Cheap car road trip challenge

We Continue with our Epic 1000 Mile road trip in the High mileage Skoda Felicia. The £200 Car faces more challenges before it makes it's long journey back home. But Will it make it?
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[@epiccarshow]

This Video is Dedicated to my good friend Felicity who sadly passed away whilst Part 1 was being filmed. Hence the name Felicity the felicia ❤Thank you to everyone that has watched, liked and commented on these videos. If you missed part 1 please go check that video out here to bring you up to speed 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSmf5RnjamGZ5I

[@N95boy1]

Sorry for your loss. RIP

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

No way sorry for your loss buddy 😢

[@renegadetimelord9065]

You need to restore that Skoda as a reward for making it. Great Video!

[@epiccarshow]

Yes that sounds like a lovely idea. This is such an incredible car

[@lucythemoggy1970]

@@epiccarshow skodas are awesome! i am on my 2nd one!

[@letsgochamp8458]

You cant call yourself a petrolhead if you dont love old, cheap shitboxes🔥

[@epiccarshow]

Yeah so true. They have so much character. Something electric cars will never have

[@nicholasdavis657]

A cheap car and a long road trip. The best content! Great video. Hope for many more.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks for the kind words. We have some big trips planned. Plenty of content filmed and in edit right now 😀

[@Jambofy]

I know you guys have another channel (if i remember) , but it is still underrated. Editing is clean, quality is good and the evil storyline is hilarious. Good work!

[@epiccarshow]

Thank you so the story behind why we have the mad man was this. I stayed at home as I couldn't get time off to film so Matt did filming etc with 2 mates. When I received the footage I had no idea what to do. But then my wife was watching some netflix program called (you) so I was editing and heard the characters voice in the background and burst out laughing as it matched the quirky nature of Alex so I used AI to clone the characters voice and now we have a crazy evil character in the video lol. So because of this we asked him to come to the unit and film the very last bit on a different day but it was such a laugh putting this together 😅

[@epiccarshow]

Wow the Skoda Felicia is a global icon ❤️

[@Jambofy]

That is an epic way to get a storyline LOL 😂 Also the Skoda series is really good too. I really enjoy it and you should keep going with it too 😁

[@epiccarshow]

Yes Adam is joining us on the road trips. his family were horrified when they saw his first appearance. he had no idea we did that to him lol@@Jambofy

[@Jambofy]

@@epiccarshow Its a good joke though LOL. Nice to see him come along with you though

[@Stevie-bee8]

Think I've found my replacement for car throttle. Well done, Felicity 👏 🎉

[@epiccarshow]

Amen 🙏. Thanks so much for watching. We have every intention of putting as much effort as physically possible to make this channel work 🙂

[@vitorpassos309]

This is why any car, independent from value, can be made into a "petrolhead" car. What a journey.

[@skodakatie7341]

I’m not at all surprised the Felicia made it without a hitch, I would have been very surprised if it hadn’t, bravo Felicity, bravo Škoda!!. I have been an enthusiast of the marque since childhood, it would appear I was right to believe they were rugged, reliable and dependable value for money companions. Great video as always guys, and a shout out to all fellow Škodians❤.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Katie, what Skoda do you have now? We are looking for a few more. Got any suggestions under the £1000 mark?

[@lucythemoggy1970]

@@epiccarshow skoda Octavia 1.9tdi

[@silvertown130]

Agree 100% with your comment. Was sure the old Felly will make it. I go all places in mine and just love the car. Lovely video well done guys.

[@djmandrick]

I still can't get over the wobble on that gear linkage! haha

[@epiccarshow]

Nothing wrong with that gearbox 🤣. We're taking this to shedfest next Month

[@ardongrainford8004]

Why buy a train ticket. Cheaper to buy a car and then scrap it.

[@blackcountrydiecast4708]

Not watched the video yet, but I know it's gonna be good. The more channels we have like this the better!!! Skoda FTW!!!

[@epiccarshow]

Yes mate love the fast comment 🙏👌 thanks for giving it a watch

[@blackcountrydiecast4708]

@@epiccarshow no worries boys, been waiting since at least 5 to 6. Keep doing what you do. Some of us need this content to keep us sane!!!

[@epiccarshow]

@@blackcountrydiecast4708 thank you mate. Yeah I know the feeling. Sometimes a good video is all you need to escape the madness of the real world

[@CarlosRodriguez-dq3mn]

I always remember choosing this car in the video game Rally championship 96. greetings from Argentina. 

[@kralkoritnacekbob]

czech poweeeeeeeeeeeeeer !!!

