I BOUGHT A SKODA OCTAVIA VRS FOR HALF PRICE!! HOW?

In today's video I buy a Skoda Octavia VRS to replace the one I bought a few years ago, it was very cheap and I need to find out why...

[@AlexSmith-vd1fz]

The damage almost looks like it could have been boxed in by the police 😂

[@totaltwit]

I was thinking the same myself, a vehicle used by crims. A forged £20 is very serious, hand it in ;)

[@murphychris9811]

or it was the police

[@gilesitsnot2676]

I was thinking the same, also the Rizlas in between the seats with the corners torn off. I was thinking if its got markers on it, he's going to have the fun of getting pulled often too...

[@maverick4177]

Fake £20’s? I’d hoover the carpets Dean, there will be about 1k worth of bugle in that 😂

[@gleng6812]

Really looking forward to seeing more I enjoyed your last VRS project so much I watched them all again this weekend! 👍

[@domknill]

Had a race blue petrol VRS and it is an amazing everyday car. Quick, drives well and as capacious as a van. Such a shame that this one has been neglected in the way it has. Can’t wait to see it brought back to life.

[@zeewin]

One of the most humble and down-to-earth mechanic channels I have ever seen; and I indeed enjoyed every single episode he filmed. Skoda is indeed very much underrated these days and would not interest snobbery at all. I gave up my Beemer 7 series for a Kodiaq, regretted very much for my late decision. I used to drive a 17 plate Octavia and a few 18/19/20 plate Superbs, their boot size is mini van alike capable of bringing a fridge home with the boot shut!

[@amandafletcher2577]

Such a Great mechanic very knowledgeable. I have an Octavia VRS petrol estate 2005 for 6 years or so now. Quite a few cosmetic issues to sort electric windows, door locks but otherwise all good. Wish I had a friend who was into looking after and maintaining it....I will look out for other videos. Thank You 😊

[@markcfullam]

Wouldn't be a good vid without some drama! Did chuckle slightly when you said you had no 4th gear too but the best bit is that we get to see you sort it all out! Another great one Dean, look forward to the next installment!

[@gman6861]

I reckon it’ll be pretty straight forward to get it back in shape and you’ll have a nice car worth way more than you’ve put into it. Good luck 🤞🏻

[@techgamer1597]

One of the things i like about your channel is you get straight to how much it cost etc without delaying it several videos to the end.

[@craighunter5442]

The wife had a vauxhall mokka 1.7 cdti. The DPF light came on a couple of times while we had it. We’d stick it in 3rd and drive it along the dual carrageway for a few miles and that would sort it out. Revs were through the roof while driving but done the trick. Worth a try when you get the gear box

[@tomball84]

As you said in the video, it was listed a few times on Copart. I saw it on there 4 or 5 weeks ago, did the basic history checks and decided against it because the front end looked doctored up. If the letter after the lot number on the window sticker was C or Q (its sometimes hard to see in the pictures), it was definitely a private entry. I hope you don't uncover loads more damage under the bumper. On the subject, I reckon the caps match the rest of the car (Candy White) and the bumper is the wrong paint code (possibly Moon White metallic). I think you got lucky finding the gearbox for that price, I wouldn't be surprised if the clutch and flywheel kit cost more than that! For £7.5k there's not a lot that can beat it though, I'm currently in an 2014 XC60 D5 R Design with Polestar and £12k of options that owes me £6.5k, it was on Copart for about 2 months but the insurance company let me have it after I rejected 3 of their counter bids. It was Cat N with 9mph front corner damage and I was really lucky to get a bumper & wing in the same colour. It was back on the road 11 days later and to my amazement, it was a mint car with really good service history and a previous owner that really took care of it.

[@mohammedabdul-basith3433]

@@Chris-hw4mq I think you can inspect before bidding, I've never actually taken the plunge and bought anything on copart mainly because I have a wife who will kill me if I went off and bought a cat N and then spend £££'s that she would much prefer to spend on shoes.

[@mohammedabdul-basith3433]

you got luck there mate, well played.

