£1500 BUDGET PERFORMANCE SALOON - Modified MK1 Skoda Octavia VRS Buying Review, Running Costs 

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Skodas are so underestimated cars (the old ones), I'm building Felicia VRS and its so reliable, cheap and fun little car to drive

Bought mine for £1600 about 4 years ago. Only remapped it to around 210bhp . No other mods but still loads of fun for a daily . Breather pipes have been a nightmare but all replaced . Keeping her till she dies . Well worth the money

Mine was a 2003 model. The black headliner was a factory option, usually with the optional sunroof but not always. You can also swap the white carpet out for the golf mk4 carpet 3 or 5 door. Also other common issues is the oil pickup pipe blocking.

I own a mk1 Octavia 1.8t 4x4 Elegance estate, pretty capable car too.

This had to be one of you best videos of late Jamie, great subject and food for thought!

Probably cheaper to buy than the fabia VRS and mk4 golf GTI.

I'm driving Skoda Octavia, 1999. year with 100 HP, and it is a perfect first car

From India / Kerela ,am a big fan of skoda specially this Octavia . really insane one

I've owned my yellow one for 2yrs love it only cost me £900 with only 99,000 miles on it and insurance fully comp for this year £170.On a steady run I've seen 43mpg and round town about 29-33mpg.

Love your channel bro. I’m in the US so it’s cool to see all these cars that I’ve never even heard of.

Love these kinda videos. Miss my Octavia Mk1 Vrs

I had one of these and it was pretty decent for the 8 days I had it before the turbo detonated itself... From what I remember, it felt decently quick but the handling felt like a car that rides at twice its height.

really good video my man thx for this i have one of this vRS

Almost bought one of these they are a lot of car for the money. Loads of space for the family and good on insurance for the power

I am from Czech Republic. If Chuck Norris was from here he would defo drive Vrs... Legend😈

Hi Jamie, subscribed to your channel for a while now. Looking at buying this car as it popped up for sale on the skoda group yesterday. I've had two of these before just was wondering if you noticed any issues with the car at all. Currently in a mapped fn2 type r but think I must have the bug for one of these lol

I have a bora V5, love the comfort, love the noise but I’m looking at one of these next 👌

Great car ,I had one of these,same age standard ,not at all what people would expect at all !😊

Thanks that you tunning our Czech car 🇨🇿❤️❤️

Love these n the mk1 fabia vrs 🔥

Great car had my 2003 octavia vrs mk1 for 6 months now love fun to drive looks great and good for the family too. Only paid 1200 for mine brought it with 141k with history. And its on coilovers and its got powerflow stainless system on it

I got a soft spot for this generation of VRS’ from Skoda including the Fabia Mk1 MK1 Fabia VRS review soon?

Just bought one of these. Going from a fiat coupe 5 cylinder turbo. Then to a diesel for 3 years then to an 02 vrs. Fucking love it! Great to be in another petrol turbo after 3 years. Cant believe how quick they are. I bought mine with full decat miltek exhaust system. Lowered 40mm all round. New clutch. New turbo. New filters and fluids. Flushed injectors. all the big jobs done. And all the smaller ones you may not think that are relevant. 1300 pounds! Bargain! Oh and remapped by AMD to 230bhp. No traction in 2nd on a hot day with meaty tyres! The power delivery is completely different to the 5 cyl turbo I had. Hits you like a punch

Beat me to have mine on the channel.. Nevermind haha!

i love mk1 octavias ♥

Had a red 1, loved it ❤

First Octavia was a show off against MK IV golf. Bigger,comfier ,cheaper to buy and run than golfs.Years ago i got myself 99 1.9tdi version for 400pounds. Remapped it from 90 to 115.Drove her for 2 years,sold with profit at the end :D. You can not go wrong with mk1 octavia

i wouldnt say its an ideal budget performance saloon, other the big boot which is good it needs a hell of a lot of work to get it where you want it. I paid £1400 on mine it had a few things and pretty changed a shed load of things and its pushing around 332bhp atm which pulls nicely

