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 Mazda RX-7: A Guide To Every Generation 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 NewsNews This Powertrain Is Designed To Turn Electric Cars Into HybridsNews The New Porsche 911 GT3 Is The Fastest Manual Car At The NürburgringNews Looks Like The Audi R8 Isn’t Coming Back After AllNews There’s A New Subaru Outback, But We Can’t Have ItNews The Subaru Trailseeker Is Basically An Electric Legacy OutbackNews The Hennessey Venom F5 Has Somehow Gained Even More PowerSubscribe 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 2025 Renault 5 Review: Simply BrilliantReviews Cupra Formentor VZ TSI Review: Quick, Capable, But Lacking EmotionReviews Cupra Leon VZ TSI Review: The King Of LeonsReviews 2025 Dacia Bigster Review: A Different Kind Of Horse PowerReviews Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Review: Easy To Like, Hard To LoveReviews Abarth 600e Review: Electric, But Still A Proper Hot Hatch
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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