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

Thats a cracking buy. Not too shabby already but once fixed you will have a real beauty. Congrats Dean

[@chrismawa]

I've got a 2010 Octavia L&K and it's a brilliant all rounder. Don't think I could think of anything better to replace it with. Mines a 2.0 TDI also and I use an android app called VAGDPF to help monitor my DPF levels. Its also handy to see the status of a regen as it gives your a percentage bar from when its full to clean. I always continue my journey until until the regen finishes, usually no longer than 5-10 minutes.

[@skodakatie7341]

I really like the Octavia VRS, although being a Škoda fanatic I am biased lol, seriously though I always wanted a VRS model, they were just too expensive to buy, and equally as expensive to insure, you’ve shown a way to overcome this, if mechanically minded ❤

[@agua-moose4213]

I have a 14 plate VRS estate. So happy to see a video of a car I own. I completely agree that there is no better allrounder for the money.

[@peterhawthorn3670]

Got my 2015 VRS in May already put 20k on it love it. Since I picked one up noticed lots of people grabbing them as they have dropped into a really sweet price bracket. Practical quick and good looking

[@MrHuismeester]

Half price is in this case a half car.....never the less it is a very nice car and more then worth to fix ! Congrats with 100.000 followers !!!

[@nickmitton7350]

Beautiful car Dean. Hope you have as much fun fixing it as you do driving it!!😎👍

[@dopiaza2006]

With DPF, I used Mannol DPF cleaner on an audi TT that was over the regen limit. It dropped the soot level low enough for a forced regen to work. It's fairly accessible on that engine, should be able to do it from above.

[@chrismilton428]

I had the same problem with the dpf. Not sure what the limit is but my mechanic said it was 5g over so wouldn't force regen. I took it to another garage for a clean and they found it was the DPF pressure sensor which is a very cheap, plasticy part but causes the same symptoms as your having. Worth a check!

[@GazR-ow9nr]

Shame about the gearbox Dean but you’ll get it sorted. I’ve also got a white 63 plate Octavia VRS TDI but a saloon version and it’s hands down one of the nicest driving cars I’ve owned. I got it on just under 150k miles and it honestly drives like it’s got less than half of those miles! I agree with your comment about it being the best car to buy for about £7k ish, I looked at loads of things and just kept coming back to these! Great car! Good luck with it mate, looking forward to seeing the progress 👍

[@jonathangreenwood793]

You'll get that sorted. We love the Octavia Diesels. I've got a 2008 L&K 2.0l tdi on 200,000 still going strong and we just picked up another one from 2008 on 110,000 for the lovely lady as well. Proper workhorse and so spacious. Never known a more practical and reliable car. We used to be Audi fans until things started going wrong on them. We are very lucky to have a superb (no pun intended) VAG Indy mechanic. He can't fault them. Good luck with that gearbox.

[@davidthompson2982]

Great vid and new project. My old vrs was the same and drinking a lot of oil which was then filling up the dpf

[@MrSkoda105s]

The best car! And how nice you still have the other Octavia RS. I have the same. 285.000 km (only 2.0 TFSI). Looks like new and amazing how big that boot is. Many more happy miles with these vehicles. Škoda Octavia RS ❤️

[@TM-on4jl]

Enjoying your content as ever....Keep them coming....

[@diydave3034]

I was going to comment that it might be the same fault as the Wheeler Dealers Audi TT with a selector fork coming loose, but you’ve found a replacement box now, so it’s immaterial. Good luck with this. Congrats on the 100k subs, too, very well deserved.

[@waynehammerton5698]

I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the Skoda Octavia until I watched your video on the first one you bought Dean now I'd like to own one in the future

[@rasherbasher8203]

I absolutely love these videos 👍

[@b19fur]

Had 3 VRS’s the last being a 2015 identical to your new one. Outstanding cars 👍🏼

[@Guyver1990]

Love mine. Amazes me how much more interior space and boot space you get compared to my 54 plate a4 avant.

[@333brooky]

Good Job Dean and congratulations on reaching 100K!

