The Pros & Cons Of Owning A +400,000-Mile Car

In this new series, we'll spend the next few weeks living with a super-high-mileage Skoda Octavia. This week, Alex shows us the good, the bad and the smelly aspects of his new purchase!
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[@joannaatkins822]

Yes, full restoration please!

[@abdullahsameer323]

MILES - The name

[@cellphonelightsaber]

Dude! Take my vote for Miles!

[@filipstojanovski1675]

There's an Octavia cab in my city with close to 700.000km and running like new.

[@user-nr3sd4dg3y]

My grandpa's octavia is close to 100000 km and it runs perfectly

[@whimsical6]

Το κανάλι του παππού 100k isn’t a lot

[@user-nr3sd4dg3y]

@@whimsical6 I meant a million not a hundred thousend it's just a typo o.k.

[@Vanadeo]

Sooo what you're saying is that a Skoda Octavia is a good investment?.. xD.. I really want one..

[@filipstojanovski1675]

@@Vanadeo its dirt cheap, its a VW essentially and its durable.

[@DaliriusD]

I have the same car. I have been driving it for the last 10 years!! I still love it. It is the real "built like a rock" car. And it has been driven on Romanian roads all of it;s life. Still works flawlessly.

[@rehanbangar5211]

it is skoda after all

[@_jamb_]

forrest gump, because he is still running

[@cabij2475]

forrest dump sounds more intimidating for a 430k mile car

[@_jamb_]

@all: thx so much for your support

[@parvezharoon7674]

Call it miles

[@jillporemba4176]

parvez haroon yesssss

[@BrendanPike001]

parvez haroon My guy , this is the best one.

[@nohabloemojislosiento4930]

I like this one the most.

[@kingavrix8799]

Winner.

[@BayAreaRushHour]

Right here

[@Goat-wh1qw]

Dad brought 1 of these with 230000 miles on the clock, was pristine & excellent on fuel

[@Mike-cd7bj]

This series has sold me on the idea of owning a higher mileage VAG group diesel. Not 400k high, but high regardless.

[@Matty7val]

Mike my car has 267,876 miles and everything works except some buttons on my steering wheel because I unplugged them when my stereo got changed

[@GermanPerfectionist]

A full restoration would be so awesome. This car clearly deserves it!

[@Lurod_]

Nah give it to the 1 million mile toyota tundra truck

[@GermanPerfectionist]

Did you watch the video?

[@DutchMastermind]

Some say he has watched the video. Some say he actually owns a skoda octavia All we know is, he's not the stig. Its the stig's German Cousin!!

[@coles201]

Yeah that would be good to see.

[@DjDolHaus86]

They're an absolute shit to work on so I expect they'll give up on that idea fairly quickly

[@thatguysellscrack]

Call it Cheryl, cause it’s high mileage, tired and a little loose. Shoutout MCM!

[@tirvplumbing]

Andrew Barham +1 million.

[@SvDKILLSWITCH]

It's also large, wallows around, smells a bit funny, and needs a whole lot of lovin'.

[@MrDenden94]

Also most of the outside bits dont work

[@drg111yt]

"This car deserves a bit of love" - nice summary.

[@TheKohli]

It‘s a 1.9TDI... This fantastic piece of engineering is just warm with +400k Miles :P We have it in our old Audi A6 from 1998. Awesome!

[@drakevevo3710]

i work at a scrapyard in england and we're starting to get a lot of volkswagen golf 4th generations now, the ones that posses the invinsible VW 1.9TDI engine have pretty much all done 200k or more, the only reason they are being scrapped is because of rust most of the time and the owners cant be bothered spending the money to sort it.

[@gravemind6536]

@@drakevevo3710 The the 1.9 Diesels are indestructible they refuse to die the rest of the car will fail long before the engine does. I had one as my first car it already had over 250,000 miles on it and I thrashed the living crap out of it and drove it like it was stolen and it sold it on it now has over 275,000 miles according to MOT records.

