is pretty standard problem on skoda and seat but not so much on vw for some reason. I reckon there is a lot of life in the car yet and personally I would do it up for my own use but I am no so sure you have much room to make a profit. I'm currently running a vivaro with 415k on it and all original parts apart from power steering pump and I've had great value from the machine so you could probably get at least another couple of hundred k of use from this machine with the right care.
For content sake I hope you fix it up as best you can. Financially it may be the less viable options for you though mate. I love rebuild videos so I vote rebuild, it's not my wallet :)
Haa I have a Passat CR170 estate tech sport, 2011 195k miles, pretty much it’s sister car!
Original clutch, dmf, turbo, injectors, fuel pumps, egr, exhaust, everything lol. Been a fantastic car!! Good luck with the project!
Very nice!
I believe it was an ambulance vehicle, however somebody has purchased it after and has just not put the vehicle on their name e.g. a trader might have had it for a while and then dumped it back on Copart (very common).
The tints are aftermarket and usually emergency service vehicles have branded tyres.
There's no such thing as a cheap copart car anymore
You're not wrong
There a lot of people that are paying over the odds for everything at copart 🤷♂️
The prices are mental at the min
Foreigners got to launder their dodgy money somewhere....
Pesky Part timers it’s not only that. People are watching TH-cam and thinking ‘I can do that to get a cheap car for myself’ and they are jumping on Copart and bidding everything up because they don’t want to sell it after they’ll pay more and not know when to stop bidding so they pay over the odds.
The NHS got their own in house tech that sevice them and get checked every 6 weeks and if stuff its wrong they repair it with genuine parts
Put it on ebay, new windscreen and refurbishing the alloys is the best part of £500. Ideal if you are going to do it up to keep but can’t really see any profit in this.
The off side rear wheel had a flat spot I would watch the video back and look at it again
will do, thanks
Tyre was flat, so out of shape if parked up for 3 months!
I really like the older cars on the channel, although not going to be massive profit in it. It would make great content, if you can get cheap parts and get it back to it former glory would be great to watch.
New subscriber here, love you're videos! Always interesting especially with you being UK based. (You could definitely do with better lightning for shots under for the car 🧐)
Fix the engine and glow light issues and sell it then! Thx for the next episode
my heart says save it but if you put it right I doubt whether you could draw 3000 quid for it. No history, high mileage and heavy use. I would: remove tints, scrub from top to bottom. Cosmetically tidy roof and rail holes and fit rubber bungs to seal them up (thats what. Ex police used to do), sell as spares or repair listing main faults. Option B would be do minimum to put MOT on it and sell as potential minicab. Pity as they’re a sound car normally. (An old mate told me a Mondeo estate he used for private hire is still doing the job with over 700k miles on it!!)
Definitely needs saving,it may not yeild a huge profit but the Vrs is a hell of a car
And it wont cost that much to do
I'd be tempted to clean exterior and interior up so only mechanical issues remain. Maybe mot it, did you see anything that would stop it passing an mot? With all that out the way it won't be to overwhelming for a potential buyer to fix the mechanical issues, you may break even and make a few videos out of it, best of both worlds
Let it go as is mate,just one unforseen problem & you could be into a no profit or even a loss situation.Make do with a couple of hundred quid to add to the next build.
10 yrs ago , i bought an 04 ex police car Skoda Octavia 2 PreFl , i m still happy with it
Just give good clean,touchup paint,repair front bumper and sell.Can't wait for Audi update! Cheers from South Africa.
Thanks!
I really don't know where this misconception that emergency service vehicles are well looked after comes from..i can confirm it is the complete opposite.
Regardless love the channel mate keep it up and look forward to this and future projects
R9YND they’re only sold when there’s zero life left usually or, they’ve been trouble since day one on the fleet.
I’ve remember seeing Vectra’s younger than 3 years old with less than 100k miles go when there were Volvo’s & BMW’s at 4-5 years old on 200k+ still going strong.
This is a Private Ambulance vehicle.
NHS vehicles are never fitted with non OE parts.
And that includes brake pads or DPFs.
They are never ever fitted with budget tyres either.
Abused?
Yes.
Bodged?
No.
The reason they drilled the roof rails and cut a hole in the roof is because M+L used to fit their vehicles out themselves.
Rather than using a proper conversion company.
i don't really know why either.