[@eamonkelly2792]

You can't beat a skoda estate especially a vrs one, I can't believe it's been 2years since you got the other skoda vrs hopefully it won't take too much to fix congrats on the 100k subs

[@colmmacnulty]

I've had 3 Octavia VRS in that model. Never gave me a days trouble absolutely fantastic cars.

[@f1kwa399]

Congratulations on 100k, you deserve a lot more, and some luck too….

[@Grags-hd1sj]

Great vid Dean, keep up the good work!

[@yoursecurelocksmithslocksm5782]

Had this dpf prob a couple of weeks ago taken out and cleaned car now works perfect 👍👍

[@piotr0290]

The limit is 45g, it won't initiate after that. After that you'll replace the filter or clean it and then you'll let ecu know that new dpf been fitted.

[@dopiaza2006]

I dont think you need to tell it there's a new one - as soon as it sees black pressure low enough it will allow a forced regen.

[@MrZimmaframe]

Take off dpf, use an acid based traffic film remover, block one side the dpf and fill it with tfr and some water, leave it a few hours and rinse the dpf out, repeat if needed. Then reattach and do a forced regen, change the oil and oil filter afterwards.

[@timeslip6914]

Is that the same for a DPF on the 1.6 Flavia ?..Thanks.

[@andyroberts9495]

Love it! You think you get a bargain but end up with a pig! It's happens to me too many times, just got to grin and fix the bloody thing. Great video, I love the skodas, owning a taxi business I have a fleet of them, try other brands but always turn bk to skaoda, shocked about the box, thay usually bomb proof. Going off tomorrow to see a cheap superb, wish me luck

[@agispapadopoulos6737]

Congrats on the 100k subs! Re DPF you could try doing the procedure in VCDS for installing a new DPF. That will trick the system and let you do forced regens. Do that plus add some DPF cleaning product in the exhaust system through the temp sensor hole and you may have successful results. It is a long shot but I can say from experience I had good result and avoided DPF replacement. Hope that helps! Cheers

[@Ryan-lp7ms]

This is very true, and worth a try. Don’t forget to put an additive in the DPF to help it

[@dangarrard6697]

You need to clean the DPF before resetting DPF values or it can damage the DPF or cause a fire👍🏽😅

[@agispapadopoulos6737]

@@dangarrard6697 surely is not the indicated method but with the right DPF cleaned you may stand a chance. I used Wurth for example and worked well. I see the point about fire 😬😅 but I believe DPF has temp sensors on it in order to put the car in safe mode when temp rises well before it reaches fire risk.

[@dangarrard6697]

@@agispapadopoulos6737 Best DPF cleaner on car DPF cleaner is either JLM 2 stage cleaner or launch uk DPF cleaner 👍🏽

[@dangarrard6697]

@@agispapadopoulos6737 Best DPF cleaner on car DPF cleaner is either JLM 2 stage cleaner or launch uk DPF cleaner 👍🏽

[@mclarenjohnf1]

I drove a 2010 around for a while and I found it to be fantastic I took it down the M1 a couple of tomes and had to be so careful as i went up the on ramp to join the traffic and was approaching 90 as i joined. No first gear is sneaky My son and I purchased a Mini diesel and it had no second gear and i test drove it and found out and we got it for less tan 50% of he wanted as I did a quick guess and said it would be at least £600 just for the box. My Regen used to be hit 70 on the Slab and keep the revs up above 2 000 but that was on a Vauxhall Astra SRI 2.0 CDTI.

[@beerlodge5153]

Great car, can't wait to see it finished.👍

[@alanblenkinsop2775]

Dean when I used to do static regenerations I took the car out for a drive then put a litre of forte d p f cleaner in then let it go cold then run it up to running temp then start the regeneration and let it do the job putty about the gearbox though mate but like you say you got it for half bat so a bit lee way for you looking forward to the next video dean good luck buddy 👍

[@baz200uk]

Grest video as allways Dean, although it has issues what a lovely car you have

[@craigs71]

I had a Leon FR 184 hatchback a few years ago and loved it, responsive and quite a frugal engine when driven sensibly (says the person who ran the car in perpetual sport mode 😁).