[@chubz01]

@@gravemind6536 i got a question..Do u know more cars that share the same engine?Because Im looking for a first official car,a beater car.I dont wanna spend more than 2000 for it.i heard that the 19tdi is great,but only two octavias were available before but they got sold.thanks in advance.

[@gravemind6536]

@@chubz01 Skoda Fabia, Seat Leon, Seat Ibiza , VW golf and Polo and Audi A3, Audi A4

[@conorf8091]

Drake VEVO I picked up a 1.9tdi mk5 with 170k on clock. Rusty wings and paint could use a bit of attention other than that car is running sound 😁👍 we have a mk4 in our family going still also

[@justafan3149]

name it apollo since it was to the moon and back (almost)

[@bethm3152]

Ardian Begaj 😂😂😂😂 almost

[@neonstuff8575]

Should it not be artemis cause apollo is the sun god

[@saturnv691]

Tyler will sue alex than

[@user-wt4te7fu6i]

*Hoovie intensifies*

[@CarsWithJB]

I had a 1.2 Skoda Fabia estate as my first car which I loved to bits - she was called 'Skye' (AKA 'The Phatmobile') and ran like a dream; I even took her 2,536 miles around Europe last summer which was unreal... ...Until the brakes failed on the A1 and I ended up in a bush. RIP Skye. Pls call your Skoda Skye in memory of her.

[@fordgalaxie3695]

Call him "The Voyager" because its travelled 17.3 times around earth

[@ghaith4089]

call her The voyager

[@basilpunton5702]

Call it the voyage. In English inanimate objects have no sex.

[@michaelprocida8970]

I mean, aside from the rockets we sent out into space in the 70s, Chrysler already makes a car called The Voyager in the United States

[@panosmrk2318]

@@basilpunton5702 yeah but a lot of people like to name their cars boats and trucks

[@zepter00]

@@basilpunton5702 Octavia is a female name in many countries including Czech republic and Poland.

[@ericjanke853]

Proper service and looking after the car is a factor for sure, but also the 1.9 is probably the best engine Volkswagen ever made in my opinion

[@peterdallman4550]

I have a 2004 VW tdi 1.9T with 484,600 miles! Still going strong!

[@samvrs]

Mines a Fabia VRS 1.9tdi and it’s only on 121k now but still runs like a dream, seen some with Nearly 300k on them and sit going, brilliant engines

[@freinagetardif6882]

As many have said, no other cars deserves more the name Miles

[@fastoaie]

432k miles on a 1.9TDI? Literally, it's just over the brake-in period mate... That's a Nigel or Miles for sure. Or Apollo 19 since it's a 1.9.

[@LRM12o8]

Nigel? That's the name of the price that amazon grand tour gave to especially awful cars. But Miles is a suitable name. It should be Miles

[@fries4450]

"... a car can last forever" Well apparently not if some moron crashes into you despite having seen you coming. RIP my little grey bastard I love you 3000

[@steamkrypton2990]

I hit a deer in my first car, fixed it up badly and ran it for 1 more year until it was MOT time, it failed two times abd then i had to scrap it ... I still miss that old car, it was reliable, cheap and had great gas mileage.

[@z-trip5457]

@@steamkrypton2990 First cars are special as hell. I miss my shitty 1.0 Micra every day.

[@lt7automotive931]

This sounds like a cool project. I really enjoy when someone takes good care of something that others think is useless. One note, feel free to get the tires up to pressure, even before the restoration begins. Good luck!

[@texmex9721]

Yoda the Skoda

[@randomvwguy5864]

English pepole say Skoda not Scoda and the most correct is (its a Czech car) Škoda

[@honzaskaryd6488]

Adam McGinty well i do :D

[@motormania101]

Viagra!! its blue and old...

[@deezdrumzable]

Clube Skoda TV Cocktavia!

[@sermovies3217]

Rocktavia or like Deez Cocktavia are cool names

[@lBonaCl]

I was going to say what was wrong with just "Octavia", but this one just takes the cake. That would be perfect as it's going to get a restoration done on it. - "Old and worn, but it just keeps going on"

[@ckasetti1233]

Lol, yes, and the the shape of the car is not that far of from a pill.

