RE: Skoda Octavia 4x4 | Spotted

[Max M4X WW]

Looks to now be sold!

[HM-2]

helix402 said:

The car looks great though Skoda wheels would be more subtle.

From recollection, S4 wheels? More used to seeing them on S2s.

[A1VDY]

donkmeister said:

Hmmm... Original monocoque, 5 pts.
Suspension, steering, axles, engine, transmission all transplants, 0 pts. Doesn't meet the 8 point criterion.

I love the concept, but how does he get away without a Q-plate?

ETA I see the axles are original, but that's still 7 points total.

Edited by donkmeister on Sunday 10th November 13:48

It doesn't require a Q plate as it's the original shell/vin number and reg plate.
The only thing DVLA needs to know is a change in engine capacity. The fact its cobbled together from three cars is irrelevant..

[mooseracer]

Glad to see it is sold. A really nicely done conversion and I'm surprised it hasn't received more praise here. Must be a hoot to drive. I agree some subtler wheels would be nice.

[MDMA .]

mooseracer said:

Glad to see it is sold. A really nicely done conversion and I'm surprised it hasn't received more praise here. Must be a hoot to drive. I agree some subtler wheels would be nice.

17's would be a minimum to clear 323mm front brakes with 4 pot Brembos. I think they look quite subtle as they are. A nice oem upgrade that tie in well with the Audi theme, hybrid conversion.

[Purple Tom]

Yeah, in relation to the wheels, the S3 17’s clear the Brembo’s without the need for spacers. And while I agree they’re a bit bigger and therefore not as subtle, they’re not dissimilar to the original 16” Elegance 5-spikes that were on it as standard.

[ChrisNic]

Arsecati said:

I was thinking more along the lines of a 3.0TDi. Mine is mapped to about 280bhp and 440ft/lb's torque and has been up to a GPS timed speed of 154mph with a bit more to go (and mines an A6 tank instead of a lighter A4!). Cost me a fair bit of money 10 years ago when I bought it, and due to the fact I now have about 206,000 miles on the clock, is barely worth a pack of Planters - but has never let me down, still looks like a car with a third of the miles, and still allows me to carry or tow all my crap, while allowing the dogs plenty of fresh air in their gobs when they stick their heads out the window! I have other vehicles for kicks - but can't see myself getting rid of this for years yet.

An easy 200mph flat out then

[Water Fairy]

Given all the time and effort gone into this I'm surprised he stopped at a very modest 250bhp tbh. I seem to remember a few years ago a black 4x4 octy estate with around 450bhp was up for sale. Now that was a q car. I like this one but it has so much more potential for me.

[Mr Tidy]

Probably just as well it has sold!

Otherwise I might have found myself unable to resist - I think it's great.

I hope the new owner enjoys it!

[EyeHeartSpellin]

I have the modified saloon version on 210bhp and the same but un-modified estate (which is for sale). I love them. Gloriously analog and loved by those who know.

I would kill for that Blue Haldex controller though. . .

[Bencolem]

I had a Golf V6 4motion new back on 2001. The suspension was dreadful, massively underdamped and bottomed out easily. I like the concept of this car but I’m amazed the 4motion suspension was used, it’s crap!

[J4CKO]

Arsecati said:

I thought this was an interesting prospect at first, before seeing you can get a myriad of younger, similar powered Audi A4 & A6 Avant Quattro's with lower mileage for half the price.

Suspect this is in really good order with what can only be an enthusiast owner.

[Jag_NE]

Totally pointless unless you have some weird Skoda thing going on.

[mercedeslimos]

That is absolutely beautiful. Cayenne orange is amazing in the flesh. To many, this would just blend in. As for that 250BHP, there's plenty of scope for twice that. JBS did a 600BHP one back in the day. With FWD.

[Purple Tom]

The reason for not going for more power was because it was a daily driver and pushing for much more from the K04 would have needed more engine work and a different turbo along with other supporting modifications.
However it was always part of the long term plan when it wasn’t carrying out daily duties so hopefully the new owner will continue with that.

[Arsecati]

ChrisNic said:

An easy 200mph flat out then

Naaaah mayte, I swear I 'ad it up to One Aytey on the A4 dually last week on way to Gav's burfday pahhhty!!!!



In all seriousness, I was actually following Darkside Developments progress with their A5 3.0TDi and did exchange a few emails with them about what could be done to mine a while back.......

....but then reality hit that I'd be spending 3 times the value of the car to god knows what avail, it would STILL be worth fug all, and with getting close to 200k miles on the clock at the time....... would probably have exploded after one attempt! After near 10 years with the car now, the only figures I pay attention to on the screen are the MPG figures: instead of MPH any more, I'm constantly aiming to hit the magic figure of '600 miles per tank'!

[donkmeister]

A1VDY said:

donkmeister said:

Hmmm... Original monocoque, 5 pts.
Suspension, steering, axles, engine, transmission all transplants, 0 pts. Doesn't meet the 8 point criterion.

I love the concept, but how does he get away without a Q-plate?

ETA I see the axles are original, but that's still 7 points total.

Edited by donkmeister on Sunday 10th November 13:48

It doesn't require a Q plate as it's the original shell/vin number and reg plate.
The only thing DVLA needs to know is a change in engine capacity. The fact its cobbled together from three cars is irrelevant..

The government appears to disagree with you:

See here.

I'm not supporting the legal position, but from what that says the car needs to be on a Q-plate, precisely because it is cobbled together from 3 cars. Happy to be shown something that proves otherwise.

[Rich Boy Spanner]

Thesprucegoose said:

So 4k. I would rather an S3.

The point is that the Octavia is an estate and even the mk1 has a large boot. The S3 does not, it is a super-mini. It is like the reviews of the vRS Octavia where somebody comments 'I'd have a Golf GTi as they are nearly as cheap on lease', when the whole rationale of the Octavia is the space within it.

[TEKNOPUG]

This appears to be the solution to a question already answered by Subaru...

[anonymous-user]

Rich Boy Spanner said:

The point is that the Octavia is an estate and even the mk1 has a large boot. The S3 does not, it is a super-mini. It is like the reviews of the vRS Octavia where somebody comments 'I'd have a Golf GTi as they are nearly as cheap on lease', when the whole rationale of the Octavia is the space within it.

its not a new car so i imagine the market for a used modified estate is pretty small, and you are spending 4k,i think similar engined cars are a valid option.