@3.25 thats not a sun visor. It's for at night when you turn on the interior lights right next to the rear view mirror, you drop that down to prevent light reflection on mirror and makes rear view clear

i just bought a totally stock 2004 octavia vrs with 3 months mot for 600£ :D

Hey mate how Woudl you recommend trying to find one of these? Any particular websites to look at? Wanna start saving for one for my 2nd car

love this trying to get hold of this

I daily one of these and get 31mpg and only do 10 miles a day, had a modified one when I was younger too and they are brilliant, only thing to look out for is the rear callipers like to seise

Lovely car this, I would love to see how this compares to my fabia vrs

I'm buying the mk2 octavia vrs and I can't wait to tune it😅💪🏼

Mine has no engine light on. Not throwing any codes etc. But the rear door locks and one rear electric window doesn't work. Passenger rear side wont unlock at all. Even using the handle pull inside, and the driver side rear the door unlocks on the fob but the handle inside seems to of broke because theres no resistance when pulling it. So can only open from outside

Such a nice car❤️

I want to start modding my rapid spaceback but lack the knowlage of where to find compatable parts. Any help would be gr8

I have a 1997 Octavia mk1 1.8 (AGN) with out turbo. The steel on this car does not compare with these days cars. It's like a tank! And it's also pretty quick for a 5 speed gearbox.

Haha got one 350 bhp and love it you should try one with more boost Jamie

Which VW Golf model did you take the seats from?

Just picked one up for £800 silver Estate 140k pretty decent history and long mot it was just dirty and needs tlc cleaning etc. It's decatted and isn't that loud as you said. Brembo brakes cupra steering rack and coilovers my favourite mod tho Audi s3 recaro seats lol. Hopefully it doesn't blow up cos it feels like a bargain 😅

Beautiful car!

Loved this car

what are your thoughts on the mk2 turbo charged diesel and modding that one?

Good cars I had one running 230bhp and was awesome daily . Also on the Bora front , it’s not as good as the 2.8 4motion bora

Actually just found one of these for £1800 at 75k, thinking of buying 😳

This was going to be my next Car but I decided on getting a MK3 Mondeo ST purely because how comfy mine is.

Last Skoda made by Skoda is Felicia (1994), any newer car is mix of audi, seat and stooopid vw group.

How much was it? Didn't quite catch how much.

Ive got a 2003 Skoda Oktavia, basically my daily driver very comfortable drive and cheap to maintain. Would recommend to anyone.

i'd probably buy a 3.2 elite vauxhall omega. Not great running costs but about as much luxury as you can get for 1k (without buying some wallet vortex merc or BMW)

Never had mk1 octavia but got a mk2 one of the best cars I have owned running around 250bhp

Decent fun bit dull those I think that looks more special all black bit meaner. Fair play 👌😎🖤for the money 💷

I bought a 2007 mk2 Octavia Vrs tdi (170 bhp) 135000 on clock for 1700, got of couple of marks on the car but bloody hell it goes and i see 46+, and 36+ mpg when im booting it,

I will pay this now if you can do to my estate vrs mk1. I need help with it.

Got a mk1 fabia vrs if youre interested to put out here

I have one for the last 8 years. Its deadly 😎 Think there going up in price a bit 🤞 Oh and N75 can give bother the last owner got rid cos of acceleration problems and I did lots ands loads of money until I chanced a cheap chinese n75 that sorted it out 😀

Hey, where is the front lip bought?

Bought mine for 600€ passed test only need a battery and lights, 93k miles on the clock. Only problem is it’s 600€ to tax it for a year.

Its an fwd right?

