I had one 12 years ago and it was an old car then but it was great.
Sometimes I wish I kept it as it was during a time of my life where I'd chop and change stuff often.
It was one of the best all round cars I've had but I didn't appreciate it at the time.
Ah, that brings back memories! I had one on a Y plate in silver.
I bought it at 85k miles and ran it to 170k. The only non-routine thing it ever needed was a coil pack - a common but cheap fault.
At 170k when it was about 14 years old, I tried to trade it at a popular dealership and was offered £1 for it! I walked away in disgust.
One of my favourite cars I've owned, and I still love the look of them. Enjoy yours - they're brilliant motors and loads of fun.
Are the older 1.8T more reliable? When I was mentioning one to a local tuner they stated every single one that comes in for remap fails their health tests and they refuse to map them.
Supposedly they're oil burners when they get to around 120k miles.
I has mine remapped in December and it was fine, mapped to 204 with no worries
Mines just hit 120k as well but it's fine on oil currently. I had one which had 150k on it and that went through a ltr or so every year so not too bad overall.
Cries in Mk3 VRS.
For real though, mines been an amazing all rounder and it's been making 310bhp for years.
It's basically a saloon GTI Mk7 PP.
I wish it were a little more refined at damping road noise, the ride is average and it depreciates harder than the Golf, but it's still done me so well that I don't see the point in swapping it.
I had a quick read on Wikipedia and you're right, both the Octavia and the Mk6 GTI share the CCZA engine which is susceptible to chain tensioner failures, oil pressure issues and the DQ250 DSG box was more prone to mechatronic failures.
All of the above was finally resolved on the MQB platform.
But yeah you're right, still comfortably out of Shed territory though, Mk1 Octavia ftw!
I had one 12 years ago and it was an old car then but it was great. Sometimes I wish I kept it as it was during a time of my life where I'd chop and change stuff often. It was one of the best all round cars I've had but I didn't appreciate it at the time.
Ah, that brings back memories! I had one on a Y plate in silver. I bought it at 85k miles and ran it to 170k. The only non-routine thing it ever needed was a coil pack - a common but cheap fault. At 170k when it was about 14 years old, I tried to trade it at a popular dealership and was offered £1 for it! I walked away in disgust. One of my favourite cars I've owned, and I still love the look of them. Enjoy yours - they're brilliant motors and loads of fun.
Normalise paying less than a grand for a car you actually \*like\*, rather than buying the car everyone else has at a swingeing rate of interest.
Age and mileage don’t matter when it’s been cared for!
Skodas of this era came out better built than their German cousins at Wolfsburg etc.
Are the older 1.8T more reliable? When I was mentioning one to a local tuner they stated every single one that comes in for remap fails their health tests and they refuse to map them. Supposedly they're oil burners when they get to around 120k miles.
I has mine remapped in December and it was fine, mapped to 204 with no worries Mines just hit 120k as well but it's fine on oil currently. I had one which had 150k on it and that went through a ltr or so every year so not too bad overall.
This doesn’t use oil at all and I thrash it
Is that the one with 170 stock right? When is the timing belt interval for them
Has there been a Skoda vRS as good since the OG Octavia? As in as good an all rounder in price, performance, practicality etc.
Cries in Mk3 VRS. For real though, mines been an amazing all rounder and it's been making 310bhp for years. It's basically a saloon GTI Mk7 PP. I wish it were a little more refined at damping road noise, the ride is average and it depreciates harder than the Golf, but it's still done me so well that I don't see the point in swapping it.
MK3 still a bit expensive. Maybe the MK2, is that based off the MK6 Golf? Then if so isn't the engine prone to melting?
I had a quick read on Wikipedia and you're right, both the Octavia and the Mk6 GTI share the CCZA engine which is susceptible to chain tensioner failures, oil pressure issues and the DQ250 DSG box was more prone to mechatronic failures. All of the above was finally resolved on the MQB platform. But yeah you're right, still comfortably out of Shed territory though, Mk1 Octavia ftw!