[@Granturismoveloce]

Gotta call him Russel surely. Or Russ!

[@karatepanda1]

0:30 Oh hey I can see my office from here! Also another vote for naming it "Miles"

[@gringotom242]

Really liking your recent videos keep it up!

[@tjunerrs7596]

Karolínka she is czech after all :D

[@ryanwelsh6952]

Couldn't agree more

[@awethesound]

As a polish guy, please write some words so I can read them and improve my mood.

[@tjunerrs7596]

im not polish hahaha im from croatia

[@TriplePavel]

Siemasz Karolinko, czekam aż wrócisz z księżyca Some other names: Elzbieta, Kunegunda, Kloc, Zuzanna, Martyna, Marcelina, Agata etc.

[@veselka4256]

name it Paštika! xD

[@hugomagoogo]

It needs to be called Myles

[@pjbdm1517]

Hugo yep that's the one

[@ryanhafner5472]

Yes. Myles is perfect.

[@Nick-bh1ib]

Yes myles is suitable

[@tkracing5945]

Winner 😂

[@PedalExperiments]

Perfect.

[@AJsWorld]

Just seen this in my recommended feed and I just subscribed. Great video.

[@jonord]

Probably the best car Skoda ever made. have a 02 Octavia Elegance myself since 2005, and apart from a few issues with the ignition (failed coil), and having to replace the rear brakes twice it has been quite reliable. And also almost no rust at all in a quite hostile climate, especially compared to other cars of the same age.

[@swooshwytiger4721]

The car NEED to be called "Miles"

[@lukaskrtek5212]

Swoosh & WyTiger she needs to be called Miley :D

[@flowrfpv]

PRDIK !

[@dasovietpotato3784]

Yes

[@shawnbarry5553]

Cheryl, a la MCM. A mature woman who's been around the block once or twice, and despite some exterior wear, has still got game.

[@dogetothemoon223]

I have absolutely no idea why I haven't subscribed in all this time that I've been watching this channel. But now I am finally subscribed.

[@fzlsalim]

Awesome series! Can't wait.

[@maceroni5869]

Do a power test. To see what lost.

[@martingold1187]

It is not entirely possible, because the previous owner done chip-tuning to increase power and torque. Alex would have to swap stock ECU and it would be just a wild try because once people start to modify this kind of cars, they can change for example the fuel injectors from 110hp version and you could never be sure that is it in stock condition.

[@bekabeka71]

Martin Gold but you can always check if they're genuinely stock when purchasing a classic car

[@hjc4552]

Miley Cyrust The last name was lightofjahs idea Because it had miles

[@ilmarirantanen]

Eurobeat yeah

[@lessemo]

last name Mcmileface

[@garagebois3035]

Eurobeat NANI!

[@lightofjahs]

Love it could I add Miley Cyrust just to complete your awesome name

[@hjc4552]

lightofjahs yeeeesss

[@johnmcdonald489]

I’m actually looking forward to this!

[@tobiask.3525]

Fantastic video! Really inspires me to drive old cars

[@stirkac]

Apollo. Car has been to moon and back after all....

[@kristenburnout1]

This.

[@davidcheeseman658]

Already done by hoovies garage

[@wouterdob]

Call it moon

[@yourlocalbinman7310]

Call it Miles

[@briguygaming8598]

Your local Binman YES

[@Skitungen]

Haha that's a great name for that car!

[@Acdeportivo2]

This show reminds me that there are still good KZbin car channels left.

[@GobanShodan]

I have no idea where you filmed that intro but I love that that have a Dalek standing there. Those are my people.

[@NegerKim]

Apollo or Apollo 18. It's been on the moon and is returning to earth, so to speak, right?

[@Topher7527]

I don't know. Hoovie's Garage already has the Apollo 911. Might be just a tad unoriginal.

