Phenomenal car. Cheeky remap and what a difference of a car. I had the diesel CR version and then remapped from 170 to 220bhp and pulled like a train constantly. Fortunately I also had the sunroof in mine as well. Was easily my favourite car I have ever had, loved how it looked.
My dads octavia got rear ended by a 30 ton truck. Turned out only the trunk went flat and rear seats were fine. Got a new frame and still going at 120000km
Had a 1999 mk1 1.9 red eye. Put 400k on it and it still returned an average of 64 mpg. Best car I've ever owned and I still see it on the road. So tempted to buy it back.
What a great video. I bought the Golf equivalent back in 2007 and cruise was a £220 factory option. However the VW dealership could retro-fit the exact same system for £150 which is bonkers, so that's what I did. Almost 100% certain you can do the same on a mk2 Octavia, not sure about the mk1. it's just a change of left hand steering stalk and re-coding the software.
I just bought for a few days ago, A Skoda Octavia FSI 1.6 Liter 2008, weak Engine 116hp, but use little Gasoline, low tax, so much extra nice things inside the car, freaking love it :D
Great review....I’ve just brought a 2008 Octavia 1.9tdi auto, it’s fab and only done 53000 miles. So comfy and the engine pulls well and really economical to run. Also didn’t break the bank as used a little of my savings. So much room and the boot is massive.
I have one of these same year and everything and I literally couldn’t say anything better , it’s Been a blast , it’s thirsty but that tfsi always was , remapping and lowering this by 15mm and maybe some exhaust work really brings out the performance side of it , it’ll happily keep up if not beat newer gti’s All day long , brilliant value for money
Yes, i do like honest reviews, specially after a bit of ownership. That costs of MOT and repairs, gives a hint how much can cost to keep the car in right shape, which most people in UK dont care about, which is sad. Cheers, take care.
I have a 2007 vRS in silver and I have to say it’s the best car I have ever owned I absolutely love it. As long as you look after it they will go on forever. I agree about the headlights they are absolutely shocking 😂
I’m on my second Mk II Octavia VRS, the current one being a 60 plate Face Lift version.......it has adaptive xenons so no issues with headlight brightness!
My last car was a silver octy, I liked mine, very very reliable! Unfortunately I slid off the road on the way to work on some black ice and killed it! I replaced it with a blue mk3 face-lift with a diesel engine! I absolutely love it
The headlights are something VAG was struggling until the LED options came available. Skoda kinda is forgiven but when you are buying Audi A8, the bixenon headlights are rubbish. And you are correct, the Octavia II is quite noisy. They tried to improve it a bit in the facelift but ultimately, Octavia III was better built.
Excellent ‘real world’ video. I can relate to the cost of keeping an older car on the road. My 2012 Octavia 1.6 diesel estate, albeit younger than the featured car, has just cost me an eye watering £1,078 to have the front wish bones, dampers, associated bits plus it’s rear discs and pads replaced. It’s clocked up 108,000 miles so it was work that was due, and I bought it with 86,000 on the clock. Had the cam belt changed recently and cam shaft sensor for £500. But I have a car now that I believe will achieve 400,000 miles or thereabouts with good maintenance before it quits . It’ll probably be my retirement car.
I bought one of these from new in 2006. Still got it. I got the cruise control added by a main dealer for £120. Unfortunately it’s got to go as a minor problem with the ECU which seems not to be fixable (engine management light on) makes it beyond economic repair. Annoying as it still drives perfectly.
A grand for an MOT seems like they'd have your pants down ngl. I've had mind for 2 years and just progressively updated stuff as I've gone along. Passed with no advisories.
Odd ... the headlights in my Mk2, which only have cheap eBay bulbs, are extraordinarily good in my view - by far the best of the 15+ cars I've owned / driven. Really clear bright light that reaches a long way, making night driving a pleasure. My son bought some bulbs from a well known supermarket and they were hopeless - like candles. Maybe that's the problem? Or low alternator voltage? Or bulb "Lifetime Extension" set in location 19 of the body control module? Whatever, they can be really good, in my experience (far better than the ones in the Mk1).
I was surprised by the lack of cruise control and poor headlights. I have a similar age Seat Altea Freetrack and that has cruise and the xenon lights are excellent.
Spend couple of grand modify this car and you will be flying past everything that's new trust me cheaper than buying a brand new hot hatch you're enough money to feed the kids.
I'd rather watch videos like this about real people, real cars, real life. Far better than watching reviews of cars I can't afford! Cheers
Exactly what I was thinking
Good job! Nice to see a review on a car that regular people can actually afford.
Omg love this channel for reviewing real cars for real people
Real review that every mum and dad can relate to. All car reviews should be like this! Thank you.
