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 Share Add as a preferred source Previous I Just Bought This Bargain 50k-Mile Skoda Octavia vRS Estate Next Do You Really Know The Basics Of Driving? More News Features 10 Capable Winter Cars For Under £5000 20/11/25 News Forgotten Skoda 1000 MBX Reimagined As Sporty 2+2 EV 23/10/25 News Skoda Fabia Gets Warm Hatch Treatment With 174bhp 130 Edition 07/10/25 Reviews Car Camping Showdown: Dacia Duster Sleep Pack Vs Roof Tent 28/09/25 News Classic Skoda 110 R Reimagined As Retrofuturist EV Sports Car 25/09/25 News Skoda Could Kill Either The Octavia Or Superb 09/09/25Comments Videos of handbrake turns in dirt roads until it explodes. And then more videos on tearing it down and fixing it (if possible) You should make a video inspecting how well the car has held up to this mileage. And maybe take it on a long road trip. I’d love to see a sleeper build Turn it into a sleeperSee how much it can take Tune it to 300whp and Drag race it Turn it into a rally cross car and race in an event like top gear did in series 18 episode 7 Go full on vr6 or so, as long as it is a cool sleeper! Of course Yes do it and wreck it Yes, you definitely should. An engine tear-down would be cool. Pagination Page 3 Next page Next Page Previous page Prev Page Latest News News The Finished McMurtry Spéirling Pure Fan Car is Here with 1,000bhp Used Cars 10 Fast Used SUVs You can Buy for Under £10,000 Sponsored Cars, Food and the Best Midweek Vibes Await at the Next Hagerty Hangout Workshop Don’t Fuel Around: The Clarke CHT713 Makes Fuel Pressure Testing Easy Workshop Soften Things Up with Clarke’s AFF-1 Anti Fatigue Foam Floor TilesSubscribe 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 More News News Neuroscientist Says Driving a Manual Contributes to Brain Health Features Everything to Look Out for at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Used Cars The Best Used Hot Hatches to Suit Every Budget News Production Version of Unhinged 1,000bhp McMurtry Spéirling Teased News We’ll Finally See the Internet-Breaking Jaguar Type 01 in October
Videos of handbrake turns in dirt roads until it explodes. And then more videos on tearing it down and fixing it (if possible)
You should make a video inspecting how well the car has held up to this mileage. And maybe take it on a long road trip.
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Videos of handbrake turns in dirt roads until it explodes. And then more videos on tearing it down and fixing it (if possible)
You should make a video inspecting how well the car has held up to this mileage. And maybe take it on a long road trip.
I’d love to see a sleeper build
Turn it into a sleeper
See how much it can take
Tune it to 300whp and Drag race it
Turn it into a rally cross car and race in an event like top gear did in series 18 episode 7
Go full on vr6 or so, as long as it is a cool sleeper!
Of course
Yes do it and wreck it
Yes, you definitely should. An engine tear-down would be cool.