Got a pre-facelift petrol MK2 VRS this summer. Did new tyres, wheels, intake, exhaust and remap. Whole package less than £8k for 260bhp and a very comfortable (albeit not luxury) interior and big boot. Outstanding value. (Also COYR).
Dad bought one of these new in 2010 was a great car. It had full leather which looks better than the half n half. Was fast and economical, I preferred the early shaped headlights made the front lower looking. You'll get a lot more stuff as standard with the skoda. Just try and get one that hasn't had the dieselgate fix.
i drove both the 2.0 cr tdi and the 2.0 tfsi as found mainly in the pre-facelift, the petrol felt far more refined and kept the torque-y characteristics of the diesel for low rpm driving but given a bootful the tfsi has a much better top end that the diesel is missing, im not sure on the difference with fuel costs as i didn't get to use the diesel long term but the trip computer in the pterol regularly sees over 40mpg
Honestly if you get a pre face lift you can get a very good deal. I've got an 06 tfsi with 80k on it, I'm the second owner with a full Skoda service history and it was 3k 6 months ago.
It's cheap because the steering wheel is on your right. In Germany, which can sell cars all over the world, it keeps the price when the steering wheel is on the left side. And with the steering wheel on the right side they are all cheap, the Porsche 2024 can be cheap again because hardly anyone will buy it when the steering wheel is on the right side.
You are so lucky in England,in Italy a car with 180hp costs around 900€ just to change owner and 500€ a year in taxes. And then you need to pay for the insurance.
I love the Octavia my dad has had a few he’s drilled into my head how good the Skodas are so reliable so easy on fuel and the engines can go big miles as well and wouldn’t compromise reliability
Could never compare to an Audi S4, that's just ridiculous. Yes it is a great car, have had one and loved it and will probably have another one soon. If you looking at comparison then probably more a VW Golf GTD/GTI or Audi A4 2.0tdi 170bhp/2.0 tfsi or Seat Exeo tdi/tsi. The VW and Audi still hold a much higher premium over Skoda but at least the Skoda uses the same current (at the time) vw dash where as the Seat used outdated Audi dash.
200k here on it’s sister car - Passat CR170. Original clutch/dmf, DPF, injectors/pumps, egr, turbo and I thrash it everyday. Warm it up, change the oil and they go on and on. Bargains. Engines not very tuneable compared to the PD’s but a stage 1 is decent, fast enough for a daily. Must go well in the Ibiza
@@aamirsuhail2361 what you after stock springs or lowering springs mate stock springs go to euro car parts any aftermarket hit up awesome gti or eBay will do
Bought my second wagon a month ago, paid just over £6k with 89k miles, full service history including cambelt and DSG gearbox service, top spec with auto lights, mirrors etc. Can't fault these cars.
An s4.. a bit more power? Another 174 bhp on top. 😂 The cars comparable to a Mk6 GTD personally the Skoda wins on looks.The estate VRS is another point to hit on they are huge inside.
I had one of these. Mine was the Limited edition no.40/500 and the rarer TDI estate too. Was a comfy big barge and quite quick but even on BC racing coilovers, it felt big and not that fun on back roads compared to my current Golf R-line. Sold it for 3k as it needed a bit of cosmetic work and seen it for sale a couple times for more than I sold it for 😂
Lol I've got one aswell no. 30. Nice car but so many problems and them alloys were hideous prone to buckling. To be fair I did get a high mileage and previous owner didn't maintain it we'll.
I have the next generation 2014 Vrs Estate in rally green absolutely love the car .I've had the octivia nearly three years now and would normally start to get fed up with a car not the Vrs the only car I would replace the Vrs is with another Vrs so no point.
The only sad part is is that this cr tdi is really expensive to tune over the stage 1 map, you need to swap the turbo and fuel pump and you are already looking at around 1 grand... Meanwhile the petrols can hold much more power on the stock turbo.
I’m looking at these and 325D BMs at the moment. The Octavia’s do not make sense when you compare to a 325D. 170bhp is not enough to call itself a sporty car, the 325D has 204bhp out of the box and with a remap, will be 300bhp +. Price bracket is the same for a E90/E91/E92.
Not really the same tbh, a 3ltr engine in a 325d compared to a 2ltr in the vrs. 170bhp can and has easily been remapped to 220bhp which is impressive through a FWD car without any additional modifications
One thing you are not considering is that the 325d will be much more expensive on insurance and roadtax... So the vrs is a good deal because it is pennies to keep running while the 325d even if it has 1 old lady owner and only driven on sundays to church will still be more no matter what.