Phenomenal car. Cheeky remap and what a difference of a car. I had the diesel CR version and then remapped from 170 to 220bhp and pulled like a train constantly. Fortunately I also had the sunroof in mine as well. Was easily my favourite car I have ever had, loved how it looked.
My dads octavia got rear ended by a 30 ton truck. Turned out only the trunk went flat and rear seats were fine. Got a new frame and still going at 120000km
Had a 1999 mk1 1.9 red eye. Put 400k on it and it still returned an average of 64 mpg. Best car I've ever owned and I still see it on the road. So tempted to buy it back.
This guy's deep and soothing voice really relaxes me
Used to own a race blue VRS a few years back which was remapped to around 250bhp. I still miss it! A great all-rounder and a dream to own.
Ivan, awesome video, great to see you on here! Really loved the humor, and I think the real cars for real people angle is perfect.
Drive an 06 Octavia that's had a few subtle mods to run 270 brake. I honestly think it's the best all round car you could buy.
Great video, the Mk2 is a fantastic car all round. Love seeing videos like this about older affordable cars.
This car is the jack-off all trades
Great video. Much prefer this sort of thing rather than the review of a brand new top spec car
What a great video. I bought the Golf equivalent back in 2007 and cruise was a £220 factory option. However the VW dealership could retro-fit the exact same system for £150 which is bonkers, so that's what I did. Almost 100% certain you can do the same on a mk2 Octavia, not sure about the mk1. it's just a change of left hand steering stalk and re-coding the software.
I just bought for a few days ago, A Skoda Octavia FSI 1.6 Liter 2008, weak Engine 116hp, but use little Gasoline, low tax, so much extra nice things inside the car, freaking love it :D
Great review....I’ve just brought a 2008 Octavia 1.9tdi auto, it’s fab and only done 53000 miles. So comfy and the engine pulls well and really economical to run. Also didn’t break the bank as used a little of my savings. So much room and the boot is massive.
I had one about 10 years ago , mh mate still has it ,150000 miles still going strong
I have one of these same year and everything and I literally couldn’t say anything better , it’s Been a blast , it’s thirsty but that tfsi always was , remapping and lowering this by 15mm and maybe some exhaust work really brings out the performance side of it , it’ll happily keep up if not beat newer gti’s All day long , brilliant value for money
Yes, i do like honest reviews, specially after a bit of ownership. That costs of MOT and repairs, gives a hint how much can cost to keep the car in right shape, which most people in UK dont care about, which is sad. Cheers, take care.
I was looking to buy a 2008 Octavia vrs but was unsure. Watched this video and yeah I'm going to buy it now haha
Great car buddy and a nice review
Good review,this is the first time have come across this channel
Swap in a set of Philips GT200 bulbs to improve the headlights. Brightest halogens you can get.
I have a 2007 vRS in silver and I have to say it’s the best car I have ever owned I absolutely love it. As long as you look after it they will go on forever. I agree about the headlights they are absolutely shocking 😂
Perfect all rounder
I’m on my second Mk II Octavia VRS, the current one being a 60 plate Face Lift version.......it has adaptive xenons so no issues with headlight brightness!
Ive got the mk2 pfl tsi with stage1 remap...(my second Occy) and i love every minute of driving it 👌👌
My last car was a silver octy, I liked mine, very very reliable! Unfortunately I slid off the road on the way to work on some black ice and killed it! I replaced it with a blue mk3 face-lift with a diesel engine! I absolutely love it
The headlights are something VAG was struggling until the LED options came available. Skoda kinda is forgiven but when you are buying Audi A8, the bixenon headlights are rubbish. And you are correct, the Octavia II is quite noisy. They tried to improve it a bit in the facelift but ultimately, Octavia III was better built.
Excellent ‘real world’ video. I can relate to the cost of keeping an older car on the road. My 2012 Octavia 1.6 diesel estate, albeit younger than the featured car, has just cost me an eye watering £1,078 to have the front wish bones, dampers, associated bits plus it’s rear discs and pads replaced. It’s clocked up 108,000 miles so it was work that was due, and I bought it with 86,000 on the clock. Had the cam belt changed recently and cam shaft sensor for £500.
But I have a car now that I believe will achieve 400,000 miles or thereabouts with good maintenance before it quits . It’ll probably be my retirement car.
people rave about threse for being bomb proof, but your bill for 1078 doesnt sound good at all
@@lazycarper or fix it your self for less than 300
Absolutely spot on video, thank you very much!
Glad it was helpful!
