PsychoDuck

Hi all, I'm considering buying this VRS - it has a BriskSkoda sticker on the back - does anyone know anything about it? I'm strangely attracted to this bumble bee Thanks!

Hi all, A very brief intro. I'm Sam from Doncaster in Yorkshire. I'm considering buying an Octavia (possibly TSI or VRS) and have spent many hours reading various discussions here - all very informative thanks! My conclusion is that some engines are better than others, and the 'safest' one in my £4-5k budget is possibly the petrol 2.0TSI BWA (cambelt) engined one. As it happens, I've found one in a whacky 'sprint yellow' It has a BriskSkoda sticker on the back - does anyone know anything about it? I'm strangely attracted to this bumble bee Thanks!

Hi all, my first post so apologies for getting straight down to business. In short I am looking for a nice Octavia to replace a 27 year old Volvo 940 Don't laugh, that car only has a documented 62k miles up and its in museum condition. It is however, too thirsty to use for commuting, which is where the Octavia comes in. As Sheffield is implementing a ULEZ zone. I'll be limited to petrol engines, and as I'd like at least 150bhp that means a 1.8 or 2.0. The 2.0 seems to be made of jelly, so I'm looking primarily at 1.8s... I've seen a lovely 2011 reg Octavia 1.8TSI 4x4 for sale which has 90k miles recorded. Its in mint condition and looks like a cracking car... now I have read about the timing chain and oil consumption issues so I'm not going in blind, however I'm wondering how prevalent the oil consumption issue is? I'll be replacing the timing chain as soon as I buy the car as it seems a sensible precaution. Is there anything I need to be wary of re the 4x4 system - its a manual gearbox car. Finally, has anyone had the timing chain kit replaced recently? If so, how much did it cost - I'm assuming you can only buy the revised parts now? Thanks for all advice received - I have read quite a few threads here but just wanted some up to date info, particularly re the prices.