MK1 Skoda Octavia VRS
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I have always fancied a MK1 Octavia but never really thought about the estate version. I saw one a little while ago and since then I fancied one. I found this one through a very popular social media site. Made the trip on Friday evening and I am now the proud owner of this MK1 Octavia estate. It has clearly been looked after by its previous owners. Not too many plans for it as I am going to keep it standard as I dont want to ruin it as it is very original apart from the 17" wheels. Let me know what you think.
Edited by Rass29 on Wednesday 31st March 11:23
Yes they are definitely a great all rounder. Plenty of room for the family and a nice big boot for 2 dogs. The trip home was around 2.5 hours and it averaged 40.6 mpg which really surprised me.
The Volvo in the background is my 850R, owned it for around 5 years now. Seems to be a bit of a theme with red estate cars 😂
The Volvo in the background is my 850R, owned it for around 5 years now. Seems to be a bit of a theme with red estate cars 😂
integraf40 said:
Very nice, was on ovrmk1oc page by any chance? Have seen a couple of red estates come up lately. Any plans for it? Have a black mk1 hatch myself that's going to shortly become the new daily with ULEZ looming
I think it used to be owned by someone in the owners club but not 100% sure. I dont have any plans for it to be honest. I want to keep it as original as possible as you dont see many standard ones now days. Rass29 said:
I think it used to be owned by someone in the owners club but not 100% sure. I dont have any plans for it to be honest. I want to keep it as original as possible as you dont see many standard ones now days.
No good idea, I've seen a few suspect visual mods about but can recommend a remap to liven things up a bit if it hasn't had one already. They respond pretty well to oneintegraf40 said:
Rass29 said:
I think it used to be owned by someone in the owners club but not 100% sure. I dont have any plans for it to be honest. I want to keep it as original as possible as you dont see many standard ones now days.
No good idea, I've seen a few suspect visual mods about but can recommend a remap to liven things up a bit if it hasn't had one already. They respond pretty well to oneVery nice, there is a few on here now. We have a slightly less pretty silver estate and we love it. The most annoying thing has been (and still is) the door locks that play up.
Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Max M4X WW said:
Very nice, there is a few on here now. We have a slightly less pretty silver estate and we love it. The most annoying thing has been (and still is) the door locks that play up.
Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I had a read through your thread a while ago, nice clean car. Was it a big job to convert the headlights to xenons? Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
CeramicMX5ND2 said:
I very nearly bought a yellow Mk1 hatchback from a colleague at work (Skoda Dealership) 1 owner, immaculate condition and completely standard, but decided to keep my equally nice Fabia vRS Mk 1
Lovely looking Fabia VRS, especially in red. Skoda really nailed it with the MK1 Octavia and Fabia VRS, both great cars. Was it the yellow one that came up for sale in Cinderford a couple of months ago?Rass29 said:
Lovely looking Fabia VRS, especially in red. Skoda really nailed it with the MK1 Octavia and Fabia VRS, both great cars. Was it the yellow one that came up for sale in Cinderford a couple of months ago?
Always wondered why they didn't do a petrol version of the Mk1 Fabia vRS .....!No idea if it was the same one you noted advertised in Cinderford.. Was about 10 years ago when I looked at my colleagues one..
CeramicMX5ND2 said:
Rass29 said:
Lovely looking Fabia VRS, especially in red. Skoda really nailed it with the MK1 Octavia and Fabia VRS, both great cars. Was it the yellow one that came up for sale in Cinderford a couple of months ago?
Always wondered why they didn't do a petrol version of the Mk1 Fabia vRS .....!No idea if it was the same one you noted advertised in Cinderford.. Was about 10 years ago when I looked at my colleagues one..
Rass29 said:
Max M4X WW said:
Very nice, there is a few on here now. We have a slightly less pretty silver estate and we love it. The most annoying thing has been (and still is) the door locks that play up.
Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I had a read through your thread a while ago, nice clean car. Was it a big job to convert the headlights to xenons? Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Obviously, you need the levelling and washers for an MOT... I've actually not re-fitted them since it's the last MOT and they are in the shed.
Max M4X WW said:
Rass29 said:
Max M4X WW said:
Very nice, there is a few on here now. We have a slightly less pretty silver estate and we love it. The most annoying thing has been (and still is) the door locks that play up.
Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I had a read through your thread a while ago, nice clean car. Was it a big job to convert the headlights to xenons? Thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Obviously, you need the levelling and washers for an MOT... I've actually not re-fitted them since it's the last MOT and they are in the shed.
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