I bought one of these from new in 2006. Still got it. I got the cruise control added by a main dealer for £120. Unfortunately it’s got to go as a minor problem with the ECU which seems not to be fixable (engine management light on) makes it beyond economic repair. Annoying as it still drives perfectly.
Makes sense to do these videos of affordable cars than expensive cars that few can buy
Would recommend some led lights from ebays and amazone...led bulbs would be around £20-£30... they will make it par with newer models
Besides the fact they won't pass an MOT anymore
A grand for an MOT seems like they'd have your pants down ngl. I've had mind for 2 years and just progressively updated stuff as I've gone along. Passed with no advisories.
If you do zero maintenance between MOTs and pay that same garage to repair, its not going to be cheap
Alibaba or AliExpress is a great place to buy replacement window switches and plastic parts that ultimately peel. Many VAG products suffer from it.
Odd ... the headlights in my Mk2, which only have cheap eBay bulbs, are extraordinarily good in my view - by far the best of the 15+ cars I've owned / driven. Really clear bright light that reaches a long way, making night driving a pleasure. My son bought some bulbs from a well known supermarket and they were hopeless - like candles. Maybe that's the problem? Or low alternator voltage? Or bulb "Lifetime Extension" set in location 19 of the body control module? Whatever, they can be really good, in my experience (far better than the ones in the Mk1).
Hi, which bulbs did you go with please? And did you replace these with the halogen yellow bulbs or did your Octavia already have less, thanks.
I was surprised by the lack of cruise control and poor headlights.
I have a similar age Seat Altea Freetrack and that has cruise and the xenon lights are excellent.
I've got a superb greenline for 2k. It does 70mpg in average. 80mpg outside town with almost 200k miles on it.
what engine
I've got same car 06 plate, you say no cruise control wrong mine has it ???
When you own a car of this age/value it would pay to do your own servicing and repairs to keep costs down
I wish we had skoda in Canada I would take Octavia over Jetta every time
I just brought one for a g and it doesn't start after a water pump change
My type of review. Looks like a great car to own and why spend £400 a month on expensive metal when you can have a performance car for 3k ..brilliant.
Thank you for your kind words
Curious, my vRS 2007 has xenon headlights and cruise control. Here in Spain all vRS had it.
You dont happen to have a link to where you bought that headunit, do you? Have one of these cars myself and id love to replace the headunit.
i have the same car from same year. It has cruise controll.
I just bought a petrol estate one, has an actor market infotainment system too. Only thing that let's them down is the steering wheel :((
An OEM xenon replacement would be a good choice as a replacement to the halogens
Osram bulbs will make the headlights look a lot brighter
I got the same in blue and i live it
4:16 you got a button on the handbrake?
london colour do a hid conversion kit that works very well on these projector housings
How many miles did you buy it with?
Mpg ?
They do have cruise control
Easy enough to fit cruise control I'm nearly sure
ive an estate mk 1. petrol
220k on clock
😀
I'm thinking of selling my GTI edition 30 and buying a 2009 vrs special edition deisel 50,000mls. Advice please.
Sure, what kind of advice are you looking for?
@@CarGurusUK Well, my option is buy the 2009 special edition for roughly £5000 or pay lot more for newer model but has more miles on clock?
He used to work at autotrader
Handsome car
Lovely Jubbly video, a bit of reality in a world of stupidity where a supermini is over £20k now
Mate you need to factor in another £10 per DAY to drive in cities as this is not ULEZ compliant...
This car is ULEZ compliant. You can check the reg yourself, GF56 UZN. Also, the charge for non compliance is £12.50, not 10
No cruise control! Oh fuck that.
My 06 has cruise control (must of been an option when first purchased)
It's pronounced "ok
tay vee uh"
I've just payed over £300 for an oil change on my X3 M40d
What?! Ouch!
Ahh, check you got the uprated diamond encrusted titanium sump plug.
Lol really? More fool you
Spend couple of grand modify this car and you will be flying past everything that's new trust me cheaper than buying a brand new hot hatch you're enough money to feed the kids.
Great choice, but you could modernise it by taking a hammer to those pesky outdated archaic unusable Aircon dials........... VW did
Tidy
It’s not vRS but RS. Why all idiots in UK call RS vRS?!
@kapitanXbomber1989 because that's what it is in the UK!!Only an idiot would question why!!!😂😂
The car literally has a vRS badge on it. Sorry for calling the car the correct name for the market that it's sold in - how stupid of us....
A 20yr ‘car guy’ that pays £90 to fit a plug & play stereo? Also bought a used car failing to spot £1000 in mot items? Really!!?
Yes a car guy not a Machanic
Bad buy
1k for few bits ... hmm, that's why i fix everything myself, do an MOT pre test before, always ! End up with 40 quid mot test and that's it !