Mines on 268bhp and I have just decatted it, slammed a big intercooler on it and thrown in a stage 2 clutch with heavy duty pressure plate rated to 500ftlbs torque... Gotta bed the clutch in then its map time again
It's basically a Golf Gti engine. Mines mapped to 249bhp, above 4k it takes off but below 4k is pretty decent too. Fuel economy though, fill this one up twice as much as my previous vrs, which was the diesel. Just have to remind myself every now and then why I went for a petrol one 😁
@@jakeg9711 Depends on your circumstances and driving style, Petrol one (with £300 remap on a Rolling road) leaves the diesel standing but there is the millage you drive to consider, I get ~320 miles from a tank with the petrol one (and 37 - 40 MPG at 66 mph on a run to work on all dual carriageways) but the same journey in the diesel used to see 45 - 50 mpg and 540 miles per tank and that was at 70 mph. Petrol was 10p cheaper per litre when I brought the Petrol one but is now 1p less per litre :( When looking to replace my last one (diesel Vrs) I looked at three diesel's in my price range (well 2) and both were overpriced at dealers and not in great condition, and one just outside my price limit but 50k mileage and hoping to get a deal. The dealer would not budge from £8k by even £175 for the tax, it was showroom condition so couldn't blame him. Then as it was local and also 50k mileage went and had a look at the petrol one I brought, for £6.5k. To be honest I wish I'd stretched to the diesel one as fuel costs have probably made the difference in the costs now and the diesel would hold its price better. BUT the petrol one flys and that's bearing in mind I also have a 289bhp stripped out Cupra R track car too.... if worried about cost get a diesel, for fun get the GTI with a boot :)
loved owning my 2016 vrs. until piston rings, turbo and dpf went at 140000 miles. altho its now on auto trader with 53 thousand miles. I don't know how that happened. don't buy a white 2016 pl16 hht cos the guy has clocked it and its kaput!!
I owned this generation of car. Loved it and totally reliable. Only thing that could go wrong would be the exhaust manifold flaps but that’s an inherent fault across VAG. It’s bomb proof. Sold it to my dad
Had one of these facelift models with the petrol, Very nice car, Leather seats were horrible and the handling very boat like 🤷🏽♂️ very nice car though
Got a pre-facelift petrol MK2 VRS this summer. Did new tyres, wheels, intake, exhaust and remap. Whole package less than £8k for 260bhp and a very comfortable (albeit not luxury) interior and big boot. Outstanding value. (Also COYR).
I've always loved this car
Dad bought one of these new in 2010 was a great car. It had full leather which looks better than the half n half. Was fast and economical, I preferred the early shaped headlights made the front lower looking. You'll get a lot more stuff as standard with the skoda. Just try and get one that hasn't had the dieselgate fix.
I love all things Škoda, so unsurprisingly this ticks all of my boxes!!!.
Shhhh man don't tell them it's cheap. They will put the price up on em haha. Got to love the octavia vrs.
i drove both the 2.0 cr tdi and the 2.0 tfsi as found mainly in the pre-facelift, the petrol felt far more refined and kept the torque-y characteristics of the diesel for low rpm driving but given a bootful the tfsi has a much better top end that the diesel is missing, im not sure on the difference with fuel costs as i didn't get to use the diesel long term but the trip computer in the pterol regularly sees over 40mpg
Iv got a 2010 vrs in white 72000 miles 2.0 tfsi loads of handling mods 5 bags bargi, had it a few weeks love it 😀
Honestly if you get a pre face lift you can get a very good deal. I've got an 06 tfsi with 80k on it, I'm the second owner with a full Skoda service history and it was 3k 6 months ago.
I’ve got a pfl 09 62k miles stage 2 second owner £4500 I gave start of 2020 they definitely are value for money
It's cheap because the steering wheel is on your right.
In Germany, which can sell cars all over the world, it keeps the price when the steering wheel is on the left side. And with the steering wheel on the right side they are all cheap, the Porsche 2024 can be cheap again because hardly anyone will buy it when the steering wheel is on the right side.
Mat Watson has left the chat 😂
You are so lucky in England,in Italy a car with 180hp costs around 900€ just to change owner and 500€ a year in taxes. And then you need to pay for the insurance.
