tim_o_boy

I'm still in and will send on the extra money once everything's been confirmed.

Payment sent (bank transfer) and pm'd the details. Thanks again for the work involved.

OK, put me down for one please. I'll keep my eye on the thread for when you want payment. I am: tim_o_boy off here as I used to have an Octavia vRS or Duran off ukpassats as I now have a Passat - take your pick!

Very interested, but what's the estimated delivery date to my door? Obviously appreciate the time involved.

I live 5 minutes away from them and bought my Octavia vRS from them new in 2004. I've been back for annual services and an issue with the front brakes squealing. They've always been great. So I'm worried about this transition period you talk about. It's a while since I've been - is it under new ownership or something?

Well in an ideal world I'd get the remap done first and think about other add-ons after that. But if you added your exhaust and intercooler after the original remap did you need to get a new remap to reach 250bhp? 356? Never said too old by the way!

Can't thank you all enough for the input - I'm learning a lot. Definitely going to check out the insurance before I do anything and I've been reading a few threads about that. The rolling road remap sounds like the best option for me as I'm not fussed about spending a bit extra. I want the best I can get. So, best remap and upgraded brakes are top of the shopping list. I'm just wondering about the exhaust and intake from a point of view of power. Are they going to be worth it for me? For instance, what sort of power gains will I get? To be honest I'd rather keep the car understated from a noise point of view - my days of big amps and the windows down are long gone. But if the power gains are good enough I'd do it.

Thanks for the replies. Some more Q's: 5. Is 225bhp not going to happen with just a remap then? 6. How much for the ABD intake, where from and is it something I could fit myself? 7. The exhaust - are we talking full thing including manifold (haven't a clue) all within my budget? Where to buy, how much and could I fit it easily enough - done exhausts before, any special considerations? 8. Where to get the best remap and how much? 9. Am I right in thinking I should have the intake and exhaust in place and have the remap after that? Point taken about the brakes by the way. Thanks for your continued help.

First up, I appreciate a lot of this info is probably scattered around the forums, but it's so big and I'm worried some of it might be out of date. So hopefully nobody minds me asking the same questions again. So I've had a MkI vRS from new in July 2004. Love the car so much that I plan to keep it (probably) for a good few years to come. I've always thought about going over to the dark side and modding it (particularly a remap), but decided against it whilst it was still under warranty. Plus I had a few 'issues' with my licence that needed to disappear before I hit the insurance company with mods. Before answering these questions I need to point out I'm 37 with 2 kids and a wife who shares the car with me. From that point of view I'd say the car gets driven 'enthusiastically' only about 5 - 10% of its life. The wife drives real slow and I don't push it with her and/or the kids on board. Plus I'm not as suicidal as when I was younger. So here's the questions: 1. Will giving it a remap shorten the engine's life? The car's only done 14k so far and I'd maybe like to keep it for at least the next 10 years. 2. Will a remap improve fuel efficiency during normal driving? 3. I know we're talking about pushing the horses to about 225 with a remap, but what would this mean in say 0-60 times? I know it's not just about that, but it's an interesting indicator. 4. It seems a remap can be had for around

Hi I've had an Octavia vRS for 6 months that I 'bought' new. It's actually under a hire contract with Skoda where I pay a monthly sum for 3 years and then give them the car back after that period. Under the contract you're supposed to tell them if you want to modify it in any way, like towbars etc and that's OK as long as it goes back to them just as it was when you got it. I can't imagine for one minute that if I rang them up and said I wanted to remap it they'd be too happy as they have to sell it on after the hire period. So I'm wondering about doing things that I could swap now and replace later, such as dump valves, exhausts, etc etc. Would it really be worth it and has anyone had experience of this with this way of 'buying' and temporarily modding a car?

Hi, Just found the site - it's great. Hope I'll be getting to know you all. Got a 2 month old Octavia vRS and I'm loving every minute of it! Got to be the best value car on the road for carting the kids about and embarrassing BMW drivers.