[@TheFluffii]

I always loved my mk4.5 ford mondeo estate 2.0l tdi, remapped to 185ps, I could comfortably lye in the boot. on a run he would get 60mpg around town he would get 45mpg. loved him. God I miss him.

[@samjackaman1928]

I had a MK1 white WRC spec Octavia VRS, remapped to 225bhp, I loved that car and was one of the best cars I have ever owned, I was gutted when I had to sell it, I would buy it back in a heartbeat if I could ever find it.

[@danielrickell7590]

Great car mate, look forward to future content 👍

[@daddyOoable]

Same platform the Golf Alltrack. Talked to a dealer and he told me that Mk7 Alltrack sold better here than the Mk6 Octavia VRS. But you're absolutely right, there isnt any better car to have. Been looking for one to and the only one for sale atm is whites in that yr both FWD and 4x4

[@lewismiles6082]

Ah man that’s so unlucky! But that’s why it was in Copart and half price. Lovely cars these Skodas, but great for us to see you work on it keep up the great work 👍

[@danieleaton1399]

They are a great car very versatile, as for dpf always take of the egr valve as it contributes to blocking them so would benefit from a clean too and don't remove dpf buy cleaner in a can which breaks down the soot making regeneration easier I use it every time

[@gordonharper2869]

Love your videos very informative

[@tristanpage6805]

Ouch but some great content. Bet your happy you didn't budge on the price. Keep up the great work

[@TheMackem4ever]

Always liked the VRS. Nice cars, efficient, practical & nippy.

[@MrPhicreations]

I had over 50 sot in my A4 2.0TDI. Bought DPF cleaning fluid and sprayed that thru the tube going to differential pressure measurement. Worked like a charm and after that made a running adaption. Not standstill adaption.

[@dopiaza2006]

Copart really need a 'does it stink of weed' report for every car

[@toddlerj102]

I suspected

[@joonal9448]

definetly

[@Nick110182]

I thought I clocked some silver's 😂😂

[@mahmoonashfaq8446]

Picked up a white vrs estate myself 5months ago. Best car I’ve owned fun to drive an practical

[@paulmayhew8085]

Hi, new subscriber here, love the content on the VRS so far, great choice, looking forward to seeing more on it👍

[@germancarfan]

Good buy, few bits to tidy up but should make a good one, engine sounds great

[@danielhasahondaandtriumph]

Once the dents are sorted get it wrapped defo got a good deal there especially if your using it as a work horse I have said this before but I’d love to see a video of all the cars you have for sale 😊

[@Steven-ex3ne]

I have the 2016 vRS, so excited to see where this goes. Stage 1 will give good gains.

[@buggerlugz6753]

A collaboration with Darkside developments would be awesome!

[@SM0KE_0RIG1NAL]

I just part ex’d my 2017 golf GTD estate. One of my favourite cars I’ve ever had. Stage 1 took it up to 226bhp and 550nm (dyno tested) so it had plenty of punch while being super practical for my family of 5. Probably the only car I’ve been gutted to see go, even though I was upgrading.

[@samcourt6228]

I had a 15 plate vRS hatch for four years and 83k. It was fundamentally boring as shit, but it was literally the best car that I’ve ever had. It just worked, it never annoyed me, lugged us all about on holiday, had mountain bikes lobbed in it and was used like a van when we moved. It did all of that with aplomb.

[@LansaDiag]

That was my issue with my 2016 1.8, fast as fuck car that pulls anything with ease. But jesus christ was it a boring car.

[@kristoffer3000]

That's why I look at VAG cars and never go through with actually buying one, they're just so dreadfully boring.

[@wastelander6341]

Very easy to modify and make not boring though

[@johnathanc977]

Looking forward to the journey with this one

[@stuartwest1236]

I've had my 61 plate Octavia vrs TDI for 6 years,6 mot passes with no advisories....great car👍👍

[@timfenton5153]

Looking forward to the next one, thanks

[@stuartmattison8303]

Wife has same engine in a3 convertible. Good content from this car to be had

[@EddSixxxNineee]

I was looking forward to seeing the gearbox repair!