If i worked as a emergency someone and someones lives depends on it i would NOT wait to warm up a engine or to get in the car carefully. Just jump in and full throttle straight away to be ASAP on lacation
@@MauriceNL1 Emergency vehicles are mostly used 24/7
They are rarely cold.
No profit mate but spot on with your detail. Your call but personally i would clean and get rid or break it if you have the space! 👍
May not technically be worth repairing to most people, but it's some god content for the channel. So i vote to fix it up.
check the small l bow hose that comes out from the turbo , and if you see oil camming from the turbo maybe the o ring is leaking
I recon you should turn into a convertible
Fix it up! This is why you have a channel called 'Saving Salvage'! It might not make you much/any money but your subscribers will learn a bit from it, and this is why I watch. Your budget will be tight of course but this is the daily struggle for a lot of people and its why they buy cheap cars in the first place 👍
Love the channel by the way, look forward to your videos
Get it mechanically fine then sell it, bung the roof with a gland and sealant under the gland
I'd be interested to see this as a project restored. A few various topics you can cover off in various videos. Let's face it, it's not going to be a massive earner but perhaps it might widen your audience.
In the Netherlands we are not allowed to have two brands off tyres on 1 axle. Oh and saving money on chinese tyres can cost you a car in the rain!
O dear loads of time / money consuming jobs be tempted to sell on hopefully without to much of a hit .
It’s the same 2.0 TDI engine in my A3 had the turbo activate fault Lowe boast fault the glow plug light stayed on caused limp mode .
In fact Your channel gave me tips on how to trace and replace it 👍
Clean, tidy over a morning and list it up as is.
Clean it up the best you can using as little money as possible and just sell it
Tidy it up and get rid. I cannot imagine there will be much of a market for something like that.
Get rid. The engine light will most likely be from egr which is major job to replace.
I just sold my VW touran with broken gearbox, flywheel and electrical fault with exhaust for scrap at £200 to BMS salvage but collected by Copart. Bought it with ABS failure, exhaust fault for £1000 incl. £300 commission and it lasted a year. Thats about what I would have paid for this car maybe less. Plus, I know you’re shitting on the ambulance service but it was probably lying in some yard for a few months gathering crap or may have been used after elsewhere - haven’t watched the follow up video yet.
I have an 09 plate VRS and it's showroom compared to that, but they're basically VW/Audis and the VRS goes like shit of a shovel. I've gone through one DPF in 98k miles and that's about it for trouble.
Not sure how much it could bring since the used car maeket in the UK is juat nuts (very cheap, here are pretty expensive).
Here a Taxi with much more "miles" can go for 3.500-5.000 € without repairing anything.
Feom the looks of it it's not that bad, cosmetic the hole on the roof was to be expected, be glad they attached the lights to the bars instead of the roof itself.
Like I said there no clue, here you could make some profit.
To be fair it's in quite good shape for a "fleet car", damages are pretty small and it's dirty; no surprise really.
Hi there this is what I would do, fix the boost problem maybe remove turbo strip and clean the variable vanes maybe that will sort the boost problem out then clean it up and cut your losses as one of the guys on here said put your money towards the RS4 engine I would be curious to find out what exactly happened to it im sure it can be repaired regards from Paris
What is the most shocking thing is that considering this is maintained to save lives, the quality of the tyre brands! I have an old adage when I buy a car that you can tell everything you need to know about how well it was maintained by looking at a cars tyres and brakes. If an owner is prepared to skimp on that then there is no hope for the rest of the car.
This video was so funny. I know it probably wasn’t meant to be but your sarcasm was great 🤣🤙🏻
Put in for a Private Hire licence, it looks way better than most of the minicabs round here
Please please please carry on with the VRS defiantly not many videos done so this could be an excellent opportunity to get some more info out for these great cars 🚙💨 🙂🙂🙂
My fairly spotless CR170 with 140k is worth around 3.5k - 4k at a push. This is a grand's worth of car with all that damage and mileage, lack of service and it's history as a responder vehicle
Mess about with it between other jobs..buy 4 black door cards probably cheaper and more available than a vrs one..£100 aside for good valet..remove tints plastic trim clips in roof rails will do..your only major expense is paint..leave oil leak just good steam clean.. Jobs a good un..
Just move it on fella, someone can have it as a rolling resto. Great video content as usual.