[@TheMugha]

and Apollo is already a Volkswagen car

[@charlespletzke8311]

You should try to make it work, like make the doors open and the windows work. Maybe clean it. Like if you agree

[@charlespletzke8311]

Nevermind

[@shiddy.]

5:00 I've had so many cars with problem lists like that - very honestly I love owning and regularly using them - it feels like you and the car know each other and have come to a mutual understanding to just keep driving together

[@ooglefluffg857]

I love how much you love this car.

[@Alishaan2002]

Call him miles because it's relevant and I've copied another guy in the comments.

[@tommyk3878]

Ali Gaming you piece a shit

[@magnuslikestanks6044]

At least ur honest lol

[@Alishaan2002]

Tommy K what are you jelous or something you fucking wannabe keyboard worrior

[@everythingsbetternaked473]

this made me lol

[@TurboMechanic]

Ali Gaming look okoo

[@robertl2856]

The car is male and called miles !

[@timwood9171]

Robert Lloyd damn, beat me to it!

[@georgf9279]

This needs more upvotes.

[@jonasheld7041]

Robert Lloyd that's simply brilliant!

[@lukaskrtek5212]

Actualy, Octavia is in czech language a femine, so its she ;)

[@-LK34-]

Winner 👏🏼

[@manny3332]

Pros: very cheap Cons: can breakdown any minute

[@nimaforoughi7266]

TheTouge - Gaming videos In which case, no longer cheap.

[@gravemind6536]

@@nimaforoughi7266 It is people fear high mileage cars so are not willing to pay much for them so the market value is low.

[@01Jelen10]

Not really. You can trust car like this so much more than half the age and quarter of the mileage Mercedes (not E, they are usually alright) of Range Rover. Yes, something may break but car like this will still take you home. It's all of new technology and limp mode making cars not drive-able if nearly anything breaks down what makes newer cars so difficult and expensive to run when they get older.

[@wonkeep85]

I've known new cars breakdown before they leave the factory

[@scaryfear21]

That's going to be interesting! BTW, 90hp tdi is famous for its durability. PS: I'm subscribed for like 2+ years, but rarely watch your videos and your filming style and quality improved a lot! Well done!

[@bunter6]

What about Buzz he's been to the moon and back

[@jillporemba4176]

Miles

[@jimmcmullan1494]

Really looking forward to following your videos on this Octavia... My '99 is the identical colour, identical interior, and it has over 300,000 miles on it.. I bought it 9 yrs ago for £750 and it has never ever once let me down!!! I service it every 4 or 5 thousand miles, because its so old, but i knew the previous owner, and the engine has never been opened or touched.. Also, the best part abt it is...... It's still doing over 60mpg, and here in Ireland, its very rarely on motorways... I am definitley going to fully restore mine shortly

[@heinzkot360]

My Skoda Fabia (1.4L 16V 55KW/75HP) was born in 2003 and has 350k KM on its clock. For its bad engineered Pistons it still sounds good and behaves very well. And now i will restore the car back to a fresh and clean one by repairing all his little issues that has come within its way (clutch brakes shockabsorber almost all moving parts on the axle in front and some service stuff like filters and oil again) im very happy my mom purchased it and not only used it but kept it serviced all the time !

[@Figureight]

It's definitely a Gertrude

[@manusk40]

Lex ! Holy shit I should have known you watch these videos Love your channel man

[@igotoschoolitallaght4704]

Figureight since when du u watch car throttle

[@timsalabim83]

Figureight I lov you but why did you stop uploading

[@jdmlover1295]

Lex I knew you watched something like this. Love the mod videos BTW.!

[@a2jprius]

Figureight yes lex

[@JayJayJaroo]

Should get it on the dyno and see how many horses have run away

[@S7StudioElfPaladin]

alex you legend, that intro is epic :D

[@harrysadeepa]

01. Much excited to see it's restored brand new!!! Wish it Millions then Billons!!! 02. I felt inspired to buy a old project car & do anything crazy that I would feel. 03. This is is a hero should never be scraped away but preserved.