[@epiccarshow]

Love it 😀

[@Cynical_Ninja]

Found this channel when someone gave it a shout out in the comments on the latest CT video with the new hosts. And I have to agree, this is 100x better than the new CT. Keep going guys, don't give up, some s#itboxes might blow up along the way, but this channel will def blow up one day.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks so much. We want to bring something different to the car KZbin world so we do have a big plan but to get to that destination we are focusing on content that works right now with the audience we are after so plenty of good road trips coming up in cheap cars. We are both broke so cheap cars is the best for us lol

[@philiprowney]

[ sub'd last ep ] Great fun guys, lets hope the figures build. ED There are not enough sh1tb0x road-trips.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks mate yeah we have way more on the way

[@crazyforcars]

I don't know what scares me more. The state of that Skoda or Adam 😅.

[@epiccarshow]

Adam has been filming more videos with us 🤣

[@rajanprajapati2854]

Great video as always :)

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks my friend

[@elproffo]

What an amazing Skoda Brick, even hardier than my first car the Skoda Fabia. Amazing production values, story and stunts exactly what the Skoda deserves.

[@epiccarshow]

Thank you 🙏

[@TikulikCZ]

I'm from Czech republic and you can buy these cars here for 200£ easily. I recommend do something with the engine, transmission and you have great lovely car (Btw. You can fit some VW Group engines in it like EAA 1.6 MPi 55kW or 1.9D 47kW, the engines are not so reliable like the skoda ones, but they are more powerful and probably easier to get in the UK)

[@epiccarshow]

Nice we may have to head over there and buy another one. we love the skoda felicia

[@andrejnistor1719]

I'm skoda fan I hate skoda for many years and never let me down so specially felicia I travel from czech 🇨🇿 to UK 🇬🇧 and no one problem 1200 mile and after 3days driving back 1200 mile 😅😅

[@epiccarshow]

Oh nice that's awesome 👌

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

Do something Robin Reliant. Got driven to high school in one for two fucking years! THE WORLD OWES ME! I demand VENGEANCE!

[@epiccarshow]

Omg yes. My dream car / van was the reliant supervan with the trotters stickers on the side. For me that's the goal. May sound crazy to some people but any vehicle that's brings me joy needs be owned

[@ItzKieren]

Very surprised and exciting watching this, for a small channel your presenting energy is up there, really impressed with your creativity, information and just being entertaining. Newly subscribed, very much look forward to more of this! Keep it up lads.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Kieran, we really appreciate it. Honestly the energy is being ramped up. We love KZbin and being creative. May not be to everybody's taste but we will always put 100% into our content

[@edwardgrafton4663]

Hey guys I think that you should give that Skoda Felicia a respray and fix up the engine and fix clutch too make it good looking car again. I absolutely love Skoda's you could drive them for ages and they would still be going and drive able

[@epiccarshow]

Hi Edward. Yes we will probably keep this hero for the summer. We are getting another car today for the next trip

[@PaulDoldenDetails]

The South Stack lighthouse is a great trip not for the faint hearted those steps great part two guy’s beautiful roads now go and give that car a cuddle 🥰

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Paul. It's a shame the weather was bad for them but hopefully we will all return soon. Thanks for watching mate

[@peemick]

Sorry to hear about your friend :( Carry on with what your doing. loved this one as well. Like it or not Skoda have made good cars,and everyone forgets that they have won rally championships in the past. Not grat looking cars, but certainly solidly built

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks so much for the lovely words 🙏

[@died_rider_sk]

My man im proud owner of škoda Felicia 1.3mpi and that car is the best you can buy,yeah its fairly slow and rusty all over but its reliable and it got an soul

[@epiccarshow]

Yes it definitely has a soul. I swear Matt sits inside it and has a full conversation with it on a daily basis

[@xkuivs5514]

I bought a 1.3 felicia estate as a dirt cheap temporary car 3 and a half years ago, its very ugly and has some 'features' but it hasnt left me stranded once. Its still my daily and i dont plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. I even bought another one to make a nicer example out of as the first one looks even worse than your Felicity😂

[@epiccarshow]

Love it. That's a relief because it's going on another roadtrip next month 😅

[@mike-A299]

The murdery voiceovers really make this video!

