My Mk1 VRS Estate was registered in Feb 2006 and, judging by the date stamps on various bits of plastic, was built right at the end of 2005 or start of 2006.

Emailing tonight I had the idea of checking to see how many cars were built and registered after UK dealers stopped marketing it when the Mk2 came out in 2004.

Does anyone else have a Mk1built or registered after 2004?

BTW Skoda continued to make the Octavia Mk1 Estate for other countries well after 2004 - AFAIK Skoda were still building it at the start of 2010 - and they did the occasional special order RHD run well after 2004, mainly for Police forces. Glass values my car so clearly there is enough demand and info for them to derive values.

Ian

My Mk1 VRS Estate was registered in Feb 2006 and, judging by the date stamps on various bits of plastic, was built right at the end of 2005 or start of 2006.

Emailing tonight I had the idea of checking to see how many cars were built and registered after UK dealers stopped marketing it when the Mk2 came out in 2004.

Does anyone else have a Mk1built or registered after 2004?

BTW Skoda continued to make the Octavia Mk1 Estate for other countries well after 2004 - AFAIK Skoda were still building it at the start of 2010 - and they did the occasional special order RHD run well after 2004, mainly for Police forces. Glass values my car so clearly there is enough demand and info for them to derive values.

Ian

Hi m8, I work in a motor factor and have just had 08 & 09 plate mk1 octavia estates! on dvla comes up as mk1 classic. both where taxis!!! I am told skoda still make them for the taxi market!!

I think a member here (skinnyman) had an 06 plate vrs hatch.........I think lol

the mk1 is still made for taxi use

mines a 55 but i have no idea how long it was waiting for me at the docks

id try for top trumps on miles but not age tehe its a very nice decoration.. but expensive

Guy in Haxby has a black 05 vrs, seen a 07 vrs a few months ago

still built now as they are in production for taxi's only

Guys, thanks.

There's an Aug 05 hatch on eBay that looks in great condition - hardly a mark on it.

So far, then, there are taxis around that are newer than my car, which makes me quite happy that mine isn't the youngest around. That said, no-one here's claimed to have a younger car, particularly a VRS...................come on, someone must have a younger one!

Ian

Emailing tonight I had the idea of checking to see how many cars were built and registered after UK dealers stopped marketing it when the Mk2 came out in 2004.

The launch of the Mk II was staggered though. The hatch came out first, followed by the estate versions, and finally the vRS models. Even ignoring the continuation of "classic" taxi models mentioned above, I think there was maybe a year or more of overlap during which time the Mk I was still being marketed - albeit with some decent discounts to be had.

Indeed, I went from an 05 plate Mk I vRS estate (http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/52343-andy2407s-octavia-vrs-estate/) to an older 54 plate Mk II Elegance hatch (http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/66412-andy2407s-20-tdi-octy-ii-elegance/) which felt somewhat unusual!

First registered in April 05', bought by me in September 06' just gets better and better

Peter

Edited 2 December, 201015 yr by Silver Bullet

My vRS (or RS as V5 shows) is a July 'ish 05, got a lot of extras too. Heated seats good for this weather

Problem is, on a lot of insurance websites it comes up as an Elegance! - so got to resort to the old fashion method of ringing them up to get cover!

Hi my mk1 vrs is a 55 plate. Registered 1st sept 05.

Great condition and 100% standard! Rare for on here!

i got a 05 estate done 52k and still going strong

I've got an 04 plate Vrs with just short of 58,000

Edited 2 December, 201015 yr by Baz_vRS

my mk1 octavia tour was built at march 2007 i own it from July of 2007

Edited 2 December, 201015 yr by georged30

HAD an 05 plater with just over 40k miles, which was in mint condition until some **** wrote it off. Was talking on the phone at the time (not me, the other driver)

My vRS (or RS as V5 shows) is a July 'ish 05, got a lot of extras too. Heated seats good for this weather

Problem is, on a lot of insurance websites it comes up as an Elegance! - so got to resort to the old fashion method of ringing them up to get cover!

My 05 plater was the same. Came up as an elegance.

I have a 2005 vRS saloon.

Anywhos mine was buit in 04 unfortunatly :( but not registered till may 2005.

It is down on the log book (incorrectly) as a vRS Tour.

Tour is the name of the mk1 Octypus' they sold in Ireland after the mkII was introduced.

I almost bought a new 07 plate Octavia MK1 Vrs from my local stealer a couple of years ago

It was Silver

I almost bought a new 07 plate Octavia MK1 Vrs from my local stealer a couple of years ago

It was Silver

That must have been one of the very last

Mines an 05 plate ...(Mk1 octavia vRS)

Edited 2 December, 201015 yr by Liam-6

I almost bought a new 07 plate Octavia MK1 Vrs from my local stealer a couple of years ago

It was Silver

Could even be the one i saw as it was silver

Could even be the one i saw as it was silver

Did you travel to Benfield in harrogate?? (local Stealer)

I seem to remember the car ended up in Scarborough.

Go to scarbough all the time, don't go to Harrogate much though, might of seen it in Scarbough or there abouts

Use my own stealers, who gives me a discount for parts apparently :wonder:

Bummer just realised i was ment to pick up my new cupra spoiler today try tomorrow if i get time lol

If I'm not wrong, last year Skoda Dealer here in Panama, was still selling MK1s, pretty basic options, crappy interior, rear manual windows, steel wheels... so on

Did you travel to Benfield in harrogate?? (local Stealer)

I seem to remember the car ended up in Scarborough.

You've got a good memory! I bought the silver one from Benfield, but they sold it again to a bloke from Scotland on the same day via the dealer network computer. After much scrabbling around and apologising, they found me a black one. It's on an 06 plate and has covered about 44k now. In March I'll have had it five years and have no intention of getting rid anytime soon. There are a few I see here in Scarborough quite regularly, but they too are black - oh and there's one Yellow one, but none of them seem to be on here. I've no idea when mine was made either.

Edited 6 December, 201015 yr by skinnyman

To check the build date, take off some bits of plastic such as the ash tray. There'll be a manufacturing mark. With JIT manufacturing, normally the car will have been made a few weeks afterwards.

Ian