I love the Octavia my dad has had a few he’s drilled into my head how good the Skodas are so reliable so easy on fuel and the engines can go big miles as well and wouldn’t compromise reliability
Could never compare to an Audi S4, that's just ridiculous. Yes it is a great car, have had one and loved it and will probably have another one soon. If you looking at comparison then probably more a VW Golf GTD/GTI or Audi A4 2.0tdi 170bhp/2.0 tfsi or Seat Exeo tdi/tsi. The VW and Audi still hold a much higher premium over Skoda but at least the Skoda uses the same current (at the time) vw dash where as the Seat used outdated Audi dash.
200k here on it’s sister car - Passat CR170. Original clutch/dmf, DPF, injectors/pumps, egr, turbo and I thrash it everyday.
Warm it up, change the oil and they go on and on. Bargains. Engines not very tuneable compared to the PD’s but a stage 1 is decent, fast enough for a daily. Must go well in the Ibiza
Do you want to review mine it'd a earlier mk2 with the 2.0tfsi stage 2 coilovers basically a well set up vrs
Hey man I'm looking for VRS TDI springs for my car, can you please help me out here
@@aamirsuhail2361 what you after stock springs or lowering springs mate stock springs go to euro car parts any aftermarket hit up awesome gti or eBay will do
Bought my second wagon a month ago, paid just over £6k with 89k miles, full service history including cambelt and DSG gearbox service, top spec with auto lights, mirrors etc. Can't fault these cars.
Same as this or the mk3?
An s4.. a bit more power? Another 174 bhp on top. 😂 The cars comparable to a Mk6 GTD personally the Skoda wins on looks.The estate VRS is another point to hit on they are huge inside.
Can’t really compare the VRS to the S4, the S4 is a 4.9s car whereas the VRS is a 7.3 second car
I had one of these. Mine was the Limited edition no.40/500 and the rarer TDI estate too. Was a comfy big barge and quite quick but even on BC racing coilovers, it felt big and not that fun on back roads compared to my current Golf R-line. Sold it for 3k as it needed a bit of cosmetic work and seen it for sale a couple times for more than I sold it for 😂
Lol I've got one aswell no. 30. Nice car but so many problems and them alloys were hideous prone to buckling. To be fair I did get a high mileage and previous owner didn't maintain it we'll.
@@flightpathproductions5579 previous owner was an old couple and before that it was actually owned by my uncle when it was new
@@Lewis_Treff97 wow blimey. They're awesome when they're brand new
Petrol vs diesel what's best in the vrs you should get a petrol one on next
I have the next generation 2014 Vrs Estate in rally green absolutely love the car .I've had the octivia nearly three years now and would normally start to get fed up with a car not the Vrs the only car I would replace the Vrs is with another Vrs so no point.
Always liked look of this car looking to picking one up soon..love the Forest badge -ureds👍
I'm plannings to buy this car or vw golf 2009. Which one is good
Just bought a white 62 plate vrs tdi 153k fsh and super clean..........£2900 cant go wrong
damn, and i can't find an ok one for under 5k now.....
Nice review thanks
I have a golf gtd. For a diesel, it's a fine car. Love the tartan seats 👌. I think it the same engine as in the vrs, and yeah you'd get a vrs cheaper
It’s the same car
Gtd tartan is nicer than the gti in my opinion
Really good cars stage 1 map takes these to 205 bhp lot of car for no money
My Dad had his mapped at R-Tech last month. Completely transformed it! 214bhp and 339ft/lb
The only sad part is is that this cr tdi is really expensive to tune over the stage 1 map, you need to swap the turbo and fuel pump and you are already looking at around 1 grand... Meanwhile the petrols can hold much more power on the stock turbo.
Is the insurance high on this for a first car
Seriously considering trading my remapped Scirocco TDI in for a 2010 Octavia vRS at some poin soon..
Mine blew up at 150k oil pump can fail if car isn’t looked after and will destroy engine I heard you can put 1:9tdi pump on them and it’s fine
Nice car mate 👍
Threw me for a second that torque figure as my mk3 stage 2 is 350bhp 400ft Ibs of torque. Which in NM is 542.. Not bad power though.
I didn’t think
These were cheap?
Imagine if be developed this with a rear wheel drive platform ...
Prices must've gone up since this was filmed. I don't find them cheap at all. Bit less than a gti but they are silly money.