[@epiccarshow]

😅 this would have never happened if my wife wasn't watching some netflix program whilst I was editing part 1 lol

[@kotya89]

Well, I’m genuinely impressed. Maybe I just had a bad egg, as mine was rubbish…

[@epiccarshow]

Oh no honestly you're the first person who's commented to have had problems with the car. I must admit I was shocked when he made it home lol

[@Smugen]

these are great, and all the murder skits are killing me xd. Glad to see you having fun with the trusty old commuter and big respect for the naming of it

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks so much. Means a lot. We just like having fun. There's too many serious car channels out there

[@rossturton8859]

Its quite crazy seeing you lot drive the skoda around where i live and work on anglsey 😂i wish id kept an eye out now

[@epiccarshow]

It will be back soon I'm sure 😁

[@ytaken154]

I myself own a Škoda Felicia, 98 hatchback with a 1.3 high compression motor. Despite costing 600 euro and not being serviced at all, it hasn't let me down once. Drives really good, and the shifter has 100 times less slop than yours does lol. Classic Škodas are awesome cars, sucks that they suffer from rust so much.

[@epiccarshow]

Another vote for the Skoda we love this car so much

[@MrSkoda105s]

Felicity Felicia, a true loyal friend ❤sorry for the loss of your friend ❤

[@epiccarshow]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏😢

[@mrbmwpro3539]

Maybe you could do a trade up series with it sell then buy something

[@epiccarshow]

We could buy selling cars isn't a strong point for us so we would end up making a loss lol

[@volt8684]

These cars were not a joke. They were fine to the ordinary working fellah

[@epiccarshow]

100% agree. I was just referring to the common Skoda jokes from my childhood. In our town we were the poor people because we had a Skoda so it's nice to see it go further than a brand new range rover 😉

[@antonywalker8837]

That was a very entertaining video. Well done to all involved. Things can only get better. Dad 👍🍺

[@epiccarshow]

Cheers Dad, we had such a laugh filming this

[@antonywalker8837]

@@epiccarshow quite happy to be involved at some point. Will I need to bring a first aid kit 😵‍💫🪓😂😂

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Well done your Skoda has done you proud, drove all the way to South stack lighthouse on HolyIsland of Anglesey a nice drive through Snowdonia . Did you travel back on the A5 or the A55 headed towards Wrexham and now your back in England and made it home, that car is a keeper it proves cheep and cheerfull does work and pays off. Great stuff great video have a good one

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Shaun, not sure which route Matt took but he could probably reply to this later on. It looked really nice just a shame about the weather

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

@@epiccarshow it wet Wales for a reason, glad you enjoyed it

[@maybenot6075]

If you need to know anything about these give me a shout on here. Weve 3 of them, a 97 feli with 119000k miles in daily use that i purchased for £125 originally as a parts car for the 2000 feli that used to be my daily many years ago. That old girl im currently building into a rally car to do the btrda rally first series but the rust was alot worse than i thought 🤦‍♂️ its stripped on the drive waiting for a break in the rain to have the rest of the rot cut out & repaired. We also have a 98 that was my better halfs first car she learned to drive in, unfortunately due to a rare but not unknown cam issue on some of the early face lift 1.3 models it decided to explode itself at 49k miles so thats now the parts car 😂 quick tip for sorting the gear leaver, our 97 was a million times worse than yours, it would touch the edges in any gear and just bounce around while driving. Theres a nut and bolt directly underneath you can access from under the car that can loosen over time (it wasnt the rubber bush as someone else has commented but thats also a point that can go), just tighten that up preferably with a new locking nut and you'll be good to go 👌

[@epiccarshow]

Oh wow thank you so much. We need to put this on a ramp and have a look underneath. That would help us massively. Cheers for the advice. We love this car now. It's a true high mileage hero

[@maybenot6075]

@@epiccarshow no bother, they really are super underrated reliable cars! To sort the oil cap stick a butter knife (or screwdriver but be careful of pinching the rubber) behind the rubber seal and stretch it out, the reason it does that is someones taken the cap off while the engines been at temperature, it causes it to shrink with the rapid change from engine running temp to air temp. If the shrinkings to bad (like on our 97) take the rubber seal off, stick a decent thin rubber band no more than a mil thick in the groove on the cap then put the rubber seal back on over it. The reason I say a mil thick is I learnt my lesson & put a chunky one on then put the seal over the top, the cap got stuck after a heat cycle and was a pain to get off 🙈 Also on the thermostat they're more common for failing on these than the thing rusting 🤣 the whole housing needs changing each time, the plastic holding the thermostat in breaks down and snaps. They've become ridiculously hard to get hold of these days but the old style from the favorit are still pretty common. The only difference between them is the overflow/return pipe, instead of it pointing towards the coolant bottle/expansion tank it points towards the firewall, you just need a pipe twice the length to connect them together it wont affect the running of the car in any way! Euro car parts (or carcarparts4less) almost always have them in stock, they had them with 65% off (they're only about £10 each anyway) with the discount code on black friday last year so I got a job lot of 11 and stuck them in the shed 🤣. Rear suspension top mount bushes are another that fail & it looks like they may have with the way the back ends sitting on yours, they're readily available on amazon iv not long put a KYB set on ours, again they're completely inexpensive.

