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 2018Share on: 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 NewsNewsThe SM Tribute Concept Is An Homage To The Best, Worst CitroenSM Tribute - frontNewsThe Hennessey Venom F5 Now Comes With A ManualHennessey Venom F5-M Roadster - frontNewsThe New Bentley Flying Spur Is Here With Nearly 800bhpBentley Flying Spur Speed - frontNewsJeremy Clarkson “Wound Up” By Chris Harris’ Tesla Track Test CommentsJeremy ClarksonFormula 1Aston Martin F1 Signs Adrian Newey in Five-Year, £150M DealAlonso, Newey, Lawrence and Lance Stroll at the Press ConferenceNews Hoonigan Has Filed For BankruptcyKen Block in his 2021 Subaru WRX STI rally carLatest ReviewsReviewsVW Multivan Review: Secretly The Best Thing VW Makes VW Multivan - drivingReviewsPeugeot 308 SW Review: (Platform) Sharing Is CaringPeugeot 308 SW - frontReviewsMaserati MC20 Cielo Review: Looks Supercar Special, Doesn’t Always Feel ItMaserati MC20 Cielo, driving, front 3/4Reviews2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Review: The Ultimate Automotive Glow-Up2024 Hyundai Santa Fe - front, drivingReviewsJaguar F-Type R Review: Goodnight, Loud Prince2024 Jaguar F-Type R, front 3/4, staticReviewsSubaru Crosstrek Review: Far From Perfect, But Strangely CharmingSubaru Crosstrek - front, driving
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.