[@RATADATUAVELHA]

I simply love Skoda. My parents had an Octavia TDI 90hp from 1999 bought new, then an Octavia 2007 Sport 2.0TDI 140hp semi-new and now I have a Superb 1.9 TDI 130hp remap 170hp and I there is no other car who can compete with mine beside audi A6, bmw 7 and mercedes S. the rest are smaller than mine. I wish I had a VRS from that year. a new gearbox and you have an awesome SW!

[@A11enmurray]

Great car sadly just sold my VRS re map got me just over 200bhp out the same engine. Missed the car as soon as went to new car first car for a while out of my cars that missed and sad to see go. 😢 Sure you’ll sort this one in no time and can’t wait to see this one back together

[@stephenward8707]

Great video cant wait to see the next one .....

[@jambacardi2474]

Well done on the 100k+ subs

[@XxH3llC4TxX]

Skoda's in general are work horses they just won't die. Brilliant car great video

[@DRAINTVofficial]

Congrats on 100k man!

[@benfrancis4896]

My brother's C4 Picasso had same DPF issue three days before he was due to trade it in. Refused to be forced into a regen. Ended up taking it off, dumped two tins of Mr Muscle oven cleaner down it and flushed it with hose pipe and it fixed it up a treat. Great car anyway, even with the duff box it's still a bargain and fresh clutch n box is a great resale point.

[@Roverturbo]

I’ve used mr muscle, works well.

[@leetori1]

Vauxhalls, you can cheat the sensor to force regen. I think putting a resistor across the sensor to get the dpf cherry hot, according to my vaux mechanic mate

[@tonypotter5589]

I’ve looking car hopefully the new gearbox solves the issues then you have a great cat there Dean! I like the look of this model

[@johnelbro127]

Look forward to next one. 👍👍👍👍

[@ciaranmcgann9879]

Loving the new car👍👍

[@Pabz2030]

I used to have a 2010 vRS that was lightly modded (Blue fin Stage 2 + down pipe). No external mods at all. Best fun sleeper/daily driver I've ever owned. And I say that as an M240i owner.

[@mmuharemagic]

I had a 2008 Octavia Scout 2.0 diesel (not the common rail variant). After replacing worn out camshaft after 220000 miles, DPF got completely clogged, so much so that it was behaving as a 50 hp car instead of 140. No power whatsoever, couldn't even reach 55 mph. I drove it for a hundred miles before I had any power back. Full throttle, 55 mph on the highway lol. After another hundred it felt like a maaaybe an 80 hp car. Only then I went to the dealership and they connected the laptop, similarly to what you've done here, but they actually instructed me to drive and keep the engine between 2000 and 2500 rpm. After that everything cleaned up nicely and the car behaved like new. They said I've done the best part of the cleaning job by driving it couple hundred miles. Sold it at around 240k miles, and the guy that bought it off of me still uses it great. Dunno if any of this applies to the newer engine you've got here, but I thought I'd share my experience.

[@frankherzog5686]

Bought the TSI 2.0 220HP twin of this (white with original xtreme rims) in Nov 2014 and driving it still with 138.000 km without any issues. Best car I ever had.

[@delvingoddard2359]

Congratulations on 100k.

[@ianyates8483]

I owned a mk1 pd130 Octavia estate and when you said your Octavia had been one of your best cars ever I totally understood. Practical, fast and ultra reliable. They just don't make cars like that anymore.

[@air5002]

I think they do still make cars like this Ian. They called Octavia 2, 3, & 4! OK, they get more complicated but its a lovely well thought out car. Having been a fan of 3 series Beemers from as far back as 86, I became divorced from BMW when they left owners with catastrophic engine damage after their no maintenance timing chains stretched beyond the capacity of the tensioner. My diesel engine ended in big chunks of metal in the sump. So, since then (2015), I've never looked back after driving the Octavia mk2. I maintain it myself too, which is not too bad with the Haynes manual. One just has to look beyond the pipes and sensors and realise that underneath its an engine. It is however, those sensors that are the biggest plague you are likely to suffer. Its just one or two things that keep popping up in the forums like the over rotating flap motor P2015 error that denies your car an MOT pass. Not hard to solve once you go beyond the cryptic messages in the DTC code checking tools. Manifold flap motor my friends. He is your biggest enemy to having fun with your Octy. Apart from that, when you've done a lot of miles, you'll need to clean your DPF. Not nearly as bad as it sounds though. A mobile mechanic can pop over and get it out for you and just £25 and a lot of water, you can clean it and save over £100 using some service you don't know how effective it is. I've just actually explained this below as to how I did mine. Have fun.

