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 Do You Really Know The Basics Of Driving? Sponsored PostsComments Race in a quarry in Kazakhstan? See if it can get to 1,000,000 miles Make it Car Throttle company car It can. Try to restore it to factory fresh And after you’ve done that AlexKersten, go for a road trip! 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 Polestar 3 Just Got A Lot More Powerful News Tolman Engineering Launches Dedicated Group B Restoration Programme News This Porsche 904 Tribute Will Get An All-New Flat-8 Engine News This One-Off Rolls-Royce Spectre Celebrates A Very Good Boy News Range-Topping Dodge Charger Banshee EV Reportedly Cancelled News A New Lotus Esprit Restomod Is On The WaySubscribe 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 Reviews Reviews 2025 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray UK Review: American Genius Reviews Aston Martin DBX S Review: Marginal Gains Reviews 2025 Audi Q3 Review: There’s A Decent Car Beneath The Gimmicks Reviews 2025 Audi A6 Avant Review: Good, But Where’s The Audi-Ness? Reviews 2025 Audi E-Tron GT Review: Does What A Fast Electric Audi Should Reviews Cupra Terramar VZ Review: A Case Of Unfulfilled Potential
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
Make it Car Throttle company car
It can.
Try to restore it to factory fresh
And after you’ve done that AlexKersten, go for a road trip!
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!
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