Great value

I love Octavia mk1

Mines Had 180k there was not one drip of oil anywhere ecs coil pack upgrade ko4 blower jettex exhaust

My Saab 9-5 2.3 Aero is a better buy but octavias as you say are a quick cheap good car

I've just bought one of these beauty today... Well happy! Got a bargain! Beautiful motor, full mot, 115k miles. Timing and water pump done at 95k... Runs like a dream, its completely standard so a decent Blank canvas. In red the best colour... Well pink as its all fading 😂 nothing a full t-cut won't solve... Your right dude these are brilliant little family cars! I got a right bargain, great value for money cars!! These with an exhaust and a cheeky stage 1 or 2 map (not stupid pop and bang map cos they run like shit with that done and getting pulled every 2 hours) 😂... Tell you something prices on these have shot up... Future modern classics these!

Awesome car

Nothing wrong with that at all. Decent cars the vrs. I'd look at supercharged minis for that do for smiles per gallon

I swear by these cars. Three months after I turned 18 my seat ibiza broke and I bought a stock example of this octavia vrs. At the time the car had already driven over 290.000km and luckely it was maintained well. Anyway I had the time of my life in the 4 months I could afford to own that beast of a beginners car. The only problems I ran into where a slipping clutch obviously my fault, a window meganism that broke and the transmission acting weird in verry rare situations.

Hey if you're ever in north west you can come drive my mk1 octavia 4x4

Great car i had one and sold it still regretting it

1 degrees equals boosting weather

Just swaped a 3.0 v6 TDI stage 2 for one of these on 65000 260 bhp and shes a minter

Looking buy one of these for £1800. Only done 75k, reckon I've got myself a deal. Maybe little more than most but nice MOT history and 75k so I'm chuffed

lovely car ! 😁😁...... but the insurance would be a killer!

I had a red one of these 180bhp it was lowered with the wrc spoiler the roof was black and the wheels it handled so well i loved it, anyway its no longer with us so i went and got a remapped 53 estate doing around 230bhp.

U got the same vrs bage as me.

I've had 2 and my dad has owned his from new. Brilliant cars, only real issue is the oil pump going. Go well with a simple map, easy to work on, good on fuel I saw over 40mpg on a regular basis

Quality wheel kerbing

My friend now owns this in Durham

this car is now for sale in Slovakia. But just parts of it.

Whats the song used in the video?

I have a 2004 estate wagon that will have 350bhp in the next 6 months

Just seen this exact car on gumtree

Octavia Vrs are proper cheap to insure ive got a series of car covictions and can get insured on one for about 2k at 19, pretty decent, i get qouted 7k for gti mk5.

bam engine are the best love mk1 vrs better then the gti

I had one on a 53 plate, hated the white carpet, so swapped it with a black version. The PCV piping gets oily and literally falls apart, have a look on my channel I uploaded a clip yonks ago on mine on the rollers, it had an eBay decat with a branded exhaust system, panel filter and mapped, I think it was around 220bhp - maybe my video has a better description- it was a while ago. The power was great but it was over before it started, wouldn’t have another. 25mpg - there’s much better cars out there, and £1,500 would buy you an absolute POS - in my opinion!

Volvo s60 cost me 1k for the car and couple cheap mods to push it over 200

You can pick a e39 or e46 3.0 straight six petrol for £1000 which has more power and faster

Jamie I have a mk1 fabia vrs interested?

is it a fwd or rwd

sorry but my stage 1 saab 93 aero which has 250bhp and 350nm which cost £800 shits on that and get so much car for the money

Im looking at one tomorrow 88k for a grand. The paintjob is faded and not very good, but the rest seems fine. Will see what it is on the test drive .

Miss my octy best car I've owned

What kind of blow off does this have?

Is it for sale ,??

It’s sat on my garden with a blown turbo lol scrapper

Cheap cars I currently own a mk2 fl octavia vRS TSI

Have a vw passat same 1.8 engine. Serviced well 18k+ miles keep them serviced and use synthetic oil or you'll fuck the engine. Sludge it up and end up with a banger