[@coopers4491]

I wanted a soda vrs petrol but they were holding there money , great cars great content 👍👍👍👍👍

[@giwrgoss.k]

awesome vids keep it up!

[@boejoss]

Good luck, really enjoy your videos. Just checked my 16 plate Mk6 Golf cabrio (same engine as mk7 as a runout model) and I've got 12g of soot, though similar mileage to you. Seems yours has done a LOT of short journeys?

[@johnlad1481]

Nice one dean skodas are nice cars i had a vrs pd170. Least you found the problem there was a catch some where but she looks nice get those wheels painted silver black wheels are a pet hate of mine!

[@billhutton7766]

Good luck with your new 2 hand gear box . Nice car hope this one turns out as reliable as your first one 👍👍

[@sparkmeister4706]

I bought mine with 10k on the clock. It was problematic. But nice to drive and very practical. Water pumps prone to failure on there's.

[@steveegginton535]

Well you wouldn't want it to be too easy would you?😄 Can certainly see the appeal of the Skoda and when it all done will make a nice car.

[@MrChunkymunky1988]

I've never really looked at an octavia vrs before but I like the look of them. I have a 2011 mondeo titanium x estate 2.0d for the same reason, brilliant daily, massive boot for the dog or shopping. Clutch is on its way out now though and it's a pig of a job to do 🤣

[@maico4902]

Hi Dean hope your fit and well The older audi tt had a similar issue with 1st and second Eddie China did one on wheeler dealer turned out to be a rivet snapped Edd replaced it with a 50p bolt Might not be the same but worth a try

[@gordonclark821]

Been running Skodas for years currently on my 2nd Kodiaq, but if I had to go £7k I agree with you an Octy Estate is the do it all, but I would select the Scout rather than Vrs same engine line ups though the higher bhp only comes in DSG but Scout has 4x4, had a Mk 2 and my dad currently runs a Mk3 Scout same load lugging capacities with the ability to go off road, looking forward to more of this car!

[@mrbeanz6451]

Can the 4X4 on the scout be turned onn/ Off ? Was thinking of it in terms fuel.economy

[@kevinisaac9139]

When I first saw it I thought wow bargain then the test drive oh dear Dean it will work out and you will have a great car 👍

[@andypaul382]

Ya channel is bossin fella 💪👍💚

[@Pitbike_Ginge]

100k congrats mate

[@yhshah21]

Can’t wait, what a coincidence both wagons have the proper dark dark to tints lol

[@ianwebster4329]

I'm a big fan, but I have to say that rap music shite was a huge turnoff

[@SavingSalvage]

Sorry, can’t please everyone with music. That’s why I always mix it up. Always going to piss someone off 🤣

[@markdiesel6432]

Agreed. Please don’t use that noise pollution music like all the other car you tubers (particularly the ones that talk like they are in top boy). one of the reasons your channel is so watchable is because you don’t use said music or any silly edgy editing, just pure solid content 👍

[@dopiaza2006]

@@SavingSalvage The 'music' sounds like what the previous owners would listen to. Avoid at all costs!

[@MickC93]

45g I think is the limit for a forced regen, and ash content will just skyrocket after each attempted regen when driving, 80g them is essential car shut down/limp home mode and needing full replacement. As for the stop start error, check the plug on the gear box, the wires have no slack in them and often nip just at the base of the plug

[@kierantilley2590]

Dean I had a DPF light on my 2.0 scirocco, same engine as that, put some DPF cleaner in and take it out for a good blast and keep the revs up to 3k for 20 minutes (once the gearbox is fixed) 😂