[@czLochy]

I find it funny how in the UK driving this car is a challenge, yet back in my country, Czechia, this is/was a daily occurence for a loooot of people, not as much anymore, but theyre still very common around here. 😁 Top notch video lads, keep it up!

[@epiccarshow]

Really that's so cool maybe we should bring the Skoda over to a local car meet? 👌

[@JAYPCARS]

Some great roads up that way, I bought a cheap Saab to do the trip to that lighthouse. Yet another great video 💪🏻

[@epiccarshow]

Nice we hadn't even considered a Saab but that's actually a great shout

[@JAYPCARS]

@@epiccarshow It was a 9-3 Sportwagon, I actually loved it, shame Saab isn’t about anymore.

[@epiccarshow]

@@JAYPCARS nice I may have a look myself

[@captainteacakes]

She deserves an outing to John O Groats ❤

[@epiccarshow]

yes definitely

[@PumaFred09]

I really enjoyed this series. It's been refreshing to watch to watch a horror/travel vlog. You maybe onto something with this!

[@epiccarshow]

Lol thank you. To be honest we had zero intention of doing this to poor Adam. Matt came home with the footage and I was totally lost with the edit but then my wife was watching some netflix program with some character called Joe Goldberg and it sounded funny so I replaced Alex's voice with his using ai. Silly joke but I think a few people actually enjoyed it

[@PumaFred09]

@@epiccarshow Adam is awesome! Thank you guys, it was really good content.

[@epiccarshow]

@@PumaFred09 thanks that means a lot we did get a mixed reaction but this is great to hear

[@mikenewbold1699]

more surprised that mx5 made it tbh

[@epiccarshow]

Lol I'll tell Adam that 😅. I think the mx5 actually did have a few more issues heading home.

[@sambobrooklyn316]

Love the content ❤

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Sam really appreciate the support

[@tomsales2680]

Another great vid well done

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Tom 🙂

[@owentubeurlife4376]

100k subs in no time

[@epiccarshow]

Hope so 😅

[@owentubeurlife4376]

@@epiccarshow have a little faith and you will

[@epiccarshow]

@@owentubeurlife4376 thank you. My other channel epic detailing will hit 100k soon

[@marktrower2267]

Once again another fantastic video Dave It's ok Adam looked scary quick bury him get Matt to do it lol

[@epiccarshow]

Cheers Mark. Adam survived in the end but this won't be the last we see of him on the channel 🤣🙏

[@PVJ7]

Just discovered the channel, great to see and fantastic craic. Are you bringing the Felicia to Shedfest next month? Seems perfect for it!

[@epiccarshow]

Hello, Thank you for discovering us. We are both coming to shedfest. We did offer this to auto alex for free via instagram but he didn't even reply. He may get back to us once he does a car vertical check 😉😅 The car is great but we have recently got a pretty iconic car which is being revealed on Wednesday which we may go there in instead. We will be on the Piston Rings Clothing Stand as that is Matts business he's advertising there.

[@PVJ7]

@@epiccarshow Fantastic stuff, hahaha, I don't know if he'll go for it; can't spin a CV-based video on it if you can tell it's obviously been crash damaged by the time you've just looked at the bumper 😉 Massive fan of the content I've seen on your channel (loved the b-roll & its colour grading at 7:00 in this, and the little 'security cam edit' at the end), loads of nice touches, great audio, and a solid attention to detail through the edits. Really hope your videos properly take off and definitely look forward to catching the Wednesday reveal and hopefully seeing you at the PRC stand at Shedfest! Please keep up the cracking content!

[@epiccarshow]

@@PVJ7 wow thanks for the nice comments. Please do come over and stay hi. I can't reveal the car we will turn up in until Wednesday but many people will recognize it

[@PVJ7]

@@epiccarshow be a pleasure to! Looking forward to it already, aha. Half expecting something yellow in the shape of a hatchback? 🤔😉 For what it's worth. I hope you decide to keep the Felicia, if you have the space. She's got a fantastic story, and I reckon the memories you've made are more than enough to warrant keeping her! I reckon someone like Lanoguard could sponsor a series on sorting any rust out to make it worthwhile! At the very least, it'd make a welcome change to seeing a CV sponsored section 😂

[@epiccarshow]

@@PVJ7 lol I know right. Blooming car vertical ads are killing the platform. The odd one is ok but not every video. We kinda love the Skoda now

[@B.U.E]

Very epic

[@epiccarshow]

Thank you

[@i.m.ps.]

nice series!

