King of the Rank!- 51 plate Skoda Octavia 1.9tdi purchased..
Discussion
After some time searching, I've finally managed to track down a non PD Tdi Octavia..
Spotted it on Gumtree for a low price (and haggled my customary 20% off).
185k miles, 2 previous owners, partial s/h and MOT til Dec 15.
It could do with a hoover and some new discs and pads, but all in all I'm most pleased!
Full gory tale and pics of it here..
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/madca...
Spotted it on Gumtree for a low price (and haggled my customary 20% off).
185k miles, 2 previous owners, partial s/h and MOT til Dec 15.
It could do with a hoover and some new discs and pads, but all in all I'm most pleased!
Full gory tale and pics of it here..
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/madca...
LeoZwalf said:
Saw the pics, read the schpiel. Wondered who would buy such a thing. Saw the username and it all made sense! Why were you after a non PD version? What engine is it instead? What's the yellow powder in the boot? How much did you pay for it? 65 mpg on the display is impressive!
I'd hate to dissapoint;)The earlier non PD tdi engine is
A) very reliable, with most common faults understood
B) very happy to run on 80-90% veg oil- meaning £35-40 for a tank and 700 miles
It appears to be sawdust or such, previous owner used it as his van for a building renovation project..
I paid less than a weeks wages;)
Re the mpg I reckon there is more to come-probably can get 70mpg out it on a run without too much difficulty.
I'll update the thread as the idiocy continues..
J4CKO said:
There is something very honest about these, it should clean up ok and 185k isnt that bad for an ex taxi.
However, do you do a lot of miles ? as otherwise it does have an air of motoring based self flagellation, as to be fair the turbo PD ones are pretty reliable and do decent MPG but can still get out of their own way.
Its not an ex taxi;) was originally a hire car then 1 private owner..However, do you do a lot of miles ? as otherwise it does have an air of motoring based self flagellation, as to be fair the turbo PD ones are pretty reliable and do decent MPG but can still get out of their own way.
I dont tend to do a lot of miles, but its always handy to have a car in the fleet that can do long journies frugally and in comfort.
Its a lot quieter and much more compliant than most anything else I own.
Its a non PD- the earlier lump.
This evening a mini valeting took place..
I've already been admonished on twitter due to a lack of "bucket shot";)
What do we think?
Poor garage vacuum got hammered for 30 mins or so, and then the old wipes came out for super speedy swipery..
The pile of wipes is what came off the drivers door/dash steering wheel/ centre console.
The engine bay can wait for another day!
I've already been admonished on twitter due to a lack of "bucket shot";)
What do we think?
Poor garage vacuum got hammered for 30 mins or so, and then the old wipes came out for super speedy swipery..
The pile of wipes is what came off the drivers door/dash steering wheel/ centre console.
The engine bay can wait for another day!
Now that it is almost fit to sit in, I'll run it up to the unit for a stripdown and look..
Key elements for checking:
Condition of brakes (known fault present)
Condition of Dampers
Condition of other suspension componants
Condition of tyres
Condition of bodywork
Condition of underside
brake lines
fuel lines
Condition of fuel filter
engine oil condition
coolant conditon
fuelpump seals
air filter
pollen filter
Cambelt inspection.
Based on the outcome of that little perusal I'll see if she's worth the spending on.
If work is to go ahead, it'll likely be brakes first, followed by a full service.
Is the cambelt relatively simple on these?
Key elements for checking:
Condition of brakes (known fault present)
Condition of Dampers
Condition of other suspension componants
Condition of tyres
Condition of bodywork
Condition of underside
brake lines
fuel lines
Condition of fuel filter
engine oil condition
coolant conditon
fuelpump seals
air filter
pollen filter
Cambelt inspection.
Based on the outcome of that little perusal I'll see if she's worth the spending on.
If work is to go ahead, it'll likely be brakes first, followed by a full service.
Is the cambelt relatively simple on these?
Took 5 mins to solve the riddle of the braking issue..
And got some bonus e30 action in too
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/start...
And got some bonus e30 action in too
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/start...
LeoZwalf said:
Is that a typo or is there something very funky going on with that car?
No typo! M30b35 ftw..Deets here
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/the-s...
dme123 said:
This is quite amusing but I cannot for the life of me work out why you'd do this unless forced to through extreme poverty.
horses for courses chief- a big, cheap scabby hatchback with comfy ride is ideal as a crap hauler and motorway mile schlepper.For what I paid, i could see profit just by selling it on as is now it has been hoovered.
Also super cheap to fuel with veg and easy to get a bit more grunt out of.
Stops the 335i 320i or 172 getting mangled with crap
dme123 said:
There is nothing interesting about the car, it's unlikely to be all that reliable in real terms because of it's age (unless you're going to replace every hose and plastic electrical connector and everything else that fails with time), if you're not doing big mileage you'll probably not even save enough to cover the RFL and to cap it all off you have to drive that filthy old heap.
Have to disagree-my brother had a 200k estate tdi octavia-very reliable and fairly easy to maintain.As for replacing hoses etc-why bother unless they fail? Its the youngest car in the fleet.
The rfl is 130 for the year, less than 1/2 of anything else in the fleet-so even if I swap out my other snotter (a 1997 polo 1.9d) I'm up 180 a year
dme123 said:
I guess as someone who spent their early 20s having no choice but to drive s
theaps like that I do not understand why you'd go out of your way to do so. It has to be among the absolute worst cars on the road. I've had cars like that given to me and been grateful but to actively seek it out, travel to collect it and part with actual cash seems to be positively masochistic. Maybe it's a Scottish thing? ;-)
Too right on the 'poor cars theough no choice' element when I were a pup.theaps like that I do not understand why you'd go out of your way to do so. It has to be among the absolute worst cars on the road. I've had cars like that given to me and been grateful but to actively seek it out, travel to collect it and part with actual cash seems to be positively masochistic. Maybe it's a Scottish thing? ;-)As is though, a tank in this will cost 40quid and last 1.5 months at my current mileage. Saving me about 100 a month over other cars.
Boom, some time later in the year its time for sommat tasty;)
Also it is pretty much disposable-so why not have some fun with it?
Edited by 320touring on Tuesday 9th June 16:07
T.K said:
A wonderful snotter.
Out of interest, where does one buy vegetable oil for these purposes? [quite keen to try this on my snotter too]
Cheers!Out of interest, where does one buy vegetable oil for these purposes? [quite keen to try this on my snotter too]
I got this load off a bloke on a forum I frequent, but a swift gumtree should turn up some local stuff.
I generally pay 40-50p a litre for used stuff. New stuff can be bought from 80p/litre at asda
You'll need to keep a fuel filter handy as it flushes the crud out the lines.
Do a search on line for your car to see if you can run it first
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