[@KPTHR3]

Dory. Just because the doors don’t work.

[@TraustiGeir]

Not because it's blue?

[@KPTHR3]

TraustiGeir that’s a side effect

[@yoyoking77]

And it just keeps swimming

[@adamstaines3217]

KayPeaThree 3 haha. YES

[@kenoxykenoxy]

I have same dark blue 285+ km 1.9 tdi 110 ps 81kw

[@siraff4461]

346 mile commute? MOVE HOUSE!!!

[@No.Handle31]

Si Raff Why would you want to live in Liverpool

[@siraff4461]

Fair point but why would you want to spend 6 hours a day in a skoda? Surely they could have just got a closer job and done extra hours for the difference in pay?

[@jordangunn8239]

You've actually inspired me to buy a Honda civic 1.4 that I've been looking at for some time now and has 211 thousand miles! And I'm determined to keep it and fix it up to last as your as yours keep doing what you do best I watch all your videos 👌😊

[@bluemoondiadochi]

youre a far sighted man, wanting to restore it. not only does this car deserve it, but i am sure that these old Skodas are going to be Mercedes 124w's of the future; icons that noone right now notices. they are a marvel of modern car production and practically the only 2000s+ car i'd consider owning.

[@brunofeitais6118]

That skoda is awesome,here in portugal police and gnr uses that car, they have 900 000km and still be using it every single day at work. PERFECT

[@tudorv7295]

Skoda👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@gejmsik211]

Bruno Feitais Ya know, czech power :) (I am czech, skoda is czech :D)

[@tudorv7295]

mudemmeonick 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@tudorv7295]

mudemmeonick shut up.

[@ivankalaydzhiev2443]

GeJMSiK CZ Why Don't Be A Gamer? The only reliable part in the car is the german wv 1.9tdi engine

[@alexaava7582]

Name it Miles

[@joannaatkins822]

Munakanap yes

[@mathildesullet7223]

👌👌👌

[@onetouchgarage4503]

Yes!!!

[@rubenpereira1001]

i hope this is the name with best votes men

[@RoobehTunes]

Yes! So obvious!

[@breifcase5336]

I love this show and channel. When will they get on a network?

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Alex,yes this is gonna be a nice car restored,its cheap on fuel and has a cool mpg on it.cant wait for the next video.

[@sneugler]

If you choose to completely restore it, you should visit the original owner to see their reaction :)

[@pauls3839]

Road trip to the Czech factory?

[@Flibster]

Sigmund. Sigmund the Skoda.

[@juljasmaharchive]

Bob McFarland

[@sensiblewheels]

Thank you miles!! My first car is the 2009 facelift Octavia with the 1.9!! Although, a 1.9 PD

[@MarbleTL]

I got one of these, mine is a wagon with 4x4 tho, love that turbo diesel, it's lovely to drive. Got a 2008 low milage honda as well but man I like my Skoda

[@kass7855]

A 1.9 TDI is a bulletproof engine

[@konyina]

Kasim Akhtar 1.9 TDi, 2.0 HDi, 1.9D Peugeot, 1.9 JTd are the best diesel engines!

[@uhrrtax]

Zabole Me you can also add hondas 2.2 dci (n22a and n22a1) engine to the list

[@sophocha]

engine yes....injectors, dsg gearbox and electronics NOT

[@agt155]

The old 90 hp tdi is dog slow by today's standards though. They also had no DMF which meant they used to eat gearboxes. Shame he couldn't find a year later pd130 - great engine.

[@flynnscope6757]

lie. I had a 2007 Passat that broke down twice a month Volvos edrive 1.6 is bulletproof

[@zelyzkocz283]

Actualy, one Škoda in Czech republic, made 1.300.000KM thats about 800.000miles, still runs.

[@AntJoseph_]

Zelyzko CZ A FABIA, right?

