Hi

Just bought my first Skoda, an Octavia 4x4 turbo. Well actually, my cousin, lofty79 has just bought it on my behalf and is busy tinkering with it until I finally get to see it, sit in it and drive it in a fortnights time.

Looks good in the pictures at least and by the time I get there it'll have new belt kit and water pump ready for my 550mile journey back down south.

I've mostly had VAG and BMW motors. 1967 splitscreen, mk1 cabrio, 2x mk2's, 2x mk3's, 3x T25's, A6 1.8T, 2x e28's, 2x e34 tourings's and an e30 touring to name but a few. However due to having one of my BMWs scrapped after a shocking arm length failure sheet and budget restraints I couldn't really afford what I was after. The Octavia most boxes. Couldn't afford a VRS, a 4motion or quattro so thought I'd give Octavia a try plus I've always like the idea of Fabia VRs but it's not big enough for me.

I'm currently selling my last BMW e28 525 1986 on ebay as now its time for a practical, younger more economical motor.

Don't know why this photo didn't get included in last post?

Hello kevlea77 and welcome along