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 Previous Article I Just Bought This Bargain 50k-Mile Skoda Octavia vRS Estate Next Article Do You Really Know The Basics Of Driving? Related Articles Reviews Why We’re Living With A Skoda Kodiaq vRS For 6 Months News Classic Skoda 100 Reinvented As Modern RWD Sports Saloon Features 10 Capable Winter Cars For Under £5000 News Forgotten Skoda 1000 MBX Reimagined As Sporty 2+2 EV News Skoda Fabia Gets Warm Hatch Treatment With 174bhp 130 Edition Reviews Car Camping Showdown: Dacia Duster Sleep Pack Vs Roof TentComments Race in a quarry in Kazakhstan? See if it can get to 1,000,000 miles Try to restore it to factory fresh Make ir a true ricer! Road trip! Hell yes! I want to see all possible top gear challenges done with it ! YES Do some mythbusting & see how close you can get it to brand new & how much it would cost, you could dive into bodywork, engine, drivetrain & interior Yes! Test the engine’s compression and dyno it before and after a basic maintenance. Then go chase after high MPG numbers! SLEEPER Pagination Page 6 Next page Next Page Previous page Prev Page Latest News News The 1,050bhp Lamborghini Revuelto SV Will Hit 62mph in 2.4 Seconds Workshop Stay Fresh with the Clarke Jetstar 1850B Pressure Washer Workshop We Wish We’d Discovered Clarke’s CBBT1 Bluetooth Battery Tester Sooner Features These are the Last 10 Petrol-Powered Hot Hatches Left in Britain in 2026 News JCB Hydromax Hits 406mph, Smashes Hydrogen Speed RecordSign up for The Car Throttle NewsletterYour info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Leave this field blank More News Gaming The Cars Gran Turismo Helped Turn Into Icons News MINI Gives Its Hottest Hatch A Rally-Inspired Makeover Gaming 11 Exciting Driving Games Still to Come in 2026 and Beyond Features 8 Brilliant Cars That Lived In Their Sibling’s Shadow News Try Not to Cry as a Rotary-Powered Mazda Le Mans Racer Goes up in Flames
Do some mythbusting & see how close you can get it to brand new & how much it would cost, you could dive into bodywork, engine, drivetrain & interior
Yes! Test the engine’s compression and dyno it before and after a basic maintenance. Then go chase after high MPG numbers!
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Race in a quarry in Kazakhstan?
See if it can get to 1,000,000 miles
Try to restore it to factory fresh
Make ir a true ricer!
Road trip!
Hell yes! I want to see all possible top gear challenges done with it !
YES
Do some mythbusting & see how close you can get it to brand new & how much it would cost, you could dive into bodywork, engine, drivetrain & interior
Yes! Test the engine’s compression and dyno it before and after a basic maintenance. Then go chase after high MPG numbers!
SLEEPER
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