[@filipcerny2550]

Škoda is great :-)

[@t5tuned705]

Had to come back since Alex bought him again

[@jmms5975]

I have 20 years old Octavia with 1.6 petrol engine and I am satisfied the engine does not know about the failure at least in my case

[@isofilmy]

Idea: take the economy to the extreme! Make it lighter, do maintaince and tune for mpg. See how far one tank can take you.

[@MyDarkStar451]

Colonel Camp no need,it's a 1.9 tdi. 5-6L/100km

[@antonpeterson1245]

Drive from UK to Czech Republic on a single tank of fuel.

[@MyDarkStar451]

Anton Peterson true,55-60 litres is good enough for about 1500km,even if you drive a little bit sporty

[@DeeZeeGR]

My dad has a Suzuki Vitara 1,6 with 408.000 km note it burns oil but still runs!!I agree if you take care of something it can last!

[@jeremym9140]

King Whispa okay dumb question but in America we would say 408,000 what would you guys do if a number was like 408,183.292

[@DeeZeeGR]

JeremyM I don't know man haha 😂 what do you mean?

[@AhmedAhmed-dx7rt]

JeremyM we 403.000,871

[@vibingwithvinyl]

They use commas to separate numbers in the US. We don't in Europe, we only use comma to separate decimals. "408.000 km" is a bit misleading, should've been "408 000 km" or "408 tkm".

[@alexaava7582]

King Whispa bruh 400000km is like nothing i know Volvo that has over 1.5 million km

[@karl-ve2of]

I'm waiting for full restorarion, awesome car

[@srikanth240389]

The best fuel efficient master looking comfortable luxurious car of the century

[@musicman6887]

Call it Geoff

[@carlenelanier2133]

Is that supposed to be a Top Gear reference, cause if it is I get it lol

[@MrConor159]

Music Man maybe leave that until they get something electric.

[@Fabbezlg]

Geoff Tate \m/

[@DCecil21]

"G off"? Because this is a stupid way to spell "Jeff" really. Anyone with this name spelling is probably a pretentious asshat.

[@jordanprice9285]

Music Man unless it's a BlackPanthaa reference maybe?

[@burger116]

“If you own a skoda, never park in Liverpool” - Alex, 2018

[@hydrasalesman9629]

Mush don't park in liverpool, full stop.

[@mramicus6917]

i have never owned a new car ! love old bangers !

[@krambis7721]

Can't wait to see it restored

[@BillyRS]

That car is a KEITH. Never have I seen something look so much like a Keith in my entire life. You should wear a wooly jumper every time you drive it 🤣🤣

[@thecreep0]

Agreed

[@woolenhat5796]

Billy RS whats wrong with woollen clothing....

[@nicholashorsey9221]

That's exactly what I was thinking!! You beat me to it!

[@sparepartssparepartsempori519]

Yep that's a Keith alright

[@mr.revling227]

The Skoda octavia with a 1.9 diesel engine is basically a VW diesel bora, so i would call it "Boris".

[@Prevolution]

Mr. Revling yeah Boris was also the first name I thought of.

[@valentinziman2734]

I used to have ona exactly like that. Me and my gf called it "rocket", Raketa in Slovak. It sounds much better in Slovak. I loved that car!

[@mikebmx101]

I love those 1.9 engines, a guy stopped by our shop with just over 500,000 miles , and the interior and everything was phenomenal I don't live near where cars rust it just look amazing. The guy said he drives from Texas to California every week.

[@robertl2856]

Love the Harry Hill intro

[@markoz673bajen8]

Robert Lloyd say Everyone ??

