I have the opportunity to buy a super high-mileage (+400k miles) Skoda Octavia for £200. Would you want to see a series on it? And if so, what should we do with it? Alex Kersten 01 Mar 2018 Previous I Just Bought This Bargain 50k-Mile Skoda Octavia vRS Estate Next Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025 Early Access Car List Sponsored PostsComments Inspecting the engine for wear and tear would be good And also maybe an acceleration test to see how much slower it is then when it left the factory and also for rust Sleeper!!!! A series to see how much work it is to make 600hp in a 4 cylinder turbo would be cool Test it’s endurance? Drive it from lands end to John O’groats, or do a whole lap of the M25 Would love to see that! Ever done a demolition derby? You can read minds. Make it a racecar cheap projects: yes. Too cheap projects wehere you destroy the car at the end: no. I second this comment, let us see what an old car can achieve with a bit of care rather than how much abuse it can survive. For sure! I’d love to see a teardown of how the drivetrain and everything looks after that mileage. Try and do a bit of Gymkhana Please please do one more series like you did with the Lexus (turning a regular car into a track weapon) My thoughts exactly Make it a grand tourer and drive to Monaco in it. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next Page Latest NewsNews The Audi Q6 E-Tron Offroad Concept Has 9883lb ft Of Torque (Sort Of)News Arctic Trucks Has Made The Toyota Land Cruiser Even BeefierGaming Play TDU Solar Crown For Free On Xbox This WeekendNews This Genesis GV60 Has Snow Tracks, Because Why Not?News The Shelby GT350 Is Back With 810bhpFormula 1 Fancy Owning Michael Schumacher’s Old Ferrari F355?Subscribe to our NewsletterGet the latest car news, reviews and unmissable promotions from the team direct to your inboxFor more information see our Privacy Policy Leave this field blank Latest ReviewsReviews Porsche Macan EV Review: A Good EV, And A Decent PorscheReviews 2025 BMW M5 Review: Right Car, Wrong BadgeReviews Porsche Panamera Turbo Review: You Really Don’t Need That CayenneReviews Mk8.5 VW Golf R Review: Sensible And SensationalReviews 2024 BMW M4 Review: Now AWD-Only, But I Don’t MindReviews MG Cyberster Review: Electric Isn’t Its Problem
I second this comment, let us see what an old car can achieve with a bit of care rather than how much abuse it can survive.
Please please do one more series like you did with the Lexus (turning a regular car into a track weapon)
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Inspecting the engine for wear and tear would be good
And also maybe an acceleration test to see how much slower it is then when it left the factory
and also for rust
Sleeper!!!!
A series to see how much work it is to make 600hp in a 4 cylinder turbo would be cool
Test it’s endurance? Drive it from lands end to John O’groats, or do a whole lap of the M25
Would love to see that!
Ever done a demolition derby?
You can read minds.
Make it a racecar
cheap projects: yes. Too cheap projects wehere you destroy the car at the end: no.
I second this comment, let us see what an old car can achieve with a bit of care rather than how much abuse it can survive.
For sure! I’d love to see a teardown of how the drivetrain and everything looks after that mileage.
Try and do a bit of Gymkhana
Please please do one more series like you did with the Lexus (turning a regular car into a track weapon)
My thoughts exactly
Make it a grand tourer and drive to Monaco in it.