[@epiccarshow]

thank you

[@firextitxmf1331]

My Mk7 1.6 TDCI Silver Fiesta is called Felicity. Saved her from the back field of a car dealership. They had to tow her out with a 4x4 they had for sale. In the process they bent the tow hoop. One 2 foot pole later and I got the tow hoop out without damage to the bumper luckily. She just reached 140k miles at the weekend and still drives wonderful. Great to see you doing something interesting with essentially a scrap car lol

[@epiccarshow]

Love this, that's a nice story ❤️.

[@burnzy3210]

Just found your channel, nice videos (old car throttle vibes) but man is that a terrible channel name.

[@epiccarshow]

You couldn't make it one sentence without being nice. Jeez

[@karl3927]

Great video Dave, really enjoyed it. That Skoda proves appearances can be deceptive and what looks a scrap heap can actually be a dependable runabout. I bought a bashed up Sierra for 140 quid. I ran it for a year and it never let me down.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Karl. Gotta love a cheap car. We will be buying more soon

[@leeofender8185]

Felicia is pretty much the last spawn of Skoda that was truly Skoda so that explains its immortality.

[@epiccarshow]

Yeah I can agree, this machine has done us proud. I was actually annoyed when he first spent all our budget on this but now I love the old girl lol

[@henrykravitz468]

So sorry for your loss. Really glad the car made it there and back. Really enjoying the content

[@epiccarshow]

Thank you. I was devastated but it was nice of Matt to name the car after her

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Been waiting for this video you legends 👏 🙌

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks mate 😀 love the support

[@elliotcaponfield3539]

Why so much reference to serial killing?

[@epiccarshow]

Long story short. Matt went alone on the road trip with people who had ever been on camera. When he came back with the footage I was clueless with how I could edit it but then whilst editing my wife was watching some netflix horror film and I thought the voice was funny so I cloned it and added to Adams personality. His family weren't impressed but we had a chuckle. 😅

[@millskidd8099]

Great video, hope to see more road trips. Scotland trip in the Skoda might be good.

[@epiccarshow]

That's on our video list 🙌 thanks for commenting

[@petergrinnell2500]

The old Skoda may of been a rough around the bodywork and bad gear linkage but for £200 it never let you down

[@epiccarshow]

No it was utterly brilliant. We are planning another road trip with it. It's having a good clean up and we're taking it to a garage to inspect it's safety

[@thymotunez]

@@epiccarshow I've been driving a 1.3 Felly for 8 years. Enginewise you'd want to look at: a new oil filler cap (or the cap gasket) if you can find any online. The blowby is 'kind of normal'. Must've done a lot of short trips in the past. You can also fabricate a small Z-shaped bracket starting from the valve cover mounting point to hold the filler cap in place. Mine blew off once and got stuck between the alternator and the belt. Luckily no damage. // It may look like yours has already received a new thermostat housing, the OEM ones are faulty after a few thousand miles. Does the coolant temp go up to 90°C on the highway? If not, replace the thermostat housing. // The leaky vent could be from a clogged drain hole due to water dripping into the intake on the bonnet. // If you give it a proper service it'll keep on running even after the chassis has rusted away. And believe me, this model knows how to rust. // the gear linkage rubber is a quick fix. If you don't have the new rubber, you can turn it upside down and it'll be 'a little better' for a while. All Felicia's have a ton of shifter wobble, it's charming.

[@AdamLeask]

You guys need to start planning the next roadtrip with the Felicia, this was great!

[@epiccarshow]

Already in planning stages I've got a sh!tbox car now too lol

[@frglee]

Well worth sorting out the few minor issues, I'd have thought - even that rusting bit over the rear wheel. Felicity might make a good touring car, and well deserves saving from the scrappie if the rust isn't too bad.

[@raymondmumford6255]

Another awesome video guys, way too short 😂 scenery was amazing.

[@epiccarshow]

Thanks Raymond. Over time we will increase the video length. Right now we are testing data with our audience to make every second count 🙏🙏

[@raymondmumford6255]

@@epiccarshow Not complaining, just wanted more. 😄