[@rudkacka]

Octavia TDi is the go to tuner/teenage ricer car in Slovakia and Czech Republic, you see these everywhere, they are so stereotypical, high mileage, low fuel consumption, shaft play in the turbo that makes the turbo squeal a little, worn tires, busted suspension, leaked out shocks, warped discs (mainly pre-facelift, as yours because they had smaller discs that were not adequate for the heavy engine) and, of course, those atrocious seats, hard as hell and the rear has no leg room because it was sacrificed for the boot space, but its one of the most reliable cars you can have, just blank off the egr and its a forever car, we call them sheep here :D

[@derdracheXI]

asi tak no

[@Rheainstoun]

1.9 tdi ta nikdy nesklame

[@monsterrapid]

No Bullshit Promotions *nenadchne

[@rudkacka]

ani to no :D ale napr. fabia v "eresu" celkom dobre ťahá, stačí remap a v takej malej krhle stačí aj to TDi

[@monsterrapid]

Tay Tay jo, sice to jede.. ale zvuk traktoru a křivka krouťáku typu nic-bum-nic, to není pro mě.. :D naftu už nechci ani vidět, stačilo co jsem si s ní prožil

[@vulepetronijevic1900]

My friends dad owned same Skoda Octavio, was a first owner and drove 1,000.000 km and went to the Skoda store and got a new one Octavia and store kept old one for a store museum. :D

[@DigitalGamerBE]

Well... I fell in love with this car xD

[@nick-mf9cl]

Name it blue balls cause with over 400,000 miles it hasn't busted yet.

[@TheDraganche]

Upvote this,we've got a winner!

[@NazbolCaliphDonaldaddeenTrump]

Yes!

[@GordonBernstein]

Lol that's perfect!

[@nick-mf9cl]

Come on guys we got this

[@m3d11k]

Raik - old islandic name for "rough bay". The Vikings supposedly are in relation as they called it their point of origin when sailing back from fishing.

[@raulalmeidabartolo]

awesome guys!!

[@AndySnap]

The 'suave Harry Hill' intro turns into an interesting video. Gotta love survivor cars, go for the Moon and back mileage in it! I think the 'reversing sensors' look more like ex-taxi plate fixings...

[@rafaelphoenix4746]

Cecilia, don't ask why. Kinda like it though!

[@michaelb2226]

Rafael Phoenix why

[@davidmerritt3804]

Call it Lancelot!

[@rafaelphoenix4746]

Sir Lancelot :)

[@darianmurcott-istead3001]

Olivia... Sounds like Octavia but like my ex Olivia, has been around the block a few times, been well lubed, is dirty and needs a decent tidy up now... did I mention the funky smell?? Her head could also do with removing for inspection lol..

[@sebastianannab8159]

Darian Murcott-Istead are you fucked?

[@JohannesB5]

Hahqhahahahahahhaha

[@darianmurcott-istead3001]

Sebastian Annab, not at all lol.

[@sebastianannab8159]

Darian Murcott-Istead my bad homie

[@darianmurcott-istead3001]

Sebastian Annab, no worries bro

[@pepapig9289]

My dad's skoda octavia has 2.3 million miles and is still rock solid and looks like brand new (almost) everything works fine True beast

[@stuchly1]

I am czech and seeing this made me insanely happy :D I actually drove a skoda fabia with the exact same engine (1.9 diesel), so this was kind of nostalgic to me as well. :D God knows, maybe "my" little skoda had put a quarter milion miles on the clock as well in the 10 years that have passed since. :D

[@TheShaq9001]

Call it Prince Philip because it will never die

[@Pro_Blunder]

Surely Queen Elizabeth II?

[@TheShaq9001]

MegaBigByte Could be but he looks more like a Phillip to me

[@antti_kukkonen]

"never"

[@ryanneville4530]

Too soon

[@paul_109]

That comment didn't age well did it ?

[@Lkenneally]

This video series convinced me theres nothing wrong with a high miler skoda ... so I went away and bought a 2013 superb with 197,000km (119,000 miles) so far so good... only had to change rear calipers as they were starting to seize and a new copper pipe

[@mauricehayden8835]

There’s a man beside me with a 2007 Volkswagen caddy van with 800,000 miles on it and still going strong, he fully intends on driving it completely out and is never selling it. Old VW diesels, when kept right they can go forever

[@angeredshadow]

Would love to see a full restoration. Cars like these are often ignored. As for the name, I'd like to throw 'James' into the mix ;)

[@captaincool9812]

Sabarish Elango nice idea, nice name