What is the knob the middle knob over the middle glove box? Is it for some phone holder or?
that old fiesta for 4 grand at the start 😂
😂😂
Just bought my 2nd one..they are somehow going up in value.
ive got a 2010 VRS and its such a lovely car i dont ever want to part with it lol
don't u know how good they are then run forever
I’m looking at these and 325D BMs at the moment. The Octavia’s do not make sense when you compare to a 325D. 170bhp is not enough to call itself a sporty car, the 325D has 204bhp out of the box and with a remap, will be 300bhp +. Price bracket is the same for a E90/E91/E92.
Not really the same tbh, a 3ltr engine in a 325d compared to a 2ltr in the vrs. 170bhp can and has easily been remapped to 220bhp which is impressive through a FWD car without any additional modifications
One thing you are not considering is that the 325d will be much more expensive on insurance and roadtax... So the vrs is a good deal because it is pennies to keep running while the 325d even if it has 1 old lady owner and only driven on sundays to church will still be more no matter what.
Had 2 BMW's i would stay clear unless you get a new one had nothing but problems with both now looking at getting one of these
NFFC COYR
350NM torque Baby
Good Pater
Petrol model better. Remap 240 bhp.
Mines on 268bhp and I have just decatted it, slammed a big intercooler on it and thrown in a stage 2 clutch with heavy duty pressure plate rated to 500ftlbs torque...
Gotta bed the clutch in then its map time again
It's basically a Golf Gti engine. Mines mapped to 249bhp, above 4k it takes off but below 4k is pretty decent too. Fuel economy though, fill this one up twice as much as my previous vrs, which was the diesel. Just have to remind myself every now and then why I went for a petrol one 😁
@@marcbirchley2418 that's very decent power, any mods or just map to get that power?
@@webdesignengineeringservic6515 would you say diesel better option so?
@@jakeg9711 Depends on your circumstances and driving style,
Petrol one (with £300 remap on a Rolling road) leaves the diesel standing but there is the millage you drive to consider, I get ~320 miles from a tank with the petrol one (and 37 - 40 MPG at 66 mph on a run to work on all dual carriageways) but the same journey in the diesel used to see 45 - 50 mpg and 540 miles per tank and that was at 70 mph.
Petrol was 10p cheaper per litre when I brought the Petrol one but is now 1p less per litre :(
When looking to replace my last one (diesel Vrs) I looked at three diesel's in my price range (well 2) and both were overpriced at dealers and not in great condition, and one just outside my price limit but 50k mileage and hoping to get a deal. The dealer would not budge from £8k by even £175 for the tax, it was showroom condition so couldn't blame him. Then as it was local and also 50k mileage went and had a look at the petrol one I brought, for £6.5k.
To be honest I wish I'd stretched to the diesel one as fuel costs have probably made the difference in the costs now and the diesel would hold its price better.
BUT the petrol one flys and that's bearing in mind I also have a 289bhp stripped out Cupra R track car too.... if worried about cost get a diesel, for fun get the GTI with a boot :)
Is it 4x4 or just 4x2?
fwd. But it is available with 4x4
Another channel selling its soul. Stopped watching after the advert because your opinions can obviously be bought and are hence worthless.
I live mine cracking car
Great car rubbish number plates
loved owning my 2016 vrs. until piston rings, turbo and dpf went at 140000 miles. altho its now on auto trader with 53 thousand miles. I don't know how that happened. don't buy a white 2016 pl16 hht cos the guy has clocked it and its kaput!!
They are not cheap now tbf
DCFC!!
i wanna get a vrs diesel estate as a daily when Im a bit older 😍
I'm plannings to buy this car or vw golf 2009. Which one is good
@@ngu8974 it depends on your needs, if you need the bigger boot space I’d recommend the Octavia estate.
I owned this generation of car. Loved it and totally reliable. Only thing that could go wrong would be the exhaust manifold flaps but that’s an inherent fault across VAG. It’s bomb proof. Sold it to my dad
3:42 and.... and seat 😭
Yea seat have some great cars that are overlooked imo
Had one of these facelift models with the petrol, Very nice car, Leather seats were horrible and the handling very boat like 🤷🏽♂️ very nice car though
Oh and it was a DSG, Awesome gearbox
skoda octavia mk1 and mk2 bad road noise, great apart from that
downside to tsi is chain tensioner.
tdi. for cheapskates lol
I got one of theese had it a year its an 8 plate one thing to be cautious with theese is the tracking on them though, I found that